There Aren't Any More MacBanes story
A student (Joel Grey) of sorcery summons an ancient spirit to get rid of his bothersome uncle (Howard Duff). Note: Based on the short story "By One, By Two and By Three" by Stephen Hall; features a brief, early appearance by Mark Hamill. Directed by: John Newland. Story by: Alvin Sapinsley.
12 total · 10 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| avunculicide | major | Andrew summoned a malevolent spirit to murder his uncle. |
| black magic | major | Andrew, a student of black magic, summoned a malevolent spirit of some kind to kill his uncle. |
| demon | major | There was some sort of a demonic being that could be summoned. |
| evocation magic | major | Andrew found a spell that allowed him to conjure up a monster, thought briefly to be a savage leopard, with glowing red eyes. After having had the monster dispatch his inconvenient uncle, Andrew lost control of it and ended up dead himself. |
| friendship | major | There were three chummy student musketeers. |
| greedy heir | major | Andrew was greedy to get his hands on his uncle's fortune. |
| human vs. monster | major | Andrew found a spell that allowed him to conjure up a monster, thought briefly to be a savage leopard, with glowing red eyes. After having had the monster dispatch his inconvenient uncle, Andrew lost control of it and ended up dead himself. |
| parental disappointment in a child | major | Andrew's only living relative, uncle Arthur, the closest thing Andrew had to a parent, was gravely disappointed with him. |
| poetic justice | major | Andrew set a malevolent entity on his uncle but it came back and turned on him. |
| uncle and nephew | major | Arthur Porter and Andrew MacBane. |