The Return of the Sorcerer story
A sorcerer (Vincent Price) hires a translator (Bill Bixby) to decode an ancient Arabic manuscript that's connected to his twin brother's death. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Clark Ashton Smith Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc. Story by: Halsted Welles.
8 total · 5 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| black magic | major | There were two satanic sorcerers and a witch. |
| brother and brother | major | The story surrounded two twin brother sorcerers. |
| fratricide | major | It was revealed that John Carnby had killed his twin brother. |
| human vs. magic wielder | major | Noel found himself caught up in the crossfire between three magic wielders. Carnby, Carnby’s later brother, and Fern. Carnby threatened to kill Noel if he should try to leave. |
| witchcraft | major | There were two satanic sorcerers and a witch. |
| human pleasure | minor | The translator Noah was excited about ancient Arabic. |
| infatuation | minor | The witch Fern tried to seduce the, not unresponsive, translator Noah. |
| the language industry | minor | The translator Noah was excited about ancient Arabic. |