evocation magic theme

Evocation is the act of evoking, calling upon, or summoning a spirit, demon, deity or other supernatural agents. Such acts of supernatural magic are featured in the story.

4 total · 3 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Ghostbusters (2016) major Occultist Rowan North was summoning ghosts in an effort to bring about the apocalypse.
movie: The Visitor (1979) major A group of Satanists attempted to conjure the Lovecraftian cosmic entity Zatteen.
nightgallery2x20b 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.
movie: Ghostbusters (1984) minor It was revealed that Ivo Shandor, leader of a Gozer-worshipping cult in the early 20th century, designed Dana's building to function as an antenna to attract and concentrate spiritual energy to summon Gozer and bring about the apocalypse.