Deal with the Devil

Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)

Hungarian countess

American blues singer and guitarist

Italian composer and violinist (1692-1770)

manuscript compendium from the 13th century

thumb|Mephistopheles by Paul Mathey, 1888 Mephistopheles ( , ), also known as Mephostophilis or Mephisto, is a demon featured in German folklore, originating as the chief devil in the Faust legend. He has since become a stock character appearing in other works of arts and popular culture. Mephistopheles never became an integral part of traditional magic.

religious figure who confronted Peter

leader in the French army, companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc, convicted serial killer of children

German Renaissance alchemist, astrologer, and magician

1926 film by F. W. Murnau

cultural motif

Ready or Not is a 2019 American comedy horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. It stars Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien, Elyse Levesque, Nicky Guadagni, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell. It follows a young bride who is hunted by her spouse's wealthy family as part of a wedding night ritual to worship the Devil.

thumb|A late-16th-century English illustration of a witch feeding her familiars In European folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars (strictly familiar spirits, as "familiar" also meant just "close friend" or companion, and may be seen in the scientific name for dog, Canis familiaris) were believed to be supernatural entities, interdimensional beings, or spiritual guardians that would protect or assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic, divination, and spiritual insight. According to records of the time, those alleging to have had contact with familiar spi

Icelandic writer

French priest

1941 film by William Dieterle

American musician (1896–1956)

opéra-ballet conceived by Igor Stravinsky and Swiss writer C. F. Ramuz

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is a 2026 American comedy horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. It serves as a sequel to Ready or Not (2019), with Samara Weaving reprising her role as Grace MacCaullay. The film also stars Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, and Elijah Wood. Set immediately after the events of Ready or Not, it follows Grace (Weaving) as she must protect her estranged sister (Newton) while being hunted by several elite families in a high-stakes ritual to claim a seat of ultimate power.

fictional character

fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm

fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm

2013 film by Roel Reiné

French conductor and composer (1792–1859)

Byzantine saint

Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania action platforming video game developed and published by DrinkBox Studios, initially launched in April 2013 for platforms PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita and was later ported to Windows in August and to OS X and Linux in February 2014. The enhanced Super Turbo Championship Edition was released for Wii U, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 in July 2014 and later on the Nintendo Switch in October 2018. The game is inspired by traditional Mexican culture and folklore, like alebrijes and Day of the Dead.

2023 film directed by Reginald Hudlin

Errementari, also known as The Blacksmith and the Devil, is a 2017 internationally co-produced Basque-language period fantasy horror film directed by and written by Alijo and Asier Guerricaechebarría. The plot is based on the Basque folktale version of The Smith and the Devil, as collected by Father Joxemiel Barandiaran. The film sets the legend in 1843, with a blacksmith holding a demon in captivity, and an orphan girl who releases the demon from its cage.

Dutch naval officer

2007 animated film directed by Michael Herbig

Italian priest and alchemist

fairy tale version by the Brothers Grimm

fairy tale version by the Brothers Grimm

is a character of the 2011 anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica and its 2013 sequel The Rebellion Story. They are also a "messenger of magic" that can grant any wish to a certain girl, on the condition that she become a magical girl and fight against the witches, who are in fact themselves corrupted magical girls. It is later revealed that their true name is Incubator. Kyubey's true goal in creating magical girls and witches is to counter entropy and stave off the heat death of the universe.

The saga of the 2nd line of reincarnation in the Moirang kingdom in ancient Meitei Manipuri mythology

Austrian painter (1651-1700)

original film song composed by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman; from the 1988 Disney movie "The Little Mermaid"

literary work