# Spell

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**Spell**(**s**) or **The Spell**(**s**) may refer to:

## Processes

- [Spell (paranormal)](/source/Spell_(paranormal)), an incantation
- [Spell (ritual)](/source/Spell_(ritual)), a magical ritual
- [Spelling](/source/Spelling), the writing of words

## Arts and entertainment

### Film and television

- [*The Spell* (1977 film)](/source/The_Spell_(1977_film)), an American television film
- [*The Spell* (2009 film)](/source/The_Spell_(2009_film)), a British horror film
- [*Spell* (2014 film)](/source/Spell_(2014_film)), a Thai film; see [List of 2014 box office number-one films in Thailand](/source/List_of_2014_box_office_number-one_films_in_Thailand)
- [*Spell* (film)](/source/Spell_(film)), a 2020 American horror film directed by Mark Tonderai
- ["Spell" (*Smallville*)](/source/Spell_(Smallville)), a television episode

### Literature

- [*The Spell* (novel)](/source/The_Spell_(novel)), a 1998 novel by Alan Hollinghurst
- [*Spells* (anthology)](/source/Spells_(anthology)), a 1985 anthology of fantasy and science fiction short stories
- [*Spells* (novel)](/source/Spells_(novel)), a 2010 novel by Aprilynne Pike
- *[Spell No. 7](/source/Spell_No._7)*, a 1979 choreopoem by Ntozake Shange

### Music

- [Enharmonic spelling](/source/Enharmonic_spelling), how a musical note is indicated
- *Spells*, a choral work by [Richard Rodney Bennett](/source/Richard_Rodney_Bennett)

#### Performers

- Spell, a 1993 duo consisting of [Boyd Rice](/source/Boyd_Rice) and [Rose McDowall](/source/Rose_McDowall)
- The Spells, a duo consisting of [Carrie Brownstein](/source/Carrie_Brownstein) and [Mary Timony](/source/Mary_Timony)

#### Albums

- *[Spel](/source/Spel)*, by Bukkene Bruse, 2004
- [*Spell* (album)](/source/Spell_(album)), by Deon Estus, or the title song, 1989
- [*Spells* (album)](/source/Spells_(album)), by the Comas, 2007
- [*The Spell* (Alphabeat album)](/source/The_Spell_(Alphabeat_album)) or the title song (see below), 2009
- [*The Spell* (The Black Heart Procession album)](/source/The_Spell_(The_Black_Heart_Procession_album)), or the title song, 2006
- [*The Spell* (Cellar Darling album)](/source/The_Spell_(Cellar_Darling_album)) or the title song, 2019
- [*The Spell* (Ivan Doroschuk album)](/source/The_Spell_(Ivan_Doroschuk_album)) or the title song, 1997
- [*The Spell* (Kirka album)](/source/The_Spell_(Kirka_album)), 1987
- *The Spell*, by [Syreeta Wright](/source/Syreeta_Wright), 1983
- [*Spell* (EP)](/source/Spell_(EP)), by DIA, 2016
- *Spell*, an EP by [Noelia](/source/Noelia), or the title song, 2014

#### Songs

- ["The Spell"](/source/The_Spell_(song)), by Alphabeat, 2009
- ["The Spell"](/source/The_Spell_(Mammoth_song)), by Mammoth, 2025
- "Spell", by Hot Chip from *[A Bath Full of Ecstasy](/source/A_Bath_Full_of_Ecstasy)*, 2019
- "Spell", by Patti Smith from *[Peace and Noise](/source/Peace_and_Noise)*, 1997
- "The Spell", by Four Letter Lie from *[A New Day](/source/A_New_Day_(Four_Letter_Lie_album))*, 2009

### Other media

- [Spell (gaming)](/source/Spell_(gaming)), in role-playing games or game systems, a set of rules used to portray magic
- *The Spell*, a 1797–98 [painting by Francisco Goya](/source/List_of_works_by_Francisco_Goya#1793-1807)
- *The Spell*, an 1864 painting by [William Fettes Douglas](/source/William_Fettes_Douglas)

## Other uses

- **SPELL**, an organization that promotes the constructed language Ladin Dolomitan
- [spell (Unix)](/source/Spell_(Unix)), a spell checker program
- [William Spell](/source/William_Spell), American entrepreneur

## See also

- [Spelling (disambiguation)](/source/Spelling_(disambiguation))
- [Spell House (disambiguation)](/source/Spell_House_(disambiguation))
- [Dizzy Spells (disambiguation)](/source/Dizzy_Spells_(disambiguation))
- [Dry Spell (disambiguation)](/source/Dry_Spell_(disambiguation))

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