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

Processes

Spell (paranormal) An incantation, a spell, a charm, an enchantment or a bewitchery, is a magical formula intended to trigger a magical effect on a person or objects. The formula can be spoken, sung or chanted. An incantation can also be performed during ceremo ...

, an incantation *

Spell (ritual) Magic, sometimes spelled magick, is an ancient praxis rooted in sacred rituals, spiritual divinations, and/or cultural lineage—with an intention to invoke, manipulate, or otherwise manifest supernatural forces, beings, or entities in the n ...

, a magical ritual *

Spelling Spelling is a set of conventions that regulate the way of using graphemes (writing system) to represent a language in its written form. In other words, spelling is the rendering of speech sound (phoneme) into writing (grapheme). Spelling is one ...

, the writing of words

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''The Spell'' (1977 film), an American television film * ''The Spell'' (2009 film), a British horror film * ''Spell'' (film), a 2020 American horror film directed by Mark Tonderai * "Spell" (''Smallville''), a television episode

Literature

* ''The Spell'' (novel), a 1998 novel by Alan Hollinghurst * ''Spells'' (anthology), a 1985 anthology of fantasy and science fiction short stories * ''Spells'' (novel), a 2010 novel by Aprilynne Pike * ''

Spell No. 7 ''spell #7'', or ''spell #7: geechee jibara quik magic trance manual for technologically stressed third world people'', is a choreopoem written for the stage by Ntozake Shange and first performed in 1979. The story is about a group of black fri ...

'', a 1979 choreopoem by Ntozake Shange

Music

Enharmonic spelling In modern musical notation and tuning, an enharmonic equivalent is a note, interval, or key signature that is equivalent to some other note, interval, or key signature but "spelled", or named differently. The enharmonic spelling of a written no ...

, how a musical note is indicated * ''Spells'', a choral work by

Richard Rodney Bennett Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (29 March 193624 December 2012) was an English composer of film, TV and concert music, and also a jazz pianist and occasional vocalist. He was based in New York City from 1979 until his death there in 2012.Zachary Woo ...

Performers

* Spell, a 1993 duo consisting of

Boyd Rice Boyd Blake Rice (born December 16, 1956) is an American experimental sound/noise musician using the name of NON since the mid-1970s, archivist, actor, photographer, author, member of the ''Partridge Family Temple'' religious group, co-founder of ...

and

Rose McDowall Rose McDowall (née Porter; born 21 October 1959) is a Scottish musician, forming Strawberry Switchblade with Jill Bryson in 1981. History McDowall was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1959. Her first venture into music was in the Poems, an art-pun ...

* The Spells, a duo consisting of

Carrie Brownstein Carrie Rachel Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, actress, writer, director, and comedian. She first came to prominence as a member of the band Excuse 17 before forming the rock trio Sleater-Kinney. During a long hiatus ...

and

Mary Timony Mary Bozana Timony (born October 17, 1970) is an American independent singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and violist. She has been a member of the bands Helium, Autoclave and Wild Flag, and currently fronts Ex Hex. Timony's music is o ...

Albums

* ''

Spel ''Spel'' (released February 9, 2004 on the Heilo catalog at the Grappa label – HCD 7188) is a live recording and the fifth album from the Norwegian folk band Bukkene Bruse. Review Bukkene Bruse, alone and in creative interaction, creates ne ...

'', by Bukkene Bruse, 2004 * ''Spell'' (album), by Deon Estus, or the title song, 1989 * ''Spells'' (album), by the Comas, 2007 * ''The Spell'' (Alphabeat album) or the title song (see below), 2009 * ''The Spell'' (The Black Heart Procession album), or the title song, 2006 * ''The Spell'' (Cellar Darling album) or the title song, 2019 * ''The Spell'' (Ivan Doroschuk album) or the title song, 1997 * ''The Spell'' (Kirka album), 1987 * ''The Spell'', by

Syreeta Wright Syreeta Wright (February 28, 1946 – July 6, 2004), who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for her music during the early 1970s through the early 1980s. Wright's career heights we ...

, 1983 * ''Spell'' (EP), by DIA, 2016 * ''Spell'', an EP by

Noelia Noelia Lorenzo (Née Noelia Lorenzo Monge; born August 31, 1979) mostly known as Noelia, is a Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame in 1999. Her self-titled debut album was certified as a RIAA gold album in the United States. During he ...

, or the title song, 2014

Songs

* "The Spell" (song), by Alphabeat, 2009 * "Spell", by Hot Chip from ''

A Bath Full of Ecstasy ''A Bath Full of Ecstasy'' is the seventh studio album by English synth-pop group Hot Chip. It was released on 21 June 2019, and was co-produced by Hot Chip, Philippe Zdar, and Rodaidh McDonald, marking the first time the group worked with outsi ...

'', 2019 * "Spell", by Patti Smith from ''

Peace and Noise ''Peace and Noise'' is the seventh studio album by Patti Smith, released on September 30, 1997, by Arista Records. Critical reception ''Peace and Noise'' received generally favorable reviews from critics, ranking No. 29 in ''The Village Voice' ...

'', 1997 * "The Spell", by Four Letter Lie from ''

A New Day A New Day can refer to: Music *'' A New Day...'', Céline Dion's 2003-07 Las Vegas show **'' A New Day... Live in Las Vegas'', Céline Dion's 2004 album with the show **'' Live in Las Vegas: A New Day...'', Dion's 2007 DVD with the show * ''A New D ...

'', 2009

Other media

Spell (gaming) Magic or mana is an attribute assigned to characters within a role-playing or video game that indicates their power to use special magical abilities or "spells". Magic is usually measured in magic points or mana points, shortened as MP. Different ...

, in role-playing games or game systems, a set of rules used to portray magic * ''The Spell'', a 1797–98 painting by Francisco Goya

Other uses

* SPELL, an organization that promotes the constructed language Ladin Dolomitan *

spell (Unix) is the standard English language spell checker for Unix, Plan 9, and Unix-like operating systems. Appearing in Version 6 Unix, was originally written by Stephen C. Johnson of Bell Labs in 1975. Douglas McIlroy later improved its accuracy, pe ...

, a spell checker program * William Spell, American entrepreneur