necromancer Necromancy () is the practice of magic or black magic involving communication with the dead by summoning their spirits as apparitions or visions, or by resurrection for the purpose of divination; imparting the means to foretell future events; ...

is a person who practices necromancy, a discipline of black magic used to communicate with the dead to foretell the future. Necromancer or The Necromancer may also refer to:

Fictional character

Sauron Sauron (pronounced ) is the title character and the primary antagonist, through the forging of the One Ring, of J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'', where he rules the land of Mordor and has the ambition of ruling the whole of Middl ...

, a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, referred to as "the Necromancer" in ''The Hobbit'' * Necromancer (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a character class in the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * Necromancer, a recurring character class in the action role-playing game franchise ''Diablo'' * The Necromancer, a character in the television series ''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...

'' * A class of flying android in the atheist/Mithraic wars in Ridley Scott's ''Raised by Wolves''

Film

* ''Necromancer'' (1988 film), a 1988 American horror film * ''Necromancer'' (2005 film), a 2005 Thai horror film * ''Nekromancer'' (film), a 2018 Australian science fiction horror film

Gaming

* '' Jaseiken Necromancer'', a fantasy role-playing video game for the TurboGrafx-16, PlayStation Network and the Virtual Console * ''Necromancer'' (board game), a board game published by Steve Jackson Games * ''Necromancer'' (video game), an action video game for the Atari 8-bit family and the Commodore 64 *

Necromancer Games Necromancer Games was an American publisher of role-playing games. With offices in Seattle, Washington and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the company specialized in material for the d20 System. Most of its products were released under the Open Game Lic ...

, an American role-playing game publisher

Literature

* ''Necromancer'' (novel), a novel by Gordon R. Dickson * ''Necromancer'', a novel by Robert Holdstock * ''The Necromancer'' (comics), a comic book published by the Top Cow * ''The Necromancer'', a 2003 novel by

Douglas Clegg Douglas Clegg (born April 1, 1958) is an American horror and dark fantasy author, and a pioneer in the field of e-publishing. He maintains a strong Internet presence through his website. Early life Born in Alexandria, Virginia to a "family of ...

* '' The Necromancer: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel'', the fourth book in a fantasy series by Michael Scott * ''

The Necromancer; or, The Tale of the Black Forest ''The Necromancer; or, The Tale of the Black Forest'' is a Gothic novel written by Karl Friedrich Kahlert under the alias Lawrence Flammenberg and localized by Peter Teuthold that was first published in 1794. It is one of the Northanger Horrid No ...

'', a Gothic novel by Ludwig Flammenberg

Music

* "Necromancer" (Gnarls Barkley song) * "Necromancer" (Judas Priest song) * "Necromancer" (Sepultura song) * "Necromancer" (Van der Graaf Generator song) * "The Necromancer" (Rush song) {{disambig