necromancy

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But there’s a difference between breathing new life into a three-decade-old title and whatever awkward necromancy unnaturally extending the life of “Frasier” achieves without adding fresh layers to its eponymous figure.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2023

On that plot description alone, “Perpetrator” may sound conventional — like “Veronica Mars” but with a touch of necromancy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023

There’s too much money at stake for the project’s backers not to deploy legal necromancy to save it.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022

Seeing dead people may seem like a curse, but to the teenage protagonist of the gothic, good-humored “Darby and the Dead,” necromancy is a Friday-night side hustle.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

The Catholic Church had strict rules against necromancy, communication with the dead.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock