Ceremonial Wand, Boston, Mass. c. 1800 Carved and inscribed Scrimshaw bearing the inscription "AMASARAC," the demon entity possessing magical and transformative powers over spices and herbs. Presumably, this wand was used to handle such spices and herbs during ceremony while conjuring AMASARAC to empower them.

Accidental photography sometimes results in depictions of paranormal-looking imagery. A selection of several images from the collection will be included in the exhibition.

William Mortensen (January 27, 1897 – August 12, 1965) was an American photographer, primarily known for his Hollywood portraits in the 1920s–1940s in the Pictorialist style and occult-themed works that were controversial in their time. A print of this image hung in the Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey's “Black House” in San Francisco in the 1960s.

Plate 28 shows evil Gods. This plate shows A. Herimis; B. Joosje Tidebaic; C. dragon; D. Abaddon; E. Temptation in the Garden of Eden; F. treasure keeper; G. treasure guard; H. goblins; I. pagan dance; K. De Witte Vrouw (the White Lady); L. Larunda; M. Harpies; N. Wrath of the harpies; O. Nightmare; P. Earthquake; Q. Scylla; R. Charybdis; S. Syrtes.

Callot returned to this ambitious, cataclysmic subject, which he had treated in 1617, just before his death. It may reflect his horror at the plague that had taken his father’s life in 1631, or his own battle with stomach cancer.

The Lincoln Imp is a grotesque on a wall inside Lincoln Cathedral, England, and it has become the symbol of the city of Lincoln. A legend tells of it being a creature sent to the cathedral by Satan, only to be turned into stone by an angel.

William Hope was a pioneer of so-called "spirit photography." Based in Crewe, England, he was a member of the well-known spiritualist group, the Crewe Circle. During his photography sessions, Hope would sometimes carry out prayers and religious hymns.

While Ethel Post-Parrish submitted to many tests in order to prove the truth of her splendid manifestations of physical mediumship, her real desire was to bring comfort and happiness to humanity through her wonderful gift.

Wolfgang Grasse was born in Dresden, Germany in 1930. At the age of 14, Wolfgang Grasse saw firsthand the hell and horror unleashed during the British and American bombing of the city of Dresden. This event traumatized him for the rest of his life. Grasse was exiled from Germany to Tasmania after serving 8 years in a gulag for a drawing of Stalin in the gallows. This painting depicts the Arrernte, whose mythology and spirituality focuses on the landscape and the Dreamtime. Altjira is the creator being of the Inapertwa that became all living creatures. Tjurunga are objects of religious significance.

In 1927, Ethel Post-Parrish opened a church and established a school for the education of spiritualist ministers and the development of mediums in Miami, Florida. To escape the intense heat and humidity of Florida’s summers, in 1932, she opened a summer camp and school for mediumship in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. This was called Camp Silver Belle, so named for Mrs. Parrish's Indian guide Silver Belle.

The murals were designed and painted by Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, according to information provided to the photographer by LaVey’s daughter Karla. The photographs were taken in 1998 and printed in 2012.

Exhibited at Reina Sophia Museum, Madrid Brazilian artist Darcilio Lima made his art as conjurations against malevolent spirits, to protect himself and the person who would bring his art into their homes.

"This manuscript, that apparently dates from the previous century, consists of 303 pages in Folio, in which a lot of illustrated pictures are interwoven. The hardworking painter Mr. Karl Kohl copied the typeface as well as the images in a most faithful way and I paid him in full, although in a reduced scale." - Johann Scheible, 1849

The Falconers would invite audiences to watch them load film into their cameras and produce prints, “proving” that no trickery was afoot.

John Myers (died 1972) was a British dentist and spiritualist medium. Myers worked as a dentist in London and took up spirit photography in the 1930s. He claimed to communicate with an American Indian spirit guide called "Blackfoot." The spiritualist Maurice Barbanell, editor of Psychic News, defended Myers in a book and considered his phenomena to be genuine.