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I had no idea the "bell, book, and candle" in Nethack were from Zork. I gathered that it was from _something_ (since nearly everything else in it is) but didn'

I had no idea the "bell, book, and candle" in Nethack were from Zork. I gathered that it was from _something_ (since nearly everything else in it is) but didn't know what.

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It is much older than that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell,_book,_and_candle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell,_book,_and_candle I believe in contemporary use it has become associated with witches, and I have seen it used as a general "occult" reference.