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Surgat (Latin: Surgat, lit. 'Rise') is a minor demon mentioned in The Grimoire of Pope Honorius, The Secrets of Solomon and the Grimorium Verum. He is listed as "Surgat who opens all locks." His angel opposite is Aquiel.
In fiction
In Harlan Ellison's 1981 short story "Grail", Surgat is an important character, unlocking some of the barriers in the protagonist's path but at a terrible price.
He is also a character or mentioned in:
- I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995) (video game)
- Death from a Top Hat (1938) - Clayton Rawson
- Doomed Lensmen (1967) - Sybly White (Lee Gold)
- Bird Box (film) - (2018)
- Insidious: The Last Key (film) - (2018)
- Anything for Jackson (film) - (2020)
See also
References
- The Grimoire of Honorius at the Internet Archive
- "Surgat". www.grimoire.org. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- Harlan Ellison (1 September 1982). "Grail". Stalking the nightmare. Phantasia Press. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-932096-16-6. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- Clayton Rawson (22 May 2012). Death from a Top Hat. MysteriousPress.com/Open Road. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-1-4532-5686-2.
- "Planetary Stories: 2005 - Vol 1 No 2". efanzines.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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