Warlock (disambiguation)
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The term warlock
(originally meaning "oathbreaker") is often used for a male witch, especially in Romanticism and modern pop culture.
"Warlock" as a proper name may refer to:
Warlock
The term warlock in origin means "traitor, oathbreaker".In early modern Scots, the word came to be used as the male equivalent of witch ....
(originally meaning "oathbreaker") is often used for a male witch, especially in Romanticism and modern pop culture.
"Warlock" as a proper name may refer to:
Film
- Warlock (1959 film)Warlock (1959 film)Warlock is a 1959 film, released by Twentieth Century Fox and shot in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope. It is a Western adapted from the novel by Oakley Hall...
, a western starring Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn - Warlock (1989 film)Warlock (1989 film)Warlock is a 1989 American cult horror film directed by Steve Miner, written by David Twohy and produced by Roger Corman. It was also produced by New World Pictures and distributed by Trimark Pictures. The cast includes Julian Sands, Lori Singer, and Richard E. Grant...
, a horror film by director Steve Miner - Warlock: The ArmageddonWarlock: The ArmageddonWarlock: The Armageddon, is a 1993 American horror film directed by Anthony Hickox, and produced by Peter Abrams. It is considered a sequel in-title-only to the 1989 film Warlock, and it stars Julian Sands returning in the title role....
(1993), a sequel to the 1989 horror film - Warlock III: The End of Innocence (1999), a third installment in the Warlock horror film series
Gaming
- Warlock (Dungeons & Dragons)Warlock (Dungeons & Dragons)The warlock is a playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It was introduced as a non-core base class in the supplemental book Complete Arcane for the 3.5 edition of Dungeons & Dragons...
, a character class in Dungeons & Dragons - Warlock (World of Warcraft), the name of a class in the video game World of Warcraft
- Warlock, a European class in the game Silkroad OnlineSilkroad OnlineSilkroad Online is a fantasy MMORPG set in the 7th century AD, along the Silk Road between China and Europe. The game requires no periodic subscription fee, but players can purchase premium items to customize or accelerate gameplay.- Gameplay :...
- Warlock (Dawn of War), the name of unit from the Eldar
- Warlock (Grand Chase), is the third job advance for the character Arme
- Warlock (computer game), a side-scroll action computer game developed by ERE Informatique in the late 1980s
- Warlock (video game)Warlock (video game)Warlock is a platform video game for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and Super Nintendo, released by Acclaim Entertainment. The game is based on a film series.-Story:...
, a platforming video game for Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Enterainment System, based upon Warlock: The Armageddon
Books, comic books and television
- Warlock (1958 novel)Warlock (1958 novel)Warlock is an American western novel by author Oakley Hall first published in 1958.The novel is loosely based on characters and events that took place in the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona....
, a novel by Oakley Hall - Warlock (2001 novel)Warlock (2001 novel)Warlock is a novel by author Wilbur Smith first published in 2001. It is part of a series of novels by Smith set to ancient Egypt and follows the fate of the Egyptian Kingdom through the eyes of Taita, a multi-talented and highly skilled eunuch slave....
, a novel by Wilbur Smith - Adam WarlockAdam WarlockAdam Warlock, originally known as Him, is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four #66 and #67 Adam Warlock, originally known as Him, is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel...
, a Marvel Comics fictional "cosmic being" - Warlock (magazine)Warlock (magazine)Warlock was a British magazine published by Penguin Books and game manufacturer Games Workshop between 1983 and 1986. The primary focus of the magazine was fantasy, with emphasis on the Fighting Fantasy adventure gamebook series.-Publication history:...
a magazine for Fighting Fantasy - Warlock (New Mutants)Warlock (New Mutants)Warlock is a fictional character, a cybernetic alien superhero published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in New Mutants vol. 1 #18 , and was created by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz.-Publication history:...
, a Marvel Comics fictional character who later became the amalgam Douglock - Warlock class destroyer, a ship from the Babylon 5 universe
- Warlock (Charmed), male and female characters in the TV series Charmed
- Warlock (cartoon), a villain from the animated Superman universe of Filmation's The New Adventures of Superman
- Warlock, a fictitious magic user in the Artemis Fowl series
- Warlock, the children of Lilith, half demon and half human, in the The Mortal InstrumentsThe Mortal Instruments (series)The Mortal Instruments is a series of four young adult science fiction and fantasy novels by author Cassandra Clare including City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, and City of Fallen Angels.-Publication history:...
series
Music
- Warlock (band)Warlock (band)Warlock was a German heavy metal band, assembled in 1982. The band gained some commercial success in the mid 1980s. By the end of the decade, singer Doro Pesch was the sole original member who remained in the band, and thus proceeded to form Doro, a band that was essentially a continuation of...
, a German heavy metal band from Düsseldorf - Warlocks (band)Warlocks (band)Warlocks has been one of the most respected rap acts in America for almost two decades, and the group has also been heavily involved in the graffiti and b-boy scene in Oslo since day one. The trio, which was formed in 1992, consists of producer Hawk and the rappers Tech and Karma, who are twins...
, a Norwegian rap group - Warlock (guitar), a guitar model by B.C. Rich guitars
- "Warlocks" (song), a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers 2006 album Stadium Arcadium
- The WarlocksThe WarlocksThe Warlocks are an American rock band based out of Los Angeles. Their music has been defined as neo-psychedelia, but much of it spans multiple genres.-Music:...
, a psychedelic rock band - The Warlocks, the original name of the Grateful DeadGrateful DeadThe Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
- The Warlocks, the original name of The Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited...
- Peter WarlockPeter WarlockPeter Warlock was a pseudonym of Philip Arnold Heseltine , an Anglo-Welsh composer and music critic. He used the pseudonym when composing, and is now better known by this name....
, English composer
Transportation
- Warlock, one of the GWR 3031 ClassGWR 3031 ClassThe Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work...
locomotives built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915; renamed John G. Griffiths in 1908
Criminal Organizations
- Warlocks Motorcycle ClubWarlocks Motorcycle ClubThe Warlocks Motorcycle Club refers to two totally separate and unaffiliated groups. Both founded in 1967, one is based out of Florida and the other based out of Pennsylvania.-Pennsylvania Warlocks:...
, name used by several motorcycle gangs or clubs