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

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

“It's this form of necromancy academics do all the time,” explained Turley.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2019

No necromancy going on over here because that stuff is for cable.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2015

Conjure folk already used necromancy to talk to spirits for many reasons, so maybe not that one, because she already knew how to do it.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton