History Main / PrayerOfMalice

-->'''Moore:''' ''Our Father in Heaven, before we go into battle, every soldier among us will approach you each in his own way. [[NotSoDifferent Our enemies too]], according to their own understanding, will ask for protection and for victory. And so, we bow before your infinite wisdom. We offer our prayers as best we can. I pray you watch over the young Jack Geoghegan. That I lead into battle. You use me as your instrument in this [[WarIsHell awful hell of war]] to watch over them. Especially if they're men like this one beside me, deserving of a future in your blessing and goodwill. Amen.''

* ''Webcomic/PurplePussy'', see page illustration. This comic is pretty weird, and the characters often come close to VillainProtagonist.

* The Prayer of the Ashen Priestess in ''Literature/APracticalGuideToEvil'': ''“Though their horses and chariots are like a river unto Creation, though their spears be forest and their swords be mountains, the Gods pass judgement unto them. Do not dread, for I bear the word of the Heavens and that word is '''begone'''.”'' This promptly deletes the subjects from Creation.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', Frollo's song "Hellfire" includes a prayer to the Virgin Mary for Esmeralda to burn in hell or else become his.
-->''Protect me, Maria! Don't let this siren cast her spell!''\\
''Don't let her fire sear my flesh and bone!''\\
''Destroy Esmerelda, and let her taste the fires of Hell --''\\
''Or else let her be mine and mine alone!''

** David also does this during wartime right after begging him to forgive [[UriahGambit his]] [[YourCheatingHeart deed]], wishing God would destroy his enemies and punish the evil.

'''Homer''': [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Yeah! You do your own dirty work!]]

For example, a RacistGrandma may pray that the Good Lord kill their black in-law, a HeteronormativeCrusader may pray that the sweet local gay couple will get HIV, anyone may pray that his rich uncle or unliked neighbor will die or get raped or whatever, and so on. Of course not all prayers of malice are portrayed as KickTheDog moments; it can also be portrayed as GoodIsNotNice, GoodIsNotSoft, BewareTheNiceOnes, and PayEvilUntoEvil could also be at play.

--> '''Carrot''': Just the drawing wouldn’t be enough, anyway. You have to want it to happen with your very last breath.

* ''Literature/{{Thud}}: This is revealed as the true method of calling upon the [[EldritchAbomination pan dimensional spirit of vengeance]] that is the Summoning Dark.

* ''Film/ThePostman'': As the Holnists cry "God rest his soul!" after General Bethlehel Nathan Holn, whom they view as their founder, Shakespeare mutters instead "May he burn in Hell."

* [[http://www.robertburns.org.uk/Assets/Poems_Songs/holy_willie.htm "Holy Willie's Prayer"]] by Creator/RobertBurns.

* In Philip Kerr's novel ''{{Prayer}}'', FBI agent Gill Martin comes up against the Church of Izrael, led by the seemingly genuine Pastor Nelson van der Velden. He soon realises the odd spelling of "[[TheGrimReaper Izrael]]" is no error or eccentricity. Van der Velden spent time in Israel learning the inner secrets of Kabbalah. These include how to actively pray for the death of dirty godless liberals, atheists, socialists and advocates of sexual deviancy, so as to bring about God's will for the USA -- a fundamentalist Christian theocracy. Led by President van der Velden.

* The Prayer of the Ashen Priestess in APracticalGuideToEvil: ''“Though their horses and chariots are like a river unto Creation, though their spears be forest and their swords be mountains, the Gods pass judgement unto them. Do not dread, for I bear the word of the Heavens and that word is '''begone'''.”'' This promptly deletes the subjects from Creation.

* In ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', Frollo's song "Hellfire" includes a prayer to the Virgin Mary for Esmeralda to burn in hell or else become his.

Subtrope of EgocentricallyReligious. Compare HolyHandGrenade, when divine malice is weaponized in a holy artifact, which may easily overlap if the artifact is summoned by prayer. Compare and contrast SmiteMeOMightySmiter, when a person dares God to be malicious to themself.

For example, a RacistGrandma may pray that the Good Lord get all black people killed, a HeteronormativeCrusader may pray that the sweet local gay couple will get HIV, anyone may pray that his rich uncle or unliked neighbor will die or get raped or whatever, and so on. Of course not all prayers of malice are portrayed as KickTheDog moments; it can also be portrayed as GoodIsNotNice, GoodIsNotSoft, BewareTheNiceOnes, and PayEvilUntoEvil could also be at play.

* ''Film/ThePostman'': As the Holnists cry "God rest his soul!" after General Bethlehel Nathan Holn, whom they view as their founder, Shakespeare mutters instead "May he burn in Hell".
* In ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'', Creator/JonahHill, after having another scuffle with Creator/JayBaruchel, prays God to ''kill'' Jay, showing his true intentions. This backfires big time.
-->'''Jonah:''' Dear God, I'd like to pray to you for a second. It's me, Jonah Hill. From ''Film/{{Moneyball}}''. I hate Jay so fucking much. I think he might be the worst person You ever created. I don't want to judge you, but what's up? What were You thinking that day? I love Seth, I love being his friend, he's an awesome guy, but it's like Jay is the last connection to his shitty, weird Canadian life. Just do me one favor, God. Just kill Jay. That'd be so tight.

-->'''Harry Powell:''' Well now, what's it to be, Lord? Another widow? How many has it been? Six? Twelve? I disremember. [''tipping his hat''] You say the word, Lord, I'm on my way... You always send me money to go forth and preach your Word. The widow with a little wad of bills hid away in a sugar bowl. Lord, I am ''tired''. Sometimes I wonder if you really understand. Not that You mind the killin's. Yore Book is ''full'' of killin's. But there are things you ''do'' hate, Lord: perfume-smellin' things, lacy things, things with curly hair.

* In season 14 of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', Nick, the man who was once used as an unwitting host by Lucifer himself, goes off the deep end in pursuit of the demon who killed his family. After killing the man who was also used as a host by the demon in question, he prays for salvation. However, it turns out he's praying not to God, but ''Lucifer''.

* In season 14 of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', Nick, the man who was once used as an unwitting host by the Archangel Lucifer himself, goes off the deep end in pursuit of the demon who killed his family. After killing the man who was also used as a host by the demon in question, he prays for salvation. However, it turns he's praying not to God, but ''Lucifer''.