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** The legend of the acetate. It's said the musician who recorded it made a deal with a devil, the devil came to collect and killed him mid session. It's said the reason the record is cursed was because it recorded the devil's sounds.

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** The legend of the acetate. It's said the musician who recorded it made a deal with a devil, then the devil came to collect and killed him mid session. It's said the reason the record is cursed was because it recorded the devil's sounds.devil himself.

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* DealWithTheDevil: Jasmine first signed away her soul to save her husband's life - then she promised to find the acetate for Anton, the soul broker she initially made a deal with. This gets people killed.

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** The legend of the acetate. It's said the musician who recorded it made a deal with a devil, the devil came to collect and killed him mid session. It's said the reason the record is cursed was because it recorded the devil's sounds.
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Jasmine first signed away her soul to save her husband's life - then she promised to find the acetate for Anton, the soul broker she initially made a deal with. This gets people killed.
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* ItCanThink: It's implied that the acetate ''wants'' to be played, and will possess anybody is can in order to make that happen.

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* ItCanThink: It's implied that the acetate ''wants'' to be played, and will possess anybody is it can in order to make that happen.
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* ItCanThink: It's implied that the acetate ''wants'' to be played, and will possess anybody is can in order to make that happen.
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* PostModernMajik: Several magical items in this episode are more modern than mystical, from Papa Midnite's revolver to the acetate itself. Of course, both items are rather old-fashioned for the twenty first century.

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* PostModernMajik: PostModernMagik: Several magical items in this episode are more modern than mystical, from Papa Midnite's revolver to the acetate itself. Of course, both items are rather old-fashioned for the twenty first century.
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* PostModernMajik: Several magical items in this episode are more modern than mystical, from Papa Midnite's revolver to the acetate itself. Of course, both items are rather old-fashioned for the twenty first century.
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* CastFromLifespan: John has a few spells like these, and he uses the [[HandOfGlory Dead Man's Hand]] to communicate with Bernie post-mortem. Unfotunately, they're in a morgue, and it works on ''every body in the room''.

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* CastFromLifespan: John has a few spells like these, and he uses the [[HandOfGlory Dead Man's Hand]] to communicate with Bernie post-mortem. Unfotunately, Unfortunately, they're in a morgue, and it works on ''every body in the room''.

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* CastFromLifespan: John has a few spells like these, and he uses the Dead Man's Hand to communicate with Bernie post-mortem. Unfotunately, they're in a morgue, and it works on ''every body in the room''.

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* CastFromLifespan: John has a few spells like these, and he uses the [[HandOfGlory Dead Man's Hand Hand]] to communicate with Bernie post-mortem. Unfotunately, they're in a morgue, and it works on ''every body in the room''.



* SuperPowerLottery: What Zed's won.

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* SuperPowerLottery: What Zed's won.won.
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* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Papa Midnite, who has a much more more polished, conventionally handsome appearance than the John.

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* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Papa Midnite, who has a much more more polished, conventionally handsome appearance than the John.
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* KickTheDog: The CrazyHomelessPerson, when coming upon a prone, bleeding John, promptly decides to steal his coat and his shoes and then tries to ''stab him''.

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* KickTheDog: The CrazyHomelessPerson, CrazyHomelessPerson who, when coming upon a prone, bleeding John, promptly decides to steal his coat and his shoes and then tries to ''stab him''.
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* PragmaticVillainy: Papa Midnite has no desire to kill John outright, as doing so will stain his soul. It doesn't mean that

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* PragmaticVillainy: Papa Midnite has no desire to kill John outright, as doing so will stain his soul. It doesn't mean that he won't slice John's forearm to give him an incentive not to struggle when he's tied down.
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* HollywoodVoodoo: What Papa Midnite does.
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* LiteralMetaphor: John and Chas force Anton to eat his words, thus breaking the contract.

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* BigDamnHeroes: Zed jumps the homeless guy who was about to stab John.



* DemonicPossession: Downplayed; the record can't possess anyone outright, but touching it with bare hands is enough for people to fall under its sway.



* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Papa Midnite who has a much more more polished appearance than John.

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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Papa Midnite has this view on what he's doing.
* KickTheDog: The CrazyHomelessPerson, when coming upon a prone, bleeding John, promptly decides to steal his coat and his shoes and then tries to ''stab him''.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Papa Midnite Midnite, who has a much more more polished polished, conventionally handsome appearance than John.the John.
* NoSell: The deaf busboy is naturally unaffected by the record.
* PragmaticVillainy: Papa Midnite has no desire to kill John outright, as doing so will stain his soul. It doesn't mean that
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* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Papa Midnite who has a much more more polished appearance than John.
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* BaitAndSwitch: John thinks Ian Fell sold his soul to advance his music career, but Jasmine really only wanted to save his life.


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* DealWithTheDevil: Jasmine first signed away her soul to save her husband's life - then she promised to find the acetate for Anton, the soul broker she initially made a deal with. This gets people killed.


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* {{Revenge}}: Lucifer takes souls, the purest expression of God's love, as revenge for casting him out.


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* ScienceMarchesOn: Jasmine sold her soul to save Ian from cancer. Ian points out that he's got a much better chance, now that there's better treatment available.
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* EvilIsDeathlyCold: The record is ''freezing'', and it frosts over anything it's set on if it's left alone.
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* BriefAccentImitation: John fakes a Southern accent at one time.
* CastFromLifespan: John has a few spells like these, and he uses the Dead Man's Hand to communicate with Bernie post-mortem. Unfotunately, they're in a morgue, and it works on ''every body in the room''.



* CuttingTheKnot: While John is worrying over how to figure out what "Moonrise" means, Zed... simply Googles it on her phone.



* FanDisservice: John shows up naked, covered by a SceneryCensor. Also, blood. (He's working on a spell.)

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* FanDisservice: John shows up naked, covered by a SceneryCensor. Also, blood. (He's working on a spell.))
* HarmfulToMinors: The record possesses Jasmine's young daughter, partially due to Jasmine being stupid enough to leave it out in the open, ''after'' her daughter sees it frost the shelf.
* TheHeart: Zed has a more personal touch than John does.
* PercussivePickpocket: Zed, once again.
* SuperPowerLottery: What Zed's won.
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* BiggerOnTheInside: The millhouse.



* EveryoneHasStandards: John is disgusted with soul brokers, who prey upon desperate people in order to make their contracts.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: John is disgusted with soul brokers, who prey upon desperate people in order to make their contracts.contracts.
* FanDisservice: John shows up naked, covered by a SceneryCensor. Also, blood. (He's working on a spell.)

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* BigBad: WordOfGod is that Papa Legba was ultimately meant to be this.

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* BigBad: WordOfGod CruelAndUnusualDeath: What the record inflicts on the poor sods unlucky enough to hear it.
* DrivenToSuicide: Bernie, of the PsychicAssistedSuicide variety.
* EveryoneHasStandards: John
is that Papa Legba was ultimately meant disgusted with soul brokers, who prey upon desperate people in order to be this.make their contracts.
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John and Zed engage in a dangerous confrontation to save a woman and her family from sinister forces. John's efforts force him to confront the darkness in his own life – while also coming face to face with a new powerful adversary in Papa Midnite.

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Jasmine Fell has been looking for a very specific record for a while. Now that she has it, she wisely decides to have an analysis done on it. Not just ''any'' analysis, however; a spectral one. And who's the man for the job, but one of John Constantine's old friends? Unfortunately, Bernie Reed is TooDumbToLive, and Zed engage in a dangerous confrontation listens to save a woman and her family from sinister forces. John's efforts force him to confront the darkness in his own life – while also coming face record ''right'' after being told not to. CuriosityKilledTheCast (or at least that ''particular'' part of the cast) ensues as Bernie is forced to face with a new powerful adversary in kill himself. When John hears about this, off he goes to investigate. Unfortunately for him, one Papa Midnite.
Midnite is out to get the record, too - and he's not about to take no for an answer.

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John and Zed engage in a dangerous confrontation to save a woman and her family from sinister forces. John's efforts force him to confront the darkness in his own life – while also coming face to face with a new powerful adversary in Papa Midnite.

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'''Season 1, Episode 3''':
!The Devil's Vinyl
John and Zed engage in a dangerous confrontation to save a woman and her family from sinister forces. John's efforts force him to confront the darkness in his own life – while also coming face to face with a new powerful adversary in Papa Midnite.Midnite.

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* BigBad: WordOfGod is that Papa Legba was ultimately meant to be this.
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John and Zed engage in a dangerous confrontation to save a woman and her family from sinister forces. John's efforts force him to confront the darkness in his own life – while also coming face to face with a new powerful adversary in Papa Midnite.

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