Surgat

Surgat (Latin: Surgat, lit. 'Rise') is a minor demon mentioned in The Grimoire of Pope Honorius,^[1] The Secrets of Solomon and the Grimorium Verum. He is listed as "Surgat who opens all locks." His angel opposite is Aquiel.^[2]

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.^[3]

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^[4]

• Doomed Lensmen (1967) - Sybly White (Lee Gold)^[5]

• Bird Box (film) - (2018)

• Insidious: The Last Key (film) - (2018)
• Anything for Jackson (film) - (2020)

See also

• Christian demons in popular culture

References

1. The Grimoire of Honorius at the Internet Archive
2. "Surgat". www.grimoire.org. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
3. Harlan Ellison (1 September 1982). "Grail". Stalking the nightmare. Phantasia Press. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-932096-16-6. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
4. Clayton Rawson (22 May 2012). Death from a Top Hat. MysteriousPress.com/Open Road. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-1-4532-5686-2.
5. "Planetary Stories: 2005 - Vol 1 No 2". efanzines.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

External links

• Conjuration in The Book of Ceremonial Magic at Internet Sacred Text Archive