魔兽电影在中美上映冰火两重天的同期,温子仁的《招魂2》把美国观众吓得屁滚尿流仍然络绎不绝前去观看,敲门声、忽然灭灯、尖叫、褐色双瞳……相信诚实预告片又有了新的吐槽对象。这里介绍一些关于2代恶魔的背景资料。相比招魂1中压场恶魔Bathsheba只是源自一个20世纪早期的乡村女巫,2代里的恶魔Valac(与Valak同音)却是一个颇有历史的恶魔。Valac出自一本十七世纪用拉丁语写成的恶魔学著作《所罗门的小钥匙》,作者不详,其中指名道姓地列举了72位恶魔及其对应封印符,其中便有本片中出现的恶魔Valac。根据这本书翻译成英文之后的介绍,Valac外表上是有一对天使翅膀,并且骑着一只双头龙的少年,其能力是能够明确答复出宝藏的位置,告诉人们哪里会有大蛇(或毒蛇),并且不需要花费任何能量便可以传送到驱魔人那里。Valac还是一位伟大的统领,手下有30支恶魔军团。The 62d spirit is called Valac, he is a mighty great president & appeareth like a Boy wth angels wings, ridding on a 2 headed Dragon; his office is to give True answares of hidden Treasures, and to tell where serpents may be seene, wch he will bring & dilever [deliver, discover] to ye Exorcist without any force or strengeth, he governeth 30 Legions of spirits, his seal is This wch must be made & worne as a Lamin &c.(原文可在文末链接3中查看)