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=== The Spanish Inquisition in fiction: ===
* The classic film ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' is the story of [[
* One episode of ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' has a [[Running Gag]] where a frustrated character would grumble, "I didn't expect some kind of/this kind of/the Spanish Inquisition!" After a "jarring chord," several anachronistic Spanish Inquisitors would burst in and seize control of the skit.
* A ''[[Batman]]'' episode actually plays a version of the famous [[Monty Python]] sketch completely straight.
* ''Candide''
* The opera ''[[
* A parable told by Ivan in ''[[The Brothers Karamazov]]'' is set in the Spanish Inquisition.
* Inspired the Quisition in the [[Discworld]] novel ''Small Gods''.
* The [[Edgar Allan Poe]] story ''The Pit and the Pendulum''
* Spoofed in a musical number in [[Mel Brooks]]' ''[[History of the World Part One|History of the World, Part I]]''.
* Also mentioned in ''[[
* Kage Baker's novel ''[[The Company Novels|In the Garden of Iden]]'' has its immortal cyborg protagonist, Mendoza, rescued as a child from the Spanish Inquisition. She is not above using this to try to squeeze sympathy and better job postings from her superiors.
* Depicted as a cancer on an idealized body politic in ''[[The Fountain]]'' by [[Darren Aronofsky]]. Then we realize it was {{spoiler|[[All Just a Dream|All Just a Story in the head of a dying astronaut who has attained enlightenment.]]}}
* Depicted as a torturous game show sketch, "Convert or Die!", in the ''[[Histeria (Animation)|Histeria!]]'' episode "Megalomaniacs". The sketch was replaced with a new sketch about [[Custers Last Stand]] in reruns, but restored when the episode appeared on In2TV.
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' had the ''Spinach'' Inquisition from the land of Spinachia, who forced kids to eat spinach so they didn't have to (and sang about it as well). Upon saying "Nobody expects the spinach inquisition!", a rim shot plays.
* Henry was pursued by a priest in ''[[
* ''[[Open Blue]]'' has the [[Church Militant|Three Inquisitional Orders]], which served as the Avelian Empire's Spanish Inquisition. When the inquisition ended, they continued to train their priests (and nuns) in the art of [[Warrior Monk|swinging swords around]] as they were frequently assigned as chaplains aboard Avelian warships, which usually went off hunting [[Pirates]]. Additionally, these priests and nuns are responsible for ''training'' the [[Cloak and Dagger|spies]] and [[State Sec]] agents working for the Empire's intelligence service.
* Spanish series of novels ''The Adventures of Captain [[Alatriste]]'' (and the movie, simply ''Alatriste'') feature the Inquisition as an antagonistic organization, represented mostly in Fray Emilio [[Meaningful Name|Bocanegra ("Black-Mouth")]] and his conspiracies.
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* Paul Luther is detained by the Inquisition in ''[[Eternal Darkness]]''; his chapter title is even "Heresy!".
* The Inquisition is still around in the [[Dresden Files]]. {{spoiler|[[Good Shepherd]] Father Forthill is even a member.}} Nowadays, though their primary goal is dealing with dangerous supernatural threats and helping the Knights of the Cross. They're really very sorry about what happened in Spain, and have sworn off political power because of it.
* They're also still around in ''[[
* Lang Lang [http://langlang.comicgenesis.com/d/20041028.html plays it completely straight.]
* ''[[Goyas Ghosts]]'' starring [[Natalie Portman]] as one of the victims of the Inquisition.
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