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** Remember that in a previous episode Giles physically threatened Snyder so he would reinstate Buffy. Besides, the books were probably kept by the anti-supernatural mob and would probably return it to him since it was his "personal collection".
** And then at the end of season 6, {{spoiler|Willow}} absorbs all the knowledge from these books and actually does {{spoiler|set off to destroy the world.}}
** Zigzagged with ''The Vampyr'', or ''Slayer’s Handbook'', which is of the "dangerous only in the wrong hands" type of Tome. This tome was traditionally given to Slayers by their Watchers to instruct them on how to operate as the Slayer; the book [[Encyclopedia Exposita|contained the history and rules concerning magic and the supernatural world.]] (Giles had given it to Buffy, but she rarely used it initially, being a rebel who rarely followed rules.) However, in Season 9, after [[The Magic Goes Away|the world was purged of magic]] and then a new Seed of Wonder restored it, the true power of the book was unlocked. It went blank, and then started rewriting itself, adjusting to fit the modern world. In some cases, this was a good thing, as it got rid of archaic unnecessary laws (like the need to cast spells using dead languages) and abolished the “only one Slayer at a time” rule, giving Buffy some much needed help. But it also adjusted many rules to fit modern perception of magic, giving vampires powers that mostly only existed in movies; newly-sired vampires would be able to shapeshift, survive the sun, and hypnotize mortals. The true danger, however, was that anything written in the book would become fact and apply to the laws of magic. Some beings who used this did so for harmless purposes, like [[Non-Malicious Monster|Clem]] doing so to make unicorns real to make [[Like a Son to Me|Harmony]] happy. However it came as no surprise that some used it for less than noble purposes. Andrew tried to use it to bring Tara back to life (he failed - Willow stopped him) while [[Dracula]] forced Xander into using it to transform Dracula into the form of the Old God Maloker; Dracula regretted this decision when the spirit of the true Maloker took control of him - he ended up begging Buffy to slay him.
*** Despite this, Buffy and the Scoobies still [[Bad Powers, Good People|used the dangerous effect for benevolent purposes]] many times, such as to negotiate with Harmony (As in, “We’ll let you keep the sunlight immunity if you stop attacking humans.”) She also used this to aid their (reluctant) allies in the Magic Council; for instance, when three powerful demons (the Mistress, Soul Glutton, and the Sculptor) planned to open another Hellmouth; Buffy simply rewrote the tome to give the Council members powers they needed to find, confront, and kill the would-be invaders.
* The Book of Changes from ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''.
* The finale of ''[[Deep Space Nine]]'', of all series, featured one of these. The fact that its pages remained blank until splattered with the blood of a murdered man really should have been a hint that the ritual it was going to be used for was not a good idea.
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* In ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' Finster uses a spellbook/cookbook to create monsters; it has lots of full-color full-page illustrations of the various [[Monster of the Week|Monsters of the Week]].
* The Book of Predictions from ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the book that inspired [[Big Bad|Davros]] to create [[Omnicidal Maniac| the Daleks]]. Written in the language of an extinct race called the Dals, the book contains various religious texts and prophecies, one of which saying "...and on that day, men will become as gods." Devos interpreted the word for "gods" as "Daleks". While it is unlikely the Dals intended this book to spawn one of the most destructive and evil of species, that was the result.
* The Darkhold has made appearances in various TV series associated with the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], including ''[[The Runaways (TV Series)|The Runaways]]'', ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' and ''[[WandaVision]]''.
== Tabletop Games ==
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