Something wicked this way comes

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The phrase "something wicked this way comes" originates in Act IV scene 1 of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. The speaker is the second witch, whose full line is, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." The wicked thing is Macbeth himself, by this point in the play a traitor and murderer.

Like many phrases from Shakespeare, it is popular for titles. (See also By the pricking of my thumbs.)

Contents 1 In literature 2 In film 3 In television 4 In music 5 Miscellaneous

[edit] In literature

• Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) is a novel by Ray Bradbury.

• Something Chocolate This Way Comes is the title of the 21st Baby Blues book.

[edit] In film

• Something Wicked This Way Comes is a 1983 movie based on the Bradbury novel, starring Jason Robards and Jonathan Pryce.

• "Something wicked this way comes" is the tagline of the Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban movie.

• "Something wicked this way hops" is the tagline of the 2005 film Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

[edit] In television

• "Something Wicca This Way Comes" is the first episode of the TV show Charmed. Another episode much later on in the series is called "Something Wicca This Way Goes?".

• "Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes" is a 2004 episode of South Park which deals with a Wal-Mart being built in South Park and the people becoming addicted to it.

• "Something Wicked This Way Comes" is a 2005 episode of Joan of Arcadia.

• "Something Wicked" is the title of a 2006 episode of Supernatural.

• Mandy, from Cartoon Network's The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy says this as she introduces an episode of the show.

[edit] In music

• Something Wicked This Way Comes is a 1998 album by Iced Earth. It is also the name of the trilogy of songs on the same album, "Prophecy", "Birth of the Wicked" and "The Coming Curse".

• The same title was used for albums by The Enid (1983), Sopor Aeternus (2000), The Herbaliser (2002) and Cheyne (2004).

• "Something Wicked This Way Comes" is a song by Barry Adamson, from the album Oedipus Schmoedipus, that was included on the soundtrack of the 1997 David Lynch film Lost Highway.

• "Something Wicked" is a song by Siouxsie and the Banshees, B-side of the (Sept. 1988) single "The Killing Jar"; available on the CD Box Set Downside Up, (2004), a collection of B-sides. The lyrics of "Something Wicked" include the entire phrase "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."

• "Something wicked this way comes" is the tagline of the song "Double Trouble", written by John Williams for the film of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).

• The phrase is used in the chorus of Sting's "Jeremiah Blues (Part I)" from the Album "Soul Cages".

• The whole phrase, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes," is used in the song "Book of Thel" by Bruce Dickinson.

• Repeated as the chorus in the 2Pac song Something Wicked from his album 2Pacalypse Now.

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Something Wicked This Way Comes is the title of a touring stage show presented by Derren Brown