What is "spellbinder"

Spellbind \Spell"bind`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spellbound; p. pr. & vb. n. Spellbinding.] To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to entrance or fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. -- Spell"bind`er, n.

n. Something that is spellbinding, that causes rapt attention.

n. an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound

Spellbinder is a fantasy teen drama/ science fiction television series, produced by Film Australia and Telewizja Polska in association with the Australian Children's Television Foundation.

The series is a 1995 serial of 26 episodes, co-produced between Australia and Poland. It was also novelised by the creators, Mark Shirrefs and John Thomson.

The shots were taken both in Australia which represented the "modern" world ( Sydney, Blue Mountains) and in Poland where most pictures that featured the parallel world were shot ( Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, Ogrodzieniec, Zawiercie, Czocha Castle).

Spellbinder was followed by, Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord, in which Heather Mitchell reprises her role as Ashka.

Spellbinder, in comics, may refer to:

• Spellbinder (DC Comics), two characters, both foes of Batman
• Spellbinder (Marvel Comics), the star of the 1980s limited series, Spellbound
• Spellbinders, a Marvel Comics limited series, published in 2005.

Spellbinder is the name of three fictional characters that appear as supervillains in comic books published by DC Comics. Versions of the character have appeared on the animated series Batman Beyond and The Batman.

Spellbinder may refer to:

• Spellbinder (TV series), an Australian-Polish science fiction television series
• Spellbinder (DC Comics), a Batman villain
• Spellbinder (Marvel Comics), the star of the 1980s Marvel Comics limited series Spellbound
• Spellbinder (software), a 1978 word processing program, available on Eagle Computers
• Spellbinder (video game), a 1987 computer game for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron
• Spellbinder (film), a 1988 horror film starring Timothy Daly and Kelly Preston
• "Spellbinder", a song on Foreigner's Double Vision album
• Spellbinder (game), a game using pen and paper by Richard Bartle
• Spellbinder (board game), a "pocket game" by R. Vance Buck, "A Task Force Game"
• Spellbinder (album), a 1966 album by Gábor Szabó
• Spellbinder (novel), a novel written in 2005 by Melanie Rawn
• Spellbinder, the alias of American professional wrestler Harry Del Rios
• Spell Binder, the nemesis of the title character from The Adventures of Letterman, an animated segment from the children's television series The Electric Company

Spellbinders may refer to:

• Spellbinders, a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics

Spellbinder (also known as Waving Hands) is a 1977 pencil-and-paper game invented by Richard Bartle and first published in his fanzine, Sauce of the Nile. It has since been re-created in a variety of formats, including software for the X Window System, play-by-email, Java applet, Android application, and web-based.

Spellbinder is an adventure game, released for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron in 1987.

Spellbinder is a 1988 American thriller film directed by Janet Greek, starring Timothy Daly and Kelly Preston. The screenplay was written by Tracy Tormé. The original music score was written by Basil Poledouris. The film was marketed with the tagline "A nightmare of illusion and betrayal".

Spellbinder is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label. The album contains "Gypsy Queen" which was covered together with " Black Magic Woman" by Santana on his 1970 Abraxas album.