Science and Occultism

Where it surfaces

• II

  Fu-Manchu is described as an adept in both modern sciences and obscure, ancient arts, blending rationality with the supernatural.

• The Zayat Kiss

  Smith uses scientific reasoning to deduce the centipede's method of attack, blending forensic analysis with the exotic horror of the Zayat Kiss.

• V

  Smith's forensic reconstruction of burned notes and the mysterious 'booming sound' at Shen-Yan's hint at a blend of scientific deduction and arcane danger.

• The Shrubbery Mystery

  Fu-Manchu's use of a hypodermic syringe to erase memory represents a blend of advanced science and mysterious, almost supernatural, methods.

• The Mystery of the Sarcophagus

  The mysterious green mist from the sarcophagus blends ancient Egyptian magic with a quasi-scientific agent of death.

• Chapter XII: The Poisonous Gas

  The poisonous gas combines chemical knowledge with a theatrical, almost supernatural delivery method.

• XIII

  Fu-Manchu's laboratory combines scientific instruments with occult imagery, and his 'pets' include both natural and supernatural elements.

• Chapter XVIII

  The use of an unknown drug to incapacitate Norris West and the mysterious bird-like tracks.

• XIX

  Fu-Manchu's use of hashish and hypnosis blends scientific drug knowledge with quasi-occult mind control.

• The Dash to Tilbury

  Fu-Manchu's advanced knowledge of hashish and his use of a trained marmoset as a tool for crime blend scientific precision with almost supernatural cunning.

• XXI

  Fu-Manchu's use of an unknown drug to simulate death blurs the line between science and the occult, as Petrie notes the 'potent preparation unknown to Western science.'

• XXII

  Petrie ponders the unknown drug that induces a death-like state, highlighting Fu-Manchu's perverted genius in obscure wisdom.

• XXIV

  Petrie's experiments with an unknown drug that revives Aziz; Fu-Manchu's laboratory equipment and occult studies.

• XXV

  Fu-Manchu's fungal laboratory blends advanced mycology with deadly, almost supernatural effects.

• XXVI

  Fu-Manchu's needle charged with a 'rare culture' linking bacilli and fungi represents his twisted scientific mastery.

• Chapter XXIX

  Fu-Manchu's ability to drive a man to madness with a needle's scratch blends scientific precision with almost supernatural horror.

• The Final Reckoning

  Fu-Manchu's miraculous cure of Weymouth and the supernatural flames that consume the cottage blend advanced science with inexplicable, almost magical phenomena.