{"id":135859,"date":"2026-01-29T03:20:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/135859\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T03:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:20:51","slug":"ghost-used-their-satanic-powers-to-make-the-orlando-magic-lose-a-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/135859\/","title":{"rendered":"GHOST Used Their Satanic Powers To Make The Orlando Magic Lose A Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have <a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/ghost\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ghost<\/a> accidentally hexed an NBA franchise? According to at least one employee at Orlando&#8217;s Kia Center, the answer might be yes\u2026 or definitely yes, if you believe this one person on the Internet. Not me, this other person.<\/p>\n<p>In a moment that feels ripped straight from the &#8217;80s-era Satanic Panic, a now-deleted Reddit post has gone viral after proposing that the Orlando Magic&#8217;s recent struggles could be traced back to a concert by Tobias Forge\u2013led theatrical metal giants Ghost, who played the arena earlier that week.<\/p>\n<p>The post surfaced shortly after the Magic suffered a home loss to the Charlotte Hornets on January 22, and while it didn&#8217;t last long on Reddit, it was quickly preserved and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DT_fwG8EtL6\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shared by The Noise on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Teased with the headline &#8220;Kia Center Needs Holy Water,&#8221; the anonymous author claimed to work at the venue and expressed frustration not just with the team&#8217;s performance, but with the lingering effects of Ghost&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I work at Kia,&#8221; the post read. &#8220;The night before we got blown out by Charlotte there was a concert there by this rock band called Ghost &amp; I&#8217;m not even exaggerating super satanic vibes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The employee went on to describe the concert&#8217;s visuals in less-than-enthusiastic terms, citing &#8220;devil imagery, stained-glass church setup, chanting &#8216;Lucifer,&#8217; all types of weird shit I&#8217;m not into at all.&#8221; They added, &#8220;I was mad as hell I was forced to sit through that lol.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From there, the theory took a sharp turn into sports-mysticism territory. As if this wasn&#8217;t ridiculous enough: &#8220;So my theory is that whatever energy they left in the building carried over into the game because there&#8217;s no other explanation for how bad we looked,&#8221; the author continued. &#8220;Is this a valid excuse or are we just inconsistent af?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Ghost themselves have yet to comment on their alleged new career as NBA curse-bringers, they don&#8217;t need to. You know they cursed that stadium. What a bunch of bastards. Go see Ghost curse some other shit on tour. <a href=\"https:\/\/stubhub.prf.hn\/click\/camref:1100liXbx\/pubref:ghost*new-chapter-12172025\/ar:metalinjection\/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fghost-band-tickets%2Fcategory%2F404800\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get your tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>1\/21 Orlando FL Kia Center<br \/>1\/22 Jacksonville FL VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena<br \/>1\/24 Knoxville TN Thompson Boling Arena at Food City Center<br \/>1\/25 Charlotte NC Spectrum Center<br \/>1\/26 Greenville SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena<br \/>1\/28 Uncasville CT Mohegan Sun Arena<br \/>1\/30 Montreal QC Bell Centre<br \/>1\/31 Toronto ON Scotiabank Arena<br \/>2\/2 Columbus OH Nationwide Arena<br \/>2\/4 Cincinnati OH Heritage Bank Center<br \/>2\/5 Peoria IL Peoria Civic Center Arena<br \/>2\/7 Tulsa OK BOK Center<br \/>2\/10 Salt Lake City UT Delta Center<br \/>2\/12 Spokane WA Spokane Arena<br \/>2\/14 Vancouver BC Rogers Arena<br \/>2\/15 Seattle WA Climate Pledge Arena<br \/>2\/17 Portland OR Moda Center<br \/>2\/20 Sacramento CA Golden 1 Center<br \/>2\/21 Anaheim CA Honda Center<br \/>2\/23 Inglewood CA Intuit Dome<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWant More Metal? 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