Incantation (2022) - (chinese)

: The China Project published an analytical piece explaining that the film's "Mother Buddha" and central mantra are entirely fictitious creations by director Kevin Ko, despite their believable roots in Tantric Buddhism.

: The paper examines why the film received intense negative backlash in mainland China despite its commercial success in Taiwan. Incantation (2022) (Chinese)

: The researcher investigated self-initiated comments on platforms like Weibo , Douban , and Zhihu to understand the mindset regarding supernatural discourse in cyberspace. : The China Project published an analytical piece

The most notable formal paper discussing the film is published in the Journal of Chinese Film Studies . Incantation (2022) (Chinese)

: An article from Francis Academic Press analyzes Incantation as a "phenomenal horror film" and a prime example of successful pseudo-documentary marketing.