Some kind of evil genie possibly, I'm too weak in Arabic mythology.

It was like being hypnotized, following the directions of some evil genie.

The hero, a prince, must reclaim pieces of his crown from an evil genie.

In some cases, evil genies are said to lead humans astray.

The intelligent machine is an evil genie, escaped from its bottle.

The place was like a maze devised by some evil genie.

Thick gray plumes were drifting through my yellow and white bedroom like evil genies.

So some evil genie must be making them act as if they do.

I know some faculty members think there's a real evil genie out there.

"What if there were an evil genie in the bottle?"