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Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith on The Dead Zone.

Psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception (ESP), or who is said by others to have such abilities. The word "psychic" is also used to describe theatrical performers, such as stage magicians, who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot reading to produce the appearance of such abilities. It can also denote an ability of the mind to influence the world physically using psychokinetic powers such as those professed by Uri Geller.

Psychics appear prominently in the science fiction genre, as well as other subgenres that deal with paranormal phenomena. On the TV series Medium, the main character of Alison Dubois receives psychic visions via dreams, which portend possible future events. Another character with this ability is Johnny Smith from Stephen King's The Dead Zone, though his ability occurs during an awakened state and often come unbidden. Another psychic of note is Sookie Stackhouse from the HBO television series True Blood. Sookie does not receive visions of the future, but is a psychic receiver for the ambient thoughts and feelings of those around her. When in the presence of another who shares her gifts, she can also communicate with them telepathically. Sookie's psychic abilities are a result of her mixed heritage. She is half-human and half-fairy.

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Character Source
Abra Stone Doctor Sleep
Billie Dean Howard American Horror Story
Cassandra Anderson Judge Dredd
Chartham Ultraman
Claire de Sangre Hammer Horror
Claire Voyante Lightning Comics
Clara Menninger Marvel Universe
Clyde Bruckman The X-Files
Cordelia Chase Buffyverse
Dana Hadley Puppet Master
Danny Torrance The Shining
Desadia Marvel Universe
Dick Hallorann The Shining
Domini Marvel Universe
Edgar Cizko DC Universe
Eleanor Bennett Marvel Universe
Elise Rainier Insidious
Gayle Marsh DC Universe
Gaze WildStorm
Imogen Rainier Insidious
Jennifer Davison Vamps
Johnny Smith The Dead Zone
Liv Aberdine Constantine
Madame Olga Marvel Universe
Marianne Rodgers Marvel Universe
Mercury DC Comics/Vertigo
Nimue Inwudu DC Universe
Noah DuBois Marvel Universe
Robin Hinton Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rose the Hat Doctor Sleep
Sister Anne-Marie DC Comics/Vertigo
Tina Shepard Friday the 13th
Zoe Gonzales Being Human

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  • Carrie - Carrie White has psychokinesis, but is not a true psychic.
  • Dead Zone, The - Johnny Smith has pre and postcognition.
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