exorcise vs play tricks

exorcise

verb
  • To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit. 

  • To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer. 

play tricks

verb
  • Of one's eyes, mind, etc.: to deceive or mislead one. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, tricks. 

How often have the words exorcise and play tricks occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )