spellbind

To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate.

To bind by or as if by a spell; hold under mental control or restraint; fascinate.

To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to entrance or fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign.

To attract one’s attention as if by a magic spell.

attract strongly, as if with a magnet

put into a trance

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe