Shadow (disambiguation)

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A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked.

Shadow or Shadows may also refer to:

Places

  • Shadow, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the US

People

  • M. Shadows (born 1981), lead singer for Avenged Sevenfold
  • Mary Shadow (1925–1992), American politician from Tennessee

Nickname or stage name

  • Norvell Austin (born 1958) or Shadow, professional wrestler
  • Lance Hoyt (born 1977) or Shadow, professional wrestler
  • Jefferson King (born 1961) or Shadow, athlete from Gladiators
  • DJ Shadow (born 1972), turntablist musician, producer, and songwriter
  • Mighty Shadow (1941–2018), Trinidad calypsonian
  • The Shadow (rapper) (born 1977), Israeli hip hop artist
  • The Shadow, a professional wrestler from United States Wrestling Association
  • Dorian Yates (born 1962) "The Shadow", former professional bodybuilder
  • Black Shadow, Mexican professional Lucha Libre wrestler
  • Shadoe Stevens (born 1947), American radio host, voiceover actor, and television personality

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

  • The Shadow, character from pulp fiction, radio and movies
  • Shadow (Babylon 5), a race of extraterrestrials in the Babylon 5 universe
  • Shadow (Dungeons & Dragons), an undead creature in Dungeons & Dragons
  • Shadow (Final Fantasy), a player character in the 1994 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VI by Square
  • Shadow, the main character in American Gods
  • Shadow, a character in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
  • Shadow, a character in Bear in the Big Blue House
  • Shadow, a cybernetic and darkened version of Charlie Nash from Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
  • Shadow, a villain from the 1995s show Juukou B-Fighter
  • Shadow, the most common form of the Heartless from Kingdom Hearts
  • Shadow, the main character in Cyber Shadow
  • Shadow and Gasher, a villain from the 1986 TV series Jikuu Senshi Spielban
  • Shadow, also known as 'Blinky', one of the four antagonists in the video game Pac-Man.
  • Shadow Geist, a character from the game Street Fighter EX2
  • Shadow Man, a ninja boss from the game Mega Man 3
  • Shadow Master, a boss in Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls
  • Shadow the Hedgehog, an anti-hero from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series
  • Shadow Prove, a villain from anime series Bakugan: New Vestroia
  • Shadow Weaver, a character from the cartoon She-Ra: Princess of Power
  • The Master of Shadows, a ghost in an episode of The Real Ghostbusters
  • The Shadow, the personification of Death in The Demonata
  • The Shadow, a being dark controls the Empty, existed before God or the Darkness from the 2005 TV series Supernatural
  • The Shadow, a nightmare entity breaking down reality from Amnesia: The Dark Descent
  • Shadows, suppressed human thoughts given physical form, according to the Persona series

Films

  • Shadows (1916 film), a film by B. Reeves Eason
  • Shadows (1919 film), a film by Reginald Barker
  • The Shadow (1920 film), an Italian silent film
  • Shadows (1922 film), a film starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
  • Shadows (1931 film), a British film
  • The Shadow (1933 film), a film starring Felix Aylmer
  • The Shadow (1937 film), a film starring Rita Hayworth
  • The Shadow (serial), the ninth serial released by Columbia Pictures, in 1940
  • The Shadow (1948 film), a French film directed by André Berthomieu
  • The Shadow (1953 film), a Swedish film starring Eva Dahlbeck
  • The Shadow (1954 film), a film starring Märta Torén
  • Shadow (1956 film), a 1956 film by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
  • Shadows (1959 film), a film by John Cassavetes
  • Shadow (1971 film), a Soviet film by Nadezhda Kosheverova
  • The Shadow (1994 film), a film by Russell Mulcahy, starring Alec Baldwin, based on the pulp magazine/radio character
  • Webmaster (film), a 1998 film also known as The Shadow
  • Shadows (2007 film), a film by Milčo Mančevski
  • Shadow (2009 Hindi film), a film starring Nasser Khan
  • Shadow (2009 Italian film), a horror film directed by Federico Zampaglione
  • Shadow (2013 film), a Telugu film by Meher Ramesh
  • Shadow (2018 film), a Chinese film by Zhang Yimou
  • Shadows (2020 film), an Italian thriller film by Carlo Lavagna
  • The Shadow (unreleased film), a Russian film by Dmitriy Svetozarov, originally scheduled for release in 2017

Games

  • The Shadow (pinball), a 1994 pinball game based on the 1994 film
  • The Shadow (video game), a cancelled game based on the 1994 film
  • Shadow the Hedgehog (video game), a video game based on the 2005 from the Sonic the Hedgehog series
  • Assassin's Creed Shadows, a 2024 game of the Assassin's Creed series

Literature

The Shadow franchise

  • The Shadow, the pulp fiction series from 1930s on (also a radio show and movie serials)
  • The Shadow (magazine), the magazine in which the pulp fiction character appeared

Novels

  • The Shadow (Spanish: La Sombra), an 1871 novel by Benito Pérez Galdós
  • The Shadow: A Story of the Evolution of a Soul, a 1911 novel by Harold Begbie
  • The Shadow, a 1913 novel by Arthur Stringer
  • The Shadow, a 1920 novel by Mary White Ovington
  • Shadow: A Christmas Story, a 1920 book by Harry Stillwell Edwards
  • The Shadow and Other Stories, a 1929 book by Jeffery Farnol
  • The Shadow, a 1934 novel by Gerald Verner under the pseudonym Donald Stuart
  • The Shadow, a 1948 novel by Neil M. Gunn
  • Shadows, a 1951 novel by Winifred Duke
  • Shadows, a 1970 novel by Victor J. Banis under the pseudonym Jan Alexander
  • Shadows, a 1975 novel by Edwin Corley
  • Shadow (Brown book), a 1982 book that won a Caldecott Medal for illustrator Marcia Brown
  • Shadows, a 1985 novel by Shaun Hutson
  • Shadows, a 1986 novel by Vanessa Grant
  • Shadows, a 1987 novel by Douglas Scott
  • Shadow, a 1987 novel by Dave Duncan
  • Shadow, a 1991 novel by Anne Logston, the inaugural installment in the Shadow series
  • Shadows, a 1992 novel by John Saul
  • The Shadow, a novelization of the 1994 film by James Luceno
  • The Shadow, a junior novelization of the 1994 film by Les Martin
  • Shadows, a 1996 novel by Kenneth Royce
  • Shadow (Woodward book), a 1999 book by Bob Woodward
  • Shadows (novel), a 1999 novel by Tim Bowler
  • Shadow (Star Trek), a 2001 Star Trek novel by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rush, the fourth installment in the Sector 31 series
  • Shadow, a 2001 novel by K. J. Parker, the first installment in the Scavenger trilogy

Short stories

  • "The Shadow" (fairy tale), an 1847 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
  • "The Shadows", a 1927 short story by Henry S. Whitehead
  • "The Shadows", a 1952 short story by Leigh Brackett
  • Shadows (anthology), a 1978–1981 series of horror anthologies edited by Charles L. Grant and published by Doubleday

Music

Groups

  • Shadow (group), a late '70s funk and soul group, a spin-off from The Ohio Players
  • The Shadows (Nepalese band), a rock band from Nepal
  • The Shadows, a British guitar-based instrumental group who were also accompanists for Cliff Richard

Albums

  • Shadows (Gordon Lightfoot album), 1982
  • Shadows (David Benoit album), 1991
  • Shadows (Gary Bartz album), 1992
  • Shadows (Creepmime album), 1993
  • Shadows (Spy Glass Blue album), 1996
  • Shadows (Wagon Christ album), 2004
  • Shadows (Lynch album), 2009
  • Shadows (Teenage Fanclub album), 2010
  • Shadows (In the Midst of Lions album), 2011
  • Shadows (Lenka album), 2013
  • Shadows (Rachael Leahcar album), 2017
  • The Shadow (album), a 1990 album by Ketil Bjørnstad
  • The Shadow, the second album of rock band Naked Giants
  • The Shadows (album), a 1961 album by The Shadows

Songs

  • "Shadow" (Ashlee Simpson song), 2004
  • "Shadow" (f(x) song), 2013
  • "Shadow" (Alexandra Burke song), 2018
  • "Shadows" (Sunny Day Real Estate song)
  • "Shadows" (The Getaway Plan song)
  • "Shadows" (Breed 77 song), 2005
  • "Shadows" (Warpaint song), 2011
  • "Shadows", by A. J. McLean from Have It All
  • "Shadows", by The Afters from Live On Forever
  • "Shadow", by Austin Mahone from The Secret
  • "Shadow", by Bleachers from Strange Desire
  • "Shadows", by Breathe Carolina from Savages
  • "Shadow", by Britney Spears from In the Zone
  • "Shadow", by Carly Rae Jepsen from The Loveliest Time
  • "Shadow", by Chromatics from Twin Peaks: Music from the Limited Event Series
  • "Shadows", by Deep Purple from Shades of Deep Purple
  • "Shadows", by Dev from The Night the Sun Came Up
  • "The Shadow", by Devo from Total Devo
  • "Shadows", by Eric Prydz
  • "Shadows", by From Ashes to New from Day One
  • "Shadows", by God Is an Astronaut from their self-titled album
  • "Shadow", by Immanuel Wilkins from The 7th Hand
  • "Shadows", by Joe Walsh from You Bought It – You Name It
  • "Shadow", by Kesha from High Road
  • "Shadows", by Lindsey Stirling
  • "Shadow", by Neurosis from Given to the Rising
  • "Shadows", by New Trolls
  • "Shadows", by Nidji from Top Up
  • "Shadow", by Nonpoint from Miracle
  • "The Shadow", by The Prodigy
  • "Shadows", by Red from Innocence & Instinct
  • "Shadows", by Red Fang from Only Ghosts
  • "Shadows", by Red House Painters from Ocean Beach
  • "Shadows", by Renegade Five
  • "Shadows", by Rufus Wainwright from Poses
  • "Shadow", by Ryan Adams from the self-titled album
  • "Shadows", by Sabrina Carpenter from Evolution
  • "Shadows", by Sampa the Great from As Above, So Below
  • "The Shadow", by Timothy B. Schmit from Feed the Fire
  • "Shadow", by Twice from More & More
  • "Shadows", by Westlife from Where We Are
  • "Shadows", by Wire from Mind Hive
  • "Shadows", by X Ambassadors from Orion

Venues

  • The Shadows in Washington DC, a renowned music club also known as The Cellar Door from 1964 to 1981

Other

  • Shadows (Sallinen), an orchestral prelude by Aulis Sallinen
  • The Shadow (underground newspaper), New York City, NY

Radio and television

  • Shadow, a television ident for BBC Two, from the 1991–2001 series
  • Shadows (TV series), a 1970s British supernatural television drama series aimed at older children
  • Shadow (TV series), a 2019 South African television drama

Episodes

  • "Shadow" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), an episode of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • "Shadow" (Supernatural), an episode of the television series Supernatural
  • "Shadows" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), an episode of the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • "Shadows" (The X-Files), an episode of the television series The X-Files
  • "Shadows" (Voltron: Legendary Defender), an episode of the television series Voltron: Legendary Defender
  • "Shadow," an episode of the television series Blake's 7
  • "Shadows", an episode of Highlander
  • "Shadows", an episode of the television series Teletubbies

Science and technology

  • Shadow (mathematics), a concept in the theory of hyperreal numbers
  • Shadow (OS/2), an OS/2 file linking strategy
  • Shadows (software), a software package for designing sundials and astrolabes
  • Acoustic shadow, acoustical phenomenon caused by an object placed in front of a source of sound
  • Shadow memory, a technique used to track and store information on computer memory used by a program during its execution
  • Shadow paging, a technique for providing atomicity and durability in database systems
  • Shadow password (Unix' /etc/shadow)
  • Shadow tables, objects in computer science used to improve the way machines, networks and programs handle information
  • The Shadow, a Spirit DataCine without a Kodak front-end optics and CCD

Sports

  • Shadow Racing Cars, former Formula One and CanAm racing team of Don Nichols and Jackie Oliver
  • The Shadows, a former professional wrestling tag-team

Transport

Other uses

  • Shadow (psychology), a part of the unconscious mind consisting of repressed personality traits
  • Job shadow, an educational temporary work experience following someone else in their workplace
  • Shadow Cabinet, members of the parliamentary opposition party
  • USS Shadow III (SP-102), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
  • Shadow Inc., a technology company that gained attention after their IowaReporterApp software failed during the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses
  • Shadow.tech, a cloud computing service
  • The Shadows (podcast), 2018 podcast created by Kaitlin Prest and produced by the CBC

See also

  • Shadda, an Arabic diacritic mark
  • Shado (disambiguation)
  • Shadow Lake (disambiguation)
  • Shadowing (disambiguation)
  • Shadowman (disambiguation)
  • Shatto (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles beginning with Shadow
  • All pages with titles containing Shadow
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