Shadow (disambiguation)

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

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 (born 1941), 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, a famed Mexican professional Lucha Libre wrestler

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 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 (video game)
Shadow and Gasher, a villain from the 1986 TV series Jikuu Senshi Spielban
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 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 (1954 film), a film starring Märta Torén
Shadow (1956 film), a 1956 film by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Shadows (1959 film), a film by John Cassavetes
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
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

Literature

The Shadow, the pulp fiction series from 1930s on (also a radio show and movie serials)
Shadow (Bob Woodward book), a 1999 book by Bob Woodward
Shadow (Star Trek), a 2001 Star Trek novel
Shadow (Marcia Brown book), a 1982 book that won a Caldecott Medal for illustrator Marcia Brown
Shadows (anthology), a series of horror anthologies
Shadows (novel), a 1999 novel by Tim Bowler
The Shadow (fairy tale), an 1847 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

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 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 Bleachers from Strange Desire
"Shadow", by Britney Spears from In the Zone
"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 Joe Walsh from You Bought It – You Name It
"Shadow", by Kesha from High Road
"Shadows", by Lindsey Stirling
"Shadows", by New Trolls
"Shadows", by Nidji from Top Up
"The Shadow", by The Prodigy
"Shadows", by Red from Innocence & Instinct
"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
"Shadow", by Twice from More & More
"Shadows", by Westlife from Where We Are
"Shadows", by Wire from Mind Hive

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

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 (South African 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
"Shadow," an episode of the TV 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

Shadow (motorbike), a Honda motorcycle
AAI RQ-7 Shadow, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the United States Army
Back Bone Shadow, a French paramotor design
Dodge Shadow, a Chrysler Corporation automobile
Vortech Shadow, an American autogyro rotorcraft design

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

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