Abyss may refer to:

Religion

Abyss (religion) In the Bible, the abyss is an unfathomably deep or boundless place. The term comes from the Greek language, Greek word ''abyssos'' (), meaning "deep, unfathomable, boundless". It is used as both an adjective and a noun. It appears in the Septuagin ...

, a bottomless pit, or a passage to the underworld *

Abyss (Thelema) In Thelema, the Abyss represents a metaphysical concept that signifies the great chasm or void separating the manifest world from its divine source. Aleister Crowley, the founder of Thelema, extensively explored and integrated this concept into h ...

, a spiritual principle within the system of Thelema

Film and television

* ''The Abyss'' (1910 film), a Danish silent film starring Asta Nielsen * ''The Abyss'' (1988 film) (''L'Œuvre au noir''), a French-Belgian film * ''

The Abyss ''The Abyss'' is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery tea ...

'', a 1989 film directed by James Cameron * ''The Abyss'' (2023 film), a Swedish film starring

Tuva Novotny Tuva Matilda Moa Karolina Novotny (née Hedström; born 21 December 1979), also known as Tuva Novotny-Hedström, is a Swedish actress and director. Early life and education Tuva Matilda Moa Karolina Hedström was born on 21 December 1979 in Sto ...

* ''Abyss'' (TV series), a 2019 South Korean television series Episodes * "The Abyss" (''Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future'') * "The Abyss" (''Entourage'') * "The Abyss" (''The Punisher''), an episode of ''The Punisher'' * "Abyss" (''Stargate SG-1'')

Games

Abyss (Dungeons & Dragons) In the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'', an Outer Plane is one of a number of general types of planes of existence. They can also be referred to as ''godly planes'', ''spiritual planes,'' or ''divine planes''. The Outer Planes a ...

, a plane of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying games * ''Abyss'' (Flying Buffalo), a 1980 role-playing game adventure for ''Tunnels & Trolls'' * ''Abyss'' (magazine), a defunct gaming magazine * Abyss, a flight map in '' Aion'' * Abyss, the final boss character of ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'' * Abyss or

Zasalamel The following is a comprehensive list of characters from the ''Soulcalibur'' series of video games, beginning with ''Soul Edge'' (''Soul Blade'' in the PlayStation version) in 1995. Overview and development ''Soulcalibur'' is a weapon-based figh ...

, a character in ''Soulcalibur III'' * "The Abyss", a content update for ''

No Man's Sky ''No Man's Sky'' is an Action-adventure game, action-adventure survival game developed and published by Hello Games. It was released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 and Windows in August 2016, for Xbox One in July 2018, for the PlayStation 5 an ...

'' * "The Abyss", an area in the video game ''

Hollow Knight ''Hollow Knight'' is a 2017 Metroidvania video game developed and published by Australian Indie game, independent developer Team Cherry. The player controls an nameless insectoid warrior exploring Hallownest, a fallen kingdom plagued by a super ...

'' * "The Abyss", an area in the video game ''

Dark Souls is a dark fantasy action role-playing game series developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Created by Hidetaka Miyazaki, the series began with the release of ''Dark Souls (video game), Dark Souls'' (2011) and has ...

'' * "The Abyss Order", a faction within the video game ''

Genshin Impact ''Genshin Impact'' is a 2020 action role-playing game produced by MiHoYo, MiHoYo/HoYoverse. The game features an anime-style open world environment and an action-based Role-playing battle systems, battle system using Classical element, element ...

Literature and comics

* ''The Abyss'' (Card novel), by Orson Scott Card, a novelization of the 1989 James Cameron film * ''The Abyss'' (Yourcenar novel), a 1968 historical novel by Marguerite Yourcenar * ''Abyss'' (Weddle and Lang novel), a 2001 ''Star Trek'' novel * ''Abyss'' (Denning novel), a 2009 ''Star Wars'' novel * "The Abyss", a 1941 horror short story by Robert A. W. Lowndes *

Abyss (comics) A-Bomb Abomination Absorbing Man Abraxas Abyss Abyss is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Nils Styger Abyss is a mutant and the half-brother of Nightcrawler. He was cr ...

, various characters in the Marvel Universe * The Abyss, a supernatural prison in the Japanese anime/manga ''

Pandora Hearts ''Pandora Hearts'' (stylized as ''PandoraHearts'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. It was serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' from May 2006 to March 2015, with its chapters ...

'' * The Abyss, the titular setting of the Japanese anime/manga ''

Made in Abyss is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihito Tsukushi. It has been serialized online in Takeshobo's digital publication ''Web Comic Gamma'' since October 2012, and has been collected in 13 volumes. The story follows ...

Music

The Abyss (band) The Abyss is an American alternative rock band based out of Houston, Texas, that was founded in 2007 by Sean Ozz and Ronnie Kopal. Musical development The Cure, Jane's Addiction, Radiohead, Joy Division, Muse, PiL, and The Smashing Pumpkins ...

, an American alternative rock band * The Abyss (musical project), a black metal side project of the Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy *

The Abyss (recording studio) ''The Abyss'' is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery tea ...

, a recording studio owned by Swedish musician Peter Tägtgren * Abyss, the talent agency that represents the South Korean performing artist

Sandara Park Sandara Park (; born November 12, 1984), known mononymously as Dara (), is a South Korean singer, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in the Philippines as a contestant on the ABS-CBN original talent show ''Star Circle Quest'' i ...

Albums

* ''Abyss'' (Ad Infinitum album), 2024 * ''Abyss'' (Chelsea Wolfe album) or the title song, 2015 * ''Abyss'' (Lionsheart album) or the title song, 2004 * ''Abyss'' (Unleash the Archers album) or the title song, 2020

Songs

* "Abyss", a song by Circus Maximus from '' Isolate'' * "Abyss", a song by D'espairsRay from ''

Monsters A monster is a type of imaginary or fictional creature found in literature, folklore, mythology, fiction and religion. They are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive, with a strange or grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...

'' * "Abyss", a song by Jin * "Abyss", a song by Stratovarius from ''

Dreamspace ''Dreamspace'' is the third studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 9 February 1994 through Noise Records.

'' * "Abyss", a song by The-Dream from '' Love King'' * "Abyss", a song by

Woodz Cho Seung-youn (, born August 5, 1996), known professionally as Woodz (; stylized in all caps), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. He rose to fame as a main rapper in the South Korean-Chinese boy band Uniq, formed ...

* "The Abyss", a song by The Weeknd and Lana Del Rey from '' Hurry Up Tomorrow'' * "The Abyss", a song by Accept from ''

Blood of the Nations ''Blood of the Nations'' is the twelfth studio album by German heavy metal band Accept. It is the band's first studio recording since 1996's ''Predator'' and the first album to feature vocalist Mark Tornillo and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann. It ...

'' * "The Abyss", a song by Sepultura from ''

Schizophrenia Schizophrenia () is a mental disorder characterized variously by hallucinations (typically, Auditory hallucination#Schizophrenia, hearing voices), delusions, thought disorder, disorganized thinking and behavior, and Reduced affect display, f ...

Other uses

* Abyss (roller coaster), at Adventure World in Perth, Western Australia *

Abyss (wrestler) Christopher Joseph Park (born October 4, 1973), better known by his ring name Abyss, is an American retired professional wrestler, who is signed to WWE as a Road agent (professional wrestling), producer. He is best known for his time with Total N ...

(born 1973), ring name of professional wrestler Chris Park * AUV Abyss, an autonomous underwater research vehicle * Abyss, in heraldry, the exact middle of an

escutcheon Escutcheon may refer to: * Escutcheon (heraldry), a shield or shield-shaped emblem, displaying a coat of arms * Escutcheon (furniture), a metal plate that surrounds a keyhole or lock cylinder on a door * (in medicine) the distribution of pubic ha ...

* "The Abyss", an episode of the Canadian podcast ''

Someone Knows Something ''Someone Knows Something'' (or ''SKS'' for short) is a podcast by Canadian award-winning filmmaker and writer David Ridgen, first released in March 2016. The series is hosted, written and produced by Ridgen and mixed by Cesil Fernandes. The ser ...