Death Wish or Deathwish may refer to:

Common meanings

Death drive In classical psychoanalysis of Sigmund Freud, the death drive () is the Drive theory, drive toward destruction in the sense of breaking down complex phenomena into their constituent parts or bringing life back to its inanimate 'dead' state, often ...

, a psychoanalytic term *

Homicidal ideation Homicidal ideation is a common medical term for thoughts about homicide. There is a range of homicidal thoughts which spans from vague and fleeting to detailed and fully formulated plans without the act itself. Most people who have homicidal idea ...

, a term for thoughts about killing another human *

Suicidal ideation Suicidal ideation, or suicidal thoughts, is the thought process of having ideas or ruminations about the possibility of dying by suicide.World Health Organization, ''ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics'', ver. 09/2020MB26.A Suicidal i ...

, a term for thoughts about killing oneself

Arts and entertainment

Radio

*"Death Wish", a 1957 episode of the radio series ''X Minus One''

Literature

Books

* ''The Death Wish'', a 1934 novel by

Elisabeth Sanxay Holding Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (1889–1955) was an American novelist and short story writer. She primarily authored fiction in the hardboiled subgenre of detective novels. Life and career Born June 18, 1889, in Brooklyn, New York, Sanxay attended Mi ...

* ''Death Wish'' (novel), a 1972 novel by Brian Garfield * ''Death Wish: A Story of the Mafia'', a 1977 novel by

Iceberg Slim Robert Beck (born Robert Lee Maupin or Robert Moppins Jr.; August 4, 1918 – April 28, 1992), better known as Iceberg Slim, was an American pimp who later became a writer. Beck's 1967 memoir, ''Pimp: The Story of My Life'' sold very well, ...

* ''Death Wishes'', a 1983 novel by Philip Loraine * ''Death Wish'', a 2010 non-fiction book by Christopher Sorrentino

Comics

*''Death Wish'', a strip in British comic '' Valiant'' from 1975 * Deathwish, a character appearing in issue 5 of the 1993 '' Hardware'' comic universe

Short stories

* "Death Wish", a 1956 short story by

Robert Sheckley Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) was an American writer. First published in the science-fiction magazines of the 1950s, his many quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, Absurdist fiction, absurdist, and ...

under the pseudonym Ned Lang

Film

* ''Death Wish'' (1974 film), a 1974 film based on the 1972 Brian Garfield novel ** ''Death Wish'' (film series), a series of four films following the 1974 original ** ''Death Wish'' (2018 film), a remake of the 1974 film

Television

* "Death Wish" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a 1996 episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' *'' Death Wish Live'', a 2006 reality show programming block on Channel 4 *A concept in ''Smoke Gets in Your Eyes'', the pilot episode of ''Mad Men''

Music

* ''Death Wish'' (soundtrack), composed by Herbie Hancock for the 1974 film * "Deathwish", a song by British rock band The Police from the 1979 album ''

Reggatta de Blanc ''Reggatta de Blanc'' is the second studio album by British rock band the Police, released on 5 October 1979 by A&M Records. It was the band's first release to top the UK Albums Chart and features their first two UK number-one singles: " Messa ...

'' * ''Deathwish'' (EP), a 1984 EP by American gothic rock band Christian Death *

Deathwish Inc. Deathwish Inc. is an American independent record label conceived by Jacob Bannon of Converge and Tre McCarthy in 2000. Their first release was '' Deeper the Wound'', a split album between Converge and Japanese band Hellchild on April 23, 2001. D ...

, an American music label formed in 2000 * "Death Wish" (song), a song by American rapper Jadakiss from the 2009 album ''The Last Kiss'' * "Death Wish", a song from

the soundtrack A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured ...

of '' Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' * "DeathWish", a song by American Rock Band

Red Sun Rising Red Sun Rising was an American rock band from Akron, Ohio that is currently on hiatus. The band has released two studio albums through the Razor & Tie record label; their first, ''Polyester Zeal'', in 2015, and their second, ''Thread (Red Sun R ...

from the 2018 album ''THREAD''

Other uses

Death Wish Coffee Death Wish Coffee is a coffee brand based in the United States. Their coffee is sold online, through Amazon, and in grocery stores across the country. The coffee is a blend of robusta and arabica beans from India, Peru, and other countries thro ...

, a brand based in Round Lake, New York * Deathwish, a skateboard company, sister company of

Baker Skateboards Baker Skateboards is an American skateboarding company founded in 2000 by professional skateboarder Andrew Reynolds. The company's main products are skateboard decks, soft goods, accessories, and wheels. History In 1999, Reynolds went to a se ...