Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

*Mystery, a cat character in ''

Emily the Strange Emily the Strange is an illustrated fictional character featured in several comic books, graphic novels and in various merchandise and clothing lines. She was created by Rob Reger for his company Cosmic Debris Etc. Inc. located in San Francisco, ...

'' *Mystery, a seahorse that SpongeBob SquarePants adopts in the episode " My Pretty Seahorse"

Films

* ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film * ''Mystery'' (2014 film), a 2014 Chinese suspense thriller adventure film * ''

Mystery, Alaska ''Mystery, Alaska'' is a 1999 American sports comedy-drama film, directed by Jay Roach, about an amateur ice hockey team from the fictional small town of Mystery that plays an exhibition game against the National Hockey League (NHL)'s New Y ...

'', a 1999 comedy-drama film * '' Gumnaam – The Mystery'', a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller film * '' Room: The Mystery'', a 2014 Indian film

Genres

Mystery fiction Mystery is a genre fiction, fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains wiktionary:mysterious, mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually prov ...

, a genre of detective fiction *

Mystery film A mystery film is a film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, ...

, a genre in cinema

Literature

* ''Mysteries'' (novel) or ''Mysterie'', an 1892 existentialist novel by Knut Hamsun * ''Mystery'' (novel), a 1990 novel by American author Peter Straub *'' The Mystery'' (1907), a novel by

Samuel Hopkins Adams Samuel Hopkins Adams (January 26, 1871 – November 16, 1958) was an American writer who was an investigative journalist and muckraker. Background Adams was born in Dunkirk, New York. Adams was a muckraker, known for exposing public-health in ...

Newspapers

* ''Mystery'' (newspaper), an African American newspaper by Martin Delany

Music

Groups

Mystery (band) Mystery (often stylized as MYSTERY) is a Canadian rock band formed in 1986 by multi-instrumentalist Michel St-Père. The band released their eponymous debut EP in 1992 with Raymond and Gary Savoie on lead vocals, followed by their first album ' ...

, a Canadian progressive-rock band formed in 1986

Albums and EPs

* ''Mystery'' (Blk Jks EP), 2009 * ''Mystery'' (Mystery EP), 1992 * ''Mystery'' (RAH Band album), 1985 * ''Mystery'' (Faye Wong album), 1994 * ''Mystery'', a 1984 album by

Vanilla Fudge Vanilla Fudge is an American rock band known predominantly for their slow extended heavy rock arrangements of contemporary hit songs, such as their hit cover of the Supremes' " You Keep Me Hangin' On". The band's original line–up was vocali ...

* ''Mystery'', a 2006 album

Evonne Hsu Evonne Hsu, also known as Hsu Hui-hsin () (born December 5, 1976, in Longview, Texas, United States), is a Taiwanese-American Mandopop singer. Hsu is managed by Music Nation Wingman Limited and signed by Universal Music Taiwan since her debut ...

* '' Myst3ry'', a 2016 EP by Ladies' Code * ''The Mystery'' (album)

Songs

*"Mystery", a song by Live from the 2006 album

Songs from Black Mountain ''Songs from Black Mountain'' is the eighth studio album by Live. It was released in most countries on April 10, 2006, but was released on May 9 in Canada, May 29 in the UK and June 6 in the US. It was their only release through Epic Records. ...

*"Mystery", a song by Dio from the 1984 album ''

The Last in Line ''The Last In Line'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Dio, released on July 2, 1984. It is the first Dio album to feature former Rough Cutt keyboardist Claude Schnell. It became the band's highest-charting album in bo ...

'' *"Mystery", a song by Hugh Laurie from the television series ''

A Bit of Fry & Laurie ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series ...

'' *"Mystery", a song by Miles Davis from the 1992 album ''

Doo-Bop ''Doo-Bop'' is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. It was recorded with hip hop producer Easy Mo Bee and released posthumously on June 30, 1992, by Warner Bros. Records. The album was received unfavorably by most critics, al ...

'' *"Mystery", a song by Raveena from the album ''

Asha's Awakening ''Asha's Awakening'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Raveena, which was released through Warner Records on February 11, 2022. The album was preceded by the singles "Rush" and "Secret". ''Asha's Awakening'' is a concept ...

'' *"Mystery", a song by Sara Groves from the album ''

Invisible Empires ''Invisible Empires'' is the seventh studio album and tenth album overall from Christian singer and songwriter Sara Groves, and it released on October 18, 2011, by Fair Trade and Columbia Records. The producers on the album were Steve Hindalo ...

'' *"Mystery", a song by

Rod Temperton Rodney Lynn Temperton (9 October 1949 – 25 September 2016) was an English musician, songwriter, and record producer. Temperton was the keyboardist and principal songwriter for the 1970s funk band Heatwave, writing songs including "Star of a ...

, performed by The Manhattan Transfer and Anita Baker *"Mystery", a song by The Olivia Tremor Control from the album '' Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One'' *"Mystery", a song by Wipers from the 1980 album ''

Is This Real? ''Is This Real?'' is the debut studio album by the Portland, Oregon-based punk rock band Wipers, originally released on vinyl in January 1980 by Park Avenue Records. The album was reissued on CD by Sub Pop in 1993, augmented by the three tracks ...

'' *"Mystery", a song by Pond from the 2012 album '' Beard, Wives, Denim''

Television

Series

* It's a Mystery (TV series), a children's television show * ''

Mystery! ''Mystery!'' is an anthology television series produced by WGBH Boston for PBS in the United States. The series was created as a mystery, police and crime drama spin-off of the PBS show ''Masterpiece Theatre''. From 1980 to 2007, ''Mystery!' ...

'', a PBS program showcasing British detective fiction

Other uses in television

* "Mystery" (''Pee-wee's Playhouse''), an episode of the children's show ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' * "The Mystery" (''The Amazing World of Gumball''), an episode of the TV show ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' *

Mystery TV Crime & Investigation (stylized as Crime + Investigation) is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. It is a licensed version of A&E Networks' U.S. channel of the same name, and airs off-network ...

, a Canadian digital television channel *

Ion Mystery Ion Mystery (formerly Escape and Court TV Mystery, stylized as ESCAPE and MYSTERY; formerly branded on-air as Mystery) is an American free-to-air television network owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. It focu ...

, an American digital television channel formerly branded as Mystery

People

* Mystery (pickup artist) (born 1971), stage name of entertainer Erik Von Markovik

Religion and ancient culture

Mystery play Mystery plays and miracle plays (they are distinguished as two different forms although the terms are often used interchangeably) are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe. Medieval mystery plays focused on the represe ...

, such as the Passion play *

Sacred mysteries Sacred mysteries are the areas of supernatural phenomena associated with a divinity or a religious belief and praxis. Sacred mysteries may be either: # Religious beliefs, rituals or practices which are kept secret from the uninitiated. # Belief ...

, beliefs which cannot be explained by normal reasoning, or esoteric teachings which are kept secret from the non-initiated **

Greco-Roman mysteries Mystery religions, mystery cults, sacred mysteries or simply mysteries (), were religious schools of the Greco-Roman world for which participation was reserved to initiation rite, initiates ''(mystai)''. The main characteristic of these religiou ...

, ancient religious cults whose rituals were not revealed to outsiders; the most famous were the Eleusinian Mysteries

Vessels

* ''Mystery'', a cutter built in 1863 by Peter Hedland and subsequently captained by him on journeys to Western Australia * ''Mystery'' (log canoe), a Chesapeake Bay log canoe * ''Mystery'' (lugger), a Mount's Bay lugger which made a voyage from Cornwall to Australia in 1855 ** ''

Spirit of Mystery ''Spirit of Mystery'' is a replica of the Mount's Bay lugger ''Mystery'' which made a voyage to Australia in 1854/55. In 1854 a discussion in the Star Inn in Newlyn led seven fishermen to set sail in the hope of finding their fortunes. 116 da ...

'', a modern recreation of ''Mystery'' * , the name of more than one proposed or actual United States Navy ships

Other uses

*The Mystery, Wavertree Playground of England * Sunbeam 1000 HP Mystery, car that held the land-speed record