Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to:

Religion and spirituality

Vision (spirituality) A vision is something seen in a dream, trance, or religious ecstasy, especially a supernatural appearance that usually conveys a revelation. Visions generally have more clarity than dreams, but traditionally fewer psychological connotations. V ...

* Apparitional experience *

Ghost A ghost is the soul (spirit), soul or spirit of a dead Human, person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visibl ...

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Spectre'' (1977 film), a made-for-television film produced and written by Gene Roddenberry * ''Specters'' (film), a 1987 horror film starring Donald Pleasence * ''Spectre'' (1996 film), an American-Irish horror film * ''Spectres'' (film), a 2004 supernatural drama * ''Specter'' (2005 film), a Japanese tokusatsu film * '' DC Showcase: The Spectre'', a 2010 short animated film * ''Spectre'' (2015 film), a James Bond film * Specter (''Battlestar Galactica''), a Cylon in the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series * Harvey Specter, a character from the TV series ''Suits'' * Kamen Rider Specter, a character from the tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider Ghost''

Music

* Spectre (musician), alias of producer and rapper Skiz Fernando * The Spectre (rapper) (born 1986), British *

Akhenaton (rapper) Philippe Fragione (; born 17 September 1968), better known by his stage name Akhenaton, is a French rapper and hip hop producer. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza and Spectre. He is best known as member of hip hop gro ...

(born 1968), French hip hop artist who uses ''Spectre'' as one of his aliases * ''Spectres'' (album), 1977, by Blue Öyster Cult * ''Spectre'' (Laibach album), 2014 * "Spectre" (Radiohead song), by the English band Radiohead * "Spectre" (Alan Walker song), 2015 * "The Spectre" (song), 2017, by Norwegian record producer and DJ Alan Walker * "Spectre", a song by

Christian Death Christian Death is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles County, California, in 1979 by Rozz Williams. With major line-up changes over the years, Christian Death has retained "a relentlessly confrontational stand against organized religi ...

* "Spectres", a song from the Avantasia album '' The Mystery of Time'' * "Spectres", a song from the God Is an Astronaut album '' Ghost Tapes #10'' * '' Spectre: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', from the James Bond movie

Literature

* SPECTRE, an evil organisation in the James Bond novels and films * Spectre (''His Dark Materials''), ghostly beings in Philip Pullman's fantasy novel trilogy * ''Spectre'' (novel), a 1998 ''Star Trek'' novel by William Shatner *

Spectre (DC Comics character) The Spectre is the name given to several fictional antiheroes who have appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in '' More Fun Comics'' #52 (February 1940). He was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard ...

, any of several DC Comics characters *

Silk Spectre Silk Spectre is the name of two fictional superheroines in the graphic novel limited series ''Watchmen'', published by DC Comics. Created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the original Silk Spectre, Sally "Jupiter" Juspeczyk, was a member of the cr ...

, a DC Comics character * ''The Specter'' (novel), a 1938 novel by Maxim Gorki * The Specters, creatures in the manga ''

Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...

'' and its sequel

Video games

* ''Spectre'' (1982 video game), released in 1982 * ''Spectre'' (1991 video game), 1991, for the Macintosh computer * Spectre, an elite intelligence and military unit in the series '' Mass Effect'' * Specter, a villain in the series '' Ape Escape'' * Spectre, a vehicle in the ''

Halo Halo, halos or haloes usually refer to: * Halo (optical phenomenon) * Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head HALO, halo, halos or haloes may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Video games * Halo (franchise), ...

'' series * Mercurial - The Spectre, a hero in the game mod '' Defense of the Ancients'' and its sequel * Spectre, a necropolis unit in the '' Heroes of Might and Magic'' series * Spectre, a character/vehicle in the first and second installments of the '' Twisted Metal'' series * Specter, a character in '' SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs'' series * Spectre team, a covert ops military unit in the PlayStation 3 game '' Resistance 2'' * Spectre, callsign of the player character in '' MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries'' * Spectre, a cloaking sniper unit in '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'' * Master Spectre, a character from the game ''

Adventures in the Magic Kingdom ''Adventures in the Magic Kingdom'' is a video game released in 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Its soundtrack was composed by Yoko Shimomura. The game was released in five different regions (British Isles, North America, France, Sc ...

'' * BRD-01 Spectre, an artificial intelligence controlled robotic unit in '' Titanfall'' * Spectre, callsign of a multiplayer character in '' Call of Duty: Black Ops III'' * Spectres, a type of monsters from the MMORPG game '' The Secret World'' *Specter Knight, a boss in Shovel Knight

Other

* Spectre (Blake), one of the elements of humans in William Blake's mythology * Spectre (''Dungeons & Dragons''), an undead creature

Military and aircraft

* USS ''Specter'' (AM-306), a minesweeper which served in World War II *

Lockheed AC-130 The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, na ...

H Spectre, an American gunship aircraft * de Havilland Spectre, a 1950s rocket engine intended for Royal Air Force aircraft * Spectre M4, an Italian submachine gun * Specter Aircraft, an American aircraft manufacturer ** Specter Aircraft Specter II, an American homebuilt aircraft design * McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, was briefly assigned the name "F-110A Spectre" by USAF, but it was never used in practice

Places

Spectre (fictional town) Jackson Lake Island is a private island in Elmore County, Alabama, which contains the fictional town of Spectre, built as a film set for the 2003 film '' Big Fish''. After production of the film ended, the set was initially abandoned, then partia ...

, an abandoned movie set located in Alabama, created for the film ''Big Fish'' * Specter Range, a mountain range in Nevada, US *

The Spectre (Antarctica) The Gothic Mountains () is a group of mountains, long, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, located west of Watson Escarpment and bounded by Scott Glacier, Albanus Glacier, and Griffith Glacier. Exploration and naming The mountains ...

, a rock spire in the Queen Maud Mountains

Technology

HP Spectre HP Inc. is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that develops personal computers (PCs), printers and related supplies, as well as 3D printing solutions. It was formed on November ...

, a Hewlett-Packard computer * Spectre (security vulnerability), a computer security vulnerability * Spectre Circuit Simulator, for analog integrated circuits * Spectre GCR, an add-on cartridge to run Macintosh software on an Atari ST computer

Other uses

Specter (surname) Specter is a Dutch people, Dutch surname. It is also of Ashkenazic Jewish origin, an occupational name of a teacher's assistant. It is also derivative of the Polish word ''inspektor'', meaning supervisor. Notable people with this name include: * A ...

Spectre (political party) Reginald Thomas Keys (born 1952) is the father of a United Kingdom, British serviceman killed in the Iraq War. He stood in the 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 general election as an anti-war independent candidate for in Sedgefield (UK ...

, in the United Kingdom *

Spectre R42 The Spectre R42 is a 2-seater mid-engined rear-wheel drive sports car manufactured by British boutique automobile manufacturer Spectre Supersports Ltd. History Ray Christopher, associated with the GT Development firm, which was notable for buil ...

, a British sports car by Spectre Supersports and Spectre Motors