Spook is a synonym for

ghost In folklore, a ghost is the soul or Spirit (supernatural entity), spirit of a dead Human, person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from a ...

. Spook or spooks may also refer to:

People

* Spook (nickname), shared by several notable people * Per Spook (born 1939), Norwegian fashion designer * a

racial slur The following is a list of ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, or ethnic epithets that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnic, national, or racial group or to refer to them in a derogatory, pejor ...

referring to a black person

Places

* Spook Bridge, an abandoned bridge over the Withlacoochee River, Georgia, United States * Spook Cave, a flooded cave in Iowa, US * Spook Hill, a gravity hill in Florida, US * Spook (crater), a small crater in the Descartes Highlands of the Moon

Arts, entertainment, media

Fictional characters

Spook (comics) The Batman family enemies are a collection of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters are depicted as adversaries of the superhero Batman and his allies. Since Batman first appeared in ''Detectiv ...

, a DC Comics enemy of Batman * Spook, a character from the cartoon series ''Top Cat'' * Spook, a character in the comic strip ''

The Wizard of Id ''The Wizard of Id'' is a daily newspaper comic strip created by American cartoonists Brant Parker and Johnny Hart. Beginning November 9, 1964, the strip follows the antics of a large cast of characters in a shabby medieval kingdom called "Id ...

Films

* ''Spooks'' (1930 film), a 1930 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short * ''Spooks'' (1953 film), a 1953 Three Stooges short * '' Spooks: The Greater Good'', a British 2015 spy film

Literature and comics

* '' Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife'', a 2005 non-fiction book by Mary Roach * ''

Spook's ''Spook's'', published as ''The Last Apprentice'' in the United States, is a children's dark fantasy series by English author Joseph Delaney. It is published by imprints of Penguin Random House in the United Kingdom and HarperCollins in the Un ...

'', a series of dark fantasy novels by Joseph Delaney * ''Spook'', a graphic novel by Joshua Starnes and Lisandro Estherren * ''Spooks'', a children's book by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins as part of their ''Picture Lions'' series * ''Spooks'', a comic book series by

Larry Hama Larry Hama (; born June 7, 1949) is an People of the United States, American comic-book writer, artist, actor, and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s. During the 1970s, he was seen in minor roles ...

Television

* ''Spooks'' (TV series), a UK series broadcast from 2002 to 2011 (called ''MI-5'' in some countries) * '' Spooks: Code 9'', a UK series broadcast in 2008

Music

Groups

Spooks (group) Spooks was an American hip-hop group, active from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s. The members of the group got together in 1994, taking their name from the 1969 novel by Sam Gryenlee, '' The Spook Who Sat by the Door''. Career After attaining ...

, an American hip-hop band

Albums

* ''Spooks'' (album), a 2010 album by The Beautiful Girls * ''Spooks: Original Comics Soundtrack'', a 2008 album by

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Music of Latin America, Lati ...

and

Andy Garfield Andrew Douglas Garfield (born January 31, 1974 in Fullerton, California) is an American composer. He is best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Adam Green, as the composer of films including ''Hatchet'', '' Frozen'', and '' Hatchet II'' ...

, based on the comics by Larry Hama

Songs

* "Spooks", by Dance Gavin Dance from the album ''

Downtown Battle Mountain II ''Downtown Battle Mountain II'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Dance Gavin Dance, released on March 8, 2011, on Rise Records. The album is a non-direct sequel to the band's full-length debut studio album, '' Downtown Battle Mo ...

'' * "Spooks", by Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) from the ''

Inherent Vice ''Inherent Vice'' is a novel by the American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published on August4, 2009. A darkly comic detective novel set in 1970s California, the plot follows sleuth Larry "Doc" Sportello whose ex-girlfriend asks him to i ...

'' soundtrack * "Spooks!", by Louis Armstrong, released in 1954, later found on album ''

Satchmo In Style ''Satchmo in Style'' is a 1959 studio album by Louis Armstrong, arranged by Gordon Jenkins. Reception The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album two stars and said that "...the jazz content is minimal and the music is plagued by the ra ...

'' *"Spooks", by Marion Brown from the album ''

Three for Shepp ''Three for Shepp'' is an album by American saxophonist Marion Brown featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

'' 1966 * "Spooks", by

Pryda Eric Sheridan Prydz (, ; born 19 July 1976), also known by his many aliases including Pryda () and Cirez D (), is a Swedish DJ and record producer. He rose to prominence with his 2004 hit single "Call on Me (Eric Prydz song), Call on Me", and s ...

from the single ''Spooks / Do It'' * "Spook", by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from the album ''

Wrong Creatures ''Wrong Creatures'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The album was released through Vagrant Records on January 12, 2018. Four songs were released as singles in late 2017 ahead of the album's release: " ...

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Spooks'' (video game), a 1985 video game

Military

* "Spook", nickname for a

Mine Protected Combat Vehicle The Mine Protected Combat Vehicle – MPCV (a.k.a. 'Spook') was a Rhodesian 4×4 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAPV), first introduced in 1979 and based on the body of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog light truck. It remains in use with ...

, a Rhodesian armoured fighting vehicle * "The Spook", emblem of the

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that was developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.Swanborough and Bower ...

, a United States Navy fighter-bomber

Other uses

* a concept in the

philosophy of Max Stirner Johann Kaspar Schmidt (; 25 October 1806 – 26 June 1856), known professionally as Max Stirner (; ), was a German post-Hegelian philosopher, dealing mainly with the Hegelian notion of social alienation and self-consciousness. Stirner is ofte ...