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Wraith (Dungeons
Wraith is one of several traditional terms for a ghost or spirit. Wraith, Wraiths, or The Wraith may also refer to: Fiction Characters * Wraith (G.I. Joe), a Cobra mercenary in ''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' * Wraith (Image Comics), a comic book superhero * The Wraith (''Slam Masters'') * The Wraith (''Transformers'') * Wraith (''Wild Cards'') * Wraith, a playable character in the game Apex Legends * Wraith, a playable killer in the game Dead by Daylight * Ringwraiths, or Nazgûl in Tolkien's legendarium Marvel Comics * Wraith (Hector Rendoza), a member of the X-Men *John Wraith, an X-Men supporting character who goes by the alias of Kestrel * Wraith (Brian DeWolff), an adversary of Spider-Man * Wraith (Zak-Del) * Wraith (Yuri Watanabe), a rival and former ally of Spider-Man. * Wraith (Amalgam Comics), an Amalgam Comics character from ''JLX'' Races * Wraith (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a type of undead in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * Wraith, an alien race in ''Stargate Atlantis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost
A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead 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 visible wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike forms. The deliberate attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy, or in spiritism as a ''séance''. Other terms associated with it are apparition, haunt, phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter or spectre, spirit, spook, wraith, demon, and ghoul. The belief in the existence of an afterlife, as well as manifestations of the spirits of the dead, is widespread, dating back to animism or ancestor worship in pre-literate cultures. Certain religious practices—funeral rites, exorcisms, and some practices of spiritualism and ritual magic—are specifically designed to rest the spirits of the dead. Ghosts are generally described as solitary, human-like essences, though stories of ghostly armies and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalgam Comics
Amalgam Comics was a collaborative publishing imprint shared by DC Comics and Marvel Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters into new ones (e.g., DC Comics' Batman and Marvel Comics' Wolverine become the Amalgam Comics character the Dark Claw). These characters first appeared in a series of 12 one-shot comic books which were published in April 1996, between ''Marvel vs. DC'' #3 and ''DC vs. Marvel'' #4, the last two issues of the ''DC vs. Marvel'' crossover event. A second set of 12 one-shots followed one year later in June 1997, but without the crossover event as a background. All 24 of these one-shots chronologically occurred between the aforementioned issues of ''DC vs. Marvel''. ''The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005'' designated the Amalgam Universe as Earth-9602 in the Marvel Multiverse.Page 436 of the book ''The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia'' (2015) by Phil Jimenez and John Wells (under the entry " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remix Albums
A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (''Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'', 1971). As of 2007, the best-selling remix album of all time is Michael Jackson's '' Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'' (1997). History and concept ''Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'' (1971) by Harry Nilsson is credited as the first remix album. It was released after the successes of "Everybody's Talkin'" and '' The Point!'', when he decided that his older material had started to sound dated. Neu!'s ''Neu! 2'' (1973) has also been described as "in effect the first remix album", as many tracks see the duo "speed up, slow down, cut, doctor, and mutilate the material, sometimes beyond recognition". In the 1980s, record companies would combine several kinds of electronic dance music, such as dance-pop, house, techno, trance, drum and bass, dubste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell's Pit
''The Wraith: Hell's Pit'' is the ninth studio album by Insane Clown Posse. Released on August 31, 2004, the album is the final chapter of the first Joker's Card series. It is the second album for the 6th Joker Card in the 1st deck, and the group's 19th overall release. History Following the release of '' The Wraith: Shangri-La'', group member Violent J admitted that he was considering not completing the production of ''Hell's Pit''. He is quoted as describing ''Shangri-La'' as "the end of the road. It's the end of the Joker's Cards. After this I could do anything I want, for the rest of my life. The positivity was so unbelievable." Music Production Preceding the release of ''Hell's Pit'', Bruce stated the album's sound was intended as a throwback to the minimalistic sound of '' Carnival of Carnage'', particularly its darker second half. Bruce also stated that it would contain less rock elements and singing, and that it would not feature guest appearances. " Bowling Balls" sampl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangri-La
Shangri-La is a fictional place in the Kunlun Mountains (崑崙山) described in the 1933 novel '' Lost Horizon'' by English author James Hilton. Hilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise, particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia – an enduringly happy land, isolated from the world. In the novel, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living hundreds of years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. In the ancient Tibetan scriptures, the existence of seven such places are mentioned as ''Nghe-Beyul Khembalung''. Khembalung is one of several '' beyuls'' (hidden lands similar to Shangri-La) believed to have been created by Padmasambhava in the 9th century as idyllic, sacred places of refuge for Buddhists during times of strife (Reinhard, 1978). Etymology The phrase "Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wraith (1957 Film)
''The Wraith'' is a live television comedy play presented on Australian television in 1957. Broadcast on ABC, it was originally telecast in Sydney, and shown in Melbourne via a kinescope recording. It was made at a time when Australian drama was rare. Duration was 30 minutes, in black and white. It was written by W. Graeme-Holder, and had previously been presented on radio during the 1930s. It is not known if the kinescope recording of the television version is still extant. Premise "The Wraith" is the name of a mysterious burglar. Two gentlemen, John and James, are burgling the London flat of Madeleine Bloom, a wealthy actor. They are interrupted by a lady who accuses them of trespass. Cast *Leonard Bullen - John *Normal Cull - James *Joan Lord - Lady Production The play was based on a 1936 radio play that was often performed in the late 1930s. It had been performed on the BBC radio in 1939. Joan Lord had been in earlier TV plays '' Twelve Pound Look'' and '' Elizabeth Refus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wraith
''The Wraith'' is a 1986 independently made American action- fantasy film, produced by John Kemeny, written and directed by Mike Marvin, and starring Charlie Sheen, Sherilyn Fenn, Nick Cassavetes, and Randy Quaid."After All These Years ... Mike Marvin Talks The Wraith." ''Dread Central'', March 17, 2010. The film was theatrically released November 21, 1986 on just 88 screens in the United States by New Century Vista Film Company (later New Century Entertainment Corporation). Plot In the town of Brooks, Arizona, Packard Walsh, the leader of a gang of car thieves, coerces people with fast cars into racing with the winner of the race taking ownership of the loser's car. Packard controls everyone through intimidation including ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
StarCraft
''StarCraft'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series, set in the beginning of the 26th century, centers on a galactic struggle for dominance among four species—the adaptable and mobile Terrans, the ever-evolving insectoid Zerg, the powerful and enigmatic Protoss, and the godlike Xel'Naga creator race—in a distant part of the Milky Way galaxy known as the Koprulu Sector. The series debuted with the video game '' StarCraft'' in 1998. It has grown to include a number of other games as well as eight novelizations, two ''Amazing Stories'' articles, a board game, and other licensed merchandise such as collectible statues and toys. Blizzard Entertainment began planning ''StarCraft'' in 1995 with a development team led by Metzen and Phinney. The game debuted at the 1996 Electronic Entertainment Expo and used a modified ''Warcraft II'' game engine. ''StarCraft'' also marked the cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covenant (Halo)
The Halo (series), ''Halo'' video game and media franchise takes place in a fictional science fiction universe. In the distant past, a race known as the Forerunners fought the parasitic Flood. The Forerunners ultimately activate weapons of mass destruction, the Halo Array, in order to starve the Flood and stop the threat. By the 26th century, humanity, led by the United Nations Space Command (UNSC), is caught in a war with an alien coalition known as the #Covenant, Covenant. The Covenant worship the Forerunners as deities, mistakenly believing that the Halos are a tool of salvation, not destruction. The Flood, meanwhile, escape the confines of Halo and threaten to spread across the galaxy again. A large portion of the series' success lies in the creation of a believable world, and Bungie reinforced the fictional factions the player interacts with via a lengthy design process with the release of each game. The overall design of each faction was slowly developed before the release o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wraith Squadron
''Star Wars: X-wing'' is a ten-book series of ''Star Wars'' novels by Michael A. Stackpole (who also co-wrote the similarly named comic book series) and Aaron Allston. Stackpole's contributions cover the adventures of a new Rogue Squadron formed by Wedge Antilles, while Allston's focus on Antilles' Wraith Squadron. Background While preparing to write the series, Stackpole contacted ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe author Timothy Zahn, whose ''Thrawn'' trilogy also features a group called Rogue Squadron. After the first book came out, Stackpole asked Zahn for permission to use his character Talon Karrde; Zahn changed about three words of dialogue. Later, Zahn asked Stackpole if he could use Booster Terrik in the first book of his '' Hand of Thrawn'' duology; Stackpole returned the favor of changing three words. Plot synopses While the first eight books are largely continuous, the first four form a complete story arc (being continuous works by Stackpole), and the next three fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phasmophobia (video Game)
''Phasmophobia'' is a paranormal horror game developed and published by British indie game studio Kinetic Games. It is based primarily on the popular hobby of ghost hunting. The game became available in early access through Steam for Microsoft Windows with virtual reality support in September 2020. The game received a large influx of popularity the following month due to many well-known Twitch streamers and YouTubers playing it, mainly for the Halloween season. On October 15, 2020, the game was the sixth-most popular game on Twitch. It was the best selling game on Steam globally for several weeks in October to November 2020. Gameplay ''Phasmophobia'' is a horror investigation survival game played from a first-person perspective. The player works solo or in a group with up to three other players to complete a contract in which they must identify the type of ghost haunting the specified site. Players can communicate through voice chat, both locally within a short distance an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evolve (video Game)
''Evolve'' was a first-person shooter video game developed by Turtle Rock Studios and published by 2K Games. Announced in January 2014, the game was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in February 2015. ''Evolve'' uses an asymmetrical multiplayer structure, where five players—four playing as hunters and one as the monster—battle against each other on an industrialized alien planet called Shear. The hunters' gameplay is based on the first-person shooter First-person shooter (FPS) is a sub-genre of shooter video games centered on gun and other weapon-based combat in a first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action through the eyes of the protagonist and controlling the pl ... design, while the monsters are controlled from a third-person perspective. The hunters' goal is to eliminate the monster, while the monster's goal is to consume wildlife and evolve to make themselves stronger before either eliminating the hunters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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