Kiss of Death may refer to: *

Kiss of Judas The kiss of Judas, also known as the Betrayal of Christ, is the act with which Judas identified Jesus to the multitude with swords and clubs who had come from the chief priests and elders of the people to arrest him, according to the Synoptic ...

, Judas's betrayal of Jesus with a kiss identifying him to his executioners *

Kiss of death (mafia) The kiss of death (Italian: ''Il bacio della morte'') is the sign given by a mafioso boss or ''caporegime'' that signifies that a member of the crime family has been marked for death, usually as a result of some perceived betrayal. It is unclear h ...

, a Mafia signal that someone has been marked for execution

Film and television

* ''Kiss of Death'' (1916 film), a Swedish silent film directed by Victor Sjöström * ''Kiss of Death'' (1947 film), a film directed by Henry Hathaway * ''The Kiss of Death'' (1973 film), a film featuring Chen Ping * ''Kiss of Death'' (1977 film), a made-for-TV film directed by Mike Leigh * ''Kiss of Death'' (1995 film), a remake of the 1947 film, directed by Barbet Schroeder * ''Kiss of Death'' (2008 film), a 2008 UK crime drama television film * ''Kiss of Death'' (audio drama), a 2011 audio play based on the TV series ''Doctor Who'' * "Kiss of Death" (''Get Smart''), an episode of ''Get Smart'' * "Kiss of Death" (''That '70s Show''), an episode of ''That '70s Show''

Literature

* ''The Kiss of Death'' (novel), a 2008 novel by Marcus Sedgwick * ''Kiss of Death'', a young-adult novel by

Malcolm Rose Malcolm Rose (born 1953) is a British young adult author. Many of his books, including the ''Traces'' and ''Lawless and Tilley'' series, are mysteries or thrillers where the hero uses science to catch the criminal or terrorist. Biography ...

* ''Kiss of Death'', the eighth novel in ''

The Morganville Vampires ''The Morganville Vampires'' is a series of young adult literature, young adult urban fantasy/vampire literature, vampire novels written by Rachel Caine. The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates ...

'' series by Rachel Caine

Music

Albums

* ''Kiss of Death'' (Jadakiss album), 2004 * ''Kiss of Death'' (Motörhead album), 2006 * ''Kiss of Death'', by

IC3PEAK IC3PEAK is a Russian electronic music band created by Anastasia Kreslina and Nikolay Kostilev. They achieved worldwide notoriety because of the political undertones in their music criticizing the Russian government, which led to attempts of cen ...

, 2022 * ''Kiss of Death'', by Untoten, 1997

Songs

* "Kiss of Death" (song), by Mika Nakashima, the opening theme from the anime series ''Darling in the Franxx'' * "Kiss of Death", by Anvil from ''

Strength of Steel ''Strength of Steel'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was released by Metal Blade and Enigma Records on May 21, 1987. It is the group's sole charting album in the United States, peaking at No. 191 on the ''Bi ...

'' * "Kiss of Death", by Alec Empire from ''

Futurist Futurists (also known as futurologists, prospectivists, foresight practitioners and horizon scanners) are people whose specialty or interest is futurology or the attempt to systematically explore predictions and possibilities abou ...

'' * "Kiss of Death", by Black Sabbath from '' Forbidden'' * "Kiss of Death", by Dokken from '' Back for the Attack'' * "Kiss of Death", by Glamour of the Kill from ''

Glamour of the Kill Glamour of the Kill (sometimes abbreviated as GOTK) were an English post-hardcore band from York. They had a Kerrang! video of the week with the track "Feeling Alive". History "Glamour of the Kill" were formed in January 2007. They take thei ...

'' * "Kiss of Death", by Jassie Gift from the '' Rain Rain Come Again'' soundtrack * "Kiss of Death", by New Order, the B-side of the single "

The Perfect Kiss "The Perfect Kiss" is a song by the English alternative dance and rock band New Order. It was recorded at Britannia Row Studios in London and released on 13 May 1985. It is the first New Order song to be included on a studio album, ''Low-Life'', ...

" * "Kiss of Death", by Split Lip Rayfield from ''

Never Make It Home ''Never Make It Home'' is the third studio album by the American Bluegrass band Split Lip Rayfield, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). __NOTOC__ Track listing All songs written by Kirk Rundstrom except where noted. # "Movin' To Virginia" ...

Other uses

Kiss of death (firearm) The kiss of death or lipstick pistol was a pistol used by the KGB during the Cold War. It was a single shot 4.5 mm pistol hidden inside a lipstick holder. An example found in West Berlin at an American checkpoint is now held by the International ...

, a handgun hidden in lipstick, used by the KGB * ''The Kiss of Death'' (sculpture), a 1930 marble sculpture in Poblenou Cemetery, Barcelona * ''The Kiss of Death'' (1957), a photograph of Linda Christian and Alfonso de Portago * "Kiss of Death", a game-winning shot made by

Mario Elie is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...

during the 1995 NBA Playoffs * Kiss-o'-Death, a network packet used to counteract

NTP server misuse and abuse NTP server misuse and abuse covers a number of practices which cause damage or degradation to a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server, ranging from flooding it with traffic (effectively a DDoS attack) or violating the server's access policy or the NTr ...