Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to:

Religion and spirituality

* Vision (spirituality) * Apparitional experience *

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 rea ...

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 is a Japanese tokusatsu drama written by Takuro Fukuda that serves as the 26th entry in the ''Kamen Rider'' franchise and the 17th entry in the Heisei era. Main characters Takeru Tenkūji is the current heir to Daitenkū-ji who displays in ...

, a character from the tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider Ghost''

Music

* Spectre (musician), alias of producer and rapper Skiz Fernando *

The Spectre (rapper) The Spectre is a British rapper, born in the French region of Normandy in 1986. He is best known for his fast paced lyrics and rhythms. Having been born out of a Canadian father and a French mother, the Spectre is bilingual. He lives between Londo ...

(born 1986), British * Akhenaton (rapper) (born 1968), French hip hop artist who uses ''Spectre'' as one of his aliases * Spectres (album), ''Spectres'' (album), 1977, by Blue Öyster Cult * Spectre (Laibach album), ''Spectre'' (Laibach album), 2014 * Spectre (song), "Spectre" (Radiohead song), by the English band Radiohead * Spectre (Alan Walker song), "Spectre" (Alan Walker song), 2015 * The Spectre (song), "The Spectre" (song), 2017, by Norwegian record producer and DJ Alan Walker * "Spectre", a song by Christian Death * "Spectres", a song from the Avantasia album ''The Mystery of Time'' * "Spectres", a song from the God Is an Astronaut album ''Ghost Tapes 10, 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), Spectre (''His Dark Materials''), ghostly beings in Philip Pullman's fantasy novel trilogy * Spectre (novel), ''Spectre'' (novel), a 1998 ''Star Trek'' novel by William Shatner * Spectre (DC Comics character), any of several DC Comics characters * Silk Spectre, a DC Comics character * The Specter (novel), ''The Specter'' (novel), a 1938 novel by Maxim Gorki * The Specters, creatures in the manga ''Saint Seiya'' and its sequel

Video games

* Spectre (1982 video game), ''Spectre'' (1982 video game), released in 1982 * Spectre (1991 video game), ''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 (series), Halo'' 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'' * 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), Spectre (''Dungeons & Dragons''), an undead creature

Military and aircraft

* USS Specter (AM-306), USS ''Specter'' (AM-306), a minesweeper which served in World War II * Lockheed AC-130H 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), an abandoned movie set located in Alabama, created for the film ''Big Fish'' * Specter Range, a mountain range in Nevada, US * The Spectre (Antarctica), a rock spire in the Queen Maud Mountains

Technology

* HP Spectre, 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) * Spectre (political party), in the United Kingdom * Spectre R42, a British sports car by Spectre Supersports and Spectre Motors