Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to:

Religion and spirituality

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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 ...

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'' * The Spectres, the main protagonists of the animated TV series '' Star Wars Rebels''

Music

* Spectre (musician), alias of producer and rapper Skiz Fernando * The Spectre (rapper) (born 1986), British * Akhenaton (rapper) (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 * "Spectres", a song from the Avantasia album '' The Mystery of Time'' * "Spectres", a song from the Black Veil Brides album '' The Phantom Tomorrow'' * "Spectres", a song from the God Is an Astronaut album '' Ghost Tapes #10'' * '' Spectre'', 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), any of several DC Comics characters * Silk Spectre, a DC Comics character * ''The Specter'' (novel), a 1938 novel by Maxim Gorki * The Specters, creatures in the manga ''

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'' and its sequel * Specter (comics), a character in Marvel Comics

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 ''Mass Effect'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Casey Hudson. The franchise depicts a distant future where humanity and several alien civilizations have colonized the galaxy using technology left behind by Elder race, a ...

'' * Specter, a villain in the series '' Ape Escape'' * Spectre, a vehicle in the '' 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 ''

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'' 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''), an undead creature

Military and aircraft

* 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 *

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, 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 * Spectre tile, an aperiodic monotile discovered in 2023