Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to:

Religion and spirituality

Vision (spirituality) A vision is something seen in a dream, trance, or religious ecstasy, especially a supernatural appearance that usually conveys a revelation. Visions generally have more clarity than dreams, but traditionally fewer psychological connotations. ...

Apparitional experience In parapsychology, an apparitional experience is an anomalous experience characterized by the apparent perception of either a living being or an inanimate object without there being any material stimulus for such a perception. In academic discu ...

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 re ...

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 ''Suits (U.S. TV series), Suits'' is an American legal drama, created by Aaron Korsh. It premiered on USA Network in June 2011. The series revolves around Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht), a senior partner at a top law firm in Manhattan, and his ...

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

Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' and progressing ...

Music

* Spectre (musician), alias of producer and rapper Skiz Fernando * The Spectre (rapper) (born 1986), British *

Akhenaton (rapper) Philippe Fragione (; born 17 September 1968), better known by his stage name Akhenaton, is a French rapper and hip hop producer. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza and Spectre. He is best known as member of hip hop gro ...

(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 Christian Death is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles County, California, in 1979 by Rozz Williams. With major line-up changes over the years, Christian Death has retained "a relentlessly confrontational stand against organized religi ...

* "Spectres", a song from the Avantasia album ''

The Mystery of Time ''The Mystery of Time'' is the sixth full-length album by German Tobias Sammet's rock opera project Avantasia. The album was released on 26 April 2013. This is the first Avantasia release to feature the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg (the s ...

'' * "Spectres", a song from the God Is an Astronaut album '' Ghost Tapes #10'' * '' Spectre: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', from the James Bond movie

Literature

SPECTRE Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to: Religion and spirituality * Vision (spirituality) * Apparitional experience * Ghost Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Spectre'' (1977 film), a made-for-television film produced and wri ...

, 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) The Spectre is the name given to several fictional antiheroes who have appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in '' More Fun Comics'' #52 (February 1940). He was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard ...

, any of several DC Comics characters *

Silk Spectre Silk Spectre is the name of two fictional superheroines in the graphic novel limited series '' Watchmen'', published by DC Comics. Created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the original Silk Spectre, Sally "Jupiter" Juspeczyk, was a member of the ...

, a DC Comics character * ''The Specter'' (novel), a 1938 novel by Maxim Gorki * The Specters, creatures in the manga ''

Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It w ...

'' and its sequel

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, Drew Karpyshyn and Preston Watamaniuk. The franchise depicts a distant future where humanity and several alien civilizations have colonized the known unive ...

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

Halo Halo, halos or haloes usually refer to: * Halo (optical phenomenon) * Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head HALO, halo, halos or haloes may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Video games * ''Halo'' (franch ...

'' series * Mercurial - The Spectre, a hero in the game mod ''

Defense of the Ancients ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA'') is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) mod for the video game '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' (2002) and its expansion, ''The Frozen Throne''. The objective of the game is for each team to destro ...

'' and its sequel * Spectre, a necropolis unit in the ''

Heroes of Might and Magic ''Heroes of Might and Magic'', known as ''Might & Magic Heroes'' since 2011, is a series of video games originally created and developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing. As part of the ''Might and Magic'' franchise, the series ...

'' series * Spectre, a character/vehicle in the first and second installments of the ''

Twisted Metal ''Twisted Metal'' is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, and developed by various companies. The series has appeared on the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3. As o ...

'' series * Specter, a character in ''

SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs ''SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs'' is a series of third-person tactical shooter video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable created by Zipper Interactive and released between 2002 and 2011. The title for the series comes f ...

'' series * Spectre team, a covert ops military unit in the PlayStation 3 game ''

Resistance 2 ''Resistance 2'' is a 2008 science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, ...

'' * 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 ''Titanfall'' is a series of video games that mainly feature first-person shooter games. The series was created by Respawn Entertainment and debuted on Xbox and Microsoft Windows; it has expanded to other consoles and platforms. Gameplay In ''T ...

'' * 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 ''The Secret World'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing video game set in a modern-day real world under attack from occult forces. Ragnar Tørnquist led development of the initial game for Funcom. ''The Secret World'' uses a subsc ...

'' *Specter Knight, a boss in

Shovel Knight ''Shovel Knight'' is a platform game, platform video game developed and published by Yacht Club Games. Development was crowdfunded and the game was released for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Windows in June 2014. It was ported to OS X and Linux in Se ...

Other

Spectre (Blake) The Spectre is one aspect of the fourfold nature of the human psyche along with Humanity, Emanation and Shadow that William Blake used to explore his spiritual mythology throughout his poetry and art. As one of Blake's elements of the psyche, ...

, 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-130 The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, naviga ...

H Spectre, an American gunship aircraft *

de Havilland Spectre The de Havilland Spectre is a rocket engine that was built by the de Havilland Engine Company in the 1950s. It was one element of the intended mixed power-plant for combination rocket-jet interceptor aircraft of the Royal Air Force, such as t ...

, a 1950s rocket engine intended for Royal Air Force aircraft *

Spectre M4 The Spectre M4 is an Italian submachine gun that was produced by the SITES factory in Turin. It was designed by Roberto Teppa and Claudio Gritti in the mid-1980s. Production in Italy ceased in the year 1997, with the closure of SITES, but proc ...

, an Italian submachine gun *

Specter Aircraft Specter Aircraft, Inc. was an American aircraft manufacturer, founded by James D Gessford in 1997 and based in Bancroft, Idaho. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of kits for amateur constructio ...

, an American aircraft manufacturer **

Specter Aircraft Specter II The Specter Aircraft Specter II was an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Specter Aircraft of Bancroft, Idaho, introduced in 1997. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Pur ...

, an American homebuilt aircraft design *

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 originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.Swanborough and Bow ...

, 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 The Specter Range is a small mountain range in southeastern Nye County, Nevada. The southern margin of the range is bounded by the Amargosa Desert with the Funeral Mountains and Death Valley beyond. Yucca Mountain, Jackass Flat and Skull Mountain ...

, 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) Spectre refers to one of the two original transient execution CPU vulnerabilities (the other being Meltdown), which involve microarchitectural timing side-channel attacks. These affect modern microprocessors that perform branch prediction an ...

, a computer security vulnerability *

Spectre Circuit Simulator Spectre is a SPICE-class circuit simulator owned and distributed by the software company Cadence Design Systems. It provides the basic SPICE analyses and component models. It also supports the Verilog-A modeling language. Spectre comes in enhance ...

, for analog integrated circuits *

Spectre GCR The Spectre GCR is a hardware and software package for the Atari ST computers. The hardware consists of a cartridge that plugs into the Atari ST's cartridge port and a cable that connects between the cartridge and one of the floppy ports on the S ...

, 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