Shadow (disambiguation)

A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked.

Shadow or Shadows may also refer to:

Places

 * Shadow, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the US

People

 * M. Shadows (born 1981), lead singer for Avenged Sevenfold
 * Mary Shadow (1925–1992), American politician from Tennessee

Nickname or stage name

 * Norvell Austin (born 1958) or Shadow, professional wrestler
 * Lance Hoyt (born 1977) or Shadow, professional wrestler
 * Jefferson King (born 1961) or Shadow, athlete from Gladiators
 * DJ Shadow (born 1972), turntablist musician, producer, and songwriter
 * Mighty Shadow (1941–2018), Trinidad calypsonian
 * The Shadow (rapper) (born 1977), Israeli hip hop artist
 * The Shadow, a professional wrestler from United States Wrestling Association
 * Dorian Yates (born 1962) "The Shadow", former professional bodybuilder
 * Black Shadow, Mexican professional Lucha Libre wrestler
 * Shadoe Stevens (born 1947), American radio host, voiceover actor, and television personality

Fictional entities

 * The Shadow, character from pulp fiction, radio and movies
 * Shadow (Babylon 5), a race of extraterrestrials in the Babylon 5 universe
 * Shadow (Dungeons & Dragons), an undead creature in Dungeons & Dragons
 * Shadow (Final Fantasy), a player character in the 1994 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VI by Square
 * Shadow, the main character in American Gods
 * Shadow, a character in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
 * Shadow, a character in Bear in the Big Blue House
 * Shadow, a cybernetic and darkened version of Charlie Nash from Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
 * Shadow, a villain from the 1995s show Juukou B-Fighter
 * Shadow, the most common form of the Heartless from Kingdom Hearts
 * Shadow, the main character in Cyber Shadow
 * Shadow and Gasher, a villain from the 1986 TV series Jikuu Senshi Spielban
 * Shadow, also known as 'Blinky', one of the four antagonists in the video game Pac-Man.
 * Shadow Geist, a character from the game Street Fighter EX2
 * Shadow Man, a ninja boss from the game Mega Man 3
 * Shadow Master, a boss in Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls
 * Shadow the Hedgehog, an anti-hero from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series
 * Shadow Prove, a villain from anime series Bakugan: New Vestroia
 * Shadow Weaver, a character from the cartoon She-Ra: Princess of Power
 * The Master of Shadows, a ghost in an episode of The Real Ghostbusters
 * The Shadow, the personification of Death in The Demonata
 * The Shadow, a being dark controls the Empty, existed before God or the Darkness from the 2005 TV series Supernatural
 * The Shadow, a nightmare entity breaking down reality from Amnesia: The Dark Descent
 * Shadows, suppressed human thoughts given physical form, according to the Persona series

Films

 * Shadows (1916 film), a film by B. Reeves Eason
 * Shadows (1919 film), a film by Reginald Barker
 * The Shadow (1920 film), an Italian silent film
 * Shadows (1922 film), a film starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
 * Shadows (1931 film), a British film
 * The Shadow (1933 film), a film starring Felix Aylmer
 * The Shadow (1937 film), a film starring Rita Hayworth
 * The Shadow (serial), the ninth serial released by Columbia Pictures, in 1940
 * The Shadow (1948 film), a French film directed by 	André Berthomieu
 * The Shadow (1953 film), a Swedish film starring Eva Dahlbeck
 * The Shadow (1954 film), a film starring Märta Torén
 * Shadow (1956 film), a 1956 film by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
 * Shadows (1959 film), a film by John Cassavetes
 * Shadow (1971 film), a Soviet film by Nadezhda Kosheverova
 * The Shadow (1994 film), a film by Russell Mulcahy, starring Alec Baldwin, based on the pulp magazine/radio character
 * Webmaster (film), a 1998 film also known as The Shadow
 * Shadows (2007 film), a film by Milčo Mančevski
 * Shadow (2009 Hindi film), a film starring Nasser Khan
 * Shadow (2009 Italian film), a horror film directed by Federico Zampaglione
 * Shadow (2013 film), a Telugu film by Meher Ramesh
 * Shadow (2018 film), a Chinese film by Zhang Yimou
 * Shadows (2020 film), an Italian thriller film by Carlo Lavagna
 * The Shadow (unreleased film), a Russian film by Dmitriy Svetozarov, originally scheduled for release in 2017

Games

 * The Shadow (pinball), a 1994 pinball game based on the 1994 film
 * The Shadow (video game), a cancelled game based on the 1994 film
 * Shadow the Hedgehog (video game), a video game based on the 2005 from the Sonic the Hedgehog series

Literature

 * Book of Shadows, a book containing instructions for magical rituals
 * The Shadow; A Play in Three Acts, a 1913 play by Eden Phillpotts

The Shadow franchise

 * The Shadow, the pulp fiction series from 1930s on (also a radio show and movie serials)
 * The Shadow (magazine), the magazine in which the pulp fiction character appeared

Novels

 * The Shadow (La Sombra), an 1871 novel by Benito Pérez Galdós
 * The Shadow: A Story of the Evolution of a Soul, a 1911 novel by Harold Begbie
 * The Shadow, a 1913 novel by Arthur Stringer
 * The Shadow, a 1920 novel by Mary White Ovington
 * Shadow: A Christmas Story, a 1920 book by Harry Stillwell Edwards
 * The Shadow and Other Stories, a 1929 book by Jeffery Farnol
 * The Shadow, a 1934 novel by Gerald Verner under the pseudonym Donald Stuart
 * The Shadow, a 1948 novel by Neil M. Gunn
 * Shadows, a 1951 novel by Winifred Duke
 * Shadows, a 1970 novel by Victor J. Banis under the pseudonym Jan Alexander
 * Shadows, a 1975 novel by Edwin Corley
 * Shadow (Brown book), a 1982 book that won a Caldecott Medal for illustrator Marcia Brown
 * Shadows, a 1985 novel by Shaun Hutson
 * Shadows, a 1986 novel by Vanessa Grant
 * Shadows, a 1987 novel by Douglas Scott
 * Shadow, a 1987 novel by Dave Duncan
 * Shadow, a 1991 novel by Anne Logston, the inaugural installment in the Shadow series
 * Shadows, a 1992 novel by John Saul
 * The Shadow, a novelization of the 1994 film by James Luceno
 * The Shadow, a junior novelization of the 1994 film by Les Martin
 * Shadows, a 1996 novel by Kenneth Royce
 * Shadow (Woodward book), a 1999 book by Bob Woodward
 * Shadows (novel), a 1999 novel by Tim Bowler
 * Shadow (Star Trek), a 2001 Star Trek novel by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rush, the fourth installment in the Sector 31 series
 * Shadow, a 2001 novel by K. J. Parker, the first installment in the Scavenger trilogy

Short stories

 * "The Shadow" (fairy tale), an 1847 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
 * "The Shadows", a 1927 short story by Henry S. Whitehead
 * "The Shadows", a 1952 short story by Leigh Brackett
 * Shadows (anthology), a 1978–1981 series of horror anthologies edited by Charles L. Grant and published by Doubleday

Groups

 * Shadow (group), a late '70s funk and soul group, a spin-off from The Ohio Players
 * The Shadows (Nepalese band), a rock band from Nepal
 * The Shadows, a British guitar-based instrumental group who were also accompanists for Cliff Richard

Albums

 * Shadows (Gordon Lightfoot album), 1982
 * Shadows (David Benoit album), 1991
 * Shadows (Gary Bartz album), 1992
 * Shadows (Creepmime album), 1993
 * Shadows (Spy Glass Blue album), 1996
 * Shadows (Wagon Christ album), 2004
 * Shadows (Lynch album), 2009
 * Shadows (Teenage Fanclub album), 2010
 * Shadows (In the Midst of Lions album), 2011
 * Shadows (Lenka album), 2013
 * Shadows (Rachael Leahcar album), 2017
 * The Shadow (album), a 1990 album by Ketil Bjørnstad
 * The Shadow, the second album of rock band Naked Giants
 * The Shadows (album), a 1961 album by The Shadows

Songs

 * "Shadow" (Ashlee Simpson song), 2004
 * "Shadow" (f(x) song), 2013
 * "Shadow" (Alexandra Burke song), 2018
 * "Shadows" (Sunny Day Real Estate song)
 * "Shadows" (The Getaway Plan song)
 * "Shadows" (Breed 77 song), 2005
 * "Shadows" (Warpaint song), 2011
 * "Shadows", by A. J. McLean from Have It All
 * "Shadows", by The Afters from Live On Forever
 * "Shadow", by Austin Mahone from The Secret
 * "Shadow", by Bleachers from Strange Desire
 * "Shadows", by Breathe Carolina from Savages
 * "Shadow", by Britney Spears from In the Zone
 * "Shadow", by Carly Rae Jepsen from The Loveliest Time
 * "Shadow", by Chromatics from Twin Peaks: Music from the Limited Event Series
 * "Shadows", by Deep Purple from Shades of Deep Purple
 * "Shadows", by Dev from The Night the Sun Came Up
 * "The Shadow", by Devo from Total Devo
 * "Shadows", by Eric Prydz
 * "Shadows", by From Ashes to New from Day One
 * "Shadows", by God Is an Astronaut from their self-titled album
 * "Shadow", by Immanuel Wilkins from The 7th Hand
 * "Shadows", by Joe Walsh from You Bought It – You Name It
 * "Shadow", by Kesha from High Road
 * "Shadows", by Lindsey Stirling
 * "Shadow", by Neurosis from Given to the Rising
 * "Shadows", by New Trolls
 * "Shadows", by Nidji from Top Up
 * "Shadow", by Nonpoint from Miracle
 * "The Shadow", by The Prodigy
 * "Shadows", by Red from Innocence & Instinct
 * "Shadows", by Red Fang from Only Ghosts
 * "Shadows", by Red House Painters from Ocean Beach
 * "Shadows", by Renegade Five
 * "Shadows", by Rufus Wainwright from Poses
 * "Shadow", by Ryan Adams from the self-titled album
 * "Shadows", by Sabrina Carpenter from Evolution
 * "Shadows", by Sampa the Great from As Above, So Below
 * "The Shadow", by Timothy B. Schmit from Feed the Fire
 * "Shadow", by Twice from More & More
 * "Shadows", by Westlife from Where We Are
 * "Shadows", by Wire from Mind Hive
 * "Shadows", by X Ambassadors from Orion

Venues

 * The Shadows in Washington DC, a renowned music club also known as The Cellar Door from 1964 to 1981

Other

 * Shadows (Sallinen), an orchestral prelude by Aulis Sallinen
 * The Shadow (underground newspaper), New York City, NY

Radio and television

 * Shadow, a television ident for BBC Two, from the 1991–2001 series
 * Shadows (TV series), a 1970s British supernatural television drama series aimed at older children
 * Shadow (TV series), a 2019 South African television drama

Episodes

 * "Shadow" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), an episode of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 * "Shadow" (Supernatural), an episode of the television series Supernatural
 * "Shadows" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), an episode of the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * "Shadows" (The X-Files), an episode of the television series The X-Files
 * "Shadows" (Voltron: Legendary Defender), an episode of the television series Voltron: Legendary Defender
 * "Shadow," an episode of the television series Blake's 7
 * "Shadows", an episode of Highlander
 * "Shadows", an episode of the television series Teletubbies

Science and technology

 * Shadow (mathematics), a concept in the theory of hyperreal numbers
 * Shadow (OS/2), an OS/2 file linking strategy
 * Shadows (software), a software package for designing sundials and astrolabes
 * Acoustic shadow, acoustical phenomenon caused by an object placed in front of a source of sound
 * Shadow memory, a technique used to track and store information on computer memory used by a program during its execution
 * Shadow paging, a technique for providing atomicity and durability in database systems
 * Shadow password (Unix' /etc/shadow)
 * Shadow tables, objects in computer science used to improve the way machines, networks and programs handle information
 * The Shadow, a Spirit DataCine without a Kodak front-end optics and CCD

Sports

 * Shadow Racing Cars, former Formula One and CanAm racing team of Don Nichols and Jackie Oliver
 * The Shadows, a former professional wrestling tag-team

Transport

 * Shadow (motorbike), a Honda motorcycle
 * AAI RQ-7 Shadow, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the United States Army
 * Back Bone Shadow, a French paramotor design
 * Dodge Shadow, a Chrysler Corporation automobile
 * Vortech Shadow, an American autogyro rotorcraft design

Other uses

 * Shadow (psychology), a part of the unconscious mind consisting of repressed personality traits
 * Job shadow, an educational temporary work experience following someone else in their workplace
 * Shadow Cabinet, members of the parliamentary opposition party
 * USS Shadow III (SP-102), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
 * Shadow Inc., a technology company that gained attention after their IowaReporterApp software failed during the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses
 * Shadow.tech, a cloud computing service
 * The Shadows (podcast), 2018 podcast created by Kaitlin Prest and produced by the CBC