In Irish and Scottish mythology, the banshee is a "fairy woman" whose mournful wail heralds an imminent death.

Banshee may also refer to:

Fiction

  • Banshee (character), a superhero in Marvel Comics
  • "Banshee" (short story), a 1984 autobiographical short story by Ray Bradbury
  • Silver Banshee, a DC Comics character
  • Banshees, large flightless blind carnivorous birds in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series

Film and television

  • Banshee (film), a 2006 TV movie by Kari Skogland
  • Banshee (TV series), an American action television series that aired from 2013 to 2016
  • Mountain Banshee, a flying animal in the film Avatar
  • The Banshees of Inisherin, 2022 film sometimes informally called Banshees

Music

  • Banshee (band), a melodic power metal band from the 1980s American Midwest
  • Banshee (musician), an American heavy metal musician
  • The Banshee (band), an indie-new wave band from Genova
  • The Banshees (band), an American garage rock band
  • Banshee (album), a 2016 album by The Cave Singers
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees, a British rock band
  • The Banshee (composition), a musical piece by American composer Henry Cowell
  • "Banshee", an instrumental track by Irish band Thin Lizzy on their 1974 album Nightlife
  • "Banshee", a song by American electronic singer Santigold on her 2016 album 99¢
  • "The Banshee", a song by Serbian band Orthodox Celts on their 2017 album Many Mouths Shut!
  • "Banshee", the Irish entry by Anna Kearney to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Vehicles

  • Banshee (dinghy), an American cat-rigged, one-design, sailing dinghy design
  • HMS Banshee (1894), a Banshee class destroyer
  • International Ultralite Banchee, ultralight aircraft
  • McDonnell F2H Banshee, a military fighter aircraft
  • Pontiac Banshee, a concept car
  • QinetiQ Banshee, a series of British air target drones
  • A-24 Banshee, USAAF equivalent of the SBD Dauntless dive bomber
  • Yamaha Banshee 350, a high-performance all-terrain vehicle

Other

  • Voodoo Banshee, a video card by 3Dfx
  • Banshee (video game), a 1994 Amiga shoot 'em up video game
  • Banshee (collection), a 1994 fashion collection by Alexander McQueen
  • Banshee (roller coaster), a steel roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio

See also