Fear is an emotion that arises from the perception of danger.

Fear or The Fear may also refer to:

People

  • "Fear", an alias of Mikael Åkerfeldt's on the album The Human Equation
  • "Fear", the online alias of the professional Dota 2 player Clinton Loomis
  • "Fear", the lead guitarist of Mexican punk rock band Allison

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

  • Fear, the personification of fear in the 2015 film Inside Out
  • Fear, a villain in the R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour episode "Fear Never Knocks"
  • The Fear, a character from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Film

  • Fear (1917 film), a German film directed by Robert Wiene
  • Fear (1946 film), a film directed by Alfred Zeisler
  • Fear (1954 film) by Roberto Rossellini starring Ingrid Bergman
  • Fear, a 1965 short Hindi film directed by Ritwik Ghatak
  • Fear (1988 film), an action film featuring Cliff DeYoung
  • Fear (1990 film), a thriller/horror film starring Ally Sheedy
  • Fear (1996 film), a film starring Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon
  • Fear (2007 film), a horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt
  • Fear (2020 film), a Bulgarian film
  • Fear (2023 film), a horror film directed by Deon Taylor
  • Fear (2024 film), a thriller by Haritha Gogineni
  • Le Fear, a 2010 British comedy film
  • The Fear (1966 film), a Greek crime drama
  • The Fear (1995 film), an American horror film starring Vince Edwards
  • The Fear (2015 film), a French film

Gaming

  • F.E.A.R. (series), a series of psychological horror video games
  • F.E.A.R. (video game) (First Encounter Assault Recon), a 2005 first-person shooter video game

Literature

  • Fear (Abbot novel), a 2006 novel by Jeff Abbott
  • Fear (anthology), a 2010 book edited by R. L. Stine
  • Fear (comics), a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1970 to 1975
  • Fear (Hubbard novella), a 1940 novella by L. Ron Hubbard
  • Fear (Rybakov novel), a 1990 novel by Anatoly Rybakov
  • Fear (Zweig novella), a 1925 novella by Stefan Zweig
  • Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz, a 2006 book by Jan T. Gross
  • Fear: Trump in the White House, a 2018 non-fiction book by Bob Woodward
  • The Fear (Higson novel), a 2011 novel in The Enemy series by Charlie Higson
  • The Fear (Keneally novel), a 1965 novel by Thomas Keneally
  • Fear (2019 play), by Matt Williams
  • Fear (radio play), 1930 radio play by Ruth Bedford

Music

  • Fear (band), an American punk band formed in 1977 in Los Angeles

Albums

  • Fear (John Cale album), 1974
  • Fear (Royal Hunt album), 1999
  • Fear (Toad the Wet Sprocket album), 1991
  • The Fear (album), by Acid Reign, 1989
  • Fuck Everyone and Run (F E A R), by Marillion, 2016

Extended plays

  • Fear (EP), by NF, 2025
  • Fear, a 1987 EP by Klinik
  • The Fear, a 1999 EP by Mike Paradinas

Songs

  • "Fear" (Kendrick Lamar song), 2017
  • "Fear" (Seventeen song), 2019
  • "Fear" (NF song), 2025
  • "F.E.A.R." (song), by Ian Brown, 2001
  • "Fear (of the Unknown)", by Siouxsie and the Banshees, 1991
  • "The Fear" (Ben Howard song), 2011
  • "The Fear" (Lily Allen song), 2008
  • "Fear", by All Saints from Red Flag
  • "Fear", by Blue October from Sway
  • "Fear", by Disturbed from The Sickness
  • "Fear", by Ed Sheeran from -
  • "Fear", by James from The Morning After
  • "Fear", by Jim Martin from Milk and Blood
  • "Fear", by Lenny Kravitz from Let Love Rule
  • "Fear", by Linkin Park from LP Underground 9: Demos
  • "Fear", by Low from I Could Live in Hope
  • "Fear", by Mudvayne from Kill, I Oughtta
  • "Fear", by Oceansize from Leader of the Starry Skies: A Tribute to Tim Smith, Songbook 1
  • "Fear", by OneRepublic from Waking Up
  • "Fear", by Paradise Lost from Draconian Times
  • "Fear", by Primal Fear from Black Sun
  • "Fear", by Sarah McLachlan from Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
  • "Fear", by Sevendust from Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow
  • "Fear", by Sia from Healing Is Difficult
  • "Fear", by Spratleys Japs from Pony
  • "Fear", by Varials from In Darkness
  • "Fear", by The Ventures from The Ventures in Space
  • "Fear", by X Ambassadors from VHS
  • "The Fear", by The Feelers from Playground Battle
  • "The Fear", by The Levellers from Zeitgeist
  • "The Fear", by Pulp from This Is Hardcore
  • "The Fear", by Röyksopp from Senior
  • "The Fear", by The Shins from Heartworms
  • "The Fear", by Travis from The Man Who
  • "The Fear", by Trust Company from The Lonely Position of Neutral
  • "The Fear", by Death Grips from Year of the Snitch, 2018
  • "The Fear", by GUM from The Underdog
  • "Fear Song", by Anirudh Ravichander from the 2024 Indian film Devara: Part 1
  • Fear, a 1984–2002 set of four songs by Rush

Television

  • Fear (American TV series), an American paranormal reality television series
  • Fear (2025 TV series), a British television series
  • The Fear (1988 TV series), a UK crime drama
  • The Fear, a 2001 UK television series featuring Anna Friel
  • The Fear (2012 TV series), a British drama series
  • "The Fear" (The Twilight Zone), a 1964 episode
  • "Fear (Of the Unknown)" (Grey's Anatomy), an episode

Other uses

  • Fear (surname), list of people with the name
  • FEAR (terrorist group), a 2011–2012 American right-wing terrorist group
  • Fear (yacht), wheelchair-adapted yacht sailed by Jazz Turner
  • Forfeiture Endangers American Rights, or FEAR, an American activist group opposed to asset forfeiture

See also

  • F.E.A.R. (disambiguation)
  • Cape Fear (disambiguation)
  • Fears (album), a 1997 album by Atrophia Red Sun
  • "Fears" (Modern Family), an episode of the American sitcom Modern Family
  • Fears (surname)
  • Fears (video game), a 1995 first-person-shooter video game