Banshee (disambiguation)

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

Banshee may also refer to:

Computing

• Banshee (media player), a cross-platform open-source media player
• Voodoo Banshee, a video card by 3Dfx

Fiction

• Banshee (comics), a superhero in Marvel Comics
• "Banshee" (short story), a 1984 autobiographical short story by Ray Bradbury
• Banshee (film), a 2006 TV movie by Kari Skogland
• Banshee (TV series), an American action television series
• Silver Banshee, a DC Comics character
• Banshees, large flightless blind carnivorous birds in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series
• Mountain Banshee, a flying animal in the film Avatar

Music

• Banshee (band), a melodic power metal band from the 1980s American Midwest
• 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
• Banshee, an instrumental track by Irish band Thin Lizzy on their 1974 album Nightlife
• The Banshee, a musical piece by American composer Henry Cowell
• Siouxsie and the Banshees, a British rock band
• "Banshee", a song by American electronic singer Santigold from her third album 99¢

Vehicles

• Banshee (dinghy), a cat-rigged one-design sailing dinghy
• HMS Banshee (1894), a Banshee class destroyer
• International Ultralite Banchee, ultralight aircraft
• McDonnell F2H Banshee, a military fighter aircraft
• Pontiac Banshee, a concept car
• Yamaha Banshee 350, a high-performance all-terrain vehicle
• Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee, a remotely piloted vehicle (aerial target system) developed by Meggitt Defence Systems
• A-24 Banshee, USAAF equivalent of the SBD Dauntless dive bomber

Video games

• Banshee (video game), a 1994 Amiga shoot 'em up video game
• Banshee, an enemy from Mass Effect 3
• Banshee, an undead support unit in Warcraft III
• Banshee, a light fighter craft used by the Union of Border Worlds in Wing Commander IV

Other

• Banshee (roller coaster), a steel roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio