Banshee (disambiguation) explained

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 (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
• 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

Video games

• Banshee (video game), a 1994 Amiga shoot 'em up video game

Other

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