End of the world explained

End of the world or The End of the World may refer to:

• The end time in the eschatology of various religions and mythologies
• Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, fiction that is concerned with the end of human civilization
• Global catastrophe scenarios resulting in the destruction of the planet, human extinction, or the end of human civilization

Art

• The End of the World (painting), an 1853 painting by John Martin
• The End of the World, a lost painting by Francesco Anelli

Books

• The End of the World, 1930 novel by Geoffrey Dennis, winner of the 1930 Hawthornden Prize
• , a 2012 novella by Derek Landy

Films

• The End of the World (1916 film), a Danish film
• End of the World (1931 film), based on Omega: The Last Days of the World
• Panic in Year Zero!, a 1962 science fiction film also released under the title End of the World
• End of the World (1977 film), a film starring Christopher Lee and Sue Lyon
• The End of the World (1992 film), a Portuguese film
• The End of the World (video), a 2003 viral video
• The working title of This Is the End, a 2013 film
• End of the World, a 2013 film starring Greg Grunberg
• End of the World, a 2018 film written by Michael Varrati

Television

• "The End of the World", a 1958 episode of Trackdown
• "End of the World", a 1966 episode of The Time Tunnel
• "The End of the World" (Doctor Who), a 2005 episode of Doctor Who
• "End of the World" (Parks and Recreation), a 2011 episode of Parks and Recreation
• , a 2005 television miniseries
• "The End of the World", an episode of Freddy's Nightmares
• The End of the World (audio drama), an audio drama spin-off of Doctor Who
• The End of the World (TV series), a 2013 South Korean TV series directed by Ahn Pan-seok

Music

Bands

• End of the World (band), (also known as Sekai no Owari) a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 2007

Albums

• End of the World (album), by Aphrodite's Child, 1968
• The End of the World (Adam and the Plants album), 2015
• The End of the World (Julie London album), 1963
• The End of the World (Mucc album), 2014
• End of the World, an EP by Alex Metric, 2011
• End Of The World, an EP by Searows, 2023

Songs

• "The End of the World" (Skeeter Davis song), a 1962 single by Skeeter Davis
• "End of the World" (Ash song), a 2007 single by alternative rock band Ash
• "The End of the World" (The Cure song), a 2004 song by British alternative rock band The Cure
• "End of the World", a 1978 song from Change of Heart by Eric Carmen
• "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)", a 1987 song by R.E.M.
• "To the End of the World", a song on the 1995 Pat Metheny Group album We Live Here
• "End of the World", a 2014 song from Sound of Change by The Dirty Heads
• "The End of the World", a song by Angela from Sora no Koe
• "End of the World", a 2007 song from Smile for Them by Armor for Sleep and the soundtrack for Transformers
• "End of the World", a 2011 bonus track on the German deluxe edition of Panic of Girls by Blondie
• "End of the World", 2007 song by Blackfield from Blackfield II
• "End of the World", a song by the Clubber Lang Band
• "End of the World", a song from 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage by Cold
• "End of the World", a 2009 song from Out of Ashes by Dead by Sunrise
• "The End of the World", a 2004 song from Master of the Moon by Dio
• "The End Of The World", a 2012 song from Christmas Ain't About Me by The Doubleclicks
• "End of the World", a 1997 song from Play by Great Big Sea
• "End of the World", a 2000 song from Duty by Ayumi Hamasaki
• "End of the World", a 2003 song from Modern Artillery by the Living End
• "End of the World", a 2010 song from Above the Noise by McFly
• "End of the World", a 2012 song from Human Again by Ingrid Michaelson
• "End of the World", a 1982 song from Corridors of Power by Gary Moore
• "End of the World", a 2013 song from Picture Show by Neon Trees and Damon Albarn
• "End of the World", a 2008 song from When Angels & Serpents Dance by P.O.D.
• "The End of the World", a 1990 song from Behaviour by the Pet Shop Boys
• "End of the World", a 2005 song from Anxiety by Smile Empty Soul
• "End of the World", a 1995 song by Waltons from their 1995 album Cock's Crow
• "End of the World", a 2011 song by Alex Metric and Charli XCX
• "End of the world", a 2023 song by Tom MacDonald and John Rich

See also

• The Cabin at the End of the World, a novel by Paul Tremblay
• The End of the F***ing World, a graphic novel by Charles Forsman
• The End of the F***ing World (sometimes written as The End of the Fucking World), a UK TV show which first aired in 2017
• The End of the World as We Know It (disambiguation)
• End of World, a 2023 album by Public Image Ltd
• The ultimate fate of the Earth, see Future of Earth
• End of the World Route, a Chilean tourist route at the southernmost part of the Americas
• A Home at the End of the World (film), a 2004 film
• "It's the End of the World", a 2006 episode of Grey's Anatomy
• Encounters at the End of the World, a 2007 documentary film
• Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, a 2012 film
• Friend of the World, a 2020 film
• , a 2023 documentary film
• A Murder at the End of the World, a 2023 American television series
• "Not the End of the World" (song), a 2020 song by Katy Perry
• "Until the End of the World" (song), 1991 song by U2
• World's End (disambiguation)
• Sekai no Owari (disambiguation), Japanese for "end of the world"
• "Waiting for the End of the World", a song by Elvis Costello from My Aim Is True
• The World's End, Fraserburgh, an 18th-century building