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

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