Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness may refer to

• Satan as the embodiment of evil. See Prince of Darkness (Satan) for a history of the term. It appears in John Milton's poem Paradise Lost.

People

A nickname for:

• Gordon Willis, cinematographer famous for his work on The Godfather films
• Lord Mandelson, former British Cabinet Minister and First Secretary of State
• Marilyn Manson, alternative musician
• General Sir Mike Jackson (British Army officer), Chief of British General Staff, commander of KFOR military administration of Kosovo (disputed territory, partially recognised)
• Miles Davis, jazz musician
• Nick Cave, Australian musician
• Ozzy Osbourne, British rock singer and television personality
• Richard Perle, American assistant Secretary of Defense during the Reagan administration
• Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, renamed successively to Xe Services and Academi
• Robert Novak, American journalist and conservative commentator
• Tim Parker, British businessman
• The Undertaker, professional wrestler
• Warren Kinsella, Canadian political consultant and former PMO staffer to Prime Minister Jean Chretien
• Brian Dames, CEO of South African power and utilities company Eskom
• Joseph Lucas, founder of Lucas Industries

Literature

• The Prince of Darkness, the subtitle of Monsieur (novel), the first book of Lawrence Durrell's 1974 The Avignon Quintet

Fictional characters

An epithet for:

• Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, a supernatural being in Scott Adams' comic strip Dilbert
• Dracula
• Hades
• Damon Salvatore in the book series The Vampire Diaries
• Ganondorf in the popular video game series The Legend of Zelda

Films and television

Films

• Prince of Darkness (film), a horror film by John Carpenter
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness, a horror film by Terence Fisher
• Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness, an anime film directed by Tatsuo Satō

Television

• "Prince of Darkness" (1992), episode 3.8 of Law & Order

Music

• Prince of Darkness (soundtrack)
• Prince of Darkness (Alice Cooper album)
• Prince of Darkness (Big Daddy Kane album)
• Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne album); the term is also used as a moniker for Osbourne
• "Prince of Darkness", a song by Bow Wow Wow from See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang, Yeah. City All Over! Go Ape Crazy
• "Prince of Darkness", a song by the Indigo Girls from Indigo Girls (album)
• "Prince of Darkness", a song by Lucifer's Friend from Where the Groupies Killed the Blues
• "Prince of Darkness", a song by Megadeth from Risk
• "Prince of Darkness", a song by Miles Davis from Sorcerer