# Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness may refer to:

## Religion and mythology

* Prince of Darkness (Manichaeism), the term used by Mani for the principle of evil
* Prince of Darkness (Satan), a term used in John Milton's poem Paradise Lost referring to Satan as the embodiment of evil

## People

* Jeremiah G. Hamilton (1806–1875), broker & first Black millionaire in New York.
* Miles Davis (1926–1991), jazz musician
* Bill Demchak (born 1962), American banker and CEO of PNC Financial Services
* William F. Galvin (born 1950), Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since January 1, 1995
* Mike Jackson (British Army officer) (born 1944), Chief of British General Staff, commander of KFOR military administration of Kosovo
* Warren Kinsella (born 1960), Canadian political consultant and former PMO staffer to Prime Minister Jean Chretien
* Peter Mandelson (born 1953), former British Cabinet Minister and First Secretary of State
* Robert Novak (1931–2009), American journalist and conservative commentator
* Ozzy Osbourne (born 1948), British rock singer and television personality
* Richard Perle (born 1941), American assistant Secretary of Defense during the Reagan administration
* Gordon Willis (1931–2014), cinematographer famous for his work on The Godfather films

## Literature
### Books

* A Prince of Darkness, an 1884 novel by Florence Warden
* Prince of Darkness, a 1969 novel by Barbara Mertz, writing as Barbara Michaels
* Mörkrets furste, eller Djävulstornets hemlighet, a. k. a. The Prince of Darkness, a 1975 novel by Sam J. Lundwall
* The Prince of Darkness, a 1978 novel by Jean Plaidy, the fourth volume in The Plantagenet Saga
* The Prince of Darkness, a 1992 novel by Paul C. Doherty, the fifth volume in the Hugh Corbett series
* Prince of Darkness, a 2005 novel by Sharon Kay Penman, the fourth volume in the Justin de Quincy series

### Subjects

* The Prince of Darkness, the subtitle of Monsieur, the first book of Lawrence Durrell's 1974 The Avignon Quintet
* Count Dracula, the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula

## Film and television
### Films

* Dracula: Prince of Darkness, a 1966 horror film by Terence Fisher
* Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness, a 1998 anime film directed by Tatsuo Satō
* Prince of Darkness (film), a 1987 horror film by John Carpenter

### Television

* "Prince of Darkness", an episode of American television series Law & Order

## Music
### Albums

* Prince of Darkness (Alice Cooper album) or the 1987 title song (see below), 1989
* Prince of Darkness (Big Daddy Kane album) or the title song, 1991
* Prince of Darkness (Nosferatu album), 1996
* Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne album), 2005
* Prince of Darkness (soundtrack), by John Carpenter from the 1987 film

### Songs

* "Prince of Darkness", by Alice Cooper from Raise Your Fist and Yell, 1987
* "Prince of Darkness", by Bow Wow Wow from See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!, 1981
* "Prince of Darkness", by the Indigo Girls from Indigo Girls, 1989
* "Prince of Darkness", by Lucifer's Friend from ...Where the Groupies Killed the Blues, 1972
* "Prince of Darkness", by Megadeth from Risk, 1999
* "Prince of Darkness", by Miles Davis from Sorcerer, 1967