Screamer (disambiguation)
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Screamer
is a family of bird species
Screamer may also refer to:
Screamer
The screamers are a small family of birds, the Anhimidae. For a long time they were thought to be related to the Galliformes because of similar bills, but they are truly related to ducks , most closely to the Magpie Goose...
is a family of bird species
Screamer may also refer to:
- Screamer MountainScreamer MountainScreamer Mountain is a mountain in Rabun County, Georgia near Clayton, Georgia and is the birthplace of Logan E. Bleckley. Screamer Mountain has an elevation of 3,000 feet. The entire mountain was purchased in 1971 by Modern States Life Insurance Co....
, mountain in Rabun County, Georgia near Clayton, Georgia and the birthplace of Logan E. Bleckley - Ice ScreamersIce ScreamersIce Screamers is a brand of frozen treats, produced by Nestlé Ice Cream....
, brand of frozen treats produced by Nestlé Ice Cream
Books
- Screamer magazineScreamer magazineScreamer Magazine, "The Loudest Mag On The Planet," was created by David F. Castagno in October 1987. The publication started out as a vehicle in which to promote local rock bands in the Los Angeles area. The magazine's popularity spread quickly and almost immediately garnered the attention of many...
, a Los Angeles area music publication - Screamers (book), 1871 book by Mark TwainMark TwainSamuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
- A Scourge of ScreamersA Scourge of ScreamersA Scourge of Screamers is a science fiction novel by Daniel F. Galouye. It was originally published in 1968. It was published in the United Kingdom under the alternate title Lost Perception.-Plot introduction:...
, US title of a science fiction novel by Daniel F. Galouye - Screamers, a The Hardy BoysThe Hardy BoysThe Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional teenage brothers and amateur detectives who appear in various mystery series for children and teens....
novel
Entertainment
- Screamer (video game)Screamer (video game)Screamer is an arcade style racing game for the PC, released in 1995. The game shares some graphical and gameplay style with Namco's popular Ridge Racer. The game featured texture mapped polygon-modelled tracks and cars...
, series of computer 3D racing games developed by Milestone - Screamer RallyScreamer RallyScreamer Rally is the third game in the Screamer series. Released in 1997 the game builds on Screamer 2, but changes context to a Rallying game. The game made use of 3dfx Voodoo Graphics chipset, giving the game graphics hardware acceleration giving high resolution and texture filtering...
, third in the Screamer PC video game series - Screamers (Beavis and Butt-head episode)
- SkyScreamerSkyScreamerSkyScreamer is a Funtime StarFlyer located at several Six Flags theme parks including Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and Six Flags St. Louis. In 2012, Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags Great Adventure will also open SkyScreamers...
, StarFlyer from Funtime Amusements at two Six Flags parks
Film
- Screamers (1995 film), 1995 movie based on the short story "Second Variety" by Philip K. Dick
- Screamers (2006 film)Screamers (2006 film)Screamers is a 2006 documentary by director Carla Garapedian. The film explores why genocides have recurred into the modern day, and involves the band System of a Down, Serj Tankian's grandfather , the human-rights activist, journalist, and Professor Samantha Power, and various people involved...
, 2006 documentary by Carla Garapedian and System of a Down - Girls School ScreamersGirls School ScreamersGirls School Screamers is a 1986 horror film co-written and directed by John P. Finnegan. The plot follows a group of young college girls who are taken up to an abandoned mansion to help renovate it, only to later be dispatched one by one by an unseen assailant. The film was distributed by Troma...
, 1986 horror film co-written and directed by John P. Finnegan - Screamers, the re-edited U.S. version of the 1979 Italian film Island of the Fishmen
Internet
- Screamer (internet prank), A video or flash application which is a prank that tries to scare the viewers, usually with a scream and a scary picture.
Music
- Screamer (march)Screamer (march)A screamer is a descriptive name for a circus march, in particular, an upbeat march intended to stir up the audience during the show.- History :...
, style of march music used in circus marches - Screamer RadioScreamer RadioScreamer Radio is a freeware-licensed internet radio client with recording abilities. It is able to play back streams using WMA, MP3, Ogg Vorbis or AAC streams and can also record these into several formats...
, internet radio client - The ScreamersThe ScreamersThe Screamers were a punk rock group active in the Los Angeles, California area in the late 1970s. The Screamers were pioneers of a genre now known as "synthpunk," and can also be classified as art punk....
, late-1970s techno-punk band based in Los Angeles - Ibanez Tube ScreamerIbanez Tube ScreamerThe Ibanez Tube Screamer is a guitar overdrive pedal, made by Ibanez. The pedal has a characteristic mid-boosted tone popular with blues players...
, overdrive pedal in electronic sound effects - Screamer, member of a musical ensemble designated to provide screamed vocalsScreaming (music)Screaming is a vocal technique that is most popular in subgenres of heavy metal, punk and hard rock, including metalcore, deathcore, post-hardcore, groove metal, black metal, and grindcore...
Nature
- Horned ScreamerHorned ScreamerThe Horned Screamer is a member of a small family of birds, the Anhimidae, which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America...
, member of a small family of birds (Anhimidae) which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America - Northern Screamer, large species of bird in the small family Anhimidae
- Southern Screamer, belongs to the order Anseriformes found in South America
- Mountain screamer, alias for cougar
Sports
- Screamer, slang term for a speckySpeckyA spectacular mark is a term for a type of mark in Australian rules football...
in Australian Rules football - Screamer, unofficial football term for a goal struck from great distance (20 yards or more)
Transportation
- Screamer PipeScreamer PipeTo regulate the boost pressure on turbo charged cars a wastegate is fitted to allow exhaust gases to bypass the turbine and pass straight down the exhaust down pipe. This can cause turbulent airflow around the turbine so to overcome this problem gases can be re-routed down a separate pipe about...
, in automobile modification - Armstrong Siddeley ScreamerArmstrong Siddeley ScreamerThe Armstrong Siddeley Screamer was a rocket engine intended to power the Avro 720 manned interceptor aircraft . Thrust was variable, up to a maximum of 8,000 lbf....
, a rocket engine intended to power the Avro 720 manned interceptor aircraft - Screamer, nickname for the EMD F40PHEMD F40PH-Amtrak NPCU Conversions:In later years, as Amtrak's F40PH fleet was being replaced by the newer GE Genesis-series locomotives, Amtrak converted a number of the retired units—generally ones with major mechanical problems limiting their value in the resale or lease marketplace—into "Non-Power...
locomotive