Miscellaneous Shadow Tidbits

Use this for your greeting card

The Shadow makes an appearance in....clipart?! Yes, that's right, I found this by accident. In Sierra Home® Print Artist 8.0 Platinum® clipart collection, this picture is located on CD #2 (of 7) under the category "Cartoon Men". It's entitled Radio Announcer, and the file name is Art175.gif

The Animated Shadow

Update: The Shadow in animation? Not really. The two clips below are actually from the 1998 French animated series Bob Morane. The "Shadow" that emerges from the smoke is actually an android henchbot working for the villain, and the man the android is attacking is actually one of the good guys!
You will need RealPlayer to view the two clips. (Thanks to Ed Kent for the clips and Doug Rice for the information!)

• Clip 1
• Clip 2

• Death House Rescue

Extra Curricular Activities

Ever wanted to know what The Shadow does in his spare time? How about reporting on the Timeshare (or Vacation Ownership) industry? You have to see it to believe it! (Thanks to Ayn for the information!)

What's your sign?

The fantasy roleplaying game "The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind", available for PC and XBox, allows you to create your own character and set him/her on an adventure in a mythical world. You can shape your characer by choosing his/her race, type (e.g. warrior, wizard, etc.), and even his/her astrological sign. Interestingly enough, there is a "Shadow" sign which enables your character to become invisible at will! Learn more about the game.(Thanks to Don for the information)

Something to Sing About

Did you know that "Original Sin" was used in the 2002 Broadway musical "Dance of the Vampires"? This musical recycled and reused various Jim Steinman songs. The song "Original Sin" (combined with "Total Eclipse of the Heart", another Steinman hit) is performed by the lead vampire character named Graf von Krolock
(Thanks to David Bibb for the information and the updated links!)
Listen to the MP3 version here
European version of the Original Sin on YouTube
Dance of the Vampires site (on Web Archive)
Dance of the Vampires on Wikipedia

Spyware's own Spy

In Lavasoft's anti-spyware software, SpySweeper, the control panel along the left side features two buttons that show a figure in the background dressed in black with a wide-brimmed hat tilted down on one side. Sound familiar?
Spysweeper screenshot
(Thanks to Corey G. for the information and picture!)

Shadow Source Code

Buried deep in a large assembly language performance monitor named DCMS - the Dirt Cheap Monitor System:

/* Purpose: Only Lamont Cranston knows */.

Spy Game

In this card game, "Spy", you must send out your spies to deliver secret documents. Notice that the cover of the card game looks very similiar to the 1994 movie poster!
Cover picture - See for yourself
Spy - A review of the card game
(Thanks to Jeff Hoffman for the information and picture!)

The Shadow in Video Games

Vampires, Zombies and Werewolves, oh my...
Released in 1999, video game "Nocturne" featured a mysterious .45 automatic-wielding anti-hero clad in a fedora and a long trench coat that whipped in the wind like a cloak. Sound familiar? Reminiscent of The Shadow from the radio and comics, "The Stranger" fought the supernatural. The difference is, the game is set in the 1920s, The Stranger works for a secret government organization, and those .45s are laser-guided!
Overview and review of Nocturne at Gamespot
View the screenshots - Some pictures of The Stranger
Droogie's Nocturne FAQ - The complete walkthrough and plot
(Thanks to Phil Bledsoe for the information!)

Crime in the City
In 1991, Nintendo released the game "Nightshade", featuring a "Shadowy-looking" vigilante who takes over the crime fighting when the city's protector is murdered.
More information
(Thanks to Clyde Vincent for the information!)

Shadow of the Apocalypse
The 2015 game "Fallout 4" which takes place in the post-apocalyptic city of Boston features a Shadow-inspired fictional comic book character called The Silver Shroud. Like The Shadow, he wears a fedora and a scarf and fights crime in the city. In the game itself, the player can disguise him/herself as The Silver Shroud.
More about The Silver Shroud
More about Fallout 4
(Thanks to Ashley for the information!)

Pulp Heroes Unite!
Ever wished for a pulp hero video game? Pulp enthusiast Benton Grey has created a mod for the video game "Freedom Force" featuring over 20 pulp heros including The Shadow, Doc Savage, Zorro, The Spider, The Lone Ranger, The Phantom, and Miss Fury.
Here's what Benton says you'll need to play the game:

You do need a copy of Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich to play the mod, but it is extremely cheap these days. You can buy it for five or six bucks on GOG.com and Steam, less when on sale, which happens often. It was designed for Windows XP, but it seems to work pretty well in Windows 8 and 10, though I suggest running the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 2. If you have the Steam version, running Steam itself in compatibility mode is also a good idea to avoid issues.

Here are the requirements for the game:

• Minimum system requirements - Windows: XP / Vista/ 7 / 8 / 10
• Processor: 1.4 GHz recommended
• Memory: 512 MB RAM
• Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible 32MB video card with hardware T&L
• Mouse, Keyboard.

If folks have any trouble getting the game to work or have questions about the mod, they can find help from the fantastic FF community, myself included, at our forum, Freedom Reborn.

Call of The Shadow
The standalone Zombies mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops III (released in 2015 by Treyarch) features a "Shadows of Evil" map on disk. The setting is in a fictional 1940s metropolis called "Morg City". The poster for this game features a shadowy figure in a fedora called the "Shadow Man", who can appear and disappear at will. [Spoiler Alert!] In the reveal, however, he turns out to be less Shadow-y and more of a Lovecraftian-like shapeshifter.
According to NaBrZHunter and PINNAZ at the Call of Duty Zombies Forums:

The reveal trailer certainly had a familiar sound to it, however.
"I have been watching. I have seen each and every one of your misdeeds...your sins serve only as an invitation. An invitation to an evil beyond your imagination. I will lead the way. I will show you the path. Only through me, the Shadow Man, will you find your redemption."
Reveal Trailer [Webmistress's Note: According to YouTube, you need to log in to see this as some of the content in the video might not be appropriate for some.]

This Shadow Man continues to evoke thoughts of The Shadow in his appearances in later maps, such as the [Black Ops III] re-release of the 2011 Zombies map, Ascension [Webmistress's Note: You can see the Shadow Man on the left hand side of the window in this picture.]

Also interesting to note is the fact that the Black Ops Zombies series has also used the element of a one-night, repeated death time loop like the one in The Shadow radio episode, "The Man Who Murdered Time" (1939). One of the masterminds behind the game mode, Craig Houston, has a particular interest in time-anomalies, and has made countless references to Lost (TV Show) and other pop culture icons over the years.

Voice Overs
On an episode of Retro Replay, voice over artists Nolan North (video game franchise Uncharted, TV series Rick and Morty) and Troy Baker (video game God of War (2018), TV series Marvel's Avengers Assemble) have a conversation while playing a video game. At the 16 min mark, they discuss what kind of assassin they would like to be. Troy Baker says that he would like to be an assassin similar to The Shadow. There's also brief clip from the 1994 movie where The Shadow tells Roy Tam that he's saved his life and it now belongs to him.
(Thanks to Ashley for the information!)

Road Warrior

Check out the artwork on the Outlaw monster truck. Looks more "Shadowy" than cowboy, don't you think?
See for yourself
(Thanks to Johanna Walker for the information!)

Lurking in the Shadows to Give You a Trim

This article about hairdressers and barbers operating in secrecy despite the COVID-19 lockdown measures in the UK features a Shadow-inspired hairdresser armed with a hairdryer and comb instead of the twin.45s.
(Thanks to Gary Osborne for the link!)

A Shadow-y Pub Crawl

An English pub is probably the last place you expect to find The Shadow hanging around, but these two London pubs will change your mind:

• The Gladstone Arms
  Nicknamed "The Glad", this former Victorian-era pub and famous music venue is located in Borough, London (64 Lant Street,to the south of the Thames River.) It featured a mural of The Shadow on one side of the building.
  The owner/manager, Danny Gladstone, had no idea who The Shadow was when he chose this classic image of The Shadow by artist George Rozen. It just looked cool and he really liked it!
  Sadly this pub was bought and closed down by property developers, and was recently slated for demolision.
  Views of The Gladstone Arms before closure: Side view of building | The Shadow | Close-up of The Shadow | Side view (non-Shadow) Update: This pub was recently declared "an asset of community value" by the London Borough of Southwark and saved from the developers. Thanks to the efforts of three friends it has been re-opened as a pub serving craft beer and Anglo-Indian fusion food, and a music venue. And they kept The Shadow murals!
  Official Website
  Facebook page
  Views of The Gladstone Arms today (Note: The faces in these pictures have been blurred for privacy)
  Front view | Side View | Side View Close-up | Interior | Mural close-up | The Bar
  
  
• Filthy MacNasty's
  Located in Islington, London (north of the Thames River), this pub is also owned by the owner/manager of The Glad, so not surprisingly, The Shadow makes another appearance on the building's wall.
  Unfortunately, this is now closed down, and will be replaced by a gastropub, "The George & Monkey" (you can barely see The Shadow mural on the pub's wall in the link to this article.) This is now the new signage.
  Views of Filthy MacNasty's before the renovation: Front view of building | Side view of building | Front signage | Front signage closeup | Signage on side of building