In the Shadows is the third full-length studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate.

[5] Unlike previous Mercyful Fate albums, which were entirely centered around lyrical themes of Satanism and the occult, the lyrics on this album are rather focused on more conceptual horror-themes, akin to King Diamond's work with his eponymous band.

The band would return to a primarily occult/Satanic lyrical approach the following year on the, Time album released in 1994.

Some editions of In the Shadows contain a bonus track, "Return of the Vampire... 1993", that is a re-recording of the song "Return of the Vampire", present in the homonymous 1992 compilation album, featuring Lars Ulrich of Metallica on drums.

[citation needed] All lyrics are written by King DiamondMercyful Fate Additional musicians Production