shadowland

[ shad-oh-land ]

/ ˈʃæd oʊˌlænd /

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noun

a land or region of shadows, phantoms, unrealities, or uncertainties: the shadowland of imagination.

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Origin of shadowland

First recorded in 1815–25; shadow + -land

Kutoyis did many other high deeds before he departed to the Shadowland, and when he went he left sorrow in many lodges.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence
Not a Doomsman set out upon his long journey to the shadowland but that a Southron was forced to bear him company.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen
He had passed painlessly and unconsciously from the dreamland of Saturn to the shadowland of eternity.
A Journey in Other Worlds|John Jacob Astor
Far away in Shadowland Josiah heard those words, "There lived no greater gentleman."
Beyond The Rocks|Elinor Glyn

Nay—more sordid than the romantic wickedness of shadowland—it had even removed those couches and tables!
Ghetto Tragedies|Israel Zangwill