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Interesting tidbit: this is one theory as to why so many people are [[Monster Clown|afraid of clowns]]. Exaggerated mouths, bulbous noses, and pin-prick eyes are downright terrifying to young children who haven't yet figured out that the person is wearing make-up and not ''deformed.''
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== Anime & Manga ==
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* ''[[D Gray Man]]'' is very, very good at this. Half the Akuma qualify, and even they have nothing on [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/d_gray_man/c134/12.html the Millennium Earl]. As he would probably say: [[Say It With Hearts|<3]]
** Don't forget Tyki and Road. They have some pretty damn terrifying faces too.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' also likes this. Besides a certain [[Came Back Wrong|failed attempt]] [[media:Fullmetal_Alchemist_-_02_-_Large_21.jpg|at human transmutation]], {{spoiler|Envy's [[One
* ''[[Hellsing]]'' has a lot of characters with these. Like Alucard himself.
* [http://mi9.com/uploads/anime/3921/eureka-seven-skateboard_1280x1024_62627.jpg This is Renton] from [[Eureka Seven]]. [[media:Nightmare_6_5445.PNG|This is Renton]] when he sees a hallucination while mercilessly ripping apart an LFO in Episode 20. Any questions?
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* ''[[Barefoot Gen]]'' has *lots* of this, what with people's eyes melting out of their sockets, faces burned off, etc.
* Shows up a few times in ''[[Wolf Guy Wolfen Crest]]''. Haguro and Ryuuko in particular are very good at making these kinds of faces.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'': Yami Bakura and Yami Marik have the tendency to make these kinds of faces in the anime. Especially Yami Marik since he is prone to having veins randomly pop up on his face, usually while his eyes are out of proportion and his tongue sticking out. ''Even the [[Off
** Yubel from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'' is practically the successor of the two above when it comes to this, especially near the end of his/her duel with Judai, and quite possibly even surpasses the above two villains. The fact that she [[Expy|looks like both Yami Marik and Yami Bakura doesn't make it any better.]]
* ''[[Perfect Blue]]'': Mima sports one of these {{spoiler|as she kills a guy while disguised as a pizza delivery guy}}, Rumi's eyes are too widely spaced, which gives her an eerie look, but it's towards the end of the movie where she really gets into this trope. And [[Gonk|Me-Mania]] pretty much has this as his default facial expression.
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* [http://www.comics.org/issue/251817/cover/4/ Jonah] [http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1937 Hex]. (That second link includes an informative essay on what the result of [[Jonah Hex|Hex]] being unable to close his right eye would lead to.)
* [http://imgur.com/SrNSD.jpg Two-Face], obviously. Well, half of him. Varies from artist to artist, with Tim Sale's rendering (pictured) being particularly gruesome.
* [[The Joker]], naturally. [[Frozen Face]] with a [[Slasher Smile]]? Check. Permanent [[Uncanny Valley Makeup]]? Check. Looks like a [[Monster Clown]] from your worst nightmares? [[Precision F
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* Lumpjaw also does this when he first meets Bongo in ''[[Fun and Fancy Free (Disney)|Fun and Fancy Free]]''.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] during this scene by the narrator: "This is no dream, this is a nightmare!"
* ''[[The
* ''[[The Sword in The Stone (Disney)|The Sword in The Stone]]'': When Mad Madame Mim turns into a warthog.
* The Matchmaker's face just right after [[Mulan]] accidentally sets her dress on fire.
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* ''[[Pinocchio]]'': That [[Slasher Smile|face]] [[Complete Monster|the Coachman]] makes at the end of the line "They never come back [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0AKCkxdO00 as...BOYS!"]
* [[The Lion King|"Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared!"]]
* [[Big Bad|Jafar]] briefly gains one of these at the end of ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'' as he is gradually [[One
* [[Toy Story|"...so PLAY NICE!!!"]]
* [[The Princess and The Frog|Doctor Facilier]] during his spell-casting: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I4h-lHZ6Gw I hope you're satisfied...]"
* The first appearance of [[
* The snarling, vicious look on Tod's face during the fight with Copper in [[The Fox and The Hound]].
* The face [[Big Bad|Maleficent]] makes during the first shot of her as [[One
* ''[[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beauty and The Beast]]'': Whenever the Beast gets pissed.
** Also, the Stove in the climax when he scares off the villagers.
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* Probably the most memorable scene of [[Inland Empire]].2 for the price of one, in fact.
** David Lynch has a fondness for this trope; see the ending to [[Twin Peaks|Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]] for [http://images2.fanpop.com/images/quiz/302000/302806_1255630035657_500_281.jpg proof].
* Large Marge's claymation horror face from ''[[Pee
* ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]'' gave us two scary faces- namely, the girl herself and the subliminal white face that appears randomly in the movie and in the director's cut- also known as ''Captain Howdy'' or Pazuzu. It's also features in most (if not all) screamers.
* Reportedly, there were incidents with viewers fainting of shock at the unmasking scene in the 1925 silent film version of ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'', starring Lon Chaney Sr. who did his own make-up, going as far as to use metal wires to mold his face. To this day, his portrayal of the Phantom remains by far the most faithful to the original novel - and certainly one of the most effective.
* [[Beetlejuice (Film)|Beetlejuice]] shows Adam and Barbara that he can be scary - [[The Un
** Adam and Barbara have their own Nightmare Face moments as well, when demonstrating their ghostliness to their...caseworker?
* Thai thriller ''Dorm'' includes some boarding school students sharing ghost stories. The face that accompanies the first story about the pregnant daughter... blech.
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== Webcomics ==
* Comedic [[In Universe]] example is [[
* [[Dan and Mabs Furry Adventures|DMFA]]'s [[All There in the Manual|background material]] gave us [http://www.missmab.com/Demo/Leader03.php this]. Oh Lordy. Gee, I wonder what [[Emotion Eater|that clan feeds on]]...
* Some people in [[Goblins]] are very good at this. [http://www.goblinscomic.com/05272009/ Very] good.
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* ''[[The Problem Solverz]]'' episode "Funny Facez" invokes this several times with "funny face artists." The characters find the faces hilarious, but they're really kind of creepy looking. At the end of the episode, Alfe makes the [http://i.imgur.com/HvZsl.jpg "funniest"] one.
* [[Transformers Animated|Blackarachnia]] without her helmet.
* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E3 Lesson Zero|Lesson Zero]]", Twilight gets a [[Slasher Smile]] ([http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/288/4/c/oh__twilight__you__re_crazy_by_aibotnya-d4cwat4.png here]), [http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/288/d/8/tweeloot_sporkle_3_by_rewirken-d4cwlh5.jpg grinding teeth], and a horrible mane when she falls off the deep end.
* Nebby K. Nezzer during the climax of the ''[[Veggie Tales (Animation)|Veggie Tales]]'' video "Rack, Shack, and Benny" when he dumps Bob the Tomato as Shadrach, Junior Asparagus as Meshach, and Larry the Cucumber as Adbenago into the furnace.
* The faces the Hitchhiking Ghosts make to scare [[Pete]] in the ''[[House of Mouse]]'' version of the song [[The Haunted Mansion|"Grim Grinning Ghosts."]]
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