History Main / CreepilyLongArms

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* The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Longarm Tribe]] from ''Manga/OnePiece'', who have two elbows on each arm, making them much longer than a normal person's. They actually do use those arms in combat, but few of the members of the tribe have been seen doing so yet.
* [[spoiler:Adam, the First Angel]] in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' appears with these when he's briefly glimpsed right before initiating Second Impact. EVA Unit-03 also appears to have these, and can actually stretch them out, although this is likely a result of [[spoiler:Bardiel's mutation]].
* The Beast Titan from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has arms long enough to touch its ankles. Unique from other examples in that he uses these arms as a sort of human catapult, able to throw objects at near Mach speed.
* Void from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has arms that appear to be at least as long as he is tall. [[NightmareFace As if]] [[MyBrainIsBig he didn't]] [[BodyHorror have enough]] [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset scary shit]] [[HumanoidAbomination going on already]]...
* A typical attribute of demons in ''Manga/SazanEyes'' are unnaturally long arms, usually paired with big hands and CreepyLongFingers tipped with claws. Glaring examples include Yoko, upon assuming her [[SnakePeople Hua She form]], Amara the plant-based demon, whose arms are nearly as long as his whole body and usually hidden under a cape and [[EldritchAbomination Kalkin]], whose arms are twice the length of a normal person's body.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'', Jack Skellington has very long arms and legs, to emphasis his skeletal-ness. [[DarkIsNotEvil Fortunately, he's a pretty chipper guy.]] [[note]]HilariousInHindsight now, considering how much he resembles [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos the Slender Man,]] in no small part due to that.[[/note]]

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* While he doesn't possess any extra limbs, titular character The Arm from Nancy Farmer's ''The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm'' looks decidedly creepy thanks to his extra-long limbs. When he decides to ramp that effect up a bit, he unhinges them a little and crooks them in odd ways; he even uses this to scare some primitive tribesmen into thinking he's a boogie man.
* Literature/{{Discworld}}'s Librarian (who is a sentient orangutan) often has some reference to his extremely long arms made in his various appearances. They only really classify as "creepy" when some idiot has gotten on the wrong end of BewareTheNiceOnes; when the Librarian's his normal peaceable self, they just add to his rather goofy look.
* In ''Literature/TheChrysalids'' the character David refers to as the "spider-man" (whose real name is Gordon) has arms and legs which are eighteen inches longer than they should be in proportion to his body. David is somewhat creeped out by him when they first meet and tries to stay out of range of his long arms; at their next encounter (which takes place several years later) Gordon appears no less freakish. And the fact that he has a somewhat [[{{Squick}} squicky]] interest in teenaged girls like Sophie and Rosalind just adds to his overall creepiness.

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* The Dark Ones (aka "Homo Novus"), creatures from the game ''{{VideoGame/Metro 2033}}''. They have extra long arms that they hold out creepily towards/around their victims as they telepathically menace them.
* Based on SCP-087 from the Wiki/SCPFoundation, the fan-created [[http://youtu.be/uiHQN1q8ln4 SCP-087 videogame]] features a creature like this at the bottom of the stairwell. As you approach it, its hands come out of the darkness, unnaturally long.
* ''VideoGame/{{Witchkin}}'': The clown Witchkin has arms that almost reach his feet.

* In ''VideoGame/HalfLife'', headcrab zombies develop unnaturally long arms and long claw-like fingers.

* One of the [[SuperpoweredMooks Special Infected]] in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' is The Jockey, whose mutation has caused his arms to grow abnormally long. He shuffles on the ground on all fours like an ape, then jumps onto a player's back and grabs them by the head to "steer" them, often into a group of enemies.
* Slender Man in the indie horror game ''VideoGame/{{Slender}}'', and, of course, [[VideoGame/SlenderTheArrival its sequel.]]
** And in newer versions of it, [[FanNickname Slendy]] sends out his tentacles if you look at him too long, or when he's about to get you!
* Lavos's final form in ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' resembles a bipedal creature in a spacesuit with extra long arms that he raises dramatically to cast various attack spells.

* Dhalsim from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' has arms that stretch across the screen, based loosely on the Yogic fighter from "Film/MasterOfTheFlyingGuillotine"
* In ''VideoGame/FatalFrameI'', there is a hunched over old man ghost with creepily long arms. His name is "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Man With Long Arms]]" and, just to make him even creepier, he has a particular interest in taking children as his victims...

* The [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20141113015516/freddy-fazbears-pizza/images/8/89/ThePuppetFullBody.png Marionette]] from ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2''.
* The plant-like Guado from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' have clawed arms that reach down past their knees.
* The Janitor from ''VideoGame/LittleNightmares''. He uses them to [[WouldHurtAChild grab runaway children]], including Six, the protagonist of the game.

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* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Psycho Man's arms are nearly the length of his body, complete with WolverineClaws.
* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': Keedran's abomination form looks like a [[CreepyCentipedes Creepy Centipede]] with arms like this, one of which is a snake and the other that looks like a bear's.
** The Overlord of Evil's arms are about the length of his entire body, and he has to keep them tucked.

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* The Beast Titan from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has arms long enough to touch its ankles.

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* In ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'' the first alien we see has very long, thin arms and legs, and is by far the most inhuman looking one.
* ''Film/MasterOfTheFlyingGuillotine'' has a "yogic" fighter who's able to extend his arms to ridiculous lengths.

* A very, very brief shot during the party, in ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'' has a unnamed member of the extended Addams clan raise his hands so high that they look inflatable.

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->''"Look at those arms! I bet he gives wonderful hugs."''
-->-- '''WebVideo/ProJared''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqakBC4p04A How to Make Slender Not Scary]]''

* Minor ''Comicbook/XMen'' villain Gorgeous George sports this look, mainly due to being a mutant made of a viscous tar-like substance who after a night of heavy drinking forgot how long his arms were supposed to be.

* In Tina's second dream in ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984'', Freddy Krueger extends his arms wide as he approaches her.

* In the first ''VideoGame/FatalFrame'', there is a hunched over old man ghost with creepily long arms. His name is "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Man With Long Arms]]" and, just to make him even creepier, he has a particular interest in taking children as his victims...

* The Janitor from ''VideoGame/LittleNightmares''.

[[''They're great for getting cookie jars off the top shelf.'']]

* In one of the stories of ''ComicBook/TheCrawlingKing'', a man emerges from a circus wagon. His arms are described as being twice the length of his legs.

* Carlos, one of the villains in ''ComicBook/MajorBummer'', gets creepily long arms and legs, as well as long [[AbsurdlySharpClaws super-sharp nails]], to go with his (rather vaguely-defined) superpowers. The final result is very creepy-looking but, since ''Major Bummer'' is a comedy comic, the villain himself is more amusing than scary.

* Freddy Krueger pulls this off in Tina's second dream in ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984'', extending his arms as he approaches her.

* Slender Man from the Franchise/SlenderManMythos. In certain stories, this is due to his arms actually being disguised tentacles.

* In ''Anime/SpiritedAway'', the bathhouse's boiler-man, Kamaji, has unnaturally long arms. He also has ''multiple'' arms, giving him a spider-like appearance.

* Endermen from ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' were partly inspired by the Slenderman mythos, and thus also have very long arms.

* Kotaro Fuuma from ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' has long arms, which he can stretch and twist at will. Plus, he's very eerie looking.

* Based on SCP-087 from the Wiki/SCPFoundation, the fan-created [[http://youtu.be/uiHQN1q8ln4 SCP-087 videogame]] features a creature like this at the bottom of the stairwell. As you approach it, it's hands come out of the darkness, unnaturally long.

* One of the [[SuperpoweredMooks Special Infected]] in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' is The Jockey, who's mutation has caused his arms to grow abnormally long. He shuffles on the ground on all fours like an ape, then jumps onto a player's back and grabs them by the head to "steer" them, often into a group of enemies.

** In ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', the four giants you need to summon don't have torsos, just a face and creepy long arms and legs. They're on your side though, and those very hands play a vital part in saving Termina.

** Zant from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''. The effect is enhanced by the tassels at the ends of his long sleeves, which nearly reach the floor. As it turns out, his actual arms aren't much shorter.

Often paired with CreepyLongFingers. See also NoodlePeople.