History Main / CreepilyLongArms

* Roy from ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared'' suddenly has one by the sixth episode and uses it to grab Red Guy by the shoulder, notably disturbing him.

* In ''Literature/TheChrysalids'', 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}}y interest in teenaged girls like Sophie and Rosalind just adds to his overall creepiness.

** 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. Played straight with [[spoiler:Majora's Mask when it takes its vaguely humanoid Majora's Incarnation form. The Mask sprouts freakishly-proportioned arms and legs out of its rim that move about in an UncannyValley fashion as it dances about the arena. Its final form, Majora's Wrath, adds CombatTentacles to even longer arms.]]

* [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-096 SCP-096]] ("The Shy Guy") and [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3288 SCP-3288]] ("TheAristocrats") of the Wiki/SCPFoundation. The former also has an abnormally large jaw, while the latter also have CreepyLongFingers and MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily.

* 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.

*** Even [[CreepyGood Midna]]'s arms seem to reach her knees when she's standing up. [[spoiler:This only applies to her cursed imp form, as her natural one is more [[ShesGotLegs conventionnaly proportionned]].]]

* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* The BigBad monster from ''Literature/{{Olympos}}'' by Creator/DanSimmons, known as Setebos. It has miles upon miles of tentacles that burrow through the ground like a complex network of worms...but one of the heroes discovers that these are actually arms, with ''hands'' at the end of them. If you disturb one of them, the hand will grab you and the whole arm will retract, dragging you through the tunnels and eventually into one of Setebos's many mouths.

* The episode "Squeeze", from the first season of ''Series/TheXFiles'', features a man named Eugene who has creepily long ''everything'', including arms. It turns out he can stretch himself to fit into narrow places.

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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]]

*** Even [[CreepyGood Midna]]'s arms seem to reach her knees when she's standing up. [[spoiler:This only applies to her imp form, as her natural one is more human-like.]]

** If you except Midna, this seems to be a typical trait of the Twili people in general, [[DarkIsNotEvil even the ones who aren't enemies]], in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.

** The worst offenders are the [[EliteMooks Shadow Beasts]] whose arms are so long they have to move with them like gorillas, and even [[CreepyLongFingers their fingers seem long]] compared to their arms.
** For their leader Zant, 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.

** 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. It seems to be a typical trait of the Twili people in general, [[DarkIsNotEvil even the ones who aren't enemies]].

* [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-096 SCP-096]] ("The Shy Guy") and [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3288 SCP-3288]] ("TheAristocrats") of the Wiki/SCPFoundation. The former also has an abnormally large jaw, while the latter also have CreepilyLongFingers and MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily.

* [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-096 SCP-096]] and [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3288 SCP-3288]] of the Wiki/SCPFoundation. The former also has an abnormally large jaw, while the latter also has MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily.

* SCP-096 of the Wiki/SCPFoundation, which also has an abnormally large jaw.

** 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!

* ''VideoGame/TheBattleCats'': The [[https://battle-cats.fandom.com/wiki/Tecoluga_(Uber_Rare_Cat) Tecoluga]] family is this. Tecoluga is a small cat-like... thing with arms longer than its body. Its evolved form, Tecolan Pasalan, takes the creepy factor to another level, as it becomes a humanoid cat-like monster with tiny legs and ridiculously long arms that add to the disturbing overall image. Its true form, Lufalan Pasalan, reduces the creepy factor a bit by having the same design while wearing [[Manga/OnePiece a vest and straw hat]].

* TheBattleCats: The [[https://battle-cats.fandom.com/wiki/Tecoluga_(Uber_Rare_Cat) Tecoluga]] family is this. Tecoluga is a small cat-like... thing with arms longer than its body. Its evolved form, Tecolan Pasalan, takes the creepy factor to another level, as it becomes a humanoid cat-like monster with tiny legs and ridiculously long arms that add to the disturbing overall image. Its true form, Lufalan Pasalan, reduces the creepy factor a bit by having the same design while wearing [[Manga/OnePiece a vest and straw hat]].

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* In the original ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet'', when Freddy is chasing Tina down the alley, his arms extend to a freakish length, with his claws scraping the walls on both sides of the alley.

* In the original ''Film/ANigtmareOnElmStreet'', when Freddy is chasing Tina down the alley, his arms extend to a freakish length, with his claws scraping the walls on both sides of the alley.

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