History Main / EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' has Violet Parr who is depicted as gloomy, uncertain and socially withdrawn -- preferring to hide behind her long raven hair.

* Melanie Sampson, [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Embry]]'s OC imprint, in ''Fanfic/ForYouIWill''. Even though Embry liked blondes before, the imprint forces him to see this as beautiful.

* In ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'', the Port Mafia assassin Akutagawa is sickly and pale, with jet-black hair.

* In ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'', Akutagawa is sickly and pale, with jet-black hair. His boss, Mori, qualifies too, and CreepyChild Q and HumanoidAbomination Lovecraft might as well.

* Zeref from ''Manga/FairyTail'', despite the fact that he's seemingly spent a very long period of time living outdoors in an area with a tropical climate, and ought to be well tanned.
* The villain from ''Manga/FoodWars'', Azami Nakiri , has black hair and unhealthy-looking skin.
* Saki Hanajima from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' is a black-haired and pale-skinned {{goth}}, complete with creepy tendencies and an unflattering reputation.

* The DarkMagicalGirl Homura Akemi from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', notable compared to the rest of the cast who have a healthy tan or blush. She's so pale her skin tone is closer to gray than mere white. [[spoiler: Justified by her half a year hospitalization.]]

%% * Most of the Otherselves in ''Anime/BlackRockShooter'', bordering on UndeathlyPallor.
%% * ''Manga/DeathNote'':
%% ** L, a creepy loner with NoSocialSkills who LooksLikeCesare
%% ** Teru Mikami, one of the most unhinged Kiras

%%** ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'':
%%*** Frank Archer, who has pure white skin that even the homunculi cannot compete with.
%%*** Wrath and Sloth as well. [[spoiler:The latter looks identical to Trisha except with darker hair and pale skin. Her personality is what especially makes her this.]]

* Sawako from ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'', whose creepy looks have had her nicknamed [[Film/{{Ringu}} Sadako]]. She's actually very nice, very naive, and really lonely (since her looks and her (mostly untrue) reputation tends to scare off potential friends).
* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': Kiri Komori fits this trope pretty much to a T, being a {{Hikikomori}} who, by nature, doesn't go outside much.
* Yuuko Ichihara of ''Manga/XXXHolic''. Most color illustrations depict the rest of the main cast as these, too. All the main characters have pasty skin and, sans Kohane, dark hair in the manga, due to the way the art was stylized. The anime and official crossover illustrations depict both Doumeki and Himawari with healthier complexions, but Watanuki and Yuuko both remain very pale.
* Sunako from ''Manga/TheWallflower''. The boys in charge of making her into a lady initially mistake her for [[{{Film/Ringu}} Sadako]] thanks to the general aura of creepy she constantly emanates.
%% * Rue of ''Anime/PrincessTutu'', playing up the crow imagery around her.

%%** More heroic examples are [[ShrinkingViolet Hinata]] and Neji Hyuga, except Neji starts out as a fatalistic ArrogantKungFuGuy and Hinata is initially described as "gloomy" by Naruto, although he still has a positive opinion of her because [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe she's the only person who's actually nice to him]]. His opinion of her permanently changes for the better when they become genuine friends and even more so when they're young adults, when [[spoiler:[[LoveEpiphany he realizes he's in love with her]] and considers her to be [[RavenHairIvorySkin very beautiful]]]] in ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie''. %%- This entry was commented out because Neji and Hinata Hyuga do not have pale skin (fair skin is different than pale skin) nor are they eerie-looking. Therefore they do not qualify for this trope.

%% * Tomoe in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''.
%% * Alucard from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''
%% * Precia Testarossa of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'', an EvilMatriarch of a BigBad with an IncurableCoughOfDeath.
%% * Saki Hanajima from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', complete with creepy goth tendencies and an unflattering reputation. Her younger brother Megumi is one of these too and he's arguably even creepier than she is. Rin and Akito, both {{Broken Bird}}s, also fit this trope.

* Re-l Mayer from ''Anime/ErgoProxy'', whose pure white skin, pitch black hair, and liberal amounts of blue eyeshadow make her rather striking and creepy.
%% * Fiore from ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'', an [[spoiler:[[CameBackWrong undead]]]] {{meido}} who works for the villains.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** Ulquiorra Schiffer has bone-white skin and jet black hair and his colouring stands out from all other characters around him as a result. He's a symbol of nihilism and his lifeless pallor is part of his theme of not truly understand what it means to live.
** Zaraki's idol Yachiru, the very first Kenpachi and founder of the 11th Division, was an AxCrazy BloodKnight whose viciousness in battle was something Zaraki aspired to emulate. In battle, her long hair flowed free and her face would take on an eerie expression that would switch from unnaturally detached to psychopathic depending on how the fight was progressing. [[spoiler:However, in later years she became the 4th Division CombatMedic Captain Unohana, famed for her [[RavenHairIvorySkin beauty]] in-universe and viewed as the perfect YamatoNadeshiko, and who always kept her hair neatly bound. WordOfGod stated Unohana was Soul Society's most beautiful woman and that he wanted there to be a shocking contrast between the two faces of her personality.]]
%% * ''Manga/DGrayMan'' has two heroic examples: Krory and Miranda.
%% * Sebastian Michaelis from ''Manga/BlackButler''.
* Yuno Morino from ''Manga/{{Goth}}''. The contrast of the scars on her wrists atop her pristine white skin is what drew the attention (and obsession) of the NightmareFetishist narrator.
* The surreal OVA ''Anime/RadioCityFantasy'' involves an artist who is in love with his muse who fits this trope, her white skin and black hair being visually interesting to him.
%% * Lelouch Lamperouge from ''Anime/CodeGeass''.

* Emma from ''Manga/EmmaAVictorianRomance'' gives off vibes like this to those around her, which led a few men to court her, but is often considered aloof by her peers.

%% * Nii Jenyi [[spoiler:Ukoku]] from ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}''.
* ''Manga/NuraRiseOfTheYokaiClan'': Hagoromo-Gitsune, as opposed to the ''VisualNovel/TogainuNoChi'' example above, ''is'' monochromatic; she has black eyes, [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow black hair]], wears black serafuku with a white ribbon and has pale white skin that would make Literature/SnowWhite look tan.
* Zeref from ''Manga/FairyTail'', despite the fact that he's seemingly spent a very long period of time living outdoors in an area with a tropical climate, and ought to be well tanned.
* Homura Akemi from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', notable compared to the rest of the cast who have a healthy tan or blush. She's so pale her skin tone is closer to gray than mere white. [[spoiler: Justified by her half a year hospitalization.]]
* Mei Misaki from ''Literature/{{Another}}''. We learn fairly quickly that she's rather nice.
* The titular ''Manga/BlueExorcist'', [[AntiAntiChrist Okumura]] [[CuteButTroubled Rin]] is this trope. More so in the manga than anime version, as the anime gave him some color in his skin and changed his dark black hair into a navy blue. He also subverts the traditional not TheBigGuy role as he's the [[SuperStrength strongest]] of the main cast.
* Azami Nakiri from ''Manga/FoodWars'', who looks monochrome in the manga and not much different in the anime.
** Asahi Saiba in the final arc is one too. [[spoiler:Clearly he took after Azami, who is his father]].
* ''Anime/{{K}}'''s Fushimi Saruhiko is extremely pale, bordering on gray actually, and has the dark hair to match. Misaki even comments on how unhealthy pale he is in a side story featuring their early life together.
* ''Franchise/KagerouProject'':
** Haruka Kokonose. It serves as a visual reminder that he is ill, and is justified by his frequent trips to hospital and the fact that he cannot participate in physical activity. He is actually a [[NiceGuy very nice person]] (if [[CloudCuckooLander somewhat spacey and odd at times]]).
** [[spoiler:Haruka's alternate self, Konoha, becomes this when he is [[DemonicPossession possessed by the Snake of Clearing Eyes]]. Clearing Eyes, in contrast to the above, is much more in-keeping - to the point that his arrival in any given adaptation is almost always signaled by a shot of his face with HiddenEyes, a SlasherSmile, or both]].
* In ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'', Akutagawa is sickly and pale, with jet-black hair. His boss, Mori, qualifies too, and CreepyChild Q and HumanoidAbomination Lovecraft might as well.
* Masami Eiri from ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' is this, with long, dark hair and pale skin. This complexion, combined with his slightly feminine face and use of female speech, makes him all the creepier.
* ''Manga/TalentlessNana'' has Shinji Kazama, a necromancer who looks like a corpse himself with his unhealthily pale skin, black hair, and the permanent dark rings under his eyes that make them look sunken in. [[spoiler:It turns out to be quite justified as he's actually the zombie, not the necromancer.]]

** Averted with Delirium and Destruction. The former has pale skin but mercurial rainbow hair, while the latter is a hale-looking redhead. With Destiny, you can't really tell because of the hood.
* The Bride of Nine Spiders from ''ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist''. Fittingly, her main power is the ability to summon hordes of spiders.
%% * Ragamuffin from ''ComicBook/LenoreTheCuteLittleDeadGirl''.
* Cassie Hack from ''ComicBook/HackSlash''. Probably best shown in [[http://www.boomvavavoom.com/image/hack/SliceHard07.jpg a panel]] from ''Slice Hard Prelude'', where she and [[MonsterOfTheWeek the Acid Angel]] are staring each other down.
* ComicBook/SpiderMan's foe [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/0/77/267065-193342-shriek.jpg Shriek]].
* Due to his blood disease ComicBook/{{Morbius}} was pale even before the scientific accident that transformed him into a living vampire, but after it it turned him outright creepy. The lack of melanin in his skin makes it pure white, while his hair has remained completely black.
* [[WellIntentionedExtremist H'el]], the main antagonist from ''ComicBook/HelOnEarth''. Flashbacks reveal that he wasn't always so pale, but how he got his current complexion is a mystery even to him.
* Moon from ''ComicBook/PocketGod'' is a {{goth}} girl who is fascinated by death and likes doing fatal stunts for the thrill, knowing that she will always [[ResurrectiveImmortality resurrect]] if she dies. Her paleness is especially noticeable because the other pygmies have dark skin.

* Post-transformation, Rhona Burchill from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' is a creepy-acting, black-haired woman with a sick-looking pallor to her skin.
* ''ComicBook/{{Raptors}}'': Camilla, a beautiful vampire, has noticeably pale skin and dark hair because of her Spanish heritage.
* Bêlit in ''ComicBook/ConanTheBarbarian''. While she was described as very pale in the [[Literature/QueenOfTheBlackCoast original book]], she really fits this trope in the Dark Horse adaptation where she is white as a ghost and very creepy. This look became so striking that it was used by [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/belit_6.jpg Marvel Comics]] when the rights transferred to them from Dark Horse.
* The Nagai from ''ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel1977'' are a whole species of this, being portrayed as an antagonistic extra-galactic force with vampiric features and pure white skin. WordOfGod explained that their designs were influenced by early 80's anime and manga aesthetics.

* The Stoker family in ''Film/{{Stoker}}'', and particularly India Stoker.
* Any film by Creator/TimBurton, who got the idea from [[LooksLikeCesare Conrad Veidt]]. It's practically guaranteed to have at least one, and it'll probably be Creator/JohnnyDepp.
** ''Film/BatmanReturns'': Penguin counts as this played straight. He's as pale as it gets but averts the usual tall, lanky build being short and squat.
** ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'''s titular character.
** Lydia from ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'', but her hair is dyed, and she's one of the earlier examples of a {{Goth}}.
** The main characters of ''Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet''.
** In ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'', Victor Van Dort has dark hair and his complexion is nearly white (along with every other living character in the film).
** Barnabas Collins in the ''Film/DarkShadows'' movie.
* ''Film/LetMeIn'':Owen is incredibly pale with black hair.He actually looks more gothic than the vampire Abby.
* Marla Singer from ''Film/FightClub''. No surprise, given that she is played by Helena Bonham Carter.
* Sadako/Samara from ''Film/{{Ringu}}'' and ''Film/TheRing''.

* Creator/DavidLynch appears to have a fetish for this trope on par with Creator/AlfredHitchcock's one for blondes.
** Isabella Rossellini (and Creator/KyleMacLachlan for that matter) in ''Film/BlueVelvet''.
** Sean Young (and Mc Laughlan again) in ''Film/Dune1984''.
** Sherilyn Fenn, Lara Flynn Boyle and Madchen Amick in ''Series/TwinPeaks'' (and Mc Laughlan again).
** Laura Harring in ''Film/MulhollandDrive''
* The Thermians in ''Film/GalaxyQuest'', done to emphasize that they are aliens who have disguised themselves as humans in accordance with the film's plot.
* Anton Chigurh from ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' fits this trope very well. Movies seem to like making Javier Bardem's villains much paler than the man himself.
* Esther Coleman from ''Film/{{Orphan}}''.

* In ''Animation/WaltzWithBashir'', the director portrays his ex-girlfriend, who dumped him the same week he shipped out, as one of these. He has fantasies of her as a ghostly presence on the battlefield. In an interview, the director stated that his wife objected to how attractive he made her in the film.
* Creator/TheBBC version of the White Witch from ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' is a straight up villainous example.
* Selene from the ''Film/Underworld2003'' movies. Being a vampire and all, this shouldn't come as a surprise.
* The ghost girl in ''Film/DeadFriend'' (aka ''The Ghost'').
** Heck, ''every character'' in the film could fit this trope. Possibly intentional? The four main girls were particularly creepy whenever they stood in a row and just stared someone down.
* Creator/ElviraMistressOfTheDark fits this trope to a tee.
* The Pasteur (yes, that's how they spell it in the credits) in ''WesternAnimation/WeAreTheStrange''.
* Kelly in ''Film/MysteryTeam''.
* Most of the covers (for example, [[http://www.best-horror-movies.com/image-files/may-movie-poster.jpg this one]]) for ''Film/{{May}}''.
* Loki in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and even more so in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. Fanart tends to take this [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpmtnyJc6A1qkvrpzo1_500.jpg even further]].
* ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'': This is amped up particularly in the beginning with Wanda Maximoff before she's humanized a bit. She spends a lot of time in dark areas that exaggerate her pale skin and dark hair and make her movements and actions creepier. By the time she's a good guy, she's a great deal healthier looking, dyes her hair red, and dresses in brighter clothing.
* Film/DonnieDarko.
* ''Film/TheProfessional'' has Mathilda Lando, the pre-teen protege of Leon Montana. To say that she is quite "Eerie" would be quite an understatement as she does plenty of TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior from smoking cigarettes to openly cursing at her half-sister and Leon as well as having a sexual interest in the latter.
* ''Film/KillList'' has Fiona, Gal's new girlfriend. There's something distinctly off about her and her appearance and strange actions during Jay's dinner party are one of the first major hints that something is very wrong here.
* The film adaptions of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' has Grí­ma Wormtongue.
* Louis of ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'', as mentioned below under Literature. The film both increased it by letting us see his veins through his skin and generally putting us outside his own narration, and decreased it by [[AdaptationDyeJob turning his jet-black hair brown.]] It also turned Armand into this, where he was a cherubic young redhead (though no less creepy) in the books.
* Amy in ''Film/WouldYouRather''. As played by Sasha Grey, her sullen, sarcasm-heavy behavior borders on the [[{{Goth}} Gloomy Goth]] archetype.
* In ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'', the title character's raven Diaval is given a human form, who dresses all in black, complete with dark hair and eyes. [[DarkIsNotEvil He's one of the nicest characters in the movie]].
* ''Film/FrightNight2NewBlood'': Gerri is very pale with midnight black hair, and a vampire. Jaime Murray's trademark looks were certainly put to good use.

* ''{{Film/Vamps}}'': Stacy (as Krysten Ritter plays her, whose look really is this), and it makes the elder Van Helsing suspicious that she's really a vampire. At first, Dan just thinks they're paranoid, but of course it's true.

** Also, the movies make Cho Chang into one, which she isn't in the books.
* ''Film/TheBoyWhoCriedWerewolf'': Madame Varcolac is pale-skinned with dark brown hair and very creepy at first, as the caretaker of Wolfsberg Manor. However, she turns out to [[CreepyGood be good]].

* ''Film/AllCheerleadersDie'': Leena, a goth girl, has dark brown hair and nearly alabaster skin. She stalks her ex-girlfriend Maddy at first while practicing Wicca magic in a rather creepy fashion. It turns out that she's CreepyGood though, with her saving Maddy and the other girls who Terry had killed.

* Xanatos, ManipulativeBastard and BigBad of the Literature/JediApprentice novels in the ''Franchise/StarWars EU'', is more or less described as looking like a vampire.

* [[TownWithADarkSecret The entire town of Dark Falls]] in the ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' book ''Welcome to Dead House'', sometimes bordering on LooksLikeCesare in the TV adaptation.

* The title character of ''Literature/{{Maledicte}}'' is an extremely pale, dark-haired, dark-eyed young woman disguised as a man... who also happens to be an amalgam of human and vengeance god. An unusual example, in that Mal, thanks to obsessive training and superpowers, actually is a top-notch physical fighter.

* In ''Literature/AShadowGirlsSummerOfLoveAndMadness'': the protagonist, Nomie is one.

* In ''Literature/TheOldKingdom'' series, this is a characteristic of the Abhorsen bloodline, who all have night-black hair and eyes and skin that is variously described as "paper-white" and "deathly pale". They are necromancers, and they tend to be quite pallid even ''without'' constantly wading into Death.
* Isa, from ''Literature/OnlyEchoesRemain'', is preternaturally [[RavenHairIvorySkin pale and beautiful]], with extremely long and lustrous ebony hair. Despite her protests, the look ''does'' suit her, as she is [[spoiler: a spirit being specifically designed as a (relatively minor) manifestation of darkness and death.]]
* Lanfear from ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime''.

* The Daemon from ''Literature/TheHeartsWeSold''. He's an aloof, unreadable demon who makes everyone around him nervous without doing a thing, who appears as a handsome man with pale skin and dark hair. Dee notes that he's simultaneously unusually attractive, and creepy as hell.
* The main villain of ''Literature/OctoberDaye'' is the firstborn known as Eira Rosynhwyr better known as [[spoiler:Evening Winterrose]]. Eira is the inspiration behind the fairy tale of Snow White. Her true appearance is revealed in the novel ''The Winter Long'', her skin is pale to such an extent that it appears to be almost bloodless compared to her dark hair which contrasts with it.
* Dr. Maura Isles of the ''Literature/RizzoliAndIsles'' series is described as having pale skin and jet black hair. The eeriness is heightened by the fact that she's a coroner.
* The first thing anyone notices about Countess Narona of ''[[Creator/WilkieCollins The Haunted Hotel]]'' is the unnatural ('corpse-like') pallor of her skin. She puts it down to an attempted poisoning in her childhood, and is (by her own account) allergic to makeup, so she can't make herself look more conventional.
* Naichoryss from "[[Literature/KaneSeries Mirage]]". Her skin is pale, her wavy hair black and long--and she's a vampire living in a ruined fortress.
--> A study of eerie beauty, cold and aloof as an exquisitely carven masterpiece of gem-set ivory and jet.
* The sinister Odd Sisters of ''Literature/ATaleOf'' adopt this look: their hair is naturally black with the odd white streak, styled into ringlets, but they use white makeup on their faces. With their red, red lips, they get compared to {{Creepy Doll}}s more than once.
* ''Literature/TheScholomance'': Liu's minor use of BlackMagic is {{implied|trope}} to have had this effect. When she's healed of its influence, characters notice that highlights appear in her black hair and her complexion gets more tan (and less {{undea|thlyPallor}}d).
* ''Literature/VillainsByNecessity'': Valerie, who's from a dark elf-like race, is an evil sorceress with pitch black hair and pure white skin, as her kind lived in the subterranean underdark.

%%* Lilith in ''{{Series/Frasier}}''.
* Lily Munster of ''Series/TheMunsters'' also looks like this and would probably get along very well with Morticia if they met.

* Merton J. Dingle from ''Series/BigWolfOnCampus'', since he's a goth.
* [[TheWoobie River Tam]] of ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. Kinda justified on the pale-skinned part, as she doesn't leave the ship much. And she's pretty [[MysteriousWaif eerie]].
* Oswald Cobblepot from ''Series/{{Gotham}}''. He LooksLikeCesare with his chalky-pale skin and greasy black hair, and is undeniably eerie-looking, but is still mostly CreepyCute in a weird way.
* Bennett from ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', a character played by Creator/SummerGlau.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
** Willow at the end of season 6. Justified in that, by that point, she's become completely taken over by grief, revenge lust, and black magic. She gets better.
** Drusilla - a MadOracle who Angelus put through every variation on BreakTheCutie before making her immortal so she'd suffer forever. This doesn't stop her from being as dangerous as the rest of the Fanged Four.
* Wrestling/{{WWE}} Superstar Mark Callaway, aka Wrestling/TheUndertaker (although his natural hair color is actually red), as well as his manager, Wrestling/PaulBearer. Even after Taker changed his gimmick to a BadassBiker, he's still noticeably pale. His manager Paul Bearer matched this description when he wore face paint.
* ''Series/{{The Sandman|2022}}'': The protagonist, Morpheus, is a supernatural AnthropomorphicPersonification who usually appears as a pale-skinned young man with untidy black hair.
* [[FilleFatale Bad girl]] Audrey Horne in ''Series/TwinPeaks''.
* Zoe Graystone from ''Series/{{Caprica}}'' has very dark (nearly black) hair and very light (as close to white as possible without albinism) skin. Particularly noticeable in the ads, in which she is stark-naked and holding [[TemptingApple a bright-red apple with a bite taken out of it]].
* [[TheLabRat Abby]] [[PerkyGoth Sciuto]] from ''Series/{{NCIS}}''. ''Real'' scary when she gets going.
* Emily Prentiss from ''Series/CriminalMinds''.
* The titular character from ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', as well as his ArchEnemy James Moriarty.
* The loyal warlock Merlin and the king's ward Morgana, from the BBC's ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}''. Though Morgana is a better fit for this trope than Merlin, since she's definitely paler-skinned (Merlin doesn't really have that "ghostly" complexion), as well as conveniently [[spoiler:turning into a near-psychopathic villainess hellbent on dramatic angst and sorcerous revenge]].
* Red Riding Hood, better known as Red, having dark hair in ''Series/OnceUponATime'' is a contrast from the original storybook version. The change makes sense, because [[spoiler: Red is also TheBigBadWolf that has been terrorizing the town]].
* Kenzi from ''Series/LostGirl'' is very pale, has long, black hair, and bright blue eyes. Not very "eerie" as much as "comical", though.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** The Fourth Doctor LooksLikeCesare and behaves in an ''[[NightmareFetishist extremely]]'' [[BlueAndOrangeMorality alien]] [[CuteAndPsycho manner]].
** The Seventh Doctor ''also'' LooksLikeCesare and is an enigmatic MagnificentBastard hidden under the veneer of an eccentric old dodderer.
** The Eighth Doctor - less in his live-action media and more in the ExpandedUniverse novels, where he ForgetsToEat and borders on TheOphelia.
** The Ninth Doctor. Creator/ChristopherEccleston [[DyeingForYourArt dyed his hair black]] to invoke this trope. Notably, his most basic personality is [[CozyVoiceForCatastrophes Northern and chirpy]], so the eerie appearance reminds the audience that he isn't human at all.
** The [[WebAnimation/ScreamOfTheShalka alternate-continuity Ninth Doctor]], who has a PerkyGoth-influenced look - complete with dramatic cape.
** Several of the Masters.
* In the series finale of ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' ("Curtain"), Stephen Norton is a bird-watcher with raven-black hair and a quiet disposition. If this, along with his pale, white skin, doesn't sound eerie, then [[spoiler:his {{Manipulative Bastard}}ry and MindOverMatter techniques that can cause people to kill each other]] add to his eerieness and creepiness. In fact, this is an AdaptationDyeJob of the original novel ''Literature/{{Curtain}}'', where Norton has grayish silver hair, [[spoiler:[[WhiteHairBlackHeart but with a black heart]].]]
** Speaking of ''Poirot'', the Miss Felicity Lemon of the novels, who had been described as "ugly" and "hideous", is shown in the adaptation to be quite beautiful and yet has pale skin and auburn hair. She has also aged a bit over time by the adaptation of ''The Big Four''.
* In ''Series/PennyDreadful'', one of the main characters, Vanessa Ives, carries this trope along with its associated dualities.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' loves its eerie dark-skinned beauties.
** The Woman in White from the pilot is definitely this.

* Janette in ''{{Series/Forever Knight}}'', although most of her relationship stuff with Nick was in flashbacks. Justified since she’s a vampire.

* Music/ChelseaWolfe.

* Due to [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 flaws in various implants]], all Raven Guards have dark hair and pale skin, regardless of what they looked like pre-surgery.

* Moon elves, or Silver elves, in ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' usually have black to blue hair and pale to icy-blue skin. At least one novel even {{lampshaded}} that the subrace visually is a [[{{Foil}} perfect contrast]] to dark-skinned blond drow. They look the weirdest of whole elvenkind (except [[WingedHumanoid Avariel]]), but tend to be the most human-like mentally (approachable, curious, and active) and the least decadent.
* Ubiquitous in ''TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness'' with its Gothic aesthetic design. Open a rule book and you will see this trope.

* The Japanese production of ''Theatre/TanzDerVampire'' made Herbert von Krolock [[https://new.vk.com/photo-22442239_278506939 into one of these]]. Western productions tend to go the other route and gives him white hair.
** His father, on the other hand, universally falls under this trope.
* Creator/LaurenceOlivier played Shakespeare's ''Theatre/RichardIII'' as one of these [[http://meandrichard.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/laurence-olivier-richard-001.jpg onstage]]; when he recreated his performance for film, the makeup was toned down and Richard's skin tone was Olivier's own. (Ironically, [[UsefulNotes/RichardIII the real Richard]] was, according to his surviving portraits, of middling complexion and with light brown hair.)
* The title character of ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}'', who was a real person with black hair in braids that fall to her waist, and pallor because she was royalty.
** [[TheGrimReaper Death]], though only in the Hungarian and Dutch productions. ''Especially'' the Hungarian ones, where he's portrayed as far more inhuman than in most other versions.

* Mizrabel's transformed form in VideoGame/CastleOfIllusion is a haughty, evil sorceress who looks like the Evil Queen in ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''.

* The Maiden in Black in ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', who watches over the Nexus.
* The playable Assassin Class from ''VideoGame/DiabloII''.

* ''[[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon F.E.A.R.'s]]'' Alma is a straight example of this, as well as being a StringyHairedGhostGirl.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII's'' Vincent Valentine fits this trope quite well, although more in the AntiHero sense. This doesn't stop people from thinking of him as TheVamp, though...

*** Lulu from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' is the goth aspect of this trope.

** Soren from ''VideoGame/FireEmblem 9'' and 10. He's one of the protagonists, but his cynicism and utter lack of idealism occasionally puts off his allies.
** Noticeably, Karla of ''VideoGame/FireEmblem 7'' is the only (female) ally with black hair in the entire game. Mind, this is a series with a ''tradition'' of having at least ''thirty-odd characters'' on the allies' side alone, and they are all very pale. Upon supporting, her personality is revealed to be an equal mix of CloudCuckooLander and LadyOfWar. Strangely for female characters in this trope, she is an undefeated fighter known as the Princess of Swords as well as TheRival to [[BoisterousBruiser Bartre]] [[HotBlooded the Fighter]], and there are absolutely no allusions to her being sickly or weak, [[spoiler:though she ''does'' die of an illness years after the game ends]]. In the previous game, her daughter Fir continues the trait of having dark hair along with a few others--though, for some strange reason, Fir's hair is ''purple''.
** 7's Morphs all have dark hair, pale skin, and [[SupernaturalGoldEyes golden eyes]]. This unnatural appearance highlights their status as [[ArtificialHuman artificial beings]].

** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'':

* Alessa from ''Franchise/SilentHill''.
* The evil, [[SplitPersonality schizophrenic]] Tira in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur IV]]''.

* Kit of ''Webcomic/{{Miamaska}}'' is [[http://miamaska.tidalcomics.com/index.php?strip_id=53 very pale]] compared to other Alodian citizens.
* This is part of the basic vampire template in ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'', along with RedEyesTakeWarning (except for [[AmbiguouslyBrown Casimiro]]). None of the ''specific'' vampires we've met are actually all that eerie, though. Well, maybe [[TheQuietOne Finas]].
* Raizel in ''Webcomic/{{Noblesse}}'' and any Noblesse with black hair fits this because they are mostly centuries-old vampires.

** Joyelle the Erinyes.
* There are a number of pale brunette undead characters in ''Webcomic/CharbyTheVampirate'' including the vampires Charby, Zerlocke and Adria and the zombies Mye and Hex.
%% * Vampire Ada from ''Webcomic/TheNightBelongsToUs''.
%% * Vampire couple Stanczia and Imri from ''Webcomic/LeifAndThorn''.
%% * ''Webcomic/LovelyLovecraft'': Howard.

%% * ''Webcomic/FairestCruelest'': Fittingly for a retelling of Snow White, Princess Delilah, even in the "eerie" part.
* Julian from ''Webcomic/TheGuideToAHealthyRelationship'' has long black hair and is very pale due to generally working on the night shift and not going out at day unless it's strictly necessary. Being mentally ill and permanently sleepless doesn't help a healthy impression, either.
* Toru Akujin from Webcomic/{{DemonKing}} is this, emphasis on the eerie. His dad too, as well as Pit the demon hunter and the human form of the demon Marchosias.
* ''Webcomic/TheGuyUpstairs'': As attractive as Adam is, one can’t help but feel there’s simply something off about him due to his black hair and eyes.

%% * Riley from ''WebVideo/TheGuild'', except for the sickly part.

%% * [[{{Goth}} Persephone]] in ''Literature/ThaliasMusings''.
* Raven Branwen from WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', something that became clearer as the show's animation evolved. While there are plenty of light-skinned and dark-haired characters, Raven's not merely pale but paper-white. She's also one of the most dangerous and enigmatic people on the show, with even her own family being wary of her, and has mysterious and frightening powers.

%% * [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White's]] wicked stepmother and so on.
%% * Vanessa, [[spoiler: Ursula's human form]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}},'' certainly qualifies.
%% * Anton Ego, the food critic from ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}.''
%% * Mozenrath in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries.''
%% * Mother Gothel from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}.''
%% * Dazzle, Pizzaz, and Rad, from ''WesternAnimation/MoonbeamCity''. Also, many other characters in the series, as the show's character designs are based upon the art of '80s pop artist, Patrick Nagel.
%% * Dan from ''WesternAnimation/DanVs''.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' -- the SequelSeries to the aforementioned ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' -- subverted this once again with Asami Sato. The creators were initially going for the aesthetic of a mysterious FemmeFatale, but they ultimately decided to make her a permanent addition to the TrueCompanions once she became popular among the fans. Asami then became a LoveInterest for Mako and finally for [[spoiler:Korra herself]].

%% * Kylie Griffin, the {{Goth}} member of the ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters.''
%% * Ingrid Third of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fillmore}}.''
* Triana Orpheus of ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers,'' a bit of a PerkyGoth subversion.

* Marceline the Vampire Queen from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' is this, only because she is a vampire.
** Well, Marceline was [[spoiler:already pale-skinned and black-haired before she was bitten]], as seen in the episode "Memory of a Memory."
* [[HeroAntagonist Dib]] from ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' is a male example. His sister [[CreepyChild Gaz]] comes close, except that she has dark ''purple'' hair.
* Master XOX from ''WesternAnimation/{{Sidekick}}.''
* The animated version of Lydia from ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}.''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' has Violet Parr who is depicted as gloomy, uncertain and socially withdrawn -- preferring to hide behind her long raven hair.
* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' has comments about Velma's pale complexion, but it's very much an InformedAttribute.
* Boris and Natasha from ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' have pale white skin and black hair.

* Master Cyclonis from ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks'', which makes sense since not only does she spend most of her time indoors in a dark room working on her next world-conquering plot, Terra Cyclonia itself seems to be perpetually shrouded in stormy red clouds with sunlight rarely appearing.
* Invoked by Lilith Clawthorne from ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' as per WordOfGod. She started out with the skin-tone, but dyed and straightened the curly red-brown mop she had as a teenager (along with [[TheGlassesGottaGo ditching her spectacles]]) for the express purpose of looking more imposing and matching the raven theme of the Emperor's Coven.
* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Mitchell has the palest skin of the entire cast, and has dark brown hair. And he's ''definitely'' more than a little off his rocker.

* While Literature/SnowWhite in the original fairy tale is far too nice to be this, her colouring has inspired several writers to [[{{Grimmification}} depict her as a vampire]], for example, Creator/TanithLee in ''Red as Blood'' and Creator/NeilGaiman in ''Snow, Glass, Apples''.

** In a similar vein to Orochimaru, Sai has completely white skin and black hair. [[FridgeLogic Quite a doozy]], since Sai spends most of his time [[BareYourMidriff baring his midriff]] and his shirt is short-sleeved too. They make for a nice contrast to Naruto's blond hair and tanned skin, though.

One thing worth noting is that, since only albinos can have ''pure'' white skin in RealLife (if you want to get really technical, they can't either, since the blood under their skin will tint it very slightly), having a character whose skin is literally milk white may land them in the UncannyValley unless it's part of a highly stylised art style. Comics and cartoons have also been known to tint characters' skin tones pale ''green,'' violet, blue, or grey, as a variation on this aesthetic. Even in live action, a yellowish, or "sallow," tinge is not unknown.

** In ''VideoGame//FireEmblemThreeHouses'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHopes'', Hubert is the main instance of this trope. Depending on the route and game taken he can be an enemy, ally, or playable character, but he will always play up other's perception of him as this trope for his own amusement. That said, he does make a note to drop the act around some allies, such as Bernadetta. In ''Three Hopes'', [[FieryRedhead Monica]] suggests his conformity to this trope gives him "the complexion of a coffin dweller."

** In ''VideoGame//FireEmblemThreeHouses'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHopes'', Hubert is the main instance of this trope. Depending on the route and game taken he can be an enemy, ally, or playable character, but he will always play up other's perception of him as this trope for his own amusement. That said, he does make a note to drop the act around some allies, such as Bernadetta.

** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', on the ''Conquest'' side of things, there's Nyx, a shaman cursed into a child's body. She prefers living by herself and acts aloof to distance herself from people. [[spoiler: Her backstory reveals that the reason she's cursed is that she was quite an EnfanteTerrible in her childhood]].

* Bastila from ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. [[spoiler:Her physical appearance definitely works when she joins TheDarkSide]]. Satele Shan, Bastila's descendant who appears in ''The Old Republic'', also fits this trope.

* Soren from ''VideoGame/FireEmblem 9'' and 10. He's one of the protagonists, but his cynicism and utter lack of idealism occasionally puts off his allies.

* Viola Cadaverini from the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series. She's meant to be creepy and sickly looking, and it works.
* Higashizawa Youdai of ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' is, considering the rarity of even {{Big Guy}}s crossing over with this trope, most likely the only [[TheBrute Brute]] example of a Pale-Skinned Brunette in existence.
** There's another example and that is [[spoiler:Shiki's true self]].
* ''[[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon F.E.A.R.'s]]'' Alma is a straight example of this, as well as being a StringyHairedGhostGirl.
* Billy Coen from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil0'' is an example.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'' series has a rather memorable example in [[VideoGame/SuikodenV the fifth numbered sequel]]. Zerase is altogether too happy to [[DeadpanSnarker deride the hero]] for his quote-unquote "idiocy" while [[SinkOrSwimMentor deliberately withholding useful information]]. For extra tropaliciousness, her pale skin is even [[LampshadeHanging commented on]] in a hidden FuroScene, which implies that she [[spoiler:may or may not be undead, per the page heading]].
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII's'' Vincent Valentine fits this trope quite well, although more in the AntiHero sense. This doesn't stop people from thinking of him as TheVamp, though...
** Apparently, Kuja in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' was originally envisioned to be of this trope, but it was changed to make him look like a mini-Sephiroth.
*** Lulu from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' is the goth aspect of this trope.

* The evil, [[SplitPersonality schizophrenic]] Tira in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur IV]]''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', to go along with the rest of her great looks package.
* Eleanor from ''VideoGame/BioShock2''. Living in an underwater city will probably do that to one's complexion.
* Vanitas from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', once you finally see his face. [[spoiler:He looks like a pale Sora with darker hair and gold eyes, due to their mutual connection with Ventus.]]

* More like [[spoiler:Eerie Pale-Skinned Dark Redhead: Elaine Marley-Threepwood]] from ''VideoGame/TalesOfMonkeyIsland'', [[spoiler:from the time that she willingly becomes [=LeChuck=]'s demon bride up to the time that Guybrush manages to shrink [[MacGuffin La Esponja Grande]].]]

* Your "Guardian Angel" in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}''.
** The Siren playable character in ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'', Maya, as well. She's also the only playable character of the game that is clearly Good aligned, the other three being some form of Chaotic, or even [[TokenEvilTeammate Evil]].
* As the resident FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire of ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|A Promise Unforgotten}}'', Valvatorez naturally has this hair color and complexion.
* The Maiden in Black in ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', who watches over the Nexus.
* ''VideoGame/NosferatuTheWrathOfMalachi'': All Vampires who aren't monstrous and don't [[LooksLikeOrlok look like Orlok]] have this look.
* Mizrabel's transformed form in VideoGame/CastleOfIllusion is a haughty, evil sorceress who looks like the Evil Queen in ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''.

* The playable Assassin Class from ''VideoGame/DiabloII''.
* Eveline in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard'', prior to her RapidAging.

* In ''VideoGame/PathOfExile'' the Witch has this look and is the most mystically inclined of the characters, levitating in her selection screen where the rest flaunt weapons. She's almost the most sinister and prone to use spells that involve draining life force, cursing enemies, and summoning undead minions.
* In ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2'', [[spoiler:Arthur Morgan turns white as a ghost and gets sunken, bloodshot eyes after his tuberculosis enters the later stages. Eventually the lung infection ends up killing him.]]
* In ''[[VideoGame/MarySkelterNightmares Mary Skelter 2]]'', Jack gains access to the form of [[SuperpoweredEvilSide "Ripper Jack"]] after becoming a Nightmare, and while that way, it turns his eye bright pink ala the Blood Maidens' eyes, while the leaves on his hear turn white and all the vines/beanstalks all over him turn black. However, at the end of the game, Jack ends up creating a Marchen copy of his original Blood Youth form [[spoiler:so that the Blood Team, and especially the Alice they have, still have a Jack to protect them while he teams up with the original Alice, now also a Nightmare]], and when ''it'' goes into Ripper Mode, it becomes a far straighter example of this trope.
* [[TheGrimReaper Death]] in ''VideoGame/DarksidersII'' has skin so pale it's only a few shades darker than his own WhiteMaskOfDoom, and depending on the lightning it actually looks like his skin is changing color.
* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'':
** {{Dracula}} has pale white skin and dark brown hair that is almost black. He's feared by practically every character in the setting, including ''The Devil himself'', and for ''very'' good reason.
** {{Satan}} is also an example. He's as pale as Dracula, has long onyx black hair, and dark veins covering his body. In the sequel, it gets even worse, where he becomes an eight-foot tall hulking brute of an angel riddled with scars.
** Satan's daughter, Raisa Volkova, takes after her father with pale skin, dark hair, and a disturbing appearance.
* Though '''heavily''' downplayed in the games themselves because we never see his face, the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' novels describe the Master Chief as this. As a consequence of spending most of their time in their armor, the Spartan- [=IIs=] are described as almost painfully pale, and John himself happens to have brown hair. [[spoiler: Completing ''VideoGame/Halo4'' on Legendary provides our one and only glimpse at an adult John's face, although only the area around his eyes are visible.]]
* Glory in the Dragonfall campaign of ''VideoGame/ShadowrunReturns'' is this to a T. Long black hair, sickly pale skin, red-rimmed eyes... giant metal arms equipped with razor sharp claws... Fortunately, she's on your side.
* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'': Sergei Dragunov combines this trope with IcyBlueEyes and CoveredWithScars, and is regarded as a cold and calculating figure that creeps out both enemies and allies alike.

** The [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist 2003 anime version]] also gives us Frank Archer, who has pure white skin that even the homunculi cannot compete with.
*** Wrath and Sloth as well. [[spoiler:The latter looks identical to Trisha except with darker hair and pale skin. Her personality is what especially makes her this.]]

Counterpart to the DarkSkinnedRedhead and the DarkSkinnedBlond. Very common among [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires.]] Often, these people [[LooksLikeCesare look like Cesare,]] especially if they apply ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow or have natural CreepyShadowedUndereyes, and wear similarly monochromatic outfits along the GrayscaleOfEvil.

* Moon elves, or Silver elves, in ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' usually have black to blue hair and pale to icy-blue skin. At least one novel even {{lampshaded}} that the subrace visually is a [[{{Foil}} perfect contrast]] to DarkSkinnedBlond drow. They look the weirdest of whole elvenkind (except [[WingedHumanoid Avariel]]), but tend to be the most human-like mentally (approachable, curious, and active) and the least decadent.

*** Also, ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'''s Merrill. Serves to support her AllTheOtherReindeer story that the rest of the nomadic Dalish are mostly [[DarkSkinnedBlonde Dark-Skinned Blondes]] (or just dark-skinned in general) whilst she is this trope.

* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': Kiri Komori fits this trope pretty much to a T, being a {{Hikikomori}} who, by nature, doesn't go outside much.

%% * ''Manga/DeathNote'':
%% ** L who was specifically designed to be unattractive. His appearance and behaviour were designed to contrast Light, who is TallDarkAndHandsome.
%% ** Naomi Misora
%% ** Teru Mikami.
* Yuuko Ichihara of ''Manga/XXXHolic''. Most color illustrations depict the rest of the main cast as these, too. All the main characters have pasty skin and, sans Kohane, dark hair in the manga, due to the way the art was stylized. The anime and official crossover illustrations depict both Doumeki and Himawari with healthier complexions, but Watanuki and Yuuko both remain very pale.
* Sunako from ''Manga/TheWallflower''. The boys in charge of making her into a lady initially mistake her for [[{{Film/Ringu}} Sadako]] thanks to the general aura of creepy she constantly emanates.
%% * Rue of ''Anime/PrincessTutu'', playing up the crow imagery around her.

%% ** L who was was specifically designed to be unattractive. His appearance and behaviour were designed to contrast Light, who is TallDarkAndHandsome.

* ''Anime/DeathParade'' has [[TheNameless The Dark-Haired Woman]] who [[ZigZaggingTropes zig-zags this trope]]. Considering her MysteriousPast and her role as an assistant to a {{Psychopomp}}, she certainly falls into this trope in the early episodes, and likely comes across this way to the human guests as well. However, DarkIsNotEvil, and as the show progresses she cements herself as being a NiceGuy and much more down to Earth than the rest of the cast…until her flashback sequence in episode 11, where this trope gets played straight again after her [[spoiler:DespairEventHorizon renders her an EmptyShell]]. The scenes become very monochromatic during this sequence, she’s constantly shrouded in darkness, and the bags under her eyes coupled with her ThousandYardStare really help to emphasize this trope.

* The entirety of ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' (except Pugsley, who's just as pale but has brownish hair) in the films, as a physical sign of their, er, 'difference'.

* Louis of the ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles'' has jet-black hair and piercing green eyes, and his skin became white with the transformation into a vampire. He's the narrator of the first book, and the narrator of most of the rest has a big [[HoYay soft spot for him]], so he tends to come off as more [[TheWoobie pitiable]] than creepy to the reader, but in-universe he's certainly this-- especially to mortals.

* Melanie Sampson, [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Embry]]'s OC imprint, in ''FanFic/ForYouIWill''. Even though Embry liked blondes before, the imprint forces him to see this as beautiful.

* The titular character of ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}'', who was a real person with black hair in braids that fall to her waist, and pallor because she was royalty.

* Naichoryss from "[[Literature/{{Kane}} Mirage]]". Her skin is pale, her wavy hair black and long--and she's a vampire living in a ruined fortress.