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[[TheUndead Undead]] creatures will often be depicted as having glowing eyes, usually [[TheDeadHaveEyes without any explanation]].(Then again, in magic-based undead this might either be the glow of the animating magic or magical eyes, created specificly to allow undead to see posthumously.) Ones that do not actually have eyes, like reanimated skeletons and incorporeal ghosts, will often have glowing lights where the eyes would be. Occasionally, it will be twin ghost-fires burning in the sockets. It is by no means a universal trait of undead. Should [[UndeathAlwaysEnds Undeath end]] and the glow fade, it's EyeLightsOut.

* ''Film/TheLastUnicorn'' has a talking skull that's usually quite silly and playful... [[MoodWhiplash until he]] [[ByTheEyesOfTheBlind recognizes]] [[OneSceneWonder a]] '''''[[NightmareFuel "UUUUU-NICOOOOOOORN!"]]'''''

* The vampires in the [[SoBadItsGood So Bad It's Good]] vampire movie ''Innocent Blood''. In [[KaleidoscopeEyes several different colors]], too.

** Most other undeads in the series avert this. The skeletal Vordaks still have [[TheDeadHaveEyes human eyeballs]], while some zombies either have eyes or just [[NightmareFuel rotting eye sockets]].

* [[FanNickname Mr. Tall]] of ''VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent'' has green eyelights, if you look closely enough. Then again, [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel you probably wouldn't really want to.]]
* All of the zombies in CallOfDuty: Zombies have yellow-orange lights in their eye sockets. Zombie!George Romero eyes glow when he's in berserk mode.

** [[spoiler: Lanaryu]], from ''[[TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]''. When Link meets him in the present time, he's little more than a decaying skull surrounded by the rotting [[spoiler: rather, rusting]] remains of his helpers. Attempts to communicate with him result in his empty sockets lighting with a sickly yellow. [[IGotBetter You get the chance to change that, however]].

* [[BigBad The Lich]] from ''AdventureTime'' has a very, ''very'' faint pair of these, as does anyone else under his control.

* [[BigBad The Lich]] from ''AdventureTime'' has a very, ''very'' faint pair of these.

** Also undead of the Scourge and the Lich King as shown in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMRhnC4-QGQ trailer/opening cinematic]] for ''Wrath of the Lich King''. The blue glow isn't limited to their eyes, but also appears elsewhere inside the skeletal undead.
** And as former members of the Scourge, Death knights of all races. If the regular members of the race already have glowing eyes (such as night elves), then it's more visibly pronounced for death knights. Also the color will change, as the night elves normal yellow and blood elves normal green will be switched to the same blue as all others.

** Also undead of the Scourge and the Lich King, shown effectively in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMRhnC4-QGQ trailer/opening cinematic]] for ''Wrath of the Lich King''.

** Death knights of all races. If the regular members of the race already have glowing eyes (such as night elves), then it's more visibly pronounced for death knights. Also the color will change, as the night elves normal yellow and blood elves normal green will be switched to the same blue as all others.
** Most of the Forsaken undead have this too, though there are some Forsaken facial textures that don't include glowing eyes. They have empty eyesockets instead.

[[TheUndead Undead]] creatures will often be depicted as having glowing eyes, usually [[TheDeadHaveEyes without any explanation]]. Ones that do not actually have eyes, like reanimated skeletons and incorporeal ghosts, will often have glowing lights where the eyes would be. Occasionally, it will be twin ghost-fires burning in the sockets. It is by no means a universal trait of undead. Should [[UndeathAlwaysEnds Undeath end]] and the glow fade, it's EyeLightsOut.

** Death knights of all races. If the regular members of the race already have glowing eyes (such as night elves), then it's more visibly pronounced for death knights.

* [[FanNickname Mr. Tall]] of AmnesiaTheDarkDescent has green eyelights, if you look closely enough. Then again, [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel you probably wouldn't really want to.]]

* The Hero's Shade in ''TheLegendOfZelda: Twilight Princess'' is a skeletal one-eyed variation.

** [[Spoiler: Lanaryu]], from ''[[TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]''. When Link meets him in the present time, he's little more than a decaying skull surrounded by the rotting [[spoiler: rather, rusting]] remains of his helpers. Attempts to communicate with him result in his empty sockets lighting with a sickly yellow. [[IGotBetter You get the chance to change that, however]].

* [[FanNickname Mr. Tall]] of AmnesiaTheDarkDescent\ has green eyelights, if you look closely enough. Then again, [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel you probably wouldn't really want to.]]

* [[FanNickname Mr. Tall]] of [[AmnesiaTheDarkDescent]] has green eyelights, if you look closely enough. Then again, [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel you probably wouldn't really want to.]]

** Liches have "pinpoints of light" in their empty eye sockets and archliches (non-evil variant lich) has twinkling lights. Alhoon (illitilich), however, looks much like in life, but with dried skin.

** Unlike most forsakens, Sylvanas have them in red.

* Eddie, the undead mascot of british heavy metal band IronMaiden, has semi-skeletal facial features and empty eye sockets with this trope in full display. Sometimes his eyelights are flames, sometimes lightning, occasionally something else, but they're present in almost every appearance of the charater from album art to merchandise to the huge animatronic stage puppets appearing on tour.

* In ''VampireTheMasquerade'', one of the early powers vampires can gain in the Protean (shapeshifting) discipline allows them to see in the dark while making their eyes glow red.

* ''TheLastUnicorn'' has a talking skull that's usually quite silly and playful... [[MoodWhiplash until he]] [[ByTheEyesOfTheBlind recognizes]] [[OneSceneWonder a]] '''''[[NightmareFuel "UUUUU-NICOOOOOOORN!"]]'''''

* The Dead in Garth Nix's ''OldKingdom'' trilogy have fiery pits for eyes. Necromancers have a lesser version of this (physical eyes are still there, but they're described as burning), depending on how long they've been using Free Magic.

* ''TheOrderOfTheStick''