History Main / LovesTheSoundOfScreaming

** ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Vento Aureo]]'' gives us Cioccolata, who videotapes his victims in order to have their screams ''and'' looks of agony around for future viewing.

* In a ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' story arc, both of Daryl and Wanda's parents visit them for a couple of weeks. Being deprived of children for several years, the grandparents are eager to help out with everything around the house. One day Wanda and Daryl both reflect on how organized the house is then, how much quieter, how much cleaner. For a second they smile, and then they look at each other, and their faces change. Suddenly they both shout "I want my chaos back!" This happened again in a Sunday strip in which Daryl tries to relax when he discovers he temporarily has the house to himself. No screaming, no yelling, no grabbing at his pant legs, just him, a beer, and quiet... ''"How did I'' stand ''it??!"''

* In one of the most horrifying examples imaginable, [[SerialKiller British serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley]] would record the dying screams of children they tortured to death [[ForTheEvulz and listen to them later for their amusement]]. One of these tapes was supposedly played at their trial, and veteran police inspectors left the courtroom weeping openly.

* ''WebOriginal/HamstersParadise'': The maniacal ripperoo is a species of predatory rodent designed to [[EatenAlive eat its prey alive]] and is stated to actually become excited when it hears the distress cries of an injured animal. This combined with its intelligence and tendency to toy with its still living food indicate that it’s a very sadistic creature that kills just as much for pleasure as it does sustenance.

* Metal Face in ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' is a vicious KillerRobot who enjoys impaling people on his claws and bragging about it. "Her screams were music to my ears, as my claws slid right through her soft flesh. Like a hot knife through butter!"
* ''Videogame/{{Diablo}}'' franchise:

* In the original Japanese version of the FillerArc at the start of ''Manga/SailorMoon R'', Ail/Alan makes a comment on how [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain the screaming of young girls is sweet music to his ears.]]
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
** [[MadBomber Kimblee]] from loves more than anything the sounds of destruction. Explosions, buildings falling down, and ''especially'' screaming are sure to get at the very least a SlasherSmile from him. Usually it's more along the lines of maniacal laughter and monologuing, though. When [[spoiler:he is consumed by Pride and trapped in a typhoon of anguished souls, he is able to maintain his sense of self solely because of this trope]]. That's right, Kimblee's practice of this trope was a ChekhovsGun.
** Also somewhat implied with [[FemmeFatale Lust]].
--> I look forward to the day when those eyes will be wide with agony...
* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'':
** In ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'', J. Geil's [[ForTheEvulz main reason to do anything]] was for the sake of hearing his victims' screams; he outright states that Polnareff's sister had a nice scream.
** But then it gets inverted when Polnareff (with a lot of Kakyoin's help) manages to severely injure him by countering his Stand ability. "Hey J. Geil! You are the one with a nice scream."
** ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Vento Aureo]]'' gives us Cioccolata, who videotapes his victims in order to have their screams ''and'' looks of agony around for future viewing.

** There is a much more sympathetic one present in Farnese. In her case, her [[ADateWithRosiePalms sexual gratification]] [[{{Pyromaniac}} from burning people alive]] is shown as a serious mental disorder that she is well aware of, and frightened by. It is traced to her LonelyRichKid childhood, where she discovered that the only thing that distracted her from her loneliness, depression and powerlessness over her own life was the sound of screaming and the light of fires. As an adult, she uses her [[BurnTheWitch powers]] as a ChurchMilitant to indulge these desires and excuse herself of responsibility for it, but is shown to have a great deal of self-loathing about it, and tearfully tries to convince herself "I am not wrong". The contrast between the apostles who have chosen to fully embrace their sadistic nature, and a person who tries [[spoiler: ultimately successfully]] to overcome it is done very well.
* When [[spoiler:Death the Kid]] was being tortured in ''Manga/SoulEater'', FaceHeelTurn [[spoiler: Justin Law took out his perpetual [[HeadphonesEqualIsolation earphones]]]] so that he could listen. Even the other villain raised an eyebrow.
** Giriko, [[AttemptedRape at least when it comes to Maka]]. In the anime, Asura seems to get a kick out of her screaming too, crushing her ribs just for the desired effect.
* In one scene, [[DepravedHomosexual Jakotsu]] tells ''Manga/InuYasha'' that he wants to torture him before he kills him. He then says "at least give me ''one'' sweet little scream of agony."
** "Oh, yeah, that's the way! I can't ''wait'' to see you ''cry''!"
* In ''Manga/Reborn2004'' during Glo Xinia's fight with Chrome he demanded "Give me MORE!" after hearing her screams of pain.
* Sadi-chan from ''Manga/OnePiece'', having the sadomasochism theme.
* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' has several examples:
** In the 7th {{OVA}}, Zorin {{Mind Rape}}s Seras, hacks off her arm, [[EyeScream slices her eyes]], and stabs her with her scythe. As Seras screams in agony Zorin cackles "More! More!"
** In the manga, the Major has half a chapter devoted to this trope. To wit: "And it is superb when the enemy prisoner screams in time with the shriek escaping from the schmeisser I hold as I mow him down." And that's only the SANE portion of the speech.
** When fighting Tubalcain Alhambra, Alucard tells him to "squeal like a pig." [[spoiler:He does so only after Alucard ''splits his arm in half lengthwise.'']]

* In ''Manga/SuperDreadnoughtGirl4946'', Makoto Tobita's sister Kuumi fights and kills demons solely because she loves to hear their screams. However she comments that she [[BrotherSisterIncest prefers her brother's screams the most]].
* Hiei from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''. Has been savagely killing everything around him that breathed since he could walk, and describes their cries of pain to have been like a child's music box to his ears. [[TakeOurWordForIt No wonder we never got any scenes of Hiei as a child]].
** There ''are'' scenes from his childhood. He was a [[CreepyChild creepy baby]] with creepy eyes, even with teeth, and when he smiled, it was a SlasherSmile. And as a kid, he slaughtered demons [[ForTheEvulz because it was fun]], and the demons who adopted him abandoned Hiei.
** Sensui's violent alternate personality Kazuya makes a "music to my ears" expression when he hears Yusuke's screams after he's been shot in all of his extremities.
* In the ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' spinoff ''[[Manga/SaintSeiyaEpisodeG Episode G]]'', a Giant enters the Cancer Temple and realizes ''the place is covered by countless human faces as if they were trophies''. When Deathmask appears, the Giant asks him how he can stay sane with all the endless moans, cries and screams of agony coming from said faces; Deathmask smiles and calmly replies the only thing he hears from them are ''exaltations towards him''.

* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', Midnight enjoys screams, so he drags his fights out and slowly tortures his opponents. Ironically, [[UsedToBeASweetKid as a child he was often tormented by the screams of his fellow slaves in the Tower of Heaven to the point he couldn't sleep.]]

* ''Manga/BlackButler'': In episode 20 a guy tears Sebastian's shirt deliberately, who's shackled to a wall, and fawns over him saying "He's lovely!" He also is ordered to torture him, comments on his [[WhatBeautifulEyes pretty eyes]] and says "Let's hear a nice scream from you, you pretty thing!" All while [[PervertedDrooling drooling]].

* ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'': The Appetite Demon "Neo" wants his victims to scream in fear and agony because it makes them more savory.

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Sugou Nobuyuki/Oberon, if his ecstatic reaction to the look of fear on Asuna's face, complete with a big SlasherSmile, as he [[UnwillingSuspension chains her up]] and is about to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil molest her]] [[ForcedToWatch in front of an incapacitated Kirito]] is anything to go by.
-->'''Sugou:''' Yes! Great! That's what I was hoping for! You can't get NPC girls to make faces like that!

* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/881050/cloneserpents cloneserpents]]' "Screams" series Hermione, [[BreakTheCutie broken by extensive torture]], needed to hear a certain amount of screaming in order to function psychologically. At one point, after she was separated from an equally-broken, mute Harry and had been without screams for several days, she lapsed into a catatonic state.

* In ''Blazing Generations'', sequel to the ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' fic ''Fanfic/IWillNotBow'', Yamato, Sugou's [[TheDragon Dragon]], freely admits as such. On multiple occasions, he attacks or tries to attack Alice, wanting to torture her purely to hear her scream in agony.
-->'''Yamato:''' Oh, the fun I'm going to have with you. I'm going to take my time and see everything that body of yours have to offer. And after that's over, maybe I'll do a little [[MindControl tinkering with your mind]]. It's so much more fun hearing the screams of an actual person. [=NPCs=] don't even feel the pain. I wonder what your screams will sound like.
* In the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' fic ''[[Fanfic/BoundDestiniesTrilogy Wisdom and Courage]]'', Veran absolutely ''delights'' in the suffering of others. Case in point: during the final battle, she slices Link up like a loaf of bread to the extent that he's [[BloodFromTheMouth puking blood]] and then threatens to [[EyeScream cut out his eye]], to which Link cracks under the PrimalFear and pleads with her not to. In response, Veran takes pride in the fact that she got him to beg, makes him plead for it again, and then ''gouges out his right eye anyway''.
* In a [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10791036/1/What-Chapter-372-of-Fairy-Tail-should-have-been fanfiction that rewrites]] ''Manga/FairyTail'''s 372nd chapter, Erza, while torturing Kyouka told her directly to her face that she enjoys hearing her scream.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'': A rare heroic example, Jack Skellington, the King of Halloween, laments that he has "grown so weary of the sound of screams," indicating that he used to enjoy them. The screams he's referring to are those of fright from Halloween pranks, and not torture.

* Yet another non-evil example. A lot of ER doctors like it, [[HellIsThatNoise (in theory)]] when kids they're seeing are screaming. It means the kid is lucid enough to scream, has enough energy to scream, and has enough air to scream. When the kid stops screaming is when things go to hell.

** Played for homoerotic FoeYay when Faith is about to torture Buffy in "Enemies".

** But then it gets inverted when Polnareff (with a lot of Kakyion's help) manages to severely injure him by countering his stand ability. "Hey J. Geil! You are the one with a nice scream."

* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'': Because of their horrific past where they were forced to rape and kill other children for their tormenter's amusement, CreepyTwins Hansel and Gretel grew to love killing in general, which includes "the sound of screaming".

* In the ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' spinoff ''[[Manga/SaintSeiyaEpisodeG Episode G]]'', a Giants enters the Cancer Temple and realizes ''the place is covered by countless human faces as if they were trophies''. When Deathmask appears, the Giant asks him how he can stay sane with all the endless moans, cries and screams of agony coming from said faces; Deathmask smiles and calmly replies the only thing he hears from them are ''exaltations towards him''.

* ''Manga/BlackButler'': In episode 20 a guy tears Sebastian's shirt deliberately, who's shackled to a wall, and fawns over him saying "He's lovely!" He also is ordered to torture him, comments on his [[WhatBeautifulEyes pretty eyes]] and says "Let's [[LovesTheSoundOfScreaming hear a nice scream from you,]] you pretty thing!" All while [[PervertedDrooling drooling]].

'''Deadpool:''' No, wait! Now I'll do it like a little girl! EEEEEK! EEEEEK! EEEEK!\\

** He even appreciates them scientifically. In ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumLivingHell'', the main character Warren White screams after finding a fake eye ball in his cafeteria food. Crane, who's sitting next to him, notes that his scream had an interesting pitch and timbre and asks if he can do it again. When White says he can't, Crane stabs him in the leg with a fork. He's disappointed, because now White is screaming in pain instead of terror.

* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/881050/cloneserpents cloneserpents]]' "Screams" series Hermione, broken by extensive torture, needed to hear a certain amount of screaming in order to function psychologically. At one point, after she was separated from an equally-broken, mute Harry and had been without screams for several days, she lapsed into a catatonic state.

** Faith invokes this again in the first season of ''{{Series/Angel}}'' when she tortures Wesley. She removes the gag from Wesley's mouth because she wants to hear him scream when she uses her makeshift flamethrower on him. Wesley defiantly tells her, "You never will." We never find out whether or not the flamethrower actually ''would'' have elicited screams from him, because Angel bursts in to rescue him before Faith has a chance to use it.

-> '''Haru:''' Why is it that I get a shiver of excitement whenever the Shadows ''plead for their lives?''

** Confirmed in the third game, ''Chronophantasma'', by [[AxCrazy Yuuki]] [[CompleteMonster Terumi]]. Especially notable since one of his dislikes on his official character profile is "Loud noises"... In other words, he has a IfItsYouItsOkay relationship in regards to peoples' screams.

-->'''Cydaea:''' The chains tear at their flesh... Hear their screams, such sweet music!

* In VideoGame/RuneScape, the player controls a forgotten warrior whose friends and brother are all slaughtered by a quartet of adventurers (long story). The ghost of Taevas, her brother, comes back to haunt her and to encourage her to exact ruthless vengeance.

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* ''Roleplay/TheGunganCouncil'' has Karma thoroughly enjoying torture, with Kaelin ''getting off'' on it.
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* The musical adaptation of ''Theatre/{{Beetlejuice}}'' has "That Beautiful Sound", a song about Lydia and Betelgeuse terrifying anyone who knocks at their door.

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''

* The Snake Baron from ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' says he prefers the sounds of humans screaming under a fiery apocalypse rather than material goods.

* In ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' during Glo Xinia's fight with Chrome he demanded "Give me MORE!" after hearing her screams of pain.

* In ''Anime/OnePunchMan'', a group of humans hiding in a stadium attempt to surrender to the [[FishPeople Deep Sea King]], saying that they will give him anything he wants. What he asks for is some nice screams as he kills them.

* In ''FanFic/DiariesOfAMadman'', Kat loves this and jumps at the chance to showcase her torture skills. Discord also describes the screams of his enemies as "like music".
* In ''FanFic/MegaManDefenderOfTheHumanRace'', Dr. Wily and [[spoiler:Bass]] are like this.

* ''FanFic/RosarioVampireBrightestDarkness'':

* In ''Blazing Generations'', sequel to the ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' fic ''FanFic/IWillNotBow'', Yamato, Sugou's [[TheDragon Dragon]], freely admits as such. On multiple occasions, he attacks or tries to attack Alice, wanting to torture her purely to hear her scream in agony.

* In the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' fic ''[[FanFic/BoundDestiniesTrilogy Wisdom and Courage]]'', Veran absolutely ''delights'' in the suffering of others. Case in point: during the final battle, she slices Link up like a loaf of bread to the extent that he's [[BloodFromTheMouth puking blood]] and then threatens to [[EyeScream cut out his eye]], to which Link cracks under the PrimalFear and pleads with her not to. In response, Veran takes pride in the fact that she got him to beg, makes him plead for it again, and then ''gouges out his right eye anyway''.
* In a [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10791036/1/What-Chapter-372-of-Fairy-Tail-should-have-been fanfiction that rewrites]] ''Manga/FairyTail'' 's 372nd chapter, Erza, while torturing Kyouka told her directly to her face that she enjoys hearing her scream.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''[[{{VideoGame/Touhou}} Ten Desires]]'', with Kyouko, a youkai, commenting upon how she wanted to 'start the morning with the sound of human screams.'

* Though it doesn't come up within the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' canon itself, the vocal versions of [[SnkBoss Unlimited!]][[BigBad Hazama's]] theme, Endless Despair]] and Regular Hazama's them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6D1L-CqDhI Gluttony Fang]] state outright that the sound of unbridled screaming and wailing is like wonderful singing in his ears. He isn't particularly keen on what causes the screams, it can be [[ColdBloodedTorture pain]], [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge rage]] or [[DespairEventHorizon sorrow]], just as long as it is derived from misery. Though Gluttony Fang's vocal version has the lyrics ''"All for me, the screams of your pain."'' Considering what ''horrible'' beings Hazama and Terumi are within canon, though, it does not require a great stretch of the listener's imagination to believe that all of this holds true outside of his theme song as well.
** Confirmed in the third game, ''Chronophantasma'', by Hazama's alternate form, [[AxCrazy Yuuki]] [[{{Troll}} Terumi]]. Especially notable since one of his dislikes is "Loud noises"... In other words, he has a IfItsYouItsOkay relationship in regards to peoples' screams.

-->''Girl, don't stop that screaming,
You're sounding so sincere;
So much music,
In the tracks of your tears!
But if you wanna face the music, open up your ears --
To my friend, Calamity Jane,
Hear the rhythm -- in the sound of her pain!''

* In ''VideoGame/JeanneDarc'', [[BigBad Gilvaroth]] loves the sound of screaming, and sorely missed it [[SealedEvilInACan in his can]]. In an unusual twist, he doesn't seem necessarily linked to sadism, as he enjoys the screams his followers make (at his command).

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->''"A melody of angry growls''\\
''A counterpoint of painful howls''\\
''A symphony of death, ''oh my!''''\\
''That's my lullaby!"''
-->-- '''Zira''', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'', [[VillainSong "My Lullaby"]]

-->'''Sugou''': Yes! Great! That's what I was hoping for! You can't get NPC girls to make faces like that!

--->'''Sabretooth''': Scream for me!\\
'''Deadpool''': Scream? Well, if you insist... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! AAAAAAAH! AAAAAAAAAAAH!\\
'''Sabretooth''': Enough Wilson.\\
'''Deadpool''': No, wait! Now I'll do it like a little girl! EEEEEK! EEEEEK! EEEEK!\\
'''Sabretooth''': I said enough!

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-->'''Yamato''': Oh, the fun I'm going to have with you. I'm going to take my time and see everything that body of yours have to offer. And after that's over, maybe I'll do a little [[MindControl tinkering with your mind]]. It's so much more fun hearing the screams of an actual person. [=NPCs=] don't even feel the pain. I wonder what your screams will sound like.

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* As the page quote shows, [[VillainSong "My Lullaby"]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' is almost entirely Zira saying how ''much'' she loves cries of pain.

--> Girl, don't stop that screaming,
--> You're sounding so sincere;
--> So much music,
--> In the tracks of your tears!
--> But if you wanna face the music, open up your ears -
--> To my friend, Calamity Jane,
--> Hear the rhythm - in the sound of her pain!

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* In a ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' story arc, both of Daryl and Wanda's parents visit them for a couple of weeks. Being deprived of children for several years, the grandparents are eager to help out with everything around the house. One day Wanda and Daryl both reflect on how organized the house is then, how much quieter, how much cleaner. For a second they smile, and then they look at each other, and their faces change. Suddenly they both shout "I want my chaos back!" This happened again in a Sunday strip in which Daryl tries to relax when he discovers he temporarily has the house to himself. No screaming, no yelling, no grabbing at his pant legs, just him, a beer, and quiet... ''"How did I'' stand ''it??!"''
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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': Braids, at least according to [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=35194 Mutilate]].

* The Broadway version of ''Theatre/TheLittleMermaid'' gives [[BigBad Ursula]] the second VillainSong [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEugSRttip0&feature=related "I Want the Good Times Back"]], notable for the massive LyricalDissonance, which is mix of Ursula explaining her plan and this trope:
--> ''I want to taste their tears!''\\
''I want to hear their screams!''\\
''[[ForTheEvulz I want the special rush you get from crushing hopes and dreams!]]''
** Ursula then goes on and directly says that "It's an aphrodisiac." Creator/{{Disney}} villainesses are surprisingly kinky.

-->'''I-No''': Ahh, the sweet sounds of a child screaming. It strikes right at my heart. Cry some more for me!

-->'''Vishnu''': [[BloodKnight I shall slaughter those who would do you harm]] and arrange a grand opera with their screams!

* Ren from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNZzJELbFRI This]] gag song falls into this eventually, after pretending it's about sunshine and happiness.
* ''Roleplay/TheGunganCouncil'' has Karma thoroughly enjoying torture, with Kaelin ''getting off'' on it.
* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick is delighted to see the guys in her life breaking down in some way, and the only reason she can give for [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Frollo]] been seen as sexy is his smirk after hearing the old captain get whipped.

* ''WebVideo/SailorMoonAbridged'''s version of [[AxCrazy Sailor Mars]], at a theme park: "[[NoIndoorVoice I LOVE THE SCREAMS OF CHILDREN]]!"

* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''

--->'''Megatron''': ''[listening to Optimus scream]'' Ah, would I could have that sound to lull me to sleep each night...

-->'''Bane''': "SCREAM MY NAME! SCREAM!"
* In the MickeyMouse cartoon "Runaway Brain", the MadScientist Dr. Frankenollie tortures Mickey through electrocution, remarking "I love it when they squeal!".

* Yet another non-evil example. A lot of ER doctors like it [[(in theory) HellIsThatNoise]] when kids they're seeing are screaming. It means the kid is lucid enough to scream, has enough energy to scream, and has enough air to scream. When the kid stops screaming is when things go to hell.

* On the IOS version of ''VideoGames/MirrorsEdge'' there is a achievement called "Scream For Me" earned by doing this to ten enemies. Either Faith is a ''Film/XMen1'' fan or she likes to get her [[MeaningfulName Faith]] on.

* Metal Face in ''VideoGames/{{Xenoblade}}'' is a vicious KillerRobot who enjoys impaling people on his claws and bragging about it. "Her screams were music to my ears, as my claws slid right through her soft flesh. Like a hot knife through butter!"

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