History Main / CreepyHighPitchedVoice

* ScarySkeleton, if based on [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]]

As noted on EvilSoundsDeep, deep voices are usually seen as attractive, which can [[EvilIsSexy lend itself well to villainous characters]]. This has the opposite effect, by making villains sound sickly and grotesque. This works especially well when the heroes have "manly" voices.

* ''TabletopGame/Dungeons&Dragons'': Manticores, the [[LawfulEvil]] race of man-eating, common speaking, flying, spike shooting race of bat winged lion with four-too-many rows of iron teeth speaks, against all odds, in a constant falsetto.

* ''Tabletop Game/Dungeons&Dragons'': Manticores, the [[Lawful Evil]] race of man-eating, common speaking, flying, spike shooting race of bat winged lion with four-too-many rows of iron teeth speaks, against all odds, in a constant falsetto.

* ''Tabletop Game / Dungeons & Dragons'': Manticores, the [[Lawful Evil]] race of man-eating, common speaking, flying, spike shooting race of bat winged lion with four-too-many rows of iron teeth speaks against all odds in a constant falsetto.

* In ''Film/Goosebumps2015'', Creator/JackBlack gives the DemonicDummy Slappy a high-pitched voice reminiscent of Creator/MarkHamill's performances as ComicBook/TheJoker.

* ''Series/Batman1966'': Cesar Romero's flamboyant, silly portrayal of ComicBook/TheJoker was helped greatly by the clownish voice he used for the role.

* Vortigaunts from the first ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'' game have high pitched voices which sound arguably creepy. Averted in the [[VideoGame/HalfLife2 second game]] where their voices are [[GutturalGrowler low an gravely]].

* Starting with ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' and continuing in other series in the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, Creator/MarkHamill became famous for giving ComicBook/TheJoker a high, thin voice that lent itself well to [[LaughingMad psychotic laughter]].

** As the first person to give the villainous Ganon a voice, Creator/LenCarlson gave Ganon a raspy, monstrous voice that was often very high-pitched. He did sometimes briefly lower his voice [[GutturalGrowler for creepy effect]], though.

** The BigBad Judge Doom's voice turns squeaky when [[spoiler:he is revealed to be a psychopathic Toon in disguise]]. Due to his UncannyValley-looking [[spoiler:transformation]] and [[EvilIsHammy extra-hammy behavior]], it's absolutely ''terrifying''. Justified because he had just inhaled helium in order to [[spoiler:reinflate his flattened body]].

* While Music/DannyBrown doesn't always use it, he's particularly famous for rapping in an insane falsetto squawk, reflecting his nihilistic UndiscriminatingAddict persona. He apparently was inspired by Music/{{Eminem}} above to develop his high pitched voice, as he assumed people would think from Eminem that Detroit rappers should rap in a high-pitched voice about being crazy and doing drugs.

* [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent For similar reasons]], many animated iterations of Franchise/SpiderMan go this route with the [[Characters/MarvelComicsNormanOsborn Green Goblin]], with Neil Ross’s and [[Creator/SteveBlum Steve Blum’s]] portrayals from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' respectively being the most notable examples.

* In normal conversation, UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler had a [[EvilSoundsDeep deep]], [[EvilSoundsRaspy raspy]] voice but during his speeches, he shouted with a high-pitched, maniacal screech. This was because of a scar on his neck incurred from a piece of shrapnel during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.

** The BigBad Judge Doom's voice turns squeaky when [[spoiler:he is revealed to be a psychopathic Toon in disguise]]. Due to his UncannyValley-inducing [[spoiler:transformation]] and [[EvilIsHammy extra-hammy behavior]], it's absolutely ''terrifying''. Justified because he had just inhaled helium in order to [[spoiler:reinflate his flattened body]].

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The average Dalek screams every single word with a shrill monotone. This tips viewers off to the Daleks' inhuman natures immediately, if that wasn't given away by the salt shaker-shaped tanks they live in or by their delightful catchphrase, "Exterminate".

* Vortigaunts from the first ''[[VideoGame/HalfLife1 Half-Life]]'' game have high pitched voices which sound arguably creepy. Averted in the [[VideoGame/HalfLife2 second game]] where their voices are [[GutturalGrowler low an gravely]].

* ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza}}'': [[BunnyEarsLawyer Goro]] [[AxCrazy Majima's]] natural voice, which he uses when he is [[LetsGetDangerous being serious]], is a smooth, cultured, butter-rich baritone. However, when he is playing up the AxCrazy "Mad Dog"-part of his persona, his voice rises at least two octaves and gains a screechy quality, and he puts on a Kansai accent thick enough to cut with a knife. The effect is unsettling at best, and flat out terrifying at worst.

* Wrestling/PaulBearer, in his role as an evil mortician, used a very high-pitched voice, most evident when he said his CatchPhrase, "Oh, yes!"

* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': Yzma's voice is already quite energetic and high-pitched compared to previous female Disney villains such as [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ursula]]. However, this trope is exaggerated and PlayedForLaughs late in the movie when [[spoiler:Yzma is transformed into a kitten. She gets a chipmunk-like voice, but still attempts to kill Kuzco]].

* ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza}}'': [[BunnyEarsLawyer Goro]] [[AxCrazy Majima's]] natural voice, which he uses when he is [[LetsGetDangerous being serious]], is a smooth, cultured, butter-rich baritone. However, when he is playing up the AxCrazy "Mad Dog"-part of his persona, his voice rises at least two octaves and gains a screechy quality, and he puts on a KansaiRegionalAccent thick enough to cut with a knife. The effect is unsettling at best, and flat out terrifying at worst.

Also note that for the most part, this trope does not generally include evil women or children because they usually do have higher voices. However, a villainess or CreepyChild could count if their voice is exceptionally high, especially considering that villainesses sometimes have a ContraltoOfDanger voice. The WickedWitch is a specific female villain that can count for this trope, because actresses who play evil witches typically raise their voices above their normal pitch to sound elderly and haggardly. If the actor of a scary character is clearly making their voice higher-pitched than normal, they are almost certainly going for this effect.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', the Evil Queen starts out with a ContraltoOfDanger voice. But when she concocts a spell to disguise herself as the Witch, one of the ingredients is "an old hag's cackle" to age her voice, making it much more high-pitched. She laments the change in her voice during her transformation into the Witch.

* ''Anime/DeathNote'': Unlike his nemesis and NominalHero [[BadassBaritone L]], [[VillainProtagonist Light]] speaks in a very youthful tenor voice that doesn't particularly do much to dull his levels of moral absolutist murderous insanity.

* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': [[Myth/{{Faust}} Mephistopheles]] has a screechy falsetto and NoIndoorVoice. Given that he's styled himself as a MonsterClown, and sometimes drops into Creator/TakehitoKoyasu's [[BadassBaritone natural register]], [[InvokedTrope he may be doing it himself, on purpose]].

* ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza}}'': [[BunnyEarsLawyer Goro]] [[AxCrazy Majima's]] natural voice, which he uses when he is [[LetsGetDangerous being serious]], is a smooth, cultured, butter-rich BadassBaritone. However, when he is playing up the AxCrazy "Mad Dog"-part of his persona, his voice rises at least two octaves and gains a screechy quality, and he puts on a KansaiRegionalAccent thick enough to cut with a knife. The effect is unsettling at best, and flat out terrifying at worst.

* [[TheCollector Demongo the Soul Collector]] from ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' is a demonic henchman working for [[BigBad Aku]], who has an amusingly high-pitched voice that contrasts greatly with his overall appearance. Jarringly enough he's voiced by Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, who's better known for playing many other characters on the same show that have [[BadassBaritone very deep]] voices.

As noted on EvilSoundsDeep, deep voices are usually seen as attractive, which can [[EvilIsSexy lend itself well to villainous characters]]. This has the opposite effect, by making villains sound sickly and grotesque. This works especially well when the heroes are {{Badass Baritone}}s with more "manly" voices.

* ''Paul the Apostle: Graphic Story Bible'' by Mario Dematteo is a graphic novel retelling the story of Paul from the ''Literature/ActsOfTheApostles'' as a sci-fi epic with an alien cast. [[https://youtu.be/BTBYb3UvVCA In the book's trailer]], which includes voice acting, Paul (then known as Saul) initially speaks with a sniveling, high-pitched voice as he leads a violent purge of Christians. After his HeelFaithTurn and subsequent name change to Paul, he has a much more normal, human-sounding voice.

* ''Paul the Apostle: Graphic Story Bible'' by Mario Dematteo is a graphic novel retelling the story of Paul from the ''Literature/BookOfActs'' as a sci-fi epic with an alien cast. [[https://youtu.be/BTBYb3UvVCA In the book's trailer]], which includes voice acting, Paul (then known as Saul) initially speaks with a sniveling, high-pitched voice as he leads a violent purge of Christians. After his HeelFaithTurn and subsequent name change to Paul, he has a much more normal, human-sounding voice.

Types of villains who may have high-pitched voices include: