ReDead

Not much can be said about these strange zombielike creatures, except that they only are found deep in the earth most of the time. They have skeletal bodies and they don't show their real head, just a mask. This is probably a ritual to the gods when a person dies. They have a gaze that freezes anyone passing by with fear, and also emits a piercing shriek on sight. When they get close enough, they wrap themselves around you and bite. Luckily, their paralyzing enchantment works for only a short time and they walk slowly. Their paralysis spell is probably solely from the mask they wear; if the mask was off, they could probably have a face scary enough to kill you. The best way to destroy these creatures are to attack them from behind, or freeze them by shining light on them to make them shake themselves up, wearing a mask to make it dance, or play the Sun's Song. These type are found in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Redeads also appear in The Legend of Zelda: The WindWaker as voodoo zombie creatures with no mask, but the same shriek and stare that those who have encountered them have come to love or hate. They are usually found in the Earth Temple.