ReDead

Not much can be said about these strange zombielike creatures, except that they are mostly only found deep in the earth. They have skeletal bodies and it is questionable whether those are their real faces, or just Spooky Masks. 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 Link and bite, depleting many hearts. Luckily, the paralysis they instill is only temporary and the creatures are quite slow, so a player merely has to move around quickly to escape their grasp. There are many ways to destroy these creatures: attack them from behind, freeze them by shining light on them, wear the Captains Hat, Gibdos Mask, or Garos Mask in Majora's Mask to make them dance and ignore Link entirely, or stun them by playing the Sun's Song. These enemies are found in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.

ReDeads also appear in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker as voodoo-like zombie creatures. They have the same shriek and stare that those who have encountered them have come to love or hate. The effect of seeing thier face scream instead of merely hearing it is arguably more frightening. They are usually found in the Earth Temple. A lot of people think these creatures are the scariest creatures in Zelda.