Silent (Doctor Who)
The Silents are a race of aliens in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, created by then-showrunner Steven Moffat. They are a humanoid species whose design draws inspiration from Edvard Munch's 1893 expressionist painting The Scream as well as the urban legend of the "men in black." In-universe, those who turn away from a Silent after seeing them will forget they ever saw the Silent; Silents use this ability to act undetected and manipulate others using post-hypnotic suggestion.