Wail of the Banshee

(Player's Handbook v.3.5, page 298, DnD 3.5)

Necromancy[Sonic], [Death]

Level: ; Sorcerer/Wizard 9; Warmage 9; Sha'ir 9; Death Master 9; Dread Necromancer 9; , Death 9, ; , Deathbound 9, ; , Hatred 9
Components: V
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Area: One living creature/level within a 40-ft.-radius spread
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fortitude negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

You emit a terrible scream that kills creatures that hear it (except for yourself).
Creatures closest to the point of origin are affected first.