I was trying to think of what some of the more memorable creatures/characters were from either horror short stories or novels. They could be memorable due to their eeriness, appearance, dialog, horrific-ness, whatever. I may post this more than one place because it's really been on my mind today.
A few of my own:
- Minheer Vanderhausen from Schalken The Painter (short story) by J. Sheridan Le Fanu He is described as a man wearing Flemish clothing and:
"A quantity of grizzled hair descended in long tresses from his head, and rested upon the plaits of a stiff ruff, which effectually concealed his neck. So far all was well; but the face!--all the flesh of the face was coloured with the bluish leaden hue, which is sometimes produced by metallic medicines, administered in excessive quantities; the eyes showed an undue proportion of muddy white, and had a certain indefinable character of insanity; the hue of the lips bearing the usual relation to that of the face, was, consequently, nearly black; and the entire character of the face was sensual, malignant, and even satanic. "
I think it is his appearance that stuck him in my memory so much. This short trollish man, with a ton of wealth who dressed richly, but who is most likely some sort of demon.
- Smilemimme from The Grin in the Dark by Ramsey Campbell Although unseen, this vicious predator of a messageboard always seems to be one step ahead of the main character. Trying to figure out who it is becomes a very interesting part of the story. It's this faceless internet entity that is snide, unruly and spiteful, but one who obviously knows more than they should.
I'm going to try and think of some more but those two came to mind first.
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