Eihort

Eihort
Also known as	The Pale Beast God of the Labyrinth
First appearance	EXP: "The Franklyn Paragraphs"
Appearances	EXP: "Before the Storm"
Created by	Ramsey Campbell

Eihort, also known as The Pale Beast, is a creature created by British horror writer Ramsey Campbell for his short story "The Franklyn Paragraphs".

Overview

Eihort is a huge, pale, gelatinous, oval-shaped monstrosity covered in myriads of eyes and supported by thousands of bony, fleshless legs.

Whenever Eihort encounters a human, it makes a bargain with them. If the human declines, Eihort kills the human. If the human accepts, Eihort implants an undeveloped brood into their body. When the brood hatches it will kill the human host. According to The Revelations of Glaaki, after the fall of humanity, Eihort's brood will be born into light and replace humanity.

Appearances

• "The Franklyn Paragraphs" (1973)
• "Before the Storm" (1985)

Gallery

Illustration by Loïc Muzy for the bestiary of the role-playing game Call of Cthulhu, by Éditions Sans-détour in 2015.

Eihort, from "The Things We Leave Behind".