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Ghast (Dungeons
Ghast may refer to: * Creatures in H.P. Lovecraft novella '' The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'' * Ghast (''Dungeons & Dragons''), undead creatures in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game * A character in the ''Wardstone Chronicles'' * Cliff-ghasts, creatures in the '' His Dark Materials'' trilogy See also * Ghastly (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dream-Quest Of Unknown Kadath
''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'' is a novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Begun probably in the autumn of 1926, the draft was completed on January 22, 1927 and it remained unrevised and unpublished in his lifetime. It is both the longest of the stories that make up his Dream Cycle and the longest Lovecraft work to feature protagonist Randolph Carter. Along with his 1927 novel ''The Case of Charles Dexter Ward'', it can be considered one of the significant achievements of that period of Lovecraft's writing. ''The Dream-Quest'' combines elements of horror and fantasy into an epic tale that illustrates the scope and wonder of humankind's ability to dream. The story was published posthumously by Arkham House in 1943. Currently, it is published by Ballantine Books in an anthology that also includes "The Silver Key" and "Through the Gates of the Silver Key". The definitive version, with corrected text by S. T. Joshi, is published by Arkham House in ''At the Mountains of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghast (Dungeons & Dragons)
A Ghoul is a mythical creature originating in pre-Islamic Arabia, often described as hideous human-like monster that dwelt in the desert or other secluded locations in order to lure travellers astray. It was not until Antoine Galland translated the Arabian Nights into French that the western idea of Ghoul was introduced. Galland depicted the Ghoul as a monstrous creature that dwelled in cemeteries, feasting upon corpses. This definition of the Ghoul has persisted until modern times, with Ghouls appearing in literature, television and film, as well video games. Notable examples * In J.K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series, ghouls are comparatively harmless creatures that live in the homes of wizards, making loud noises and occasionally groaning; a ghoul resides in the attic of the Weasley family's home as the family's pet. Context implies that in the ''Harry Potter'' universe, ghouls are closer to animals than human beings. This "innocuous", "somewhat anodyne depiction" in popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Wardstone Chronicles Characters
This is a list of ''Spook's'' characters. They are all fictional characters who have appeared in a ''Spook's''-related book by Joseph Delaney. Characters Thomas Jason Ward Tom is an apprentice to John Gregory, the County Spook. The Spook has had 29 apprentices before Tom, although he is the best so far. He is the seventh son of a seventh son, but it is revealed in the sixth book of the series that his mother is actually the original Lamia witch, also known as Zenobia. Early in the series he seems a fearful, the hunted, but after the sixth book he is the hunter, a real spook's apprentice. As a seventh son of a seventh son, Tom has many gifts, including being able to see and hear ghosts and masking his "scent" from the long-sniffing of witches. Tom has also inherited gifts from his mother, such as being able to slow down and stop time and smell the presence of death. In moonlight, his shadow is abnormally long, which the Ordeen (one of the old gods) described as a signal of wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Dark Materials
''His Dark Materials'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of '' Northern Lights'' (1995; published as ''The Golden Compass'' in North America), ''The Subtle Knife'' (1997), and ''The Amber Spyglass'' (2000). It follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes. The novels have won a number of awards, including the Carnegie Medal in 1995 for ''Northern Lights'' and the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year for ''The Amber Spyglass''. In 2003, the trilogy was ranked third on the BBC's The Big Read poll."BBC – The Big Read" BBC. April 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2019 Although ''His Dark Materials'' has been marketed as |
