BYATIS
"When I press'd him that I must be arm'd against such Daemons by full Knowledge, he said that it had but one Eye like the Cyclops, and had Claws like unto a Crab. He said also that it had a Nose like the Elephants that 'tis said can be seen in Africa, and great Serpent-like Growths which hung from its Face like a Beard, in the Fashion of some Sea Monster."
"A few Minutes after then, they heard a Sound of Wings, like the Flapping of a great Bat, which died away in the Distance."
"The being was supposedly Byatis, a pre-human being which was worshipped as a deity."
"Apparently the terrifying Berkeley Toad was the same being as the deity Byatis; indeed, though the being has only one eye, it does, when its proboscis is retracted occasionally, resemble the general shape of the toad."
Ramsey Campbell, The Room In the Castle
"When I press'd him that I must be arm'd against such Daemons by full Knowledge, he said that it had but one Eye like the Cyclops, and had Claws like unto a Crab. He said also that it had a Nose like the Elephants that 'tis said can be seen in Africa, and great Serpent-like Growths which hung from its Face like a Beard, in the Fashion of some Sea Monster."
"A few Minutes after then, they heard a Sound of Wings, like the Flapping of a great Bat, which died away in the Distance."
"The being was supposedly Byatis, a pre-human being which was worshipped as a deity."
"Apparently the terrifying Berkeley Toad was the same being as the deity Byatis; indeed, though the being has only one eye, it does, when its proboscis is retracted occasionally, resemble the general shape of the toad."
Ramsey Campbell, The Room In the Castle
Hey folks! Just a heads up that this coming MONDAY MAY 1ST I'll have my new Pandæmonium Compendium zine up for sale! It's a collection of demons inspired by medieval & renaissance paintings:
PANDÆMONIUM COMPENDIUM I
LIMITED TO 25 COPIES
Illustrated by Michael Bukowski
Inspired by Medieval & Renaissance paintings of demons.
- 12 pages.
- 10 full color illustrations.
- 8.5"x 5.5" format.
- Hand numbered.
- Hand signed.
- Hand assembled.
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