It was in a short story by Maupassant
2007-03-19 10:53:11 · 2 answers · asked by reeko_2002 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
According to Wikipedia:
"The Horla" ("Le Horla") is an 1887 horror short story written in the style of a journal by French writer Guy de Maupassant.
H. P. Lovecraft, the famous writer of horror, in his survey "Supernatural Horror in Literature", describes the creature as:
"an invisible being who lives on water and milk, sways the minds of others, and seems to be the vanguard of a horde of extra-terrestrial organisms arrived on earth to subjugate and overwhelm mankind"
With de Maupassant, you can decide if the journal writer is delusional or not.
2007-03-19 11:05:33 · answer #1 · answered by C_Bar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a type of mythical creature in the classification of a demon. I think it's stronger than a djinn, but not as strong as an afrit. Read The Bartimaeus Trilogy and it will give a big footnote describing it.
2007-03-19 18:02:53 · answer #2 · answered by lolz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋