Greg van Eekhout

I grew up in Los Angeles, and I was always fascinated by the La Brea Tar Pits. Right in the middle of the city, in an area called the Miracle Mile, for crying out loud, we have these eldritch ponds of dark, bubbling goo. And down in the muck, there're all these amazing fossils: mammoth and saber tooth cat and dire wolf.

Writer

Ta-Nehisi Coates

To Trump, whiteness is neither notional nor symbolic but the very core of his power. In this, Trump is not singular. But whereas his forebears carried whiteness like an ancestral talisman, Trump cracked the glowing amulet open, releasing its eldritch energies.

American Journalist

Often found in literature to create a moody or atmospheric scene, not common in daily conversation.

Literary Flair

Frequently used in horror or supernatural stories to describe unsettling occurrences or beings.

Horror Genre

Has an old-fashioned tone; modern writers might use it to evoke a bygone era.

Eldritch