Nightmare

A weird and horrifying being that haunts a stretch of forest near the end of the Timori Road, in Tepest. This creature calls itself “Nightmare.” Although it claims to be a male, its preferred disguise is that of a kindly old woman who lives in a lovingly furnished cottage. Sometimes she is alone, and begs strangers for company, or she appears with her husband, who helps to demand that their visitors join them for their evening meal.

Husband and wife, cottage, and meals, are all only illusions: only the flames and Nightmare’s appetite are real.

- Stanton Fink, Excerpts from the Register, Undead Sea Scrolls 2003