Creature of the Night

"The Creatures of the Night, one of mankind's oldest enemies. They are fearsome monsters who lurk in the darkness of the moon. Nasty bunch. While there are good people among them, the majority of them are pure monsters. Where else do you think humans get their fear of the dark from, kiddo?"

- Carl Black.

A Creature of the Night, also known as a Child of the Night, is a type of dark mythical creature in folklore around the world, related as the metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural of the night.

Overview
There are many definitions of what a creature of the night is. The main idea is that a creature of the night is a supernatural, mostly malevolent, creature that comes from the darkness of the moon. They are known as the opposites and enemies of the Fae and Angels, which also indirectly makes them the allies of the Demons. They are led by Absalom, the vampire god and arch-enemy to the high fae king Oberon.

When there is an army of them, they are called a Night Horde.

Description
They usually reside in the Nightland, a realm for them created by Death for those who seeks isolation from humanity either in distate for them or in fear that they would be hunted down. However, unlike the Fae enemies, many of the Creatures of the Night refuse to go the realm and so instead stay in the Human Realm as before.

Dark Spirits

 * Banshee - Hostile Irish creature
 * Dullahan - Demonic fae creature
 * Ghost
 * Accused Armour
 * Poltergeist
 * Quicksilver - Special Female Poltergeists
 * Specter
 * Jikininki
 * Krasue (Yokai)
 * Lethifold
 * Phantom
 * Shade
 * Wraith

Beasts

 * Merfolk
 * Gillman
 * Mermaid - Female Exclusive Merfolk
 * Merman - Male Exclusive Merfolk
 * Atlantean - Divine-turned-Merfolk sub-species
 * Werebeast - Metamorphic creature
 * Werewolf
 * Faoladh
 * Translupine
 * Dire Wolf
 * Pricolici
 * Adlet
 * Werecat
 * Weretiger
 * Werejaguar
 * Wereboar
 * Werebear
 * Werehyena
 * Werespider
 * Wereauroch
 * Werebat
 * Wereraven
 * Werefox
 * Werereptile
 * Werecoyote
 * Wererat
 * Wereshark
 * Wendigo
 * Vrykolakas

Living Dead

 * Draugr
 * Lich
 * Penanggalan
 * Rotting One
 * Skeleton
 * Spartoi
 * Gashadokuro (Yokai)
 * Vampire - Undead suckers of blood
 * Dhampir
 * Turok-Han
 * Nosferatu
 * Jiangshi
 * Ghoul
 * Strigoi
 * Baobhan Sith
 * Kudlak
 * Krsnik
 * Adze
 * Necrarch
 * Nachzeher
 * Moroi
 * Upir
 * Vampire Bride
 * Sasabonsam
 * Pricolici
 * Zombie
 * Amaranhig
 * Voodoo Zombie
 * Hive Zombie
 * Mummy

Others

 * Doppelganger
 * Flesh Golem
 * Hachishaku-sama (Yokai)
 * Incubus
 * Khyah
 * Lilitu
 * Manananggal
 * Mimic
 * Nachtkrapp
 * Skinwalker
 * Succubus
 * Veela
 * Yuki-onna (Yokai)

Dark Spirits

 * La Llorona
 * Pontianak

Vampires

 * Absalom
 * Dracula - Vampire of God
 * Count Dracula - Founder of the Dracula Faction
 * Carmilla - Founder of the Carmilla Faction
 * Elizabeth Bathory - Leader of the Vampire Bathory House
 * Count Orlok - The most well-known Nosferatu
 * Abhartach - Celtic Vampire Dwarf

Other Undead

 * Headless Horseman
 * Frankenstein's Monster
 * Bride of Frankenstein
 * Lawrence
 * Berith Edwards

Beasts

 * Gill-man - Creature from the Black Lagoon
 * Lycaon - First Greek Werewolf
 * Nebuchadnezzar II - Neo-Babylonian Ruler-turned-Werewolf
 * Kludde - Demonic Werewolf
 * Rougarou - French Werewolf
 * Thiess of Kaltenbrun - Livonian Werewolf
 * Wulver - Scottish Werwolf)
 * Wolfman

Others

 * Baba Yaga
 * Bat Boy
 * Spring-heeled Jack (Outsider)
 * Victor Frankenstein - Creator of Frankenstein's Monster (Outsider)
 * Igor (Outsider)
 * Dr Henry Jekyll/Mr Edward Hyde (Outsider)
 * Griffin (Outsider)
 * Phantom of the Opera (Outsider)
 * Samhain (Outsider)

Quotes

 * "To call the Creatures of the Night, lesser demons, would be heavily streamlining them as merely demons which they aren't. They are those who dwell in the darkness, stalking from the shadows, ready to strike their prey under the light of the moon. They are the cause for why they are curfews occurring in many regions of the world, why parents bring their offspring home before the sun sets. They are the initial basis for the very justified and rational fear of the dark that most of humanity has." - Orchid Euphemia Potter.


 * "Wallachia will now become our seat. We will scour them off the land. We will continue to use the night hordes. All the creatures of terror that humanity once drove away." - Dracula to his war council.


 * "As the night watches, monsters roam and love dies bleeding in the dark, a sacrifice to hope. The dawn is too long away and there is no rescue."


 * "Desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and wild goats will bleat for each other; there will also rest the night creatures and they will find for themselves places of rest." - Isaiah 34:14.

Trivia

 * While Life is the creator of most of the fae, Death is more like a patron of the creatures of the night.
 * However according to some, Death does have a major sway over them, influencing their existence since the beginning.
 * Even with this connection, reapers are not apart of the creatures of the night.

Image Sources

 * (Ilona-winkler-zombie01-small.jpg) Happy Halloween by Ilona Mencner
 * (Dan-riley-creature-of-the-night.jpg) Creature of the night by Dan Riley
 * (Spirit of the night by morkardfc dajujom-fullview.jpg) Spirit of the Night by MorkarDFC
 * (Veli-nystrom-night-creatures.jpg) Night Creatures by Veli Nyström
 * (Monsters_in_the_dark_dark_night.jpg) Monsters in the dark dark night by sniperG1
 * (Roadside hunter by cinemamind db79vit-fullview.jpg) Roadside Hunter by cinemamind
 * (Blacking the Soul.png) Blacking the Soul by NatalieDeCorsair