# The Monsters — The Night Land character guide

> The Monsters in The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Monsters, Beast - Monsters, their

**First appearance:** 0006-v-into-the-night-land

## Who they are

Generic term for the many terrifying entities inhabiting the Night Land.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/characters/the_narrator)

_rivalry_

The Monsters are terrifying, malevolent entities that relentlessly pursue and attempt to destroy the Narrator.

### [The Beast-Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/characters/the_beast_man)

_rivalry_

The Beast-Man fiercely fights the Monsters, protecting the Narrator from these ultimate horrors.

## In the story

### [The Quiet Calling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/chapters/iii-the-quiet-calling)

Evil forces in the Night Land that mimic the calls from the Lesser Redoubt, attempting to deceive and tempt the inhabitants of the Great Redoubt.

### [Homeward by the Shore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/chapters/xiii-homeward-by-the-shore)

Bird-monsters inhabit the warm Country; one attacks the Narrator and is killed by the Diskos.

## Links

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