The Shambler From The Stars
Also known as the "Star Vampire," the titular creature appeared in a 1935 story by Robert Bloch (better known for writing Psycho). Bloch and Lovecraft were friends, and Lovecraft gave Bloch express permission to "portray, murder, annihilate, disintegrate, transfigure, metamorphose, or otherwise manhandle the undersigned in the tale entitled The Shambler From The Stars."
And so, in the story:
A horror author (who happened to resemble H. P. Lovecraft) happened to find De Vermis Mysteriis - "The Secret of the Worm" - in a used book store. And in his eagerness to finally see the true mysteries behind the cosmos, the shadowy things that he had only dared write about! The young man first tried to summon a familiar, a creature from beyond the stars to help him. What came instead was a nightmare.
The Shambler, an invisible monstrosity of teeth and tentacles, announced its presence with a manic, tittering laugh. And then it latched onto its would-be summonier, sucking the blood from his body and devouring him. It was then, and only then that the creature could be seen by the naked eye. Because once it feasts, the invisible creature cannot cover up the vermillion fluid now running through its horrific body.
And yes, this is the "Shambler" in Scribblenauts.
The Shambler From The Stars
Also known as the "Star Vampire," the titular creature appeared in a 1935 story by Robert Bloch (better known for writing Psycho). Bloch and Lovecraft were friends, and Lovecraft gave Bloch express permission to "portray, murder, annihilate, disintegrate, transfigure, metamorphose, or otherwise manhandle the undersigned in the tale entitled The Shambler From The Stars."
And so, in the story:
A horror author (who happened to resemble H. P. Lovecraft) happened to find De Vermis Mysteriis - "The Secret of the Worm" - in a used book store. And in his eagerness to finally see the true mysteries behind the cosmos, the shadowy things that he had only dared write about! The young man first tried to summon a familiar, a creature from beyond the stars to help him. What came instead was a nightmare.
The Shambler, an invisible monstrosity of teeth and tentacles, announced its presence with a manic, tittering laugh. And then it latched onto its would-be summonier, sucking the blood from his body and devouring him. It was then, and only then that the creature could be seen by the naked eye. Because once it feasts, the invisible creature cannot cover up the vermillion fluid now running through its horrific body.
And yes, this is the "Shambler" in Scribblenauts.