the stone creatures
also known as stone man, stone woman, what knocks
The stone creatures were mysterious beings of stone that emerged at night in plague-stricken Paris. They would knock on doors and kill their victims through bludgeoning and biting, leaving traces of stone dust and fragments behind.
Stone creatures were nocturnal beings that attacked by knocking on doors, then killing their victims through bludgeoning and biting. They left traces of stone dust and fragments at the scenes of their violence, and their ominous knocking was heard approaching through the streets at nightfall.
Stone creatures are nocturnal beings that knock on doors and kill by bludgeoning and biting, leaving stone dust behind. One manifested as a fast-moving, speaking statue of the Virgin Mary, which retreated from a holy relic, and others gathered at a mold-covered church to hurl psychic accusations until dawn silenced them.
Details
- Leave stone dust and bits of stone where they fight · revealed ch.9
- Knocking sounds were heard several streets away and closer as night fell · revealed ch.11
- One appeared as a six-foot statue of the Holy Virgin with a crown, holding a scepter and a dead plague infant; it moved fast but choppily, like a statue seen in glimpses · revealed ch.12
- Retreated when the priest poked at it with the holy spearhead · revealed ch.12
- Spoke, saying 'I see you' and 'You didn't help the baby' to Delphine · revealed ch.12
- Assembled at a ghastly church covered in mold, with statues of saints, kings, and apostles holding dead children; they thought-screamed vile accusations at Thomas, the priest, and Delphine · revealed ch.12
- Stopped moving and speaking when the sun rose · revealed ch.12
Nothing has been revealed about the stone creatures yet at this point in the book.