SOURCES:
"The Horla" by Guy de Maupassant

DESCRIPTION: “...I began to see myself in a mist in the depths of the looking-glass, in a mist as it were a sheet of water; and it seemed to me as if this water were flowing clearer every moment. It was like the end of an eclipse. Whatever it was that hid me did not appear to possess any clearly defined outlines, but a sort of opaque transparency which gradually grew clearer.” (“The Horla” by Guy de Maupassant)

NOTES: Not much is known about the appearance of the Horla since it is invisible. It does require water to survive as well as the energy it drains from its victims. Only fire seems to be able to harm it.

HISTORY: "The Horla" was Guy de Maupassant's masterpiece. Dying of syphillis, he became more and more paranoid about invisible beings watching him. He uses this to great effect in this story.

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