Pitch Spider

The Pitch Spiders first appear in Brian Lumley's Ship of Dreams (fiction).

Description

Rising up in the lake behind them spidery, oily shapes sped in hot pursuit like black, alien skaters with eyes of glowing red... man-sized, six-legged skeletons that dripped oil.
— Brian Lumley, Ship of Dreams (fiction)

These strange creatures inhabit the Sea of Pitch, which lies to the west of the Vale of Pnath in the Underworld. They lie just beneath the surface of the sea and wait for anything to pass by. They then rise up and give chase. When they catch their prey they drag it beneath the surface of the sea and devour it at their leisure. The Pitch Spiders never leave the boundaries of the Sea of Pitch; to do so would cause them to become clogged with dirt and silt, and they would quickly become immobile and helpless.

Associated Mythos Elements

• Setting: Dreamlands, Underworld, Sea of Pitch

References

• fiction: Brian Lumley's Ship of Dreams (fiction)
• sourcebook: H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands