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'''The Worm that Gnaws in the Night''' (the ''Doom of Shaggai'') is an entity that appears in [[Lin Carter]]'s short story "[[Shaggai (story)|Shaggai]]" (1971). The being is portrayed as an enormous, worm-like entity. The Worm was first observed by the [[Eibon]], who chanced upon it on a sojourn to the planet [[Shaggai]]. To his horror, Eibon discovered that the massive worm was slowly eating away at the vitals of Shaggai and subsequently made a hasty return to Earth. 

It appears to be similar in size and description to the Graboids from the popular movie series ''Tremors''.