Ghouls

Ghouls are a species of humanoid creatures that inhabit the Underworld and can physically enter the Waking World. They are usually described as white or green-skinned humanoid hairless creatures with long canine muzzles, pointed ears, and clawed feet. Ghouls are associated with graveyards and consuming human flesh. 
They first appear in the "Pickman's Model" short story, where the eponymous main character meets with the beings regularly to paint them in various poses and activities. It is revealed in The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath that Pickman is in fact a partial or full-blooded ghoul, and now resides with them in the Dreamlands as a chieftain.
Pickman's case implies that at least some ghouls were once human. If there is a distinction between "true" ghouls and those who were once human, the secret remains unknown, as some speak of all ghouls once being human. Given their propensity for longevity, those who were once human would, after many centuries, would be indistinguishable, with little of their original humanity left.
Ghouls inhabit networks of underground tunnels and crypts, and eat the corpses of dead humans. Major ghoul settlements in the Dreamlands include Plain of the Ghouls in the Underworld and Tyrhhia on the isle of Oriab.
Despite their favored food and reclusive habits, not all ghouls are hostile creatures. Much like humans, each ghoul is an individual who may or may not want to entertain a dialogue with a human. In The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath Randolph Carter gains the aid of a group of ghouls and travels with them for a period of time. Some ghouls are known to have commerce with sorcerers, while others see humans as nothing more than an unprepared meal and readily attack anyone who foolishly ventures into their dark domain. In the Dream Cycle game, ghouls are enemies.
Ghouls communicate using a "meeping" or gibbering vocalization called Ghoul Speech or Pnathic. Some ghouls - perhaps those of human origin - are able to articulate human tongue when it suits them.
==Famous ghouls== 
*Elisha
*Richard Pickman
*Shuggob
==Behind the scenes==
Ghouls are real mythological creatures originating in pre-Islamic Arabian culture. In the folklore, they are said to dwell in cemeteries and other uninhabited places. In modern fiction, the term ghoul has often been used for a certain kind of undead monster.
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