nightwalkers
Those roaming after dark
Nightwalkers are people who roam about at night.
The term carries connotations of illicit activity—historically it meant prostitutes or petty criminals who worked under cover of darkness.
In fantasy and horror contexts, nightwalkers are supernatural creatures that emerge after sunset: vampires, zombies, or other undead beings.
The streets belonged to nightwalkers and those who preyed on them.
Undead who drink blood
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- zombiesReanimated dead people
- ghoulsEvil spirits, often corpse-eaters
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
haunting · cursed · folklore · horror · creatures · lycanthropes · revenants · wraiths
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- shadowsDark areas from blocked light
- streetlampsPole-mounted road lights
- darknessTotal absence of light
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
twilight · nightfall · prowl · roaming · wandering · streetlight · alleyways · footsteps
Obsessive, unwelcome follower
- prowlerOne who lurks suspiciously
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- lurkerSilent forum presence
- hunterPursuer of prey
shadow · tracker · surveillance · follower · watcher · pursuer · creep · intruder
Something hard to fathom
- secretsConcealed information
- unknownNot yet discovered
- shadowyObscured by darkness
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
detective · noir · suspense · cloak-and-dagger · covert · underworld · clandestine · hidden
vampires
Undead who drink blood
spirits · haunting · cursed · folklore · horror · creatures · lycanthropes · revenants · wraiths · apparitions
moonlight
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- shadowsDark areas from blocked light
- streetlampsPole-mounted road lights
- darknessTotal absence of light
midnight · twilight · nightfall · prowl · roaming · wandering · streetlight · alleyways · footsteps · silence
stalker
Obsessive, unwelcome follower
hunter · shadow · tracker · surveillance · follower · watcher · pursuer · creep · intruder · menace
enigma
Something hard to fathom
intrigue · detective · noir · suspense · cloak-and-dagger · covert · underworld · clandestine · hidden · veiled
- Fictional CourtesansFantine, Camille, Nancy, courtesans, fallen women