Dream-beast

"The dream-beast uses its victim’s longings and desires to trap its prey. The bird at nesting season would see its mate, the fox, prowling for its own prey, would see a helpless rabbit."

- Dick Jarvis

The Dream-beast is a bizarre Martian predator which looks like a mass of black tentacles and lures its prey by psychically projecting a convincing image of what the prey most desires at the moment. This creature is known to prey on the native bird-like Martians. Like most Martian species, they're carbon-based and have features of both plants and animals.

Appearances

 * "A Martian Odyssey", by Stanley G. Weinbaum (1934)
 * "Valley of Dreams", by Stanley G. Weinbaum (1934)