Definition of "eldrich" [eldrich]

• Hideous; ghastly; wild; weird; preternatural.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "At that time in one's life, vocabulary and phrases such as "eldrich", "ichor", "the putrid, dripping eidolon of unwholesome revelation" seem perfectly appropriate."
• "Ghastly grim and eldrich story counted in the daily score -"
• "I recently discovered your podcast as I've returned to the eldrich world of Cthulhu through Yog Radio and the Call of Cthulhu rpg."