The Time-Eater

The Time-Eater (in the guise of Ellory Pickett) was an entity that fed off the citizens of Pacific Glade, turning their near-death experiences into real-death experiences. It was killed by Olivia Marconi.

Lost Time

 * Sometime before the events of the Neverglades series, a botanist named Ellory Pickett was possessed by the time-eater. In order to feed, it kills Edgar Guerrera and Vivian Tracy, erasing elements from their pasts so they die in the present. Mark Hannigan and the Inspector confront the time-eater at Ellory's greenhouse, where it attempts to feed on Mark. However, Marconi is able to shoot and fatally wound the time-eater before it can claim another victim.

On the Mountain of Madness

 * In his delirious state, Mark believes that Sister Martha is also possessed by the time-eater. Because the reality of the events that took place in Mount Palmer is murky, it is unclear whether there was another time-eater in the asylum or if the sighting was a figment of Mark's unstable mind.