List of creatures in The House of the Dead

The following is a comprehensive list of all creatures in Sega's 1996 game The House of the Dead. Serving as the main enemies, creatures were produced by the mentally unstable Dr. Curien. After Curien went insane, he released the creatures into his mansion to slaughter his own research staff; this event has often been referred to as the Curien Mansion incident.

List

Most creatures in The House of the Dead are identified by both name and type number. All creatures of a certain type share similiar characteristics, though differ in appearance. All canon creature names and type numbers have been obtained from the Sega Saturn manual and official game guides.

Known name and type

A-type

This group consists of average-sized humanoids. Every creature except Cyril can be killed with a single headshot.

Image	Name/Type	Chapters	Description
	Sam (A-1)	1-4	Weak and commonly found creature. Attacks by biting.
	Nail (A-2)	1-3	Stronger variant of Sam. Attacks by swiping.
	Cyril (A-3)	1-3	Swings axes at close range or throws them from afar.

B-type

This group consists of creatures that inhabit humid and wet environments: the Kageo and Ebitan families, respectively.

Image	Name/Type	Chapters	Description
	Kageo (B-1)	1 and 3	Weak, slow-moving adversary. Attacks by swiping.
	Bourbon (B-2)	1 and 3	Kageo's successor who has larger health and resilience.
	Ebitan a (B-3)	1-3	Found in wet habitats, often lurching from bodies of water to attack.
	Ebitan b (B-4)	1 and 2	Hangs upside-down or drops from above. Attacks with a jagged knife or by vomiting.

C-type

This group consists of obese humanoids. They can sustain large amounts of damage, surviving even with their bellies blasted open; two headshots, however, will kill them faster. C-type creatures also tend to charge their opponents for a shoulder tackle.

Image	Name/Type	Chapters	Description
	Samson (C-1)	1 and 2	Wields a chainsaw that deflects gunfire.
	Bentley (C-2)	2-4	Often throws barrels.
	Burner (C-3)	3 only	Behaves like Samson, but uses a blowtorch instead.

D-type

This group consists of muscular humanoids. Stronger than the average-sized creature, D-types are often slow-moving but make up for it with their various weapons and means of protection.

Image	Name/Type	Chapters	Description
	Simon (D-1)	1 and 2	Attacks by shoulder tackling. Can throw barrels or civilians.
	Gilmore (D-2)	2 and 4	Attacks with a large mallet.
	Harris (D-3)	3 and 4	Swings a ball and chain either while standing or moving.
	Robert (D-4)	3 and 4	Attacks with a metallic arm that is invulnerable to gunfire.

E-type

This group consists of small, agile humanoids.

Image	Name/Type	Chapters	Description
	Rubin (E-1)	2 only	Rolls at his prey for a claw attack. Often paired with Drake.
	Drake (E-2)	2 only	Throws knives or attempts biting the player if defenseless. Often paired with Rubin.
	Moody (E-3)	3 and 4	Launches claw projectiles from his weapon or attempts biting the player.
	Parlor (E-4)	3 and 4	Like Drake, but with larger health and an unlimited supply of laser knives.

F-type

This group consists of animal-based creatures. Every F-type enemy, with the exception of Saruzou and (on some occasions) dies when shot anywhere once.

Image	Name/Type	Chapters	Description
	Kenfis (F-1)	1 only	Charges at players while leaping left and right to bite them.
	Saruzou (F-2)	1 only	Often attacks in pairs, leaping at prey for a bite.
	Bueel (F-3)	1 only	Often lurches from bodies of water to attack.
	Devilon (F-4)	1 and 2	Home in on a player's position, dying instantly upon damging them. A swarm of Devilons appear during Hangedman's boss battles.

G-type

This group consists of insectoid creatures who die when shot anywhere once.

Image	Name/Type	Chapters	Description
	Murrer (G-1)	1 and 2	Squirms in groups, attacking with a lunging bite.
	Name (G-2)	1 only	Crawls on walls, shooting projectiles or biting at close range.
	Thalang (G-3)	3 only	Crawls on the ground or drops down from ceilings for a bite.

Unknown type

The following enemies have names revealed in game files, but do not have type numbers.

Image	Name	Chapters	Description
	Kage	2 only	Moves and attacks like Saruzou, but with larger health.

Unknown name and type

The following enemies currently have unknown official names. Should any new information surface, members of this section will move to the above section.

Picture	Chapters	Description
	1-3	Mostly encountered as a harmless background creature, but a hostile version exists.
File:Ebitianc01.JPG	1 only	A third variant of Ebitan. Only encountered in the Curien Mansion's underground waterway.
	1-3	Mostly encountered as a harmless background creature, but a hostile version exists.
	1-3	Mostly encountered as a harmless background creature, but a hostile version exists.
	3 only	Behaves similar to Bourbon.

Gallery

Concept Art

Early versions of three creatures: Sam (left), Ebitan (center), and Harris (right).