Peculiarity. Not too much is known about their peculiarity, but in the movie they were capable of turning a Wight into stone with just a glare, similar to Medusa in Greek Mythology. It was believed in the book they had a telepathic bond.

In the book, Emma has the “peculiarity” of being able to make fire with her hands. Olive (shown at far left in the film still below) is the one who is meant to be lighter than air. The film apparently switched their powers, and changed ages of characters, and it has fans flummoxed.

Because Burton thought it worked better that way. He explained to BuzzFeed: We switched Emma and Olive’s afflictions, or whatever you want to call them. But luckily we had Jane, the screenwriter, [and] we ran some [stuff by Ransom Riggs]… you know, the author is still alive!

Eventually, she is revealed to be alive in this book. She had not died when she fell from the cliff.

Little is known about these two in the books, where they appear only in one of Grandpa Abe’s old photos, but they’re brought to life by Burton for the film as the Twins. Though their Wikia page cites telepathy as their peculiarity, in the movie their unmasked faces have the ability to turn viewers to stone, apparently.

Her loop was attacked by Hollowgasts and all of the children were slaughtered. She tried to save them, but she was outnumbered and they put the machine in her loop. Barron, Miss Avocet took charge and led the children. She was later killed by Malthus.

Noor was initially introduced in A Map of Days, but she has a more significant role to play in this novel. She is also Jacob’s new love interest as in A Map of Days, Emma and Jacob finally break up after Emma proved to Jacob that she was not over Abe and was only with him because he was Abe’s grandson.

The story follows a group of ragtag children with “peculiar” abilities, ranging from the ability to float, super strength, and even the power to control a swarm of bees. The film features an all-star cast, including Eva Green and Asa Butterfield.

Hollowgast. A word meaning “empty spirit”. The hollowgast are monsters who feed on peculiars. It is speculated that this outcome was the result of being reverse-aged to a time before their souls existed, thus the word hollowgast.

Peculiarities, also known as peculiarnesses, are special powers peculiars are gifted with. As said in Library of Souls, a peculiar’s soul (containing their peculiarity) is precious. Peculiarities manifest in their own time; some in infancy, others not until they are quite old.

2 Answers. There are no official answers by producers if the hollowgasts are based on slenderman or not, but everything indicates that they indeed are.

A Wight is peculiar and a Hollowgast is not. A Wight is a Hollowgast that has eaten enough Peculiars that it takes on a human appearance. A Wight is a creature with tentacles and a Hollowgast is invisible.

Dr. Golan is a wight who eats raw meat and helps the hollowgast achieve immortality.

The main reason the ymbrynes create loops is to keep their children safe. They have the responsibility of finding a safe place and day to loop. Peculiars are always being hunted, and if you’ve read A Map of Days (the fourth book in the book series) it’s even worse in America than it is in Europe.

Wights are reanimated corpses who are under the control of the White Walkers. The White Walkers (who are made from live creatures) are far more sentient than wights, who hew far closer to the technical definition of zombies. But neither group is particularly human.

They want children from beyond the wall that were promised them when they erected the wall. And so they take the babies offered by the nights watch and in return do not harm men beyond the wall.

1) He didn’t see Samwell as a threat worth his while. Guess the White Walker was fat shaming or something. 2) He wanted Samwell to send a message back the way they let one Night’s Watchmen go at the start of the show. 3) Samwell and the White Walker had a moment.

Since Sam saw firsthand the enormity of the White Walkers and their army, he could spread the truth which would result in more fear. Essentially, the White Walkers could have wanted Sam to travel back to the Wall and inform the Night’s Watch of what was coming.

But on Sunday night, “Samwell Tarly, Slayer of White Walkers” didn’t get his chance. With Gilly and little Sam down in the crypts, Edd saved Sam from the screeching wights, dying in the process.

The White Walkers were created by the Children of the Forest thousands of years ago as a form of protection against the First Men who were cutting their sacred trees and slaughtering their tribe. The Children of the Forest pressed dragonglass daggers into the chests of these First Men to create the first White Walkers.