ISIKUKUMADEVU

ISIKUKUMADEVU

"Isikukumadevu was an enormous, squatting lump with a swollen, melon-like head that bore jaws similar to those of a hippopotamus. Pale, fishlike eyes glared chillingly beneath a tangled mane of mossy filaments that only slightly resembled hair. Mottled grayish skin covered her naked, bloated body. Multiple breasts that were huge sacs of flesh spilled slackly over an abdomen that was grossly distended. Huge arms tapered into incongruously delicate hands that clenched in anticipation as Isikukumadevu scrutinized her latest prey."

"Imaro still betrayed no reaction. Isikukumadevu grinned then, her mouth stretching wide, showing rows of peglike, grinding teeth."

Charles R. Saunders, Imaro

"We close our supernatural safari with a look at Isikukumadevu, a Zulu variation of the swallowing monster theme. Isikukumadevu is a huge, bloated, mossy creature that once lived in a river that no longer exists. As the proper form of address for Isikukumadevu is Madame Monster, it is safe to assume that she is female. Politeness is indeed a virtue when dealing with a swallowing-monster; once Isikukumadevu ingested an entire village because one of its inhabitants offended her!"
Charles R. Saunders, Out Of Africa essay Dragon Magazine #122