Art design and animation sequences that emphasized the gargoyles’ fangs and claws, and how they wear shadow and moonlight like clothing (in addition to their, uh, skimpy loincloths): check.

Outdoor curiosities: Union Presbyterian Seminary 'human' gargoyle. BY REX SPRINGSTON ... At Union Presbyterian Seminary in North Richmond, beloved librarian John Boone Trotti is immortalized in art.

What does it take to be a human gargoyle? You know the ones — those dark creatures that pose at Providence’s “WaterFire” events, “living statues” with seemingly superhuman composure.

Soulsborne players will be familiar with gargoyle enemies, which recur throughout the games. Usually they're made of stone but in Elden Ring, they appear to be made of conjoined human flesh.Lovely!