Woman in Profile

Unknown
Aliases	Woman in Profile
Affiliation	Moon (possibly) Creature (possibly)
Physical description
Species	Unknown (possibly originated from Moon);
Gender	Unknown
Eye color	Yellow

"The Woman in Profile" is the name given to unidentified creature sighted in Mason County, West Virginia. It first appeared in episode "Night Walk".

Appearance

From witnesses' sightings, The Woman in Profile is described as the silhouetted image of a six-foot woman with short hair seen only from her left side staring up at the sky at twilight. However, its true appearance is a multi-limbed, conjoined creature with glowing eyes.

Synopsis

Mason County, West Virginia is an infamous region known for what are widely considered the most haunted cities in America. The Woman in Profile is differentiated from most of the county's folklore, however, by its immediate growth in prominence after a local newspaper broke the story of the phenomenon in 1961 following a police blotter detailing its sighting earlier that year. Authorities in Lasker City investigated the woman as a person of interest who was present at the murder of student Hannah Birch at Maple Grove University in nearby Ichor Falls on June 13th of that year. The woman was described by witnesses as fixedly staring at the sky, never changing her gaze even as she moved away from others nearby and into the shadows before disappearing entirely.

Since that initial sighting, the so-called Woman in Profile has been spotted in various locations around Mason County over two dozen times, including on October 11, 1962; December 21, 1962 in Lasker City; March 7, 1963; and August 12, 1967 in Ichor Falls. Soon after, amateur camcorder footage taken at 7:31 P.M. on November 24, 1996 begins to air. It shows the Woman in Profile being encountered in a clearing of trees. After the cameraman attempts to grab her attention and ask if she's alright, a light momentarily shines on her, revealing her true monstrous nature. The camera's gaze then shows the cameraman attempting to run away before freeze-framing on a door that is unnaturally jutting out of the bushes. The still image of the illuminated creature reappears as overlapping text reads, "A predator cannot differentiate between prey and accomplice. Safety in numbers." before cutting out.

Trivia

It is unknown if the Woman in Profile is related to the eldritch creature in episode "You Are On The Fastest Available Route", though it is possible that it's also originated from Moon.
In one of the short stories of Ichor Falls: A Visitor's Guide, "The Hirsch Camera (1870)", by Kris Straub, one sentence says that "the last image is that of a young fair-haired girl, who is not looking at the camera." This implies that the Woman in Profile was actually first spotted and captured on camera in 1870.
The Woman in Profile's facial appearance looks similar to Janus, the Roman god of doors, gates, thresholds, and transitions. Though it is unclear if it is responsible for the doors appearing throughout the series.

Gallery

The Woman in Profile's first sighting.
The sketch of its appearance.