suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley

Hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh.

Eldritch is an Italian Progressive/Power metal band formed in 1991. The band was named after the song "The Eldritch" by Watchtower. Eldritch released 6 albums and a demo.