Leviathans were a race of demons who ruled the Earth before mankind came into existence. Their forms were hideous and inhuman, although many Leviathans took human shape after they lost control of the planet. They longed to return to the Earth and reclaim it as their own (915). To that end they seized control of the mind of Barnabas Collins in 1797 before he could change history by leaving with and thereby saving his beloved Josette (886, 887).
Paul Stoddard made a pact with the Leviathans, wealth in return for what was dearest to him years later. Realizing later this meant his daughter Carolyn he sought to break the pact (900).
In their efforts to take over the Collins family and ensure the marriage of Carolyn Stoddard to one of their own, they had Barnabas use the Naga Box, a wooden box with the power to enthrall humans into the Leviathan cult. This mystical device didn't always work however, due to resistant genetic structure in some people. Julia Hoffman was one of those unaffected (916) as was Maggie Evans (943).
Nicholas Blair was an ally of the Leviathans, having originated the plan to resurrect the Leviathan cult in the twentieth century (953).
The Leviathans were defeated when Jeb Hawkes, allied with Barnabas Collins, destroyed the Naga Box during the ceremony to transform Carolyn Stoddard into a Leviathan. The Leviathan Altar and Jeb's true Leviathan form were destroyed by their actions (965, 966).
Notes
- Leviathans and members of the Leviathan cult included Oberon, Haza, Adlar, Barnabas Collins, David Collins, Jeb Hawkes, Amy Jennings, Sky Rumson, Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, Bruno, Nelle Gunston, Megan Todd, and Philip Todd.
- Leviathans were only afraid of werewolves and ghosts.
- The Leviathans were suggested by the works of H.P. Lovecraft.