Animals

Animals are the secondary enemy type encountered in Evil Night.

Description
Besides zombies and members of The Undead, small animals are also encountered by Henry Jones, Alicia Sevigny, and Joe Hamilton. It is unknown if they are undead themselves, or under the influence of a supernatural force. Similar to Ghosts, animals require only one shot to be dispatched, but can attack in greater numbers and/or alongside other enemies. If successful, animals vanish after attacking.

Types
Rats: Large grey rats with red eyes appear in the Mansion during stage 2, and return in stage 3 (the Underpass) with a more yellowish appearance. Encountered in groups of two to five, rats crawl or leap erratically toward players; once near, they perform a lunging bite attack. Additionally, they appear as background enemies in the hallways of the mansion, garnering points when killed. Their presence is marked by squeaking noises.

Spiders: These pests appear exclusively in the Underpass, dropping from the ceiling alone or in pairs for a bite attack.

Cockroaches: Encountered in the Underpass (if certain paths are taken) and the Runes, cockroaches leap from the ground and fly directly at players. They are typically fought in pairs or groups of three.

Bats: Appearing exclusively in the Runes, bats are the only harmless enemy in the game; they merely fly about in the background, granting extra points to players who shoot them.

Trivia

 * Animal enemies are encountered in The House of the Dead series. In fact, the scarabs, bats, and spiders resemble the ones encountered for that game.
 * Rats, flies, spiders, and scarabs were previously encountered in Konami's Crypt Killer from 1995. It appears that the same models were modified for Evil Night with 3D technology, since Crypt Killer used 2D sprites.