about how much he accomplished just through his possessed minion. In The Serpent's Shadow, Face of Horror has been resurrected by Apophis and granted wings. He leads the attack on Thoth's home and, once again possessed by Apophis, taunts Carter. However, Face of Horror is quickly killed for a second time by Thoth. Egyptian Griffin - The sacred animals of Horus. Unlike the Greek Gryphons, the Egyptian Griffins have reddish-gold fur, are twice the size of lions, and have hard tails that are strong enough to break stones. Freak – Carter's pet griffin, who greatly enjoys eating turkeys, both frozen and cooked. In The Throne of Fire, he is a statue in the Brooklyn Museum and he is inadvertently brought to life when Sadie activates one of Apophis' traps. Due to his connection to Horus, Carter discovers that he can command the griffin as the creature is one of the god's sacred animals. Carter manages to use this to tame Freak and the magicians escape on his back. Freak subsequently chooses to remain at Brooklyn House as Carter's pet rather than taking off on his own and he is often used by Carter and the magicians as their primary method of transportation via a boat tied to Freak's back, particularly in The Serpent's Shadow when portals are unreliable. Young magician Felix loves yelling "ho, ho, ho" as he rides Freak, leaving it unknown what mortals think as they can't actually see the griffin while Carter is very fond of Freak, building him his own roost on the mansion's roof and often visiting Freak. Freak occasionally aids in battles and in one case, clean up by attaching dusting cloths to his wings and flying around with them. When Carter takes Zia on their first date to the Mall of America, he picks her up in Freak and parks the griffin on the mall's roof with a pile of frozen turkeys. Khufu — Amos's pet baboon. Like many baboons in the series, he loves basketball and speaks only in monosyllabic grunts. Khufu's other quirk is that he only eats things that end in the letter 'O', such as Cheerios, Jell-O, and flamingo meat. After Carter moves into Brooklyn House, Khufu becomes his roommate and trains him in basketball, Khufu's favorite game which Carter is terrible at. Khufu occasionally accompanies the Kanes on their missions and has taken a liking to their trainee