I finished Peter Jacob's chapter in Eternal Darkness last night. I think the Ulyaoth Black Guardian's design was based on the tripods from The War of the Worlds. Also, the heads of the Ulyaoth Horrors are clearly Alien heads. Maximillian's journal even mentions that they have no eyes. (But only the Ulyaoth version of the Horros, not the others.)

I also finished Edward Roivas's chapter. I have to confess that I think his chapter is the worst one in the game. The beginning of it on up until you defeat the vampire is okay, but the guardian city portion of it is a bit tedious. Since the Ulyaoth guardians take so many hits to kill, I found myself avoiding battle with them whenever possible.

Speaking of which, I've determined that floating column in the guardian city is not a goof. At the beginnng of the area there are two columns that have an arch between them at the top, but the arch is clearly not connected to the columns. It's just floating there. I hadn't noticed that before. I guess some columns were suspended in midair to add to the area's spookiness.