Creature - Horror 3/4, 4B (5) {0}: If Eater of the Dead is tapped, untap it and exile target creature card from a graveyard.1 Even the putrid muscles of the dead can provide strength to those loathsome enough to consume them.
Illus. Jesper Myrfors
10/4/2004: It untaps during the resolution of its ability.
9/16/2007: You can activate the ability whether or not Eater of the Dead is tapped. However, if Eater of the Dead is untapped when the ability resolves, the ability won't do anything.
4/1/2008: A "creature card" is any card with the type Creature, even if it has other types such as Artifact, Enchantment, or Land. Older cards of type Summon are also Creature cards.