Character guide

Unknown Narrator

major

Also known as I, me, mine, yours

The unnamed first-person narrator of several stories, often the focal character.

Frank Halton

major

Also known as Adam, Franklyn, Francis Adam

A central character in multiple stories, often the narrator or protagonist.

Dick Peveril

major

Also known as Dick, Alingham, Dick Alingham

A handsome, recurring character who appears in several supernatural tales.

Madge Dalrymple

major

Also known as Madge, Daisy

A young woman involved in romantic and eerie events across multiple stories.

Young Frank Pencarris

major

Also known as Frank Pencarris

A youthful protagonist who encounters ghostly phenomena.

Mr. Tilly

major

Also known as Dear Mr. Tilly, wounded Mr. Tilly

A wounded man who becomes the center of a séance and supernatural events.

Charles Linkworth

major

Also known as Dr. Teesdale, Linkworth, Teesdale

A condemned man whose confession reveals ghostly truths.

Sir James Horton

supporting

Also known as Horton

A baronet involved in eerie occurrences and investigations.

Hugh Graham

supporting

Also known as Hugh, Hugh Grainger

A man who experiences strange events, possibly linked to the supernatural.

Darcy

supporting

Also known as Mr. Darcy, O Darcy

A mysterious figure appearing in ghostly contexts.

Mrs. Amworth

major

A woman at the center of a vampire-like horror story.

Margaret Alton

supporting

Also known as Margaret

A female character involved in romantic and supernatural plots.

Lady Rorke

supporting

A noblewoman who appears in several ghostly tales.

Roderick Cardew

major

Also known as Roderick

A man whose story involves a haunting and personal tragedy.

Louis Fielder

supporting

Also known as poor Louis, Fielder

A tragic figure who meets a supernatural end.

Jim Stanley

supporting

Also known as Jim

A character who encounters ghostly phenomena.

Mrs. Acres

minor

Also known as Acres

A woman involved in domestic supernatural events.

Mrs. Forrest

minor

A character who appears in a story of eerie happenings.

Sandy

supporting

Also known as Abdul Ali, Abdul, the dead Abdul

A deceased man whose grave becomes a site of supernatural activity.

Machmout

supporting

Also known as Egypt Machmout, the hypnotised Machmout, little Machmout

A hypnotized Egyptian boy central to a ghost story.

John Aylsford

minor

A character who experiences a haunting.

Mr. Urcombe

supporting

Also known as Urcombe

A man involved in paranormal investigations.

Mrs. Cumberbatch

minor

A woman who appears in a story of supernatural dread.

Charles Alington

supporting

Also known as Sir Charles Alington

A baronet who encounters ghostly phenomena.

Jack Stone

minor

Also known as Jack Lorimer

A character involved in eerie events.

Mr. Jack

minor

Also known as Jack

A mysterious figure in a supernatural tale.

John Clinton

minor

Also known as John

A character who experiences ghostly visitations.

Professor Ingram

minor

Also known as Ingram

An academic who investigates paranormal events.

Lady Madingley

minor

A noblewoman who appears in a ghost story.

Mrs. Aldwych

minor

A woman involved in supernatural occurrences.

Sandie Ross

minor

Also known as Sandie

A character who encounters ghostly phenomena.

Archie Rorke

supporting

Also known as Sir Archibald Rorke

A baronet who appears in several supernatural tales.

Parkes

minor

A servant who witnesses eerie events.

Anthony Carling

minor

Also known as Anthony

A man who experiences a haunting.

Everard

minor

A character involved in ghostly events.

Ida Soulsby

minor

Also known as Miss Ida, Miss Soulsby

A young woman who appears in a supernatural story.

Jim Merwick

minor

Also known as Merwick

A character who encounters ghostly phenomena.

Charles Hope

minor

Also known as Charles

A man who experiences supernatural events.

Mrs. Gabriel

minor

A woman involved in eerie occurrences.

Weston

minor

A character who appears in a ghost story.

Mrs. Canning

minor

A woman who experiences supernatural dread.

Mr. Dooliss

minor

A man involved in paranormal events.

Arthur Inglis

minor

Also known as Inglis

A character who encounters ghostly phenomena.

The Doctor

minor

A medical professional who appears in supernatural contexts.

Harry Combe-Martin

minor

Also known as Harry

A character who experiences eerie events.

Godfrey Symes

minor

Also known as Symes

A man involved in ghostly occurrences.

Dr. Assheton

minor

Also known as Assheton

A doctor who encounters the supernatural.

Mrs. Franklyn

minor

Also known as Franklyn

A woman who appears in a ghost story.

Sybil Rorke

minor

Also known as Sybil

A young woman involved in supernatural events.

Blanche Peveril

minor

Also known as Blanche

A female character in a ghostly tale.

Julia Stone

minor

Also known as Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Julia Stone

A woman who experiences eerie phenomena.

Davos

minor

A character who appears in a supernatural story.

Francis Urcombe

minor

Also known as Urcombe

A man involved in paranormal investigations.

Jack Singleton

minor

Also known as Singleton

A character who encounters ghostly phenomena.

Guy Elphinstone

minor

Also known as Guy

A man who experiences supernatural events.

Horace Acres

minor

A character involved in eerie occurrences.

Mrs. Stanley

minor

Also known as Stanley

A woman who appears in a ghost story.

Major Pearsall

minor

Also known as Major

A military man who encounters the supernatural.

Catrine Gordon

minor

Also known as Catrine

A young woman involved in a ghostly tale.

Achmet

minor

A character who appears in a supernatural story.

Aunt Hester

minor

An elderly relative who experiences eerie events.

Mr. Dawkins

minor

Also known as Dawkins

A man involved in paranormal occurrences.

Ellen Trenair

minor

Also known as Ellen

A woman who appears in a ghost story.

Sir Henry Payle

minor

Also known as Sir Henry

A baronet who encounters supernatural phenomena.

My Servant

minor

A servant who witnesses ghostly events.

Dr. Ross

minor

A doctor who appears in a supernatural context.

A Stranger

minor

An unidentified person who appears in eerie circumstances.

Mabel

minor

A young woman involved in a ghostly tale.

Machaon

minor

A mythological figure referenced in a supernatural story.

Abibel

minor

A character who appears in a ghost story.

The Peverils

minor

A family involved in recurring supernatural events.

Philip

minor

A character who experiences eerie phenomena.

Warder Draycott

minor

Also known as Draycott

A prison warder involved in a supernatural event.

Mrs. Inglis

minor

A woman who appears in a ghost story.

Flo

minor

A young woman involved in supernatural events.

Mrs. Peveril

minor

Also known as Peveril

A member of the Peveril family in a ghostly tale.

Mrs. Carford

minor

A woman who experiences supernatural dread.