Can Such Things Be? · Character
Henry Armstrong
A man who is executed and then experiences a strange afterlife.
minor
Also known as Henry
First appearance: present at a hanging
Henry Armstrong shows up with force in One Summer Night. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Buried alive but believes himself only very ill; sits up when his coffin is opened.
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- Mysterious Tragedies
- Ghostly Visions
- Supernatural Investigators
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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