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Can Such Things Be? · Character

Mrs. Williamson

A woman who is haunted by a ghostly apparition.

minor

Also known as Williamson

First appearance: some haunted houses

Mrs. Williamson shows up with force in The Damned Thing. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Coroner presiding over the inquest into Hugh Morgan's death.
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In The Damned Thing: Coroner presiding over the inquest into Hugh Morgan's death. Later, in The Difficulty of Crossing a Field: The…

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See Mrs. Williamson in some haunted houses

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MWMr. WrenJBJames Burne Wo…JDJo DunferKIKingRMRobert Mosely …MWMrs. Williamson

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Fatal Encounters
  • Mysterious Tragedies
  • Ghostly Visions
  • Doctor's Supernatural

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Mrs. Williamson in some haunted houses