Ghost Stories · Character
My Servant
A servant who witnesses ghostly events.
minor
First appearance: the room in the tower
My Servant shows up with force in The Terror by Night. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator's manservant, who appears scared when called to bring hot water.
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In The Terror by Night: The narrator's manservant, who appears scared when called to bring hot water. Later, in The Other Bed: The narrator's servant is mentioned as having chosen the bed arrangement and appears in a…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Recurring central figures
- Protagonist
- Romantic supernatural participants
- Ensemble of eerie encounters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
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