Ghost Stories · Character
Sir James Horton
A baronet drawn into eerie occurrences, his rational bearing tested by events that resist every sensible explanation he can muster.
supporting
Also known as Horton
First appearance: the room in the tower
As a supporting figure in Ghost Stories, Sir James Horton is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A lean, wiry middle-aged man living at the upper end of Newsome Terrace.
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- Professional
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Character groups
- Ensemble of eerie encounters
- Protagonist
- Recurring central figures
- Romantic supernatural participants
- Supernatural focal points
- Haunting and horror victims
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- Breaking point
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