Ghost Stories · Character
Young Frank Pencarris
A youthful protagonist whose openness to the uncanny makes him the ideal witness when the vague horrors of childhood return in earnest.
major
Also known as Frank Pencarris
First appearance: the room in the tower
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Mentioned as having married Ellen's sister and fallen into melancholy, drawing visions of hell.
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Young Frank Pencarris stands at the threshold between boyish curiosity and adult dread, the age at which nightmares are still vague enough to be truly frightening. He moves through the stories as a focal consciousness —…
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