# Jan Martense — Short Fiction character guide

> Jan Martense in Short Fiction by H. P. Lovecraft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** young Jan Martense, Martense, Jan

**First appearance:** 0013-the-lurking-fear

## Who they are

A murdered man whose ghost haunts the Martense mansion.

## In the story

### [The Lurking Fear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-lurking-fear)

A victim whose grave is dug up, linked to the lurking fear.

### [The Shadow on the Chimney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/1-the-shadow-on-the-chimney)

The ancient victim whose murder looms large in local legends; his room is chosen as the vigil site.

### [A Passer in the Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/2-a-passer-in-the-storm)

The deceased occupant of the room the narrator invaded; buried in the graveyard near the mansion.

### [What the Red Glare Meant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/3-what-the-red-glare-meant)

The murdered kinsman of the Martense family, whose ghost the narrator believes haunts the mountain.

### [4: The Horror in the Eyes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/4-the-horror-in-the-eyes)

Jan Martense's grave is visited and dug up by the narrator; the Martense family is revealed to have degenerated into the monstrous creatures.

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