# Luther Brown — Short Fiction character guide

> Luther Brown in Short Fiction by H. P. Lovecraft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** gasps Luther, Luther

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

## Who they are

A man who witnesses the horror in the Martense mansion.

## In the story

### [The Birth and Early Years of Wilbur Whateley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as Silas Bishop, who saw Wilbur running up Sentinel Hill on Halloween.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/vii)

Hired boy at George Corey's; first to discover the monstrous tracks and stench on the road near Cold Spring Glen.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ix)

Hired boy who first sees the trees bending and smells the fetor, reporting the monster's movement.

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