Short Fiction · Character
St. John
A friend of the narrator who dies in a crypt.
minor
First appearance: The Hound
St. John shows up with force in The Hound. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator's companion in grave-robbing; he is killed by the spectral hound after the theft of the amulet.
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In The Hound: The narrator's companion in grave-robbing; he is killed by the spectral hound after the theft of the amulet. Later, in The Horror of the Grave-Robbers: The narrator's companion and leader in their…
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- Other
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- Diverse Lovecraftian characters
- Protagonist
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