Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Turnbull
A man who tells a story about a haunted house.
minor
Also known as Turnbull, brother Anthony, honest Turnbull, Anthony Turnbull, Tony Turnbull
First appearance: an authentic narrative of a haunted house
Mr. Turnbull shows up with force in The Dead Sexton. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The landlord of the George and Dragon, who investigates the corpse and the stranger with Tom Scales.
Mr. Turnbull first appears in 0033 an authentic narrative of a haunted house.
In The Dead Sexton: The landlord of the George and Dragon, who investigates the corpse and the stranger with Tom Scales.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse ghostly witnesses
- Ghost story narrators
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak of the narrator's horror and the r…
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