# Susan Gird — Short Fiction character guide

> Susan Gird in Short Fiction by Manly Wade Wellman.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Gird, Miss Susan, Susan, Miss Gird, Miss Susan Gird

**First appearance:** 0006-the-golgotha-dancers

## Who they are

A teacher's-college dropout keeping house for her lonely father, descended from a mother whose quiet prophecies hinted at inherited psychic gifts.

## In the story

### [II: “You Can Almost Hear the Ghosts.”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/ii-you-can-almost-hear-the-ghosts)

A slender, dark-haired young woman described as a powerful medium; she appears shy and reserved.

### [III: "That Thing Isn't My Daughter—"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/iii-that-thing-isn-t-my-daughter)

Medium during the séance; reveals town history and her mother's psychic legacy.

### [IV: “I Don’t Know What Killed Him.”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/iv-i-don-t-know-what-killed-him)

Daughter of the victim; handcuffed and unconscious during the murder, later wails in guilt and grief.

### [V: “They Want to Take the Law Into Their Own Hands.”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/v-they-want-to-take-the-law-into-their-own-hands)

Mentioned as having told Wills about the Devil's Croft hedge.

### [X: Bloodlust and Compassion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/x-bloodlust-and-compassion)

Visits Wills to discuss the séance and her father's death; her alibi with Wills clears them both of a new attack.

### [XI: "To Meet That Monster Face to Face!"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/xi-to-meet-that-monster-face-to-face)

Volunteers to go into the Devil's Croft alongside Wills, showing courage and resolve.

### [XII: “We Are Here at His Mercy.”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/xii-we-are-here-at-his-mercy)

Falls under the creature's hypnotic spell, howling and acting beast-like before being brought back by Talbot.

### [XIII: “Light’s Our Best Weapon.”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/xiii-light-s-our-best-weapon)

Distraught over her possible werewolf nature; remembers being drawn to something in the woods.

### [XIV: “I Was—I Am—A Wolf.”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/xiv-i-was-i-am-a-wolf)

Hypnotized by Zoberg and covered with ectoplasm; rescued by Wills.

### [XV: “And That Is the End.”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/xv-and-that-is-the-end)

Present during Zoberg's confession, clutches Wills's arm; Zoberg reveals his plan to transform her into a beast.

### [III: The Night Side of Preaching](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/iii-the-night-side-of-preaching)

Daughter of Peter Dole; arrives seeking her father and is told he repented before dying.

### [IV: The Gathering of the Vultures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/iv-the-gathering-of-the-vultures)

Under hypnotic influence, attempts to recite a binding spell but fails to utter the demon's name; Jaeger comforts her.

### [V: The Rout of the Witches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/v-the-rout-of-the-witches)

Present during the attack; the tall witch tries to induct her into the coven, but Jaeger's shot interrupts.

### [VII: The Grave-Digging](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/vii-the-grave-digging)

Mentioned as having made breakfast; Jaeger suggests she is beautiful and helpful.

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