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Talbot Wills

A minor character, possibly a local or official.

minor

Also known as Talbot, Wills, Mr. Talbot Wills, Mr. Wills

First appearance: the golgotha dancers

Talbot Wills shows up with force in The Hairy Ones Shall Dance. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Talbot Wills meets Judge Pursuivant and learns about the werewolf curse.

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In The Hairy Ones Shall Dance: Talbot Wills meets Judge Pursuivant and learns about the werewolf curse. Later, in I: “Why Must the Burden of Proof Rest with the Spirits?”: The narrator and skeptical investigator,…

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Lanark Family and Locals
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Crisis and Occult
Supernatural and Alien

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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The Hairy Ones Shall Dance
Talbot Wills meets Judge Pursuivant and learns about the werewolf curse.
I: “Why Must the Burden of Proof Rest with the Spirits?”
The narrator and skeptical investigator, formerly a stage magician, now exposes fraudulent mediums.
II: “You Can Almost Hear the Ghosts.”
The narrator and skeptical investigator, accompanying Zoberg to witness psychic phenomena.
III: "That Thing Isn't My Daughter—"
Narrator and investigator; conducts the séance with meticulous security measures.
IV: “I Don’t Know What Killed Him.”
Narrator and suspect; a magician who is handcuffed during the séance and later arrested by Constable O'Bryant.
V: “They Want to Take the Law Into Their Own Hands.”
Protagonist, arrested and imprisoned for John Gird's murder; escapes from a mob and takes refuge in the Devil's Croft.
VI: “Eyes of Fire!”
The narrator and protagonist, who wakes in the Devil's Croft and is pursued by a strange creature.
A Trick That Almost Killed You
Narrator who is rescued by Pursuivant and recounts his recent supernatural encounter.
IX: “To a Terrified Victim He Is Doom Itself.”
The narrator and skeptic, engages in a debate with Judge Pursuivant about werewolves and ectoplasm.
X: Bloodlust and Compassion
Narrator and protagonist, hiding at Judge Pursuivant's home, reflecting on the werewolf case and his growing feelings for Susan Gird.
XI: "To Meet That Monster Face to Face!"
Reluctantly agrees to enter the Devil's Croft with Susan, armed only with matches and a lantern, after being convinced by Judge Pursuivant.
XII: “We Are Here at His Mercy.”
Narrator and protagonist; grows suspicious of Judge Pursuivant, fights to protect Susan from the creature's influence.
XIII: “Light’s Our Best Weapon.”
Narrator; comforts Susan and insists something else was prowling near the fire.
XIV: “I Was—I Am—A Wolf.”
Narrator; searches for tracks, attacks the werewolf, and takes down Zoberg's confession.
XV: “And That Is the End.”
Takes notes during Zoberg's confession, protects Susan, and expresses outrage at Zoberg's plans.

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