# Tom Griffith — Short Fiction character guide

> Tom Griffith in Short Fiction by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Thomas Griffith, Griffith, poor Griffith, Thomas

**First appearance:** 0036-the-terror

## Who they are

A man who dies mysteriously during the Terror.

## Relationships

### [Dr. Lewis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/characters/dr_lewis)

_professional_

Dr. Lewis treats Tom Griffith, a patient requiring regular medical attention.

## In the story

### [The Bowmen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/the-bowmen)

A soldier who yells back to Bill about the machine guns during the miraculous event.

### [At Treff Loyne Farm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/xi-at-treff-loyne-farm)

Thomas Griffith, the farmer of Treff Loyne, has not been seen for days, missing market day and church, and his family has vanished.

### [XII: The Letter of Wrath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/xii-the-letter-of-wrath)

Found dead in the farmyard with a gaping wound; the rescue party gathers around his body.

### [XIII: The Last Words of Mr. Secretan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/xiii-the-last-words-of-mr-secretan)

Old Griffith, killed by the mysterious force in the farmyard.

### [XIV: The End of the Terror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/xiv-the-end-of-the-terror)

Mentioned as having been found pierced in his own farmyard, a victim of the Terror.

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