The Place Called Dagon · Character

Reverend George Burroughs

A gaunt, sallow preacher with an unsettling equine stillness, he shares Dreeme's boardinghouse table yet remains a stranger after two years.

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Also known as Burroughs, George Burroughs, Mr. Burroughs, Mr. George Burroughs

First appearance: The Place Called Dagon

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Present at Dagon, likely as a leader of the cult.

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Burroughs haunts the margins of the Slater household as a man of God whose hollow eyes and withered frame resist Dreeme's clinical curiosity. His silence and his habit of fixing people with horribly still stares mark him as something other than a simple boarder, though no one can say what. When Dreeme finally pins him down like a specimen, the preacher eludes the look, and the evasion lingers longer than any answer could.

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Dreeme’s deliberate rejection of the Leeminster Road—the magnetic pull toward the site of trauma, the Westcott…

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The Place Called Dagon
Present at Dagon, likely as a leader of the cult.
III
Present at the table, he hums 'Rock of Ages' and interjects with religious platitudes. His droning whine irritates Dreeme.
I
Observed leaving the Slater property; involved in arranging Deborah's placement.
Chapter II
Appears as a shadowy figure at the mill doorway, humming 'Rock of Ages,' and is identified by Dreeme.
I
Escorts Deborah to the farm, his silent and unsettling demeanor contributing to her initial fear.
II
Stares at Dreeme, speaks in sententious phrases, and seems to be probing Dreeme's intentions.
VIII
Mentioned as a significant and unsettling influence on the Westcott family, particularly on Martha and Deborah.
II
Mentioned in Lathrop's historical account as a possible 'Black Man' who ruled the New England coven.
III
Enters the back piazza, intones about the Lord, and lends his knife to Slater for whittling.
IV
Also reported missing, having disappeared with Deborah.
I
Mentioned as having enticed or kidnapped Deborah from the Slater house.
II
Imagined by Dreeme as a malicious figure bending Biblical phrases for devilish purposes.
X
Appears at the gathering, exuding malevolence and serving as the high priest.
I
Recalled as having been shot and fallen, his death seen as crushing the head of the serpent.

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