The Place Called Dagon · Character

Jeffrey Westcott

A farmhouse-dwelling figure whose land borders the mystery, Jeffrey Westcott is the quiet neighbor whose name Dreeme learns to say with tightened lips.

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Also known as Westcott, Jeff, Jeff Westcott, Jeffrey

First appearance: the place called dagon

As a supporting figure in The Place Called Dagon, Jeffrey Westcott is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The reclusive farmer who has reportedly shot himself and urgently requests Dreeme's help.

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Westcott occupies the farm at the end of the path, a man whose property and person are bound up with the town's older, uglier business. Dreeme's approach to his land is shadowed by an ominous recognition, and the farmhouse itself is a hive of malevolence, books, and a sacrilegious altar. He is the human face of the will Dreeme must eventually confront, and the fire that consumes his house is the story's turning point.

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Story tension across the book.

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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

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Doctor Dreeme
rivalry · negative
Doctor Dreeme and Jeffrey are locked in a bitter conflict over power and influence in the… How this plays out →
Martha Westcott
family · negative
Humphrey Lathrop
friendship · positive
Deborah Morton
friendship · positive
Doctor Dreeme
rivalry · negative
Doctor Dreeme and Jeffrey are locked in a bitter conflict over power and influence in the… How this plays out →
Doctor Dreeme
rivalry · negative
Doctor Dreeme and Jeffrey are locked in a bitter conflict over power and influence in the… How this plays out →
Humphrey Lathrop
friendship · positive
Martha Westcott
family · negative
Martha Westcott
family · negative
Deborah Morton
friendship · positive

Doctor Dreeme
Doctor Dreeme and Jeffrey are locked in a bitter conflict over power and influence in the town, each seeking to undermine the other.
Martha Westcott
Jeffrey and Martha are siblings, but their relationship is strained by Martha's involvement with Doctor Dreeme.
Humphrey Lathrop
Humphrey and Jeffrey are allies, working together to uncover Doctor Dreeme's secrets and protect Martha.
Deborah Morton
Deborah and Jeffrey share a wary friendship, both concerned about the people they care about being manipulated by Doctor Dreeme.
Doctor Dreeme
Doctor Dreeme and Jeffrey are locked in a bitter conflict over power and influence in the town, each seeking to undermine the other.
Doctor Dreeme
Doctor Dreeme and Jeffrey are locked in a bitter conflict over power and influence in the town, each seeking to undermine the other.
Humphrey Lathrop
Humphrey and Jeffrey are allies, working together to uncover Doctor Dreeme's secrets and protect Martha.
Martha Westcott
Jeffrey and Martha are siblings, but their relationship is strained by Martha's involvement with Doctor Dreeme.
Martha Westcott
Jeffrey and Martha are siblings, but their relationship is strained by Martha's involvement with Doctor Dreeme.
Deborah Morton
Deborah and Jeffrey share a wary friendship, both concerned about the people they care about being manipulated by Doctor Dreeme.

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The reclusive farmer who has reportedly shot himself and urgently requests Dreeme's help.
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The injured man; has shot himself (as Dreeme learns) and is awaiting treatment.
III
Displays his extensive occult library, discusses his 'experiment' wound, and reveals his reclusive and mocking nature.
II
Westcott is portrayed as a cultured but unlikeable man with an oily menace and a barely-concealed cruelty, dominated by an unclean spirit.
I
The 'awful man' who confronts Deborah in the library, his presence and the wax dolls with needles creating an atmosphere of dread.
II
Arrives with the coroner at the scene of Wagner's murder, staring coolly at the body.
IV
Expounds his philosophy of the will, equating Satan with free will, and warns Dreeme to leave.
II
Martha's guardian, mentioned as having raised her and being a source of madness.
VIII
Suffering from a bullet wound; his condition and behavior reveal a troubled and secretive nature.
IX
His actions and demeanor add to the suspicion surrounding the Westcott family and their involvement in the occult.
I
Implied to be the orchestrator of the Esbat and the sacrifice, using the black book to control the valley.
II
Appears in Dreeme's fearful visions, standing over Deborah in a hypnotic trance.
X
Leads the ceremony, invoking Asmodeus and calling for a sacrifice.
I
Mentioned as the target of justice, his whereabouts unknown as his farmhouse burns.

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