| 1 | John | Stone | Minister. |
| | Christian | | Pilgrim woman, 1700's, Colony of Massachusetts, North America. |
| | Praying | Indian | Pilgrim Woman's second husband, Native American Indian. |
| 2 | Charles | Osgoods | An English
Major. Served in the French and Indian campaigns. Had
Pneumonia. |
| | | Rumbold | Major Osgoods batman. |
| | John | | Charles's sisters' husband. Also served in Quebec. |
| | Constance | | Sister of Charles Osgood. |
| | Dr. | Arbuthnot | a.k.a. 'Dr. 'Wrong-o-Leg'. |
| | Alice | Osgood | Twin sister of Mary. Daughter of Charles Osgood. |
| | Mary | Osgood | Twin sister of Alice. Daughter of Charles Osgood. |
| | Reverend | Carter | Minister of Oakfield town. Sold land to Charles Osgood. |
| | Anne | | Charles Osgoods' old servant. |
| | Sam | | Negro worker for Charles Osgood. |
| | Thomas | | Negro worker for Charles Osgood. |
| | Betsy | | Sam's wife. |
| | John | Carpenter | Builder of Charles Osgoods lemon yellow house. |
| | Mr. | Lee | Apple farmer. |
| | Mr. | Palmer | Apple farmer. |
| | Mr. | Fludd | Farmer. |
| | Mrs. | Kirkpatrick | Widowed apple farmer. |
| 3 | George | Carter (Jr.) | Son of Reverend Carter. |
| | Robert | Jones | Higgler' of knick-knacks. |
| | Efraim | Ash | Farmer. |
| | Mr. & Mrs. | van Hassel | Farmers. |
| | Joe (Mr.) | Walker | Old Indian. |
| | Jenny | | Minister's old servant. |
| | Amos | Crawford | Oldest son of town fence viewer. |
| | Arthur | Barton | Potter. Alice's suitor. |
| | Hattie | Martin | Died in childbirth. |
| | Cristobal | | Spanish merino sheep. |
| | Sukey | | Swayback ewe. |
| 4 | Phalen | | Slave catcher. |
| | Esther | | 18 yr old escaped slave with infant child. |
| | Katherine | | Wife of WHT. |
| | | Trevors | Possible builder (unclear) of WHT. |
| | William Henry | Teale | a.k.a. WHT. Artist (painter). |
| | Annie | | Girl hired to keep house for WHT. |
| | Erasmus | Nash | Author. Friend of WHT. |
| | | Prescott | WHT's agent/accountant. |
| | Clara | | Nash's wife. |
| | Ottilie | | Child of WHT. |
| | Mr. | Halfpenny | Oakfield lawyer. |
| | Billy | | Halfpenny's farmhand. |
| | Willa | | Girl working at butter mill. |
| 5 | Unknown | | Female aged care worker looking after 75 yr old WHT. |
| | Mr | Lund | Yardman for elderly WHT. |
| 6 | Edith | Simmons | a.k.a. Anastasia Rossi.
Charlatan who conducts séances. |
| | Mrs. Emily | Farnsworth | Hysterical wife who hears ghosts of the house. |
| | Mr Karl | Farnsworth | Owner of 'The Catamount Lodge'. Businessman. |
| | George | Rossi | Edith's lover and manager. |
| | Lillian | Farnsworth | Daughter of Farnsworths. A.k.a. Lily. Mother of Robert. A.k.a Mrs S. |
| 7 | Robert | | Son of Lillian. Diagnosed as
schizophrenic. Talks of 'Soul Heirs', "the Harrow', and 'Stitchings'. |
| | Helen | | Younger sister of Robert. Literature / Poetry Professor in California. |
| | Anneli | | Lillian's employee, a Finnish woman who helps care for Robert. |
| | Dr. | Barnes | Second doctor with differing opinion about Robert. |
| 8 | Tom | | Honeymooner. |
| 9 | Agnes | Taylor | Town Librarian. |
| | John T. | Turnbull | Professor at Community College. Organizer of pen-pal program 'Benevolents'. Author of 'Captivity Tales'. |
| | Agnes | | Member of 'Benevolents'. |
| | Sally | Garfiled. | Member of 'Benevolents'. |
| | Henry | Jones | Lillian's Benevolent pen-pal (prisoner). A 'confessor'. |
| | Gail | Turner | Henry Jones previous Benevolent pen-pal. |
| | Charlie | | Lillian's terrier. |
| | William | Blake | Lillian's Benevolent pen-pal (prisoner). |
| | Edward | Kelly | Lillian's Benevolent pen-pal (prisoner). |
| | Harlan | Kane | Lillian's Benevolent pen-pal (prisoner). |
| | Harriet | | Lillian's temporary part-time helper. |
| | Mr. | Irving | Lillian's neighbor. |
| | Jack | Dunne | Writer of regular column in 'True Crime' magazine. |
| | | Doyle | Police Captain. |
| | Beverly | | Police Station secretary. |
| | | Burke | Police Sergeant. |
| | | Flynn | Police Sergeant. |
| 10 | Saul | | Helen's husband. |
| | Michael | | Helen's son in medical school. |
| | Natalie | Birch | a.k.a 'Bold Bug'. Helen's second-year graduate student. |
| | | Hopkins | Robert's neighbors. |
| | Mitch | Harwood | An address 'lecture' given to Historical Society of Western Massachusetts. |
| | Leonard | Shepley | Chairman of Historical Society of Western Massachusetts. |
| | Robert | Jorgensen | Professor of History at University of King's College. |
| | Isaac | Hill | Trolley conductor (black man). Owner of 300 yr old bible brought to Canada by Great-grandmother. Contains the 'Nightmaid's Letter'. |
| | Jeremiah (Reverand) | Hill | Father of Isaac. |
| | Morris | Lakeman | Retired CPA and Amateur historian. |
| | Miriam | Lakeman | Deceased wife of Morris. Nee Lehrer. |
| | Dorothy | Ketterman | Member of Historical Society. |
| | Maude | Loomis | Member of Historical Society. |
| | Shirley | Potter | Member of Historical Society. |
| | Eleanor | Thompson | Member of Historical Society. |
| | Rudolph | | Miriam's lover. |
| | Rachel | | Morris's daughter. Psychiatrist in Philly. |
| 12 | Nora | | University student obsessed with 'nature'. |
| | Luz | | Nora's psychologist. |
| | Mark | | Nora's boyfriend. |
| | Janet | Erikson | Hires 'Osgood's Pool Service'. |
