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Book cover of The Bewitching
The BewitchingSilvia Moreno-Garcia

Characters in The Bewitching

7 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Beatrice Tremblay

    College student at Stoneridge in 1934 who becomes an obscure horror writer; her novel "The Vanishing" is inspired by the disappearance of her roommate Virginia.

  • Alba Quiroga

    Minerva's great-grandmother; a young woman on a rural Mexican farm in 1908 whose family is targeted by a witch after her father's death and her brother's disappearance.

  • Minerva Contreras

    Mexican graduate student at Stoneridge College in 1998, researching horror author Beatrice Tremblay for her thesis and uncovering the family's history with a malevolent witch.

Antagonists

  • Carolyn Yates

    A well-connected Stoneridge student in the 1930s who heads a foundation and holds Beatrice Tremblay's papers; revealed to be a powerful witch behind the disappearances.

Supporting characters

  • Virginia Somerset

    Beatrice's roommate at Stoneridge in the 1930s, rumored to have a psychic gift, who disappears under mysterious circumstances.

  • Noah Yates (The Bewitching)

    Carolyn Yates's grandson in the present-day timeline, who gives Minerva access to research materials while his own allegiance stays ambiguous.

  • Valentín (The Bewitching)

    A friend close to Alba's family in 1908 Mexico who believes her account of the witch and helps her investigate.