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Characters in The Thing at the Bottom of the Well

2 named character entries recorded in The Thing at the Bottom of the Well. Open a snippet for the book’s wording.

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Possible aliases: Oglethorpe

Read the book snippet Spoilers · The Thing at the Bottom of the Well

… Oglethorpe Crater was an ugly, mean little wretch. He dearly loved plaguing the dog and cat, pulling the wings from flies and watching worms squirm as he slowly pulled them apart. (This lost its fun when he heard worms feel no pain). But his mother, fool as she was, was …

The Thing at the Bottom of the Well ↗ (paid link)By Stephen King

Read the book snippet Spoilers · The Thing at the Bottom of the Well

Mommy fired the cook and Oglethorpe, dear little Oglethorpe, went up to his room where he poked pins in his dog, Spotty. When mommy asked why Spotty was crying, Oglethorpe said he got some glass in his foot. He said he would pull it out.

The Thing at the Bottom of the Well ↗ (paid link)By Stephen King