Haunt Me Still (2010) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Kate(Katherine) Stanley: Shakespearean scholar
• Joanna Black: The retailer of witchcraft paraphenalia
• Lilly MacPhee: The wayward teenage girl, Lady Nairn's granddaughter.
• Lady Nairn, Janet Douglas: The elderly actress and aristocrat whose interest in Macbeth begins the story. Known as Janet Douglas when she was an actress.
• Elizabeth Stewart, Lady Arran: The notorious Sixteenth Century Scottish courtier and witch.
• Dr John Dee: The Elizabethan scholar and crackpot.
• Ben (Benjamin) Pearl: Separated from Kate 6 months previous; dark, curly hair; green eyes
• Lily McPhee: Lady Nairn's granddaughter; 15 yrs old; flame-red hair
• Carrie Douglas: The wayward niece of Lady Nairn who seems to be behind all the evil in the story. She is revealed only at the climax of the story. Also called Cerridwen.
• Lady Nairn: near 70 yrs old; also known as Janet Douglas; 1950's actress; played Viola in Twelfth Night
• Sir Angus: Lady Nairn's husband; Nairn of Dunsinnan
• Sybilla Fraser: UK's latest "it" girl; rising star; signed on to portray Lady Macbeth; golden hair
• Effie Summers: An older woman with strong religious views who finds the pagan elements of the events deeply disturbing.
• Lucas Porter: The film director who blames Lady Nairn for the end of his career. His formidable reputation as a director has a darker side. Involved with Carrie Douglas.
• Corra Ravensbrook: The shadowy figure, author of Ancient Pictland. Her true identity is part of the plot twist in the climax
• Jason Pierce: An Australian actor, whose innocent disappearance causes some tension in the story.
• Athenaide Dever Preston: small, white-haired lady; has ranch in New Mexico in palace modeled on Hamlets' Elsinore
• Detective Inspector Sheena McGregor: Add a description of this character.
• Ian Blackburn: Another shadowy figure whose role in the events is revealed only at the end.
• Revererend Calvin Gosson: Minister at Cathedral of Dunkeld; used to be an actor
• Eircheard: The blacksmith and protege of Lady Nairn. Set down to play Seyton in the play
• "Auld Callie": An eccentric who adds colour to the world of the novel
• Cerridwen Douglas
• Hal Berridge
• Joanna
• John Dee
• Carrie
• Lady Macbeth
• Jamie
• Aubrey
• Birnam Wood
• Ellen Terry
• Owen
• Mr. Shakespeare
• Catherine
• Arthur Dee
• Shakespeare
• Elizabeth Stewart
• James
• Lady Arran
• Effie
• Malcolm
• Janet Douglas
• Kate Stanley: The Shakespeare scholar and producer who is the central character
• Mary
• Beerbohm
• Henry
• Gran
• Rowland
• Macready
• Clifton
• Medea

Quotes edit see section history

• “Nothing is but what is not”

• “You've kent what you shouldna”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Loch Bruiach: An isolated spot in the Scottish Highlands, site of an artificial island and ruined castle where the climax of the novel is played out.
• Fonthill Castle: In Riverdale, New York built by Edwin Forrest for his wife. Now Admissions Building of Mount Saint Vincent College. Kate's quest for the Macbeth manuscript takes her here.
• Direlton Castle, Scotland: Home of Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of Arran in the 1580's
• Scotland
• London
• Edinburgh
• Salisbury
• Fonthill
• England
• Mortlake
• Britain
• New York
• Northampton
• Inverness
• Samhuinn
• Highlands
• Tezcatlipoca
• Dunsinnan
• Hollywood
• Perth
• Antwerp

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Glossary edit see section history

• saex: single edged sword used by anglo saxons
• athame: a black handled knife used in wiccan rituals
• boline: a white handledknife used by wiccan practitioners whenever a knife s needed for cutting, carving, whittling.
• Crannog: a man made islet.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Cauldron: An ancient cooking pot but also a piece of equipment used in Wiccan ceremonies.
• Sword: The ritual object used in Wiccan religious rites
• Mirror: Another symbolic object

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Interred with Their Bones.

Preceded by Interred with Their Bones.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Jennifer Lee Carrell (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

There is the threat of rape and several ritualistic killings.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Suspense

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Babylon Baroque: This page contains an image of John Singer Sargeant's portrait of Ellen Terry in the Beetle Wing dress she wore while playing Lady Macbeth. Kate Stanley wears a copy of this dress and Lady Nairn has a copy of the painting.
• Road to Loch Bruiach: Scene of the road to the loch.
• Fonthill Castle: A view of the castle and an explanation of its origins.
• Remnant of Birnham Wood: A shot of one of the old trees which are still to be found in Birnham Wood.
• Dunsinnan Hill Fort and Forest: A view of the hill top and the forest on Dunsinnan.

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Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history