Meet the Cast
Thomas J. Ward
Non-Celebrity Apprentice We see Revenge of the Witch's enchanted world of ghasts, boggarts, and pointy-toed shoes (oh my) through the eyes of the Spook's apprentice, Tom. Current apprentice, we sho...
Alice
Why'd You Have to Go and Make Things So Complicated?Alice is arguably a much more complex character than our narrator, Tom. If Alice is a layered onion—she's multi-layered and kind of makes you c...
Old Gregory "The Spook"
Speak Softly and Carry a Big StickThe Spook is a classic mentor—you know, like Gandalf or Mister Miyagi. He looks the part too; he's got a black cloak, a big staff, big bushy eyebrows, and promin...
Tom's Parents
Married to the MamTom's parents started this whole thing. Well, they had Tom, but that's not exactly what we're talking about. Tom is significant because he's the seventh son of a seventh son. Othe...
Bony Lizzie and Tusk
Dem BonesIf Alice is evil by association, that association is with her aunt Bony Lizzie. She's known as Bony Lizzie because she uses bones to do magic. As in, human bones. As in, bones from childre...
Mother Malkin
Season of the WitchWe first see Mother Malkin when she's buried alive, upside down, in a pit that's covered with thirteen iron bars. Tom hears this witch is "as evil as you can get" (5.80). Why, yo...
Jack and Ellie
Jack the JealousJack is Tom's oldest brother, and the heir to their father's farm. He's big, strong, and has a killer unibrow. He's also super jealous of Tom, who is at least seven years younger th...
Billy Bradley
Billy BonesBilly is one of those kids that you don't really know anything about. His point in the novel is to serve as an example of what not to do. Like the kids in the commercials who text and dr...