Paddy Riddell —
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What[]
Human / Christy and Geordie Riddell's older brother.
Books and Stories this Character Appears In[]
- Tapping the Dream Tree — "The Witching Hour"
Description / Bio[]
Paddy Riddell died in prison by hanging himself. Christy thought that he was the most resilient of all the brothers. The one who would make something of himself. Due to their practically nonexistent relationship with Paddy, Christy and Geordie try to have a normal relationship and not slip away from each other.
About[]
He is also, sadly, doomed to hang around a building in the Tombs as a ghost, staring at the building he burned down and remembering the screams of the two people he burned with it. (they deserved it)
Brothers[]
Personality and Character[]
A violent person.
Physical Decription[]
Talent[]
Other Details[]
History / Background[]
Connections (characters, places)[]
| Name | What | Connection | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Riddell | writer | brother | |
| Geordie Riddell | fiddler musician | brother | |
| Judy Moore | ghost | possesses Paddy | killed by a serial killer; uses Paddy to kill him; possesses him again, made him hang himself to become ghost to help kill Susan Green; |
| Michael Hill | serial killer | Paddy killed him | possesses by Judy's ghost, Paddy killed him, went to prison; partner: Susan Green; |
| Susan Green | co-serial killer | kills her | Michael Hill's partner; Judy made Paddy a ghost so that he could help kill Susan; |
| Tombs | slum area | doomed to hang around | staring at the building he burned down |
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Events in the Series (spoilery area)[]
"The Witching Hour" — Tapping the Dream Tree: He didn't kill himself of his own free will. His body was taken over by the spirit of a girl, Judy Moore who had been killed by a serial killer—Michael Hill. Judy had also possessed him to shoot her killer in a gas bar holdup. She came to see him in prison and "rode" his body to make him hang himself so he would become a ghost and help her kill Susan Green, the partner of the serial killer who had killed her. He took years to decide to help Judy and when he did Susan Green and her new freak partner had just killed and tortured another young girl. So Paddy took over the body of the new partner, knocked Susan Green out, poured gasoline over both of them and lit the place on fire. The spirit of Judy went free and Paddy's spirit was doomed to haunt that area of The Tombs where the building had burned. He can see the flames when he closes his eyes and hear the Screams.