In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the central characters. In 'The Black Cat', the unnamed narrator is the main character, along with his black cat, Pluto. In 'The Amityville Horror', the Lutz family are the main characters who experience the terrifying events in the haunted house.
It's hard to say exactly without reading every story, but there could be the local townsfolk who often encounter the spooky events. Maybe there are also some wandering strangers who stumble upon the horror in Texas.
Often, there are characters like old women. They are usually associated with knitting and are sometimes the victims of the spooky yarn. For example, an old woman might unknowingly use cursed yarn for her knitting and then face all kinds of strange and terrifying events.
In other stories, the main character might be a detective or a scientist. For example, a scientist who is studying a new species of venomous snake. He gets bitten during his research and then has to fight against the venom that is slowly taking over his body while also trying to figure out how to stop the snake from attacking more people. He becomes the central figure as he battles his own impending doom.
In 'The Haunted Mask', Carly Beth is the main character. She's a girl who gets drawn into the horror of the haunted mask. In 'Say Cheese and Die!', Greg is the one who finds the cursed camera.
The Bratz, with their unique personalities, are at the center of the stories. Each Bratz doll, like Cloe, Sasha, Jade and Yasmin, brings their own strengths and quirks to the table when dealing with the scary events. For example, Cloe might be the one who is brave enough to face the first strange encounter, while Sasha uses her smarts to figure out the mystery behind the scary happenings.
There's often a protagonist who is the one experiencing the horror. For example, in the haunted house story, it was a young journalist who was trying to write an article about the house. His curiosity led him into the terrifying situation.
There are also stories where the main character is a young cowboy new to the frontier. In the story of the Haunted Saloon, a young cowboy named Billy arrives in a new town. The saloon he visits is haunted by the ghosts of outlaws who were killed there years ago. Billy has to face these spooky apparitions as he tries to make a name for himself in the town.
Often, in bite - related scary stories, there could be a victim. For example, in a zombie bite story, the victim is an ordinary person who gets bitten while trying to survive in a post - apocalyptic world. They then turn into a zombie themselves.
Vanoss himself is often a central character in these stories. He might be the one exploring the spooky places or facing the terrifying entities.
There could be a brave hero who tries to face the terrors in the stories. He might be an ordinary person at first, but circumstances force him to be courageous.