Dr. Howard Campbell is a scientist mentioned in a number of stories. He is the direct colleague and partner of [[Toshi Ryoko]] who is often accompanied by their bodyguard [[Beasley]]. Howard Campbell plays a role in [[The Forest]] and is mentioned in [[Screaming Elk, MT]], [[Tomahawk Park Survivors Raffle]] and [[The Croning]], often alongside his research partner Ryoko. Him and his partners also appear in the third novel of the [[Isaiah Coleridge Series]], [[Worse Angels]]. In this novel, he helps [[Isaiah Coleridge]] in his investigation into a hadron collider research facility with ties to the occult. Campbell and Ryoko are involved in a number of unusual research projects such as the creation of cyborg dog [[Rex]] and a communication effort probably related to [[Old Leech]] or an [[Ur]] species of beetle. Campbell, Ryoko and Beasley also appear in [[Swift To Chase (Story)]], where they task [[Jessica Mace]] with the retrieval of a scientific formula. Ryoko and Campbell are said to be working for [[Mrs. Shrike]] in the story [[Don't Make Me Assume My Ultimate Form]]. Ryoko and Campbell have something to do with the [[Black Kaleidoscope]]. Howard Campbell's [[Antiquity]] [[Alter Ego]] appears in the story [[Bitten By Himself]]. His name could be a reference to horror authors Ramsey Campbell and Howard Philip Lovecraft. #Character