Margaret Lanterman (née Coulson), better known as the Log Lady, is known as such for carrying a cut log with her that she claims has an agency to be able to perceive events. To most residents in the town, she is perceived solely as mentally ill as she often speaks in nonsequiturs. However, aside from her confusing speech patterns, she is a shaman who is able to interact with the spiritual world through the log that accurately describes multiple events. Members of the Bookhouse Boys including Sheriff Harry S. Truman and Deputy Hawk recognize the Log Lady as having connections with the spiritual world, with Hawk mentioning that the log holds many spirits within it.