Johnny is a shy thirteen-year-old boy who lives in Duston Heights, Massachusetts with his grandparents. He seems to have a knack for avoiding people and has only three friends. They are Professor Childermass, Byron "Fergie" Ferguson, and Sarah Channing, whom he meets later in the series. To make up for his lack of friends, Johnny reads a lot and is a good chess player. In the stories, Johnny usually goes looking for something and ends up in trouble or is the cause of the trouble. However, he usually is able to figure out a way to stop the demonic occurrence.

Books Johnny is in: The Curse of the Blue Figurine, The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt, The Secret of the Underground Room, The Trolley to Yesterday, The Eyes of the Killer Robot, The Chessmen of Doom, The Wrath of the Grinning Ghost, The Hand of the Necromancer, The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder, The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull, The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost, and The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie.

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Fergie is the same age as Johnny and lives in the same town. However, he is bolder than Johnny and has less money. He usually persuades Johnny to do something and is a good athlete. Like Johnny, he is somewhat intelligent. His mom is worried about him becoming a criminal and reads books like One Hundred Ways to Tell That Your Child is a Juvenile Delinquent but Fergie is really not a bad kid. In a few cases he causes the satanic person or spirit to try to do something terrible, and in some cases he is the one who stops the fiendish act.

Books Fergie is in: The Mummy, The Will, and the Crypt, The Secret of the Underground Room, The Trolley to Yesterday, The Eyes of the Killer Robot, The Chessmen of Doom, The Wrath of the Grinning Ghost, The Hand of the Necromancer, The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder, The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull, The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost, and The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie.

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Professor Childermass lives across the street from Johnny and is an avid Red Sox fan. He likes the Red Sox so much that he made a satellite that picks up games from Fenway Park. The professor is also a man with an out of control temper and has his own closet for letting out his temper. He is obsessed with chocolate and is always cooking something that has chocolate in it. In the stories, the professor accompanies Johnny and Fergie when they go to stop the evil and sometimes figures out the solution.

Books Professor Childermass is in: The Curse of the Blue Figurine, The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt, The Secret of the Underground Room, The Trolley to Yesterday, The Eyes of the Killer Robot, The Chessmen of Doom, The Wrath of the Grinning Ghost, The Hand of the Necromancer, The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder, The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull, The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost, and The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie.

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Dr. Coote, a good friend to Professor Childermass, lives in Durham, New Hampshire. He is a professor at the University of New Hampshire who studies witchcraft. He occasionally helps the professor, Johnny, and Fergie with their battles against satanic forces. Dr. Coote is most important in The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie.

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Johnny's grandparents are poor, but very nice. Johnny's grandfather used to play semi professional baseball. He plays his most important role in The Eyes of the Killer Robot. Johnny's grandmother is a good cook. She has her most important role in The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt, but she is also important in The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie. Johnny's grandparents turn up at least once in every Johnny Dixon story but have no effect on the plot or the outcome.

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Sarah Channing is Johnny's friend who appears later in the Johnny Dixon series. She is a lot like Rose Rita and excels in sports. Many times, she assists Johnny in defeating the evil fiend. The only characteristic she doesn't share with Rose Rita is a fear of closed in areas since Sarah is not claustrophobic. She is most important in The Hand of the Necromancer.

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