Clara Dawson

Rochester, NY, October 1932. Clara Dawson doesn’t believe in ghosts, so when she accepts an invitation to a Halloween gathering at her friend’s new home, she expects nothing more than a few cocktails, a spooky séance for laughs, and a chance to forget her troubles. But the evening takes a turn. It begins with a glimpse of a strange man in the window. A child’s toy appears where no child has been. Then, a flicker of something just out of sight, watching from the shadows.

Upstate NY, 1933. When Clara Dawson learns of her estranged father's death, she’s relieved to close that chapter of her life for good. But as his only child, Clara unexpectedly inherits Hollowfield House, a remote inn at the edge of a small town that she didn’t even know existed. Selling it could help her escape her mounting financial troubles, but first, she must confront the chilling mysteries that haunt its halls.

New York City, December 1933. When Clara Dawson is invited to a New Year’s Eve gala at the Grand Sterling Hotel, she hopes to escape the lingering memories of Hollowfield House and rekindle her fragile connection with Tuck, the one person who makes her question her self-imposed solitude. But beneath the glittering façade of high society, a chilling mystery drags her back into the darkness she thought she’d escaped.

Westchester County, NY, February 1934. Seeking a fresh start, Clara Dawson accepts a position at Sablehurst Manor, assisting her writer friend Vincent as he documents the estate’s infamous haunting. Ten years earlier, a young woman drowned in the manor’s pond, and now her presence is said to linger on the property. Her death was ruled an accident. But in the months leading up to it, rumors spread through the town of a darkness within her, and some even whispered of demonic possession.