Prologue

While running away from their abusive father, seventeen-year-old Sadie and her six-year-old sister Tabitha accidentally slip into a sinister house on a hill. Horrors beyond their wildest imagination lurk behind every corner, but if they want to make it out of Allerdale Hall, souls in tact, they’ll have to overcome their inner demons first, for Mother Dust, ruler of the house lives on the rage and sadness of little girls.

**This chilling tale has been inspired by the gothic mansion at the heart of the upcoming film Crimson Peak, and is not official content from Legendary Pictures, or an extension of the film’s story. To find out the true story of what happened at Allerdale Hall, watch Crimson Peak in theaters October 16th.