Whalley, 1537: On a day like any other, a devastating fire changes the lives of two young girls.

What happens next triggers a series of events leading inexplicably to the cells of Lancaster Gaol.

Lancashire, 1612: The most notorious witchcraft trials in England are taking place.

Among the accused, three generations of the same family. A family rooted in Pendle, tied to the infamous Malkin Towers and always followed by a whisper of evil. A family destroyed by the evidence given by a nine year old girl…

Harriet Young