A 27-year-old former math tutor who moves into her family's ancestral estate out of financial necessity. She is highly logical but frightened by a traumatic childhood incident at the house that left a permanent patch of white in her hair. As unsettling paranormal events escalate in the present day, she investigates the estate's history.

The Puritan mistress of Pemberton in 1692. Desperate to conceive an heir for her older husband, she fabricates a pregnancy. Her compassionate nature and preference for natural herbal remedies place her in danger as witchcraft accusations spread through Woodhaven.

Julia's brusque great-aunt who resides at Pemberton. She protects the estate fiercely and opposes the local museum's attempts to purchase the property. She warns Julia about the house's dangers and actively keeps her away from the locked attic.

A wealthy merchant in 1692 Woodhaven and the owner of Pemberton. He is fifteen years older than Caroline. He presents himself as a providing husband, though he maintains strict expectations regarding his wife's duties and movements around the town.

A servant in the Eldridge household in 1692. She resents Caroline's status and weaponizes her knowledge of Caroline's faked pregnancy. She uses the growing witchcraft hysteria in Woodhaven to secure a higher position in society.

The old-fashioned curator of the Woodhaven Museum. He is an expert on the Salem Witch Trials and possesses a strictly logical worldview. He offers scientific explanations for the supposed paranormal activity at Pemberton while pursuing the museum's purchase of the estate.

A stranger passing through Woodhaven in 1692. Authorities arrest him and accuse him of being the Night Reaper, a serial killer stalking the area's young women. He occupies the jailhouse cellar alongside Caroline.

Julia's frail grandmother and the sole owner of the Pemberton estate. She exhibits early symptoms of dementia, often wandering the house in a state of confusion. She firmly believes the estate is haunted by the ghost of her ancestor, Caroline Eldridge.

The frail, elderly groundskeeper and housekeeper at Pemberton. He endures Ethel's constant berating and shares Julia's unease regarding the house, specifically noting that his watch and the grandfather clock stop at the exact same time every night.

A sadistic law enforcement officer in 1692 Woodhaven. Known for his cruel temper, he enjoys exercising authority over the vulnerable and treats the witchcraft panic as an opportunity to exert his power over female prisoners.

A widowed herbalist in 1692 Woodhaven. Though the townspeople view her with suspicion and accuse her of witchcraft, she serves as a kind, motherly figure to Caroline, providing practical, nature-based medicine.

A professional paranormal investigator with digital accreditation. He uses specialized electronic equipment to search for supernatural entities and believes Pemberton houses a powerful spiritual presence.

The respected town physician in 1692 Woodhaven. He relies on archaic and dangerous medical practices, such as bloodletting with unsterilized instruments, and aggressively guards his professional authority against female herbalists.

A neighbor of the Eldridges in 1692. Desperate to save his severely ill wife, he is caught between relying on the costly town doctor and Caroline's folk remedies.

Hiram's wife, who falls gravely ill in 1692. Her sickness becomes a battleground between institutional medicine and natural healing.

The head law enforcement official in 1692 Woodhaven, tasked with capturing the Night Reaper and managing the growing witchcraft hysteria.

A hunter in 1692 Woodhaven who is deeply suspicious of Hitty Atkins, convinced she has cursed his meat.