Little blonde-haired Red Sanders is terrified.  That's because she's standing face-to-face with the snarling eight-foot tall werewolf, named Aboleo, who just slaughtered her family.  Red doesn’t know it, but she’s the next warrior in line to wear the red hood and fight the countless number of creatures that go bump in the night.  Her life is saved by Jasmine, a tough-as-nails warrior in a red cloak, but before Jasmine can become Red’s mentor, she sacrifices her life so Red can escape.  

Red inherits Jasmine’s hood and invincible dagger, Benevolence, but is left utterly alone with no clue how to defend herself against a world full of monsters eager to snatch the powerful dagger from her terrified hand.  The Hart’s, a reclusive family nestled deep within the forest hills with secrets of their own, aid Red as Aboleo stalks her with intent to use Benevolence as a key to unleashing hell on earth.