3rd floor stairwell

Enter the stairwell and screen goes black. What happened is this the way the story progresses?

That means the hunter got you. You'll have to repeat the chase and get to the room faster or be stuck in a never ending cycle.

Hi attygal- welcome to the forums!

You must take a certain path with no mistakes top avoid the hunter. The solutions are noted in the walkthrough here:

http://www.bigfishgames.com/blog/delaware-st-john-the-curse-of-midnight-manor-walkthrough

I hope it helps.

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