Narrator: IN THIS WORLD,
THERE IS REAL EVIL IN THE DARKEST SHADOWS
AND IN THE MOST ORDINARY PLACES.
THESE ARE THE TRUE STORIES
OF THE INNOCENT AND THE UNIMAGINABLE.
JAIME AND BEN SHEA
FIND THE PERFECT PLACE TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN.
BUT EERIE SOUNDS AND GHOSTLY VOICES
PUNCTURE THE QUIET COUNTRY NIGHT.
AN UNSEEN MENACE LIES IN WAIT...
INTENT ON DESTROYING THEIR FAMILY
AND SHATTERING THEIR LIVES.
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE...
AND THE THINGS WE FEAR,
THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED...
NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
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[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
THE OZARK RIVER VALLEY
ONCE STOOD AS THE GATEWAY TO THE WEST,
THE LAST OUTPOST OF CIVILIZATION BEFORE THE FRONTIER BEYOND.
BUT NESTLED AMID THIS LUSH COUNTRYSIDE
LIES A DIFFERENT KIND OF PORTAL,
A CROSSROADS BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH
WHERE THE MORTAL AND THE ETERNAL COLLIDE.
[ VEHICLE APPROACHES ]
IN OCTOBER 2003,
JAIME AND BEN SHEA'S SEARCH FOR A LARGER HOME
LEADS THEM TO MARKHAM, ARKANSAS, AN HOUR OUTSIDE LITTLE ROCK.
IT'S GOT SOME CHARACTER TO IT.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S SO HISTORIC.
Jaime: IT WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
IT HAD BIG OLD, OLD TREES ALL AROUND IT.
AND IT WAS JUST THE PICTURE OF THE HOUSE
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR ALL MY LIFE.
Narrator: BEN CAN ALREADY PICTURE RAISING HIS THREE CHILDREN THERE.
Ben: I KNEW THAT MY KIDS COULD RUN OUT THERE
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME.
I GREW UP THAT WAY -- ME RUNNING OUT AND PLAYING IN THE WOODS --
AND I DEFINITELY WANTED THAT FOR MY KIDS.
Narrator: THE HOUSE IS A SHORT COMMUTE TO ARBUTUS,
WHERE JAIME IS A LEGAL ASSISTANT.
BEN IS EARNING HIS DEGREE
WHILE WORKING NIGHTS AS A NURSE AT A LOCAL FACTORY.
GOT IT.
Jaime: IT WAS IN BETWEEN THE TWO TOWNS
WHERE MY HUSBAND WORKED AND WHERE MY HUSBAND WENT TO SCHOOL,
SO HE COULD SPEND MORE TIME WITH THE KIDS
AND NOT HAVE TO BE TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH AS MUCH.
NOT SO BAD.
I THOUGHT THE WALLS WOULD BE PEELING OR SOMETHING.
I KNOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING'S IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF ROOM.
I COULD TOTALLY SEE
HOW THE KIDS WOULD HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO PLAY.
I KNEW AS SOON AS I SAW IT THAT WE HAD TO HAVE THAT HOUSE.
WE NEED TO MAKE AN OFFER BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE SEES IT.
MAYBE WE SHOULD LOOK AT THE REST OF THE HOUSE FIRST.
OKAY.
WOW, THIS IS GREAT.
THE CEILINGS DON'T HAVE ANY WATER SPOTS.
THE ROOF MUST BE IN GREAT SHAPE.
IT'S ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
HUH. I'LL SAY.
[ GASPS ] OH, MY GOD. WHAT IS THIS?
UH...I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
THE FIREPLACE HAD ALL KINDS OF MARKINGS ON IT,
LIKE THE NAME OF THIS BOY THAT HAD DIED, PENTAGRAMS.
IT TAKES A LOT TO KIND OF SPOOK ME,
SO I WAS JUST LIKE, "OH, SOME TEENAGER LIVED HERE BEFORE."
Narrator: THE SHEAS REMAIN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE HOUSE.
LOOKS LIKE A NICE FIREPLACE. SHOULDN'T BE BOARDED UP ANYWAY.
Jaime: WE DECIDED RIGHT AWAY,
THE FIRST THING THAT WE WOULD DO WAS GET RID OF THAT.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT WAS JUST PERFECT.
Narrator: WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, THE FAMILY IS ALL SETTLED IN.
WOW, IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
DID YOU PICK OUT THOSE COLORS, BRIDGER?
Narrator: THE COUPLE'S THREE CHILDREN --
8-MONTH-OLD JACKSON, 5-YEAR-OLD BRIDGER,
AND 11-YEAR-OLD TORI --
ARE DELIGHTED BY THEIR NEW SURROUNDINGS.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
OH, THAT'S TAYLOR CALLING FOR ME.
AGAIN? DID YOU GET THIS MANY CALLS WHEN YOU WERE HER AGE?
I AM JUST GLAD SHE IS ADJUSTING TO HER NEW SCHOOL WELL.
Narrator: THE SHEAS QUICKLY FALL INTO A BUSY ROUTINE.
YOU GUYS NEED TO HURRY UP TO GET TO THE BUS, OKAY?
JAIME HIRES AN EXPERIENCED SITTER
TO WATCH THE BABY DURING THE DAY.
Molly: HEY.
BEN, THIS IS MOLLY.
MOLLY'S GONNA BE HERE WITH JACKSON UNTIL I GET HOME, OKAY?
SOUNDS TERRIFIC.
BEN WORKS ALL NIGHT, SO HE'LL BE ASLEEP.
TILL ABOUT 2:00, AND THEN I'M OFF TO CLASS.
BYE. MMM.
GET SOME SLEEP, OKAY?
OKAY, CALL ME IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE GREAT.
BYE, JACKSON.
[ BABY CRYING ]
[ CRYING STOPS ]
[ CRYING RESUMES ]
[ SIGHS ]
MOLLY, CAN YOU PLEASE GET THE BABY?
[ SIGHS ]
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
MOLLY, ARE YOU HERE?!
MOLLY?!
MOLLY, ARE YOU HERE?!
Ben: AND I KNEW FOR A FACT I WASN'T DREAMING.
THERE WAS A BABY CRYING ON THE MONITOR,
AND THERE WAS NOBODY HOME.
IT WAS A VERY CREEPY MOMENT.
Narrator: UNSURE WHAT TO MAKE OF IT,
BEN KEEPS THE STRANGE INCIDENT TO HIMSELF.
A FEW NIGHTS LATER, BEN TRUDGES OFF TO WORK...
REMINDING HIMSELF THAT GRADUATION
IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS AWAY.
[ INDISTINCT VOICES ]
[ BRIDGER BREATHING DEEPLY ]
[ VOICES INTENSIFY ]
BRIDGER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP?
I'M SCARED. PEOPLE ARE TALKING IN MY ROOM.
WHO'S TALKING? TORI?
NO, IT'S NOT TORI.
IT WAS JUST A BAD DREAM, BRIDGER.
NOW, GO TO SLEEP.
Jaime: MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS,
"DID I LEAVE THE TELEVISION ON IN THE LIVING ROOM?"
I DID A LITTLE, QUICK LISTEN, AND IT WAS COMPLETELY SILENT.
Narrator: LATER THAT NIGHT, AROUND 3:00 A.M...
[ WHIRRING, BEEPING ]
[ WHIRRING, BEEPING CONTINUE ]
BRIDGER? WHERE ARE YOU HIDING?
OKAY, IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA COME OUT,
THEN AT LEAST QUIT MESSING WITH YOUR TOYS AND GO BACK TO BED!
[ INDISTINCT VOICES ]
Narrator: NONE OF THE SHEAS MENTION THEIR INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES.
FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, TIME PASSES UNEVENTFULLY.
DESPITE THE DEMANDS OF HIS HECTIC SCHEDULE,
BEN SPENDS TIME WITH BRIDGER BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK.
Ben: "AND THE OLD GRAY OCTOPUS SWAM BACK
"INTO HIS DARK, WATERY CAVE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
AND NEVER, EVER CAME BACK OUT AGAIN."
THE END. READ IT AGAIN.
IT'S GETTING LATE, KIDDO. GIVE ME A KISS.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
GET IN BED.
BEN HOPES THAT AFTER HE EARNS HIS DEGREE,
HE CAN WORK NORMAL HOURS
AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY.
MOMMY!
ARE YOU SAYING GOOD NIGHT TO DADDY?
I GOT TO GO TO WORK, BUDDY.
I WISH YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GO.
ME TOO.
LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU, TOO. BYE.
GOOD NIGHT.
NIGHT.
Narrator: WITH ALL THE KIDS IN BED FOR THE NIGHT,
JAIME TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE QUIET.
[ TEA KETTLE WHISTLES ]
[ RAPID FOOTSTEPS ]
TORI, IS THAT YOU?
[ FOOTSTEPS CONTINUE ]
BRIDGER? TORI? GET BACK TO BED.
I KEPT HEARING MY KIDS RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS.
OHH!
KIDS, GET BACK IN BED!
Jaime: THE DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN. IT DIDN'T SLAM.
AND I THOUGHT, "THIS IS PRETTY CREEPY."
ALL THREE OF THE KIDS WERE SLEEPING,
AND I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE HOUSE BESIDES THE KIDS.
Narrator: THAT WEEKEND...
THE EERIE OCCURRENCES NAG AT JAIME
UNTIL SHE CAN IGNORE THEM NO LONGER.
MOLLY TOLD ME THE WEIRDEST STORY TODAY.
SHE SAID THAT SHE HEARD CRYING IN THE BABY MONITOR,
AND WHEN SHE WENT UPSTAIRS TO CHECK ON JACKSON,
HE WAS ASLEEP.
SHE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE HE HADN'T EVEN BEEN CRYING.
[ CRYING ]
THE OTHER DAY, I HEARD CRYING ON THAT THING.
JACKSON WASN'T EVEN HOME.
[ THUDDING ]
SOMEBODY'S UP.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S FROM DOWN HERE.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S GOT TO BE BRIDGER. I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS.
Jaime: AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A -- LIKE A BALL BOUNCING.
Ben: I WENT TO CHECK ON THE KIDS
AND YELL AT THEM FOR BEING UP SO LATE AND MESSING AROUND.
AND, OF COURSE, EVERYBODY'S SLEEPING.
WELL?
THEY'RE ALL ASLEEP.
YOU KNOW, THESE OLD HOUSES,
THEY MAKE ALL KINDS OF NOISES THAT YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S GETTING LATE. I'M GOING TO BED.
YOU COMING?
I'LL BE THERE IN A SECOND.
Narrator: ALL THE STRANGE OCCURRENCES SUDDENLY MAKE SENSE.
Jaime: AT THAT MOMENT, I DID START TO GET THE FEELING
THAT WE WERE LIVING IN A HAUNTED HOUSE.
Narrator: JAIME VISITS THE LOCAL LIBRARY
HOPING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GHOSTS AND HAUNTINGS.
[ STAMP THUDS ]
I'LL FINISH THIS UP FOR YOU.
OKAY.
BRENDA WILL FINISH HELPING YOU.
I CAN'T HELP NOTICING
WHAT KIND OF BOOKS YOU'RE CHECKING OUT HERE.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT GHOSTS?
YES.
I GREW UP IN A HOUSE THAT WAS HAUNTED.
WAS IT AROUND HERE?
721 FRANKLIN.
Narrator: JAIME IS ASTONISHED.
IT'S THE HOUSE WHERE HER FAMILY NOW LIVES.
IT WAS HAUNTED BY THE GHOST OF A LITTLE BOY.
Jaime: SHE STARTED TELLING ME ABOUT A BOY
THAT HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE WINDOW AND DIED.
AND HE HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE ROOM THAT WAS BRIDGER'S ROOM
WHERE HE HAD BEEN HEARING THE VOICES AND THE PEOPLE TALKING.
I FELT THE COLOR JUST RUSH OUT OF MY FACE.
EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE NOW --
ALL THE LITTLE THINGS THAT HAD HAPPENED THAT I THOUGHT,
YOU KNOW, "SOMEONE IS TRYING TO PLAY WITH US."
DID YOU EVER FEEL AFRAID?
I MEAN, DID THIS GHOST EVER HURT ANYONE?
I JUST THINK HE WAS LOOKING FOR ATTENTION, POOR LITTLE GUY.
YOU LET ME KNOW IF THESE HELP YOU.
OKAY. THANKS.
Narrator: AS THE HOLIDAY SEASON ARRIVES,
THE ACTIVITY QUIETS DOWN AROUND THE HOUSE.
Jaime: I MEAN, I FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS STANDING RIGHT BEHIND ME.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
I'LL PUT IN THE PAPERWORK.
LET ME, UH, GRAB THAT, OKAY?
FIRST AID.
OH, BEN, THANK GOD YOU ANSWERED.
JAIME, WHAT'S WRONG?
I FELT LIKE I WAS BEING WATCHED, AND, THEN, SUDDENLY I LOOKED UP,
AND I SAW HIM IN MY COMPUTER SCREEN.
Y-YOU SAW WHO?
I DIDN'T GET A GOOD LOOK AT WHO IT WAS, BUT...
ALL RIGHT. WHAT HAPPENED?
IT WAS EVIL.
I'LL TRY TO COME HOME EARLY, I PROMISE.
Ben: IT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING,
AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BE THERE, I FELT TOTALLY TRAPPED.
[ SIGHS ]
Jaime: THAT WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME
THAT I FELT THREATENED.
I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE
IT WAS A LITTLE BOY PLAYING GAMES WITH US.
I KNEW THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
Narrator: ALTHOUGH DAYS PASS WITHOUT INCIDENT,
THE DARK PRESENCE CONTINUES TO WEIGH ON JAIME'S MIND.
AREN'T YOU FORGETTING SOMETHING?
[ SIGHS ] MY BRIEFCASE.
HEY, DON'T FORGET TO PICK UP TORI AFTER SCHOOL.
SHE'S OVER AT MEGAN'S.
[ SIGHS ] I FORGOT.
OKAY.
Jaime: I REALLY HAD A REAL JUST EERIE,
KIND OF SICK FEELING IN MY STOMACH.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
I REALLY DREADED GOING HOME.
IT WAS STARTING TO NOT FEEL LIKE A HOME ANYMORE.
ARE YOU ENJOYING WORKING ON THAT GROUP PROJECT
YOU AND MEGAN ARE WORKING ON?
YEAH, I'M FINISHING IT NOW.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU DIDN'T HIT ALL THE BUMPS.
SORRY, HONEY. THERE'S ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE SOME PASTA TONIGHT.
HOW DOES THAT SOUND?
[ TIRES SQUEALING, JAIME AND TORI SCREAMING ]
Jaime: WHEN I GOT OUT,
TORI WAS UNDER THE MINIVAN, PINNED FACEDOWN,
WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE ENTIRE MINIVAN ON HER,
AND I THOUGHT, "SHE'S NOT GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THIS."
[ SIREN WAILS ]
HOW IS SHE?
THEY THINK HER BACK COULD BE BROKEN.
Ben: THEY DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY TO WHAT EXTENT SHE HAD A BROKEN BACK,
SO WE WERE OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED
ABOUT WHETHER SHE COULD EVER WALK AGAIN.
IT TERRIFIED ME TO NOT KNOW.
TALK TO US.
WE BELIEVE TORI MAY HAVE COMPRESSION FRACTURES
TO SEVERAL OF HER VERTEBRAE.
Jaime: AND I THOUGHT BACK ABOUT THE EVENTS OF THE DAY
AND FEELING I WAS BEING WATCHED
AND THAT WHOLE FEELING THAT I HAD BEFORE WE HAD THE WRECK.
I STARTED TO WONDER IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF CONNECTION.
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT.
Jaime: THANK YOU.
Narrator: TWO WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT,
THE HOSPITAL RELEASES TORI JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.
ALTHOUGH HER DOCTOR EXPECTS HER TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY,
TORI WILL BE BEDRIDDEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
HOW YOU DOING HERE? GOOD.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS?
HERE.
Jaime: SHE COULD NOT WALK WITHOUT HELP,
SO I TOOK A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM WORK
BECAUSE SHE NEEDED PRETTY MUCH CONSTANT CARE.
Ben: CAN YOU HANDLE ALL THAT? SURE?
[ GRUNTS ] YOU OKAY?
BRIDGER, THAT'S TORI'S SCOOTER.
IT'S OKAY. HE CAN RIDE IT.
Ben: IT WAS AWFUL BECAUSE WE HAD JUST BOUGHT HER A SCOOTER.
DON'T WORRY -- YOU'LL BE UP AND AROUND
RIDING ON THAT THING BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
THE SCOOTER WAS KIND OF LIKE A, YOU KNOW, YOU WILL WALK AGAIN,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RIDE THIS SCOOTER EVENTUALLY.
YOU'RE NOT PARALYZED. THANK THE GOOD LORD FOR THAT.
COME ON, TORI.
YOU HEARD WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.
YOU ARE YOUNG AND STRONG.
YOU ARE GONNA BE UP AND ABOUT IN NO TIME.
Narrator: WEEKS PASS.
JAIME IS SO FOCUSED ON TORI
THAT SHE BARELY NOTICES ANY PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
Jaime: I REALLY DIDN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE
OTHER THAN I WANTED MY DAUGHTER TO BE OKAY.
BRIDGER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP?
PEOPLE IN MY ROOM ARE TALKING AGAIN.
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THEM.
THE GOOD BOYS AND THE BAD BOYS ALL TALK OVER EACH OTHER.
WHAT BAD BOYS? WHO ARE THE BAD BOYS?
I DON'T KNOW.
COULD I SLEEP WITH YOU AND DAD?
OKAY, YOU CAN STAY WITH US TONIGHT.
HE'S SLEEPING WITH US TONIGHT. HE'S HEARING VOICES AGAIN.
I'M GONNA GO CHECK ON JACKSON.
HEY, BUDDY.
[ GRUNTS ] YOU OKAY?
DID YOU HEAR SOMETHING SCARY?
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator: JAIME IS RELIEVED
TO FIND JACKSON SLEEPING PEACEFULLY,
UNAFFECTED BY THE VOICES THAT PLAGUE BRIDGER.
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
[ FLOORBOARD CREAKS ]
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
CUT IT OUT, BEN.
WHAT?
QUIT FLICKING MY HAIR.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I DIDN'T TOUCH YOUR HAIR.
SERIOUSLY, I DIDN'T TOUCH YOU.
[ RATTLING ]
I'LL GO GET JACKSON.
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WE'RE JUST GONNA GO SLEEP IN THE LIVING ROOM.
[ RATTLING STOPS ]
WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT HAPPENED?
IT'S OKAY. SHH.
Jaime: I JUST FELT THIS URGENT NEED
TO GET EVERYBODY INTO THE SAME ROOM,
AND THAT WAY, I COULD PROTECT THEM IN SOME WAY.
LITTLE MAN, WE ARE JUST GONNA SLEEP RIGHT HERE TONIGHT.
WILL SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?
JUST A LITTLE EXCITEMENT, THAT'S ALL.
WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOMEBODY WHO CAN HELP US.
WE CANNOT LIVE LIKE THIS.
Jaime: THERE WAS AN EVIL PRESENCE IN THE HOUSE
THAT WAS OUT TO HARM US,
AND IT WASN'T THE BOY.
IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE.
Ben: IT WAS STARTING TO SHOW ITSELF MORE.
AND I KNEW WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING.
Narrator: THE SHEAS CONTACT
THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS SOCIETY FOR PARANORMAL RESEARCH.
THEY ARRANGE TO COME TO THE HOUSE
AS SOON AS TORI IS WELL ENOUGH TO BE MOVED.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO GO.
I NEED YOU TO GO WITH THE BOYS AND HELP MOLLY OUT.
IT'S ONLY FOR ONE NIGHT.
SHE'S GONNA BRING YOU BACK IN THE MORNING, OKAY?
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]
Narrator: THE TEAM OF INVESTIGATORS ARRIVES
AND SETS UP FOR THE NIGHT.
ALAN LOWE'S GOAL IS TO FIND PHYSICAL PROOF
TO EXPLAIN THE PARANORMAL OCCURRENCES.
HIS WIFE, ANGELA, AND THEIR DAUGHTER, VIOLET, ARE PSYCHICS.
Angela: THE WOMEN IN MY FAMILY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY PSYCHIC,
SENSITIVE, OPEN TO THE SPIRIT WORLD.
Narrator: VIOLET'S GIFT GOES BEYOND SENSING.
Violet: I'M PROBABLY CLASSIFIED BETTER AS A MEDIUM.
I CAN TALK TO THEM AND THEY CAN TALK TO ME
AND THERE CAN BE SORT OF A TWO-WAY CONVERSATION.
I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE HOUSE,
AND IT VERIFIES WHAT YOU'VE HEARD.
Narrator: KAREN SHILLINGS TRIES TO CONNECT
THE SUPERNATURAL EVENTS TO THE HOUSE'S HISTORY.
BUILT IN 1780, IT ONCE SERVED AS A HOTEL AND STAGECOACH STOP
AND LATER AS A COUNTY JAIL.
WHY WOULD THAT CAUSE THE HOUSE TO BE HAUNTED?
ALAN EXPLAINS THAT THE HOUSE'S RICH PAST
COULD ACCOUNT FOR THE PRESENCE OF SPIRITS.
...BECAUSE IT SERVED AS A WAY STATION OF SORTS.
Angela: WE'LL WALK THROUGH THE HOUSE AND SEE IF WE CAN SENSE
ANY HOT SPOTS OF SPIRIT ACTIVITY.
[ WOMAN SCREAMS ]
Violet: WHEN I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE STAIRS,
IT WAS A SINKING FEELING,
AND IT WAS DEFINITELY COMING FROM THAT DIRECTION OF THE HOUSE
TOWARDS THAT ROOM.
Narrator: ALAN SETS UP A VIDEO CAMERA
WHERE THE PSYCHICS FEEL NEGATIVE ENERGY.
[ GASPS ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
IT'S SO...HEAVY.
VIOLET SENSES A PRESENCE.
SHE THINKS IT WANTS TO MAKE CONTACT
BUT IS TOO FRIGHTENED TO APPROACH HER.
Violet: IT FELT LIKE SOMEBODY WALKED IN THE ROOM.
DON'T BE AFRAID.
HE WAS HUMAN BUT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE HE WAS STANDING THERE.
HE WAS SORT OF SEE-THROUGH.
WILL YOU TALK TO US?
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
SOMEONE ELSE IS HERE.
Angela: WE FELT LIKE HE HAD BEEN SCARED AWAY
BY A VERY STRONG NEGATIVE PRESENCE IN THE HOUSE.
[ LOUD THUD ]
Violet: IT WAS LIKE A WHOLE SEA OF PEOPLE.
THEY WEREN'T HAPPY. THEY SEEMED PRETTY MISERABLE.
IT FELT LIKE THEY DIDN'T WANT YOU THERE,
LIKE YOU SHOULDN'T BE IN THIS ROOM.
[ INDISTINCT VOICES, RUMBLING ]
[ GROWLS ]
IT DIDN'T LOOK HUMAN.
THIS PRESENCE WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
AND IT WAS REALLY TERRIFYING.
I HAVEN'T BEEN AFRAID OF A HOUSE OR A GHOST
SINCE I WAS A YOUNG CHILD, BUT THIS ONE SCARED ME.
[ GASPING ]
Narrator: THE PSYCHICS TELL JAIME AND BEN ABOUT THE LITTLE BOY
AND THE MULTITUDE OF HUMAN SPIRITS THEY ENCOUNTERED...
THOSE ARE THE VOICES YOUR SON HAS BEEN HEARING.
...AND INFORM THEM THERE IS A NEGATIVE PRESENCE IN THE HOUSE.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
Narrator: ANGELA HOPES TO COMMUNICATE WITH IT IN ORDER TO LEARN MORE.
Ben: ONE OF THE PARANORMAL-TEAM PEOPLE
SUGGESTED THAT WE FIND OUT MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE SPIRITS
BY ASKING THEM QUESTIONS THROUGH THE OUIJA BOARD.
AND I REALLY DIDN'T BELIEVE IN THE WHOLE OUIJA BOARD THING.
Narrator: SKEPTICAL BECAUSE A OUIJA BOARD CAN BE EASILY MANIPULATED,
BEN HANDLES THE PLANCHETTE.
Ben: ME AND ONE OF THE PARANORMAL-TEAM GUYS
DID THE OUIJA BOARD
WHILE OTHER PEOPLE WERE ASKING QUESTIONS.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
S...
...E...
...T...
Narrator: THEY CONTACT THE DARK SPIRIT
AND LEARN IT CALLS ITSELF SETH.
WHEN WERE YOU ALIVE?
N.
E.
V.
E.
R.
NEVER.
THIS WAS NOT A PHYSICAL PERSON WHO HAD DIED.
THIS WAS A DEMON WHO HAD NEVER LIVED.
Ben: TO KNOW THAT YOU'VE ACTUALLY BEEN IN THE SAME HOUSE
WITH SOME SORT OF DEMONIC PRESENCE
AND KNOWING THAT IT COULD DO HARM --
IT DEFINITELY SCARES YOU.
Narrator: THE PLANCHETTE'S ERRATIC MOVEMENT
INDICATES SETH IS EXTREMELY POWERFUL.
HAVE WE SEEN YOU?
YES.
HE'S POINTING TO THE CAMERA.
[ ALL BREATHING HEAVILY ]
Jaime: WHEN I SAW THE FIGURE ON THE VIDEO SCREEN,
I KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WAS THE SAME FIGURE
THAT WAS LOOKING DOWN ON US
THE DAY THAT WE HAD THE CAR ACCIDENT.
AND I GOT THAT SAME SICK FEELING IN MY STOMACH.
OH, GOD.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANY FORTUNE-TELLING, CONJURING,
DEVIL WORSHIPPING THAT MIGHT HAVE SUMMONED A DEMON?
NOT US, BUT WHEN WE FIRST MOVED IN HERE,
WE FOUND PENTAGRAMS AND CANDLES IN THE BEDROOM.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A BUNCH OF KIDS MESSING AROUND.
THEY MIGHT HAVE OPENED A DOOR THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE.
A DOOR? A PORTAL TO THE OTHER SIDE.
All: SHOW YOURSELF TO US! UNLEASH YOUR POWER!
Jaime: WHETHER IT WAS THOSE KIDS OR SOMEONE ELSE,
EVIL HAD BEEN INVITED INTO THAT HOUSE.
Narrator: ANGELA FEARS FOR THE FAMILY'S SAFETY.
Angela: THE SPIRIT WAS SO NEGATIVE AND SO EVIL AND SO AGGRESSIVE
THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FAMILY BEING IN DANGER
WAS VERY REAL IF SOMETHING WASN'T DONE.
Narrator: SHE RECOMMENDS A RITUAL CLEANSING
TO CLEAR THE HOUSE OF THE EVIL SPIRIT.
[ ALL GASP ]
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Jaime: THE PLANCHETTE JUST STARTED GOING CRAZY,
ALMOST LIKE IN A FIGURE EIGHT,
JUST AROUND IN CIRCLES AS FAST AS IT COULD GO.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY SCARY.
Narrator: USING A NATIVE-AMERICAN TRADITION,
THEY BURN SAGE TO BLESS THE HOUSE.
Angela: THE SAGE IS USED TO CLEANSE AREAS OF NEGATIVITY
SO THAT YOU CAN SEE CLEARLY INTO THE SPIRIT WORLD.
AND IN OUR PRAYERS, WHILE WE'RE DOING THE CLEANSING,
WE ASK THE HEAVENLY FATHER TO PROTECT THIS FAMILY
AND FILL THE HOME WITH WHITE LIGHT
AND RID IT OF ANY NEGATIVITY.
Both: LET NO EVIL COME IN.
LET NO EVIL TORMENT THIS FAMILY.
PROTECT THIS HOUSEHOLD. LET NO EVIL COME IN.
LET NO EVIL TORMENT THIS FAMILY.
PROTECT JACKSON. PROTECT BRIDGER.
PROTECT TORI.
PROTECT BEN. PROTECT JAIME.
PROTECT THIS FAMILY. PROTECT THIS HOUSEHOLD.
LET NO EVIL COME IN.
Angela: THERE WAS HEAVINESS AGAINST OUR CHESTS,
LIKE WE WERE BEING PUSHED BACK.
HE WAS TRYING TO LITERALLY PUSH US OUT OF THE HOUSE.
Narrator: ANGELA AND VIOLET CONTINUE THEIR STRUGGLE
TO RID THE SHEA HOUSE OF AN EVIL ENTITY THAT CALLS ITSELF SETH.
Violet: IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT IT WAS RESISTING SO STRONGLY.
THE AIR WAS GETTING THICKER AND THICKER,
AND IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING MIGHT GRAB YOU AT ANY MOMENT.
Both: PROTECT THIS FAMILY. PROTECT THIS HOUSEHOLD.
LET NO EVIL COME IN. LET NO EVIL TORMENT THIS FAMILY.
[ WIND HOWLING ]
PROTECT TORI.
PROTECT BEN. PROTECT JAIME.
PROTECT THIS HOUSEHOLD.
Narrator: THEY CREATE A CIRCLE OF SALT
THAT WILL GUARD THE HOUSE FROM SETH'S RETURN.
YOU DRAW A LINE AROUND THE HOUSE TO PROTECT IT FROM EVIL.
[ HOWLING STOPS ]
WHEN WE FINISHED THE CLEANSING,
THE ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE HAD CHANGED.
Narrator: ALTHOUGH THE HOUSE HAS BEEN CLEANSED,
THE HUMAN SPIRITS WILL REMAIN.
CAN YOU FEEL IT?
Jaime: I IMMEDIATELY FELT A SENSE OF PEACE IN THE AIR.
I FELT THAT THE SENSE OF EVIL HAD BEEN LIFTED.
OH, WE APPRECIATE THIS SO MUCH.
Ben: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Narrator: FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS,
LIFE FOR THE SHEA FAMILY RETURNS TO NORMAL.
Ben: ARE YOU SURE?
ALL RIGHT. TWO IT IS. HERE WE GO.
WELL, HELLO, SLEEPING BEAUTY.
Narrator: FORTUNATELY, TORI MAKES A FULL RECOVERY.
YOU WANT SOME PANCAKES?
YES, PLEASE. CAN I HAVE MINE WITH GRAPE JELLY?
YOU SURE CAN.
NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR YOU, SWEETIE.
Ben: WHO BREAKS THEIR BACK IN THREE PLACES WITHOUT BEING PARALYZED?
SHE'S DEFINITELY A MIRACLE.
SO, WE'RE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
COME ON, JAIME. IT'S THE WEEKEND.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK AT WORK, BUT CAN'T THIS WAIT TILL MONDAY?
NO, I HAVE A MEETING FIRST THING.
LOOK, I'LL TAKE THE KIDS TO THE FAIR TOMORROW.
YOU CAN HAVE THE WHOLE HOUSE TO YOURSELF.
I'VE BEEN STUDYING FINALS ALL WEEK, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU.
I GUESS I COULD TAKE A BREAK.
[ RASPY MOAN ]
BRIDGER, ARE YOU OKAY?
BRIDGER? TALK TO US.
Jaime: IT WASN'T BRIDGER.
IT SOUNDED KIND OF WICKED,
AND IT JUST CUT RIGHT THROUGH ME.
BRIDGER!
MOM! DAD!
WHAT AM I DOING DOWN HERE?
BRIDGER, YOU STAY HERE WITH YOUR DADDY.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
YOU OKAY, BUDDY?
[ INDISTINCT VOICES ]
Jaime: I COULD MAKE OUT TWO VOICES.
THEY JUST KEPT GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AND LOUDER.
MOM!
I WAS JUST COMING TO GET YOU.
MOM.
WHEN I SAW THAT THING AT THE END OF THE HALLWAY,
THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT WAS,
"OH, NO, WE'RE NOT STARTING THIS AGAIN."
WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE!
Narrator: ALTHOUGH THE CLEANSING FORCED SETH OUT,
THE HOUSE REMAINS A PORTAL TO THE OTHER SIDE.
YOU OKAY, LITTLE MAN?
Tori: WHERE ARE WE GOING?
Narrator: USING THAT DOORWAY,
A NEW DEMONIC PRESENCE HAS EMERGED TO TAKE SETH'S PLACE.
IT WAS STILL HAUNTED, AND IT WAS GONNA STAY HAUNTED,
NO MATTER WHAT WE DID.
Narrator: THE SHEAS KNOW THAT IF THEY STAY IN THE HOUSE,
DARK ENTITIES WILL CONTINUE TO PREY ON THEM.
BEN AND JAIME IMMEDIATELY PUT THE HOUSE ON THE MARKET
AND MOVE TO AN APARTMENT NEARBY.
A FEW WEEKS LATER, BEN FINISHES SCHOOL,
AND THE FAMILY STARTS A NEW LIFE IN A NEW TOWN.
WE ARE A MUCH TIGHTER FAMILY OUTSIDE OF THAT HOME.
WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH THE CONSTANT STRESS
OF BEING HAUNTED.
YOU TAUGHT HIM WELL.
Jaime: I ALWAYS THOUGHT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER
THAT IT WOULD BE KIND OF COOL TO LIVE IN A HAUNTED HOUSE.
I WOULD NEVER WANT TO EXPERIENCE THAT AGAIN.
Narrator: SOON, ANOTHER FAMILY MOVES INTO THE HOUSE.
THEY HEAR THE GHOST BOY PLAYING...
...BUT HAVE YET TO ENCOUNTER THE DEMON THAT PLAGUED THE SHEAS.