Narrator: A FAMILY MOVES INTO THEIR DREAM HOME AND IS GIVEN FAIR WARNING.
I HAD THE LOCKS CHANGED BECAUSE OF INTRUDERS.
CAN WE BE FRIENDS?
BUT WHEN THEIR 4-YEAR-OLD
BEGINS INTERACTING WITH A STRANGER...
JACOB DID THIS.
SHYLIN WAS SEEING SOMETHING THAT WE COULDN'T.
Narrator: IS IT A PROWLER?
CRAIG!
OR AN EVIL GHOST
WITH A BURNING VENDETTA?
Craig: KIMBERLY. OH, MY GOSH.
Kimberly: THERE WAS A BITE MARK ON HER SHOULDER
WITH "666" BRANDED NEXT TO IT.
YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOUR KID
AND YOU CAN BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT'S THERE.
Narrator: THE BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL.
IN AMERICA, THERE IS REAL EVIL.
IT LURKS IN THE DARKEST SHADOWS AND IN OUR MOST ORDINARY TOWNS.
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE AND THE THINGS WE FEAR,
THERE ARE DOORS.
AND WHEN THEY ARE OPENED,
NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
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ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF DES MOINES,
LIES A TOWN SURROUNDED BY FLAT FARMLAND
AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE.
IT'S A MERE SPECK ON THE MAP -- POPULATION 303.
LINDA ADKINS HAS LIVED IN THE AREA HER ENTIRE LIFE.
IN 2006, SHE MOVED TO BAGLEY,
WHEN HER HUSBAND BUILT THEM A BRAND-NEW FARMHOUSE.
GRANDMA. OH.
LOOK WHAT WE MADE YOU. LET ME SEE.
WHEN HER HUSBAND PASSED AWAY,
LINDA OFFERED TO SELL IT TO HER GRANDSON CRAIG AND HIS FAMILY
AT A LOW PRICE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING MY GIRLS.
Linda: OH, THANK YOU. WE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME.
GIRLS, IF YOU'RE GONNA PLAY IN THE YARD,
I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO NEAR THE WOODS.
Narrator: CRAIG'S NEW BRIDE, KIMBERLY, IS THRILLED FOR HERSELF
AND HER TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS, SHYLIN AND ZELINA.
Kimberly: WE DECIDED TO MOVE DOWN HERE
AND GIVE THE KIDS A PLACE TO RUN OUT ON AN ACREAGE.
AND CRAIG AND I WERE BOTH ECSTATIC.
Narrator: BEFORE DEPARTING,
CRAIG'S GRANDMOTHER OFFERS A WORD OF CAUTION.
NOW, BEFORE I FORGET, THESE ARE THE NEW KEYS.
I HAD THE LOCKS CHANGED BECAUSE OF INTRUDERS.
ALL RIGHT. INTRUDERS? OUT HERE?
WELL, YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.
THE HIGHWAY'S NOT VERY FAR FROM HERE.
WELL, THANK YOU.
BYE-BYE.
Narrator: DESPITE THE WARNING, THE HOUSE IS A DREAM COME TRUE.
I REALLY CARED ABOUT THE HOUSE.
IT WAS LIKE A NEW BEGINNING.
I SHOULD PROBABLY GO UNPACK MORE.
Narrator: CRAIG WORKS IN WINDOW MANUFACTURING
IN ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING FACTORIES IN TOWN.
BAGLEY WAS FIRST SETTLED IN 1881
WITH THE BUILDING OF A RAILROAD STATION.
BY THE TURN OF THE CENTURY,
IT BECAME A THRIVING INDUSTRIAL TOWN, UNTIL THE RAILROAD CLOSED.
ONE BY ONE, THE FACTORIES DISAPPEARED.
Craig: I GREW UP IN BAGLEY.
THERE USED TO BE PLANTS AND FACTORIES
AND GAS STATIONS IN THE TOWN.
THEY'VE ALL CLOSED DOWN.
Narrator: BUT DESPITE THE TOWN'S DEPRESSED PAST,
FOR CRAIG AND HIS NEW BRIDE,
THE FOUR-BEDROOM HOUSE MARKS A NEW BEGINNING.
Kimberly: WHEN YOU WALK IN THE HOME,
YOU ENTER TO ALMOST 40-FOOT VAULTED CEILING, STRAIGHT UP.
AND IT'S ALL OPEN.
IT WAS JUST AMAZING.
Narrator: KIMBERLY AND CRAIG MET A FEW MONTHS AGO
AND INSTANTLY HIT IT OFF.
Kimberly: WE MET ON AN ONLINE DATING SITE,
AND AS SOON AS HE MET ME AND THE GIRLS,
WE JUST KNEW IT WAS MEANT TO BE FOR OUR FAMILY.
DO YOU HAVE AN ACE?
AWW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MOM IS GETTING A LOT.
IT'S STILL MOMMY'S TURN.
Craig: IT WAS JUST KIND OF A MUTUAL CONNECTION.
WE FELL IN LOVE WITHIN SECONDS OF TALKING.
DO YOU HAVE A KING?
UNFORTUNATELY, I DO.
OKAY, FANTASTIC. I'M GONNA GO AGAIN.
DO YOU HAVE A 3?
NO.
OH.
Kimberly: IT WAS JUST AN INSTANT FIT.
IT WAS LIKE PUTTING A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE -- LAST PIECE IN.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE HOUSE?
THE PLAYROOM BECAUSE IT HAS ALL THE TOYS,
AND THAT'S THE MOST FUN, THE TOYS.
MINE WAS THE PLAYROOM, TOO.
THIS HOME -- IT WAS SOMEWHERE
THAT WE WERE GONNA RAISE THE TWO KIDS
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
Narrator: THE FAMILY SETTLES IN,
BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG FOR KIMBERLY, A STAY-AT-HOME MOM,
TO FEEL LIKE SHE'S NOT ALONE.
GIRLS, I KNOW I TOLD YOU TO PICK UP YOUR TOYS.
I FELT LIKE SOMEBODY WAS WATCHING US.
KIND OF GOT THAT FEELING TO LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER ALL THE TIME,
THAT SOMEBODY WAS STANDING RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
AND YOU WOULD LOOK OVER, AND THERE WOULD BE NOBODY THERE.
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME TRYING TO GET USED TO A NEW HOME
AND I WAS JUST ON EDGE.
Narrator: KIMBERLY TRIES TO IGNORE HER INSTINCTS,
BUT EACH DAY, THE FEELING THAT SOMEONE IS IN THE HOUSE
GROWS STRONGER.
Kimberly: COME ON, SHYLIN. INTO BED.
DO FISH TAKE NAPS, TOO?
I'M SURE THEY DO, SWEETIE, IF THEIR MOMMIES ASK THEM TO.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
Kimberly: I WAS LAYING THE GIRLS DOWN FOR A NAP --
NORMAL NAP TIME, NORMAL ROUTINE.
RIGHT THERE.
ALL RIGHT, GOT YOUR BLANKET?
OKAY.
WILL YOU PLEASE LEAVE THE LIGHT ON?
OF COURSE, SWEETIE, JUST LIKE ALWAYS.
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
AS SOON AS I GOT OUT OF THE ROOM, THE DOOR SLAMMED ON ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
GIRLS, WHAT'S GOING ON?
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GIRLS,
BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT THEY WERE LAYING DOWN ON THEIR BED
AND THERE'S NO WAY THEY COULD HAVE DONE THAT.
[ LAUGHTER CONTINUES ]
I REALIZED THE WINDOW WAS OPEN.
I THOUGHT MAYBE THE WIND COULD HAVE SLAMMED THE DOOR SHUT.
I DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH OF IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, NAP TIME FOR REAL THIS TIME.
[ LAUGHTER CONTINUES ]
Narrator: A FEW DAYS LATER,
4-YEAR-OLD SHYLIN HAS MADE A NEW FRIEND.
Shylin: HI. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
THIS IS MY DOLL.
I PUT THIS DRESS ON HER 'CAUSE SHE LOVES PINK.
AND SHE ALSO HAS LIKE THREE OTHER FRIENDS
THAT I LIKE DRESSING UP, TOO.
WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?
YOU DON'T TALK MUCH.
I'M SHYLIN. CAN WE BE FRIENDS?
Kimberly: I HEARD SHYLIN TALKING IN THE PLAYROOM.
Shylin: YOU LIKE YOUR DOLL?
IT WAS LIKE SHE WAS TALKING TO SOMEBODY THAT WAS SITTING THERE.
Shylin: HERE, HER DRESS IS SO PRETTY, RIGHT?
Kimberly: BUT NOBODY WAS THERE.
Kimberly: CAN I JOIN IN?
SURE. I GUESS SO.
JACOB WON'T MIND.
WHO'S JACOB?
MY NEW FRIEND.
WHERE DID YOU MEET HIM?
HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE HOUSE,
SO I ASKED HIM HIS NAME, AND HE SAID HIS NAME WAS JACOB.
Narrator: KIMBERLY IS STUNNED,
AND TO HER HORROR, SHYLIN DESCRIBES THE MAN
IN SURPRISING DETAIL.
Kimberly: SHE SAID HE WAS TALL AND THAT HE WAS VERY DIRTY
AND HE HAD DARK HAIR AND HE HAD DARK COVERALLS ON.
HE WEARS TORN-UP WORK CLOTHES,
AND HE ALSO WEARS BOOTS, A LITTLE BIT LIKE DADDY.
AND HE HAD WORK BOOTS ON LIKE HER DADDY'S.
HE LIVES HERE, SO WE'RE FRIENDS NOW.
Narrator: KIMBERLY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.
IS IT POSSIBLE SHYLIN'S BEEN SEEING
ONE OF INTRUDERS CRAIG'S GRANDMOTHER WARNED ABOUT?
THAT NIGHT, SHE BRINGS IT UP WITH CRAIG.
HOW WAS YOUR DAY?
GIRLS LIKING THE NEW PLACE OKAY?
WELL, SHYLIN HAS AN IMAGINARY FRIEND.
OH.
APPARENTLY, HIS NAME IS JACOB.
JACOB, HUH?
WELL, SHE'S JUST USING HER IMAGINATION.
I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS WEIRD.
SHE TALKED ABOUT HIM LIKE HE WAS REAL.
I MEAN, SHE EVEN TOLD ME
THAT HE WAS WEARING A COVERALL AND BOOTS, LIKE YOU.
LIKE ME, HUH?
HONEY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
JUST HAVING FUN.
LET'S GET SOME SLEEP, OKAY?
GOT TO GET UP EARLY.
Craig: WHEN SHE TOLD ME THAT,
I JUST THOUGHT SHYLIN WAS BEING A NORMAL KID.
[ FLOORBOARDS CREAKING ]
CRAIG. HMM.
DID YOU HEAR SOMETHING?
NO.
CRAIG!
Narrator: EVER SINCE CRAIG ADKINS,
HIS NEW BRIDE, KIMBERLY, AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS
MOVED INTO CRAIG'S GRANDPARENTS' HOUSE IN IOWA,
KIMBERLY CAN'T SHAKE THE FEELING THEY ARE NOT ALONE.
Kimberly: I FELT LIKE SOMEBODY WAS WATCHING US.
KIND OF GOT THAT FEELING TO LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER ALL THE TIME.
[ DOOR SLAMS, LAUGHTER ]
Shylin: THIS IS MY DOLL.
CAN I JOIN IN? SURE.
JACOB WON'T MIND.
Narrator: AND WHEN HER 4-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, SHYLIN,
SAYS SHE'S BEFRIENDED A MAN IN THE HOUSE,
KIMBERLY GROWS CONCERNED.
Kimberly: SHYLIN TOLD US HER NEW FRIEND'S NAME WAS JACOB.
SHE TOLD US THAT HE HAD COVERALLS ON
AND THAT HE LOOKED LIKE HE WORKED AND THAT HE WAS DIRTY.
Narrator: COULD JACOB BE MORE THAN AN IMAGINARY PLAYMATE?
CRAIG!
I LOOKED UP AND SEEN A SHADOW OF A MAN,
AND I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BE ATTACKED.
HEY!
I IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO DAD MODE.
I WENT AFTER THIS GUY.
Kimberly: I WAS PETRIFIED.
I THOUGHT SOMEBODY WAS IN OUR HOUSE
AND WE WERE DEAD THAT NIGHT.
Narrator: AFTER A THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE HOUSE,
CRAIG FINDS NO INTRUDER AND NOTHING MISSING.
CRAIG BREAKS THE NEWS TO KIMBERLY.
HEY, HEY.
I CHECKED THE WHOLE HOUSE, ALL RIGHT?
I CHECKED EVERYTHING. THERE'S NOBODY HERE.
NO, I SAW SOMEONE, CRAIG.
HONEY, HONEY, LISTEN. I DID, TOO.
I CHECKED EVERYTHING -- EVERYTHING IS LOCKED UP TIGHT.
WE'RE SAFE, ALL RIGHT?
WELL, I'M GONNA SLEEP WITH THE GIRLS TONIGHT
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE ALONE.
LISTEN, THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY --
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS SOMEBODY BREAKING IN,
AND NO ALARMS WENT OFF, AND ALL THE DOORS WERE STILL LOCKED.
Narrator: TO SET THE FAMILY AT EASE,
CRAIG CHANGES ALL THE LOCKS.
Kimberly: HE JUST DID WHAT A HUSBAND WOULD DO --
HE FIGURED HE WORKS NIGHTS, HE DIDN'T WANT SOMEBODY COMING IN.
Narrator: BUT FOR KIMBERLY, IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH.
Kimberly: I WENT FROM THE TERRORIZED FEAR STAGE TO THE ANGRY STAGE.
I WAS MAD BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I WAS NOT PROTECTING MY KIDS.
FROM THAT MOMENT ON, I KEPT A MORE CLOSE EYE ON THE GIRLS.
Narrator: FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,
THE FAMILY TRIES TO FOCUS ON LIFE AS USUAL.
Kimberly: I JUST TRIED TO IGNORE THE ACTIVITY
AND GET OUR LIFE BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS.
Narrator: SPRING ARRIVES WITH THE PROMISE OF NEW BEGINNINGS.
BUT INSIDE THE HOUSE, SOMETHING IS STILL NOT RIGHT.
Kimberly: DID YOU SEE SOME DOLPHINS?
YEAH.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL AT THE ZOO?
I LIKED THE MONKEYS.
CRAIG, GET IN HERE!
MOMMY, MY FISH.
Kimberly: WE WENT INTO THE BEDROOM TO GO WATCH A MOVIE WITH THE GIRLS,
AND THE WHOLE ROOM
WAS JUST COMPLETELY RANSACKED, JUST TRASHED.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW. OH, MY GOSH.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
IT WAS JUST A COMPLETE MESS,
AND IT LOOKED LIKE A TORNADO HAD CAME THROUGH THERE.
WE KNEW IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE KIDS.
WHOLE HOUSE IS LOCKED, KIMBERLY.
YOU WALKED IN HERE AND IT WAS LIKE THIS?
YES.
Kimberly: THERE WAS NO WAY
SOMEBODY ENTERED THAT HOME.
Narrator: BUT ONE PERSON KNOWS WHO WAS BEHIND THIS -- SHYLIN.
I KNOW WHO DID THIS.
SWEETIE, MOMMY AND DADDY ARE TALKING RIGHT NOW.
BUT I KNOW WHO DID THIS. OKAY, SWEETHEART.
JACOB DID THIS.
JACOB IS SHYLIN'S SUPPOSED IMAGINARY FRIEND.
Shylin: I'M SHYLIN.
HERE'S YOUR DOLL.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO NAME HER?
Narrator: CRAIG IS NOT AMUSED.
BABY, JACOB COULDN'T DO THIS.
IF HE DID, HE'D BE A NAUGHTY BOY, RIGHT?
SEE, JACOB, I TOLD YOU. YOU'RE NAUGHTY.
Kimberly: SHYLIN TURNED AROUND AND LOOKED AT SOMETHING
THAT WAS STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
I WAS JUST COMPLETELY SHOCKED, COULDN'T EVEN GET WORDS OUT.
SHYLIN WAS SEEING SOMETHING THAT WE COULDN'T.
Narrator: FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
KIMBERLY IS CONSTANTLY ON EDGE AND BEGINS TO WONDER
IF THE SHADOW OF THE MAN THEY'VE BEEN SEEING AROUND THE HOUSE
IS A GHOST.
Kimberly: AT THIS POINT, I WAS STRESSED, VERY NERVOUS.
I KNEW SOMETHING WAS GOING ON IN THE HOME.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU SEE STUFF MOVED,
WHEN YOU SEE THINGS FLIPPED, WHEN YOU HEAR THINGS,
YOU KNOW SOMETHING'S GOING ON.
AND WHAT ELSE DO YOU SAY? IT'S HAUNTED.
Narrator: FEAR IS NOW PART OF THE FAMILY'S DAILY ROUTINE.
AND THE NEWLYWEDS' RELATIONSHIP BEGINS TO UNRAVEL.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
ABOUT WHAT?
WE WERE ALL VERY STRESSED ABOUT WHAT AS GOING ON.
KIM AND I STARTED FIGHTING, AND THAT WAS NOT LIKE US AT ALL.
ABOUT THE HOUSE, CRAIG. SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY GOING ON.
Kimberly: AND I TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS MORE THAN JUST UNUSUAL THINGS,
THAT SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG.
HE WANTED TO PROTECT ME AND THE GIRLS,
AND HE JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
DID YOU MOVE THIS?
Craig: SHE TURNED AROUND AND ASKED ME WHY I MOVED THE PAN.
I WAS LIKE, "I DIDN'T MOVE THE PAN."
HONEY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
HEY, KIMBERLY.
COME HERE.
LISTEN, COME HERE. I KNOW YOU'RE SCARED.
I AM, TOO, AND I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON HERE,
I JUST -- I DON'T KNOW.
CRAIG. CRAIG, IT MOVED AGAIN.
Kimberly: ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE PAN STARTED MOVING BY ITSELF.
[ PAN CLATTERS ]
HEY, MOM, I WANTED -- SHYLIN!
Narrator: SOON AFTER MOVING INTO AN IOWA FARMHOUSE,
A FAMILY OF FOUR BEGINS SENSING A STRANGER IS IN THE HOUSE.
BUT WHEN CRAIG AND KIMBERLY GO AFTER THE INTRUDER, HE VANISHES.
IS HE A PROWLER OR A GHOST?
KIMBERLY'S 4-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, SHYLIN,
DESCRIBES THE MAN AS A MISCHIEVOUS, IMAGINARY FRIEND.
BUT WHAT STARTED AS THE INNOCENT MUSINGS OF A CHILD
HAS TURNED VIOLENT.
HEY, MOM, I WANTED --
SHYLIN!
SUDDENLY...
[ PAN CLATTERS ] [ GASPS ]
...THE PAN STARTED FLYING TOWARDS US.
JACOB, YOU STOP.
JACOB? Kimberly: WE WERE VERY SCARED.
GET HER OUT OF HERE. COME ON, SWEETIE.
WHEN YOU SEE STUFF MOVED, WHEN YOU GET ATTACKED,
YOU KNOW SOMETHING'S GOING ON.
Narrator: CRAIG BEGINS TO WONDER IF THE HOME IS HAUNTED.
BUT THERE IS NOTHING IN ITS PAST
TO EXPLAIN THE PRESENCE OF A GHOST.
HIS GRANDPARENTS BUILT THE HOUSE JUST A FEW YEARS AGO,
AND WERE THE ONLY ONES WHO EVER LIVED THERE.
I WANTED TO KNOW HOW IT COULD BE HAPPENING IN A NEW BUILT HOUSE,
WHEN NOBODY'S EVER DIED IN THE HOUSE.
Narrator: KIMBERLY AND CRAIG DECIDE TO RESEARCH
THE HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY.
Kimberly: SO, WE WENT DOWN TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY,
AND I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING IN PUBLIC RECORDS,
SO I STARTED TALKING TO THE SECRETARY.
SHE HAD TO BE IN HER 80s.
Craig: DID YOU FIND RECORDS ON OUR HOUSE?
I'M SORRY. I COULDN'T FIND A THING.
YOU KNOW, WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BEFORE 1950.
1950?
THE TOWN REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A RECORDS OFFICE UNTIL THEN.
BUT I DO KNOW THIS PROPERTY.
YOU DO? MM-HMM.
ISN'T RIGHT OFF THE HIGHWAY?
YEAH. YEAH.
WELL, I CAN REMEMBER WHEN THEY TORE DOWN
THAT OLD CHEMICAL PLANT, WHAT WAS LEFT OF IT.
CHEMICAL PLANT?
OH, YES.
Kimberly: SHE TOLD ME SHE LIVED IN TOWN MOST OF HER LIFE,
AND SHE WAS TELLING US ABOUT A PLANT THAT BURNED DOWN.
Narrator: IT TURNS OUT THE CHEMICAL PLANT
WAS LOCATED ON THE VERY SAME LAND
WHERE THEIR HOUSE NOW STANDS.
ANYWAY, THAT PLANT BROUGHT SO MUCH WORK TO THIS TOWN.
IT WAS JUST REALLY SAD WHEN IT BURNED DOWN.
WELL, HOW DID IT BURN DOWN?
I DON'T THINK THEY EVER FOUND OUT THE CAUSE, REALLY,
BUT MY HUSBAND ONE OF THE FIRST FIREMEN THAT RESPONDED.
AND THREE YOUNG MEN LOST THEIR LIVES IN THAT FIRE.
[ COUGHS ]
HELP!
HEY! HELP ME!
ANYBODY!
[ COUGHS ]
IT WAS A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
I'M SORRY.
I'LL HOPE YOU'LL BE HAPPY THERE ANYWAY.
THIS REALLY HIT THE TOWN HARD
BECAUSE ONE WAS 18 OR 19 AND THE OTHER ONE WAS IN HIS 20s.
SHE ONLY KNEW TWO NAMES -- ONE WAS JOSHUA, AND ONE WAS JACOB.
HEY! HELP!
JACOB DID THIS.
WHO'S JACOB?
MY NEW FRIEND.
THIS WAS REALLY THE MOMENT FOR US THAT IT ALL CLICKED.
WE KNEW THERE WAS A GHOST AND THAT HIS NAME WAS JACOB.
WE KNEW THIS KID WAS REAL.
Narrator: KIMBERLY AND CRAIG ARE HORRIFIED
AT THE WAY JACOB AND OTHER YOUNG MEN MET THEIR FATE.
Kimberly: WE WERE UPSET,
AND WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WITH JACOB.
WE DIDN'T KNOW IF HE WAS TRYING TO CONTACT US
OR IF HE WAS TRYING HURT US.
Narrator: THE FAMILY DECIDES TO PRAY FOR JACOB,
HOPING THIS WILL HELP HIM REST IN PEACE.
Craig: FELT PRETTY BAD.
HE WAS ONLY 18 YEARS OLD WHEN I DIED.
Kimberly: ME AND THE GIRLS WENT AND BOUGHT FLOWERS,
AND WE PUT THEM ON THE SIDE END OF OUR HOUSE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S ALL SAY A PRAYER NOW FOR JACOB.
CLOSE YOUR EYES.
LORD, WE JUST WANT THANK YOU FOR JACOB,
AND WE PRAY AS WE LAY HIM TO REST
THAT YOU WOULD JUST GRANT HIM PEACE,
AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THE REST OF THIS DAY
AND KEEP US SAFE.
AMEN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET YOU GUYS BACK INSIDE.
COME ON, GIRLS.
I'LL RACE YOU.
Kimberly: I TOLD JACOB THAT I WAS SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED...
BUT OUR FAMILY WASN'T TRYING TO HURT HIM.
AND THEN EVERYTHING STOPPED. THE HOUSE WENT QUIET.
I WAS MORE THAN HOPEFUL THINGS WERE GONNA GET BETTER.
I THOUGHT HE WOULD JUST GO AWAY.
[ SIGHS ] OKAY.
Narrator: BUT WILL FAITH ALONE BE ENOUGH TO STOP JACOB'S TERROR?
[ GIRL SCREAMS ]
Narrator: FOR MORE "A HAUNTING," VISIT...
Narrator: FOR MONTHS, A GHOST NAMED JACOB
HAS BEEN HAUNTING THE IOWA HOME
OF NEWLYWEDS CRAIG AND KIMBERLY AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS.
CRAIG, IT MOVED AGAIN.
HEY, MOM. SHYLIN!
[ PAN CLATTERS ]
[ GASPS ]
Narrator: ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL LIBRARIAN,
JACOB LOST HIS LIFE ON THEIR LAND IN A CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE
IN 1936 WHEN HE WAS JUST 18.
Craig: PEOPLE DIED ON THAT PROPERTY.
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO THINK AFTER THAT.
Narrator: TO MAKE PEACE WITH THE GHOST,
KIMBERLY BUILDS A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL FOR HIM
AND PRAYS FOR HIS SOUL.
THANK YOU FOR JACOB, AND WE...
WE WERE REALLY HOPING THAT BY TELLING JACOB THAT WE WERE SORRY
AND THAT WE'LL NEVER FORGET HIM, THAT IT'D JUST MAKE IT GO AWAY.
I WAS MORE THAN HOPEFUL THINGS WERE GONNA GET BETTER.
Narrator: BUT THE FAMILY QUICKLY REALIZES
THAT HOPE IS A WEAK DEFENSE
AGAINST JACOB'S SUPERNATURAL POWERS.
Kimberly: ME AND CRAIG WAS CUDDLED UP IN BED...
GIRLS WERE SOUND ASLEEP...
[ GIRL SCREAMS ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ] IT'S THE GIRLS.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD THESE BLOOD-CURDLING SCREAMS.
I RAN OVER THERE. CRAIG RAN OVER THERE.
GIRLS, WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT HAPPENED?
MOMMY, THE BAD MAN'S BACK.
WHAT?
WHAT BAD MAN? YOU MEAN JACOB?
DID HE HURT YOU?
NO. HE SAID...
WHAT DID HE SAY?
HE SAID HE WAS GONNA KILL YOU AND KILL DADDY.
ALL RIGHT, COME HERE, SWEETIE.
SHE TOLD US THAT JACOB WAS GOING TO KILL US.
Kimberly: EVEN THOUGH I WAS TELLING MY DAUGHTER
THAT JACOB COULDN'T HARM US, I KNEW THAT HE COULD.
I WAS TERRIFIED. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Narrator: THAT NIGHT, KIMBERLY AND CRAIG
MOVE THE GIRLS INTO THEIR BEDROOM
TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEM.
Craig: WE STARTED GETTING INTO IT.
YOU KNOW THIS ISN'T A REAL SOLUTION.
I KNOW. OF COURSE I KNOW THAT.
LET'S JUST GET THROUGH TONIGHT, OKAY?
Kimberly: WE WERE ON EGGSHELLS.
WE WERE ALL VERY STRESSED,
AND IT WASN'T WITH EACH OTHER
BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, OUR FAMILY WAS HAPPY.
AND WHEN YOU ENTERED THAT HOME, YOU FELT YOUR ENERGY DRAIN.
GET SOME SLEEP. OKAY.
I'LL STAY UP AND KEEP WATCH, ALL RIGHT?
CRAIG WAS TRYING TO HOLD A BRAVE FACE,
BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
HE WANTED TO PROTECT US, BUT HOW?
WE KNEW WE NEEDED PROFESSIONAL HELP.
AND IF WE DIDN'T GET THAT HELP,
WE WERE AFRAID JACOB WAS GONNA HURT SOMEBODY.
Narrator: THE FAMILY REACHES OUT
TO PARANORMAL RESEARCH & INVESTIGATIONS FORT DODGE
FOR HELP.
Walker: WHEN I SPOKE WITH KIMBERLY,
SHE WAS DESPERATE, BUT SHE WASN'T SHOWING IT.
I TOLD HER THAT WAS GOOD NOT TO SHOW FEAR.
YOU SET? WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
IMMEDIATELY, I KNEW GEORGE WAS A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON
AND THAT HE WAS GONNA HELP OUR FAMILY.
Narrator: FOR THEIR SAFETY, KIMBERLY'S DAUGHTERS ARE NOT PRESENT.
WHILE ONE MEMBER USES AN INFRARED VIDEO CAMERA
AND ATTEMPTS TO CAPTURE ELECTRONIC VOICE PHENOMENA,
THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR TAKES HIS POSITION
ON THE FLOOR AGAINST A WALL.
Walker: I WILL NOT EXPOSE MYSELF 360 DEGREES
BECAUSE I WILL BE VULNERABLE FOR ANY ATTACK ANYWHERE AROUND ME.
I'M SPEAKING TO THE SPIRIT IN THIS HOUSE.
I'M NOT HERE TO TORMENT YOU.
I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
I TRIED TO HOLD A CONVERSATION WITH WHATEVER IS THERE.
LET ME KNOW YOU'RE HERE.
MY GOAL IS TO TRY AND FIND OUT
THE REASON WHY THEY'RE EARTHBOUND.
Narrator: HOURS PASS, WHEN SUDDENLY...
I THINK I SEE SOMETHING.
HEY, GEORGE, COME HERE.
I CAUGHT AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT IRREGULAR ANOMALIES.
I ENHANCED IT, AND I CLEANED IT UP, AND...
Narrator: IT APPEARS TO BE A HUMAN FACE.
YOU COULD SEE THE OUTLINE OF HIS FOREHEAD,
HIS NOSE, HIS MOUTH, HIS CHIN, AND HIS NECK.
IT WAS DEFINITELY A FACE.
Kimberly: THE PICTURE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT WAS JACOB.
HE SHOWED HIMSELF.
Narrator: BASED ON THE TRAGIC HISTORY
OF WHAT TOOK PLACE HERE,
GEORGE HAS A THEORY ABOUT WHY JACOB IS HAUNTING THE HOME.
I BELIEVE THAT JACOB WAS ANGRY BECAUSE OF THE WAY HE DIED.
HELP! HEY!
[ COUGHS ]
HE WASN'T READY TO LEAVE THIS WORLD.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD WANT TO BE BURNED ALIVE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A HORRIBLE DEATH.
AND THAT'S WHY HE WAS HAUNTING US.
HE WAS ANGRY TO SEE SOMEBODY SO HAPPY IN THE HOUSE,
BEING SO YOUNG, WHEN HE DIDN'T GET THAT TIME TO LIVE.
Walker: HE HAD A VENDETTA AGAINST SOCIETY ITSELF.
Narrator: GEORGE ADVISES THE FAMILY TO FIND A RELIGIOUS LEADER
TO CLEANSE THE HOME OF THE EVIL JACOB.
BUT UNTIL THAT TIME, KIMBERLY AND HER DAUGHTERS
CONTINUE SLEEPING IN THE SAME BEDROOM
WHILE CRAIG KEEPS WATCH JUST OUTSIDE.
WE WERE SCARED THAT JACOB WAS BECOMING AGGRESSIVE,
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN NEXT.
Craig: I KNEW THAT JACOB WAS AFTER MY FAMILY.
[ SCREAMS, BREATHING HEAVILY ]
HONEY? OH, MY GOD.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I LOOKED UP
AND SEE BLOOD DRIPPING OFF OUR CEILING.
GET THE GIRLS!
WAKE UP, GIRLS.
[ GIRL SCREAMS ]
Narrator: FOR MONTHS, A YOUNG FAMILY HAS BEEN TERRORIZED
BY THE GHOST OF JACOB...
HE SAID HE WAS GONNA KILL YOU AND KILL DADDY.
...A TEENAGER WHO WAS BURNED ALIVE ON THEIR PROPERTY
OVER 70 YEARS AGO.
PARANORMAL EXPERTS ADVISE THE FAMILY
TO HAVE THE HOUSE CLEANSED OF THE SPIRIT
BEFORE HE GROWS ANGRIER.
BUT HELP WON'T COME SOON ENOUGH.
[ SCREAMS, BREATHING HEAVILY ]
I ASKED CRAIG WHAT WAS DRIPPING OFF OUR CEILING.
IT WAS BLOOD, COMING THROUGH FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
GET THE GIRLS!
WAKE UP, GIRLS.
KIM AND I WERE TERRIFIED.
Kimberly: I THOUGH JACOB WAS TRYING TO TELL US THIS COULD BE US NEXT.
WE WERE FREAKED OUT.
WE GOT THE GIRLS UP, WE LEFT.
Narrator: FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THE FAMILY STAYS WITH RELATIVES.
WE REALLY FELT LIKE JACOB WAS TRYING TO SHOW US
THAT HE WAS MORE POWERFUL THAN US.
WE KNEW IF WE DIDN'T GET HELP,
WE WERE AFRAID JACOB WAS GONNA HURT SOMEBODY WORSE.
Narrator: KIMBERLY MEETS WITH A DEMONOLOGIST
TO PERFORM A CLEANSING
TO RID THE HOUSE OF ANY NEGATIVE ENTITIES.
SHE PREPARED ME BEFORE I EVEN WENT IN WITH HER.
SHE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS GONNA GET VERY VIOLENT.
WE MAY SEE THINGS TODAY THAT YOU'LL WANT TO FORGET.
JUST READ AND IGNORE ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON.
Narrator: THE DEMONOLOGIST HAS PREPARED A READING
THAT INCLUDES PASSAGES FROM THE BIBLE
MEANT TO DRIVE THE DARK SPIRIT FROM THEIR HOME.
IN THEE, O LORD, I TAKE REFUGE.
Both: LET ME NEVERMORE BE CONFOUNDED.
Kimberly: SHE AND I READ FROM A SCRIPTURE, BLESSING THE HOME.
Both: BE UNTO ME A ROCK OF PROTECTION.
Kimberly: SHE TOLD ME STRAIGHT UP, "KEEP READING.
"DO NOT DETOUR FROM THE SCRIPT.
IF YOU DO, IT'S GONNA BE WORSE."
Both: IN THEE, O LORD, I TAKE REFU--
Kimberly: A TABLE SLID ACROSS THE WHOLE ROOM.
I WAS TERRIFIED.
IT'S OKAY. KEEP PRAYING, PLEASE.
KEEP PRAYING. KEEP PRAYING.
Both: LET ME NEVERMORE BE CONFOUNDED.
DELIVER ME.
BOW DOWN THINE EAR TO ME,
AND MAKE HASTE TO RESCUE ME.
BE UNTO ME A ROCK OF PROTECTION,
A FORTIFIED STRONGHOLD, FOR THOU ART MY ROCK AND MY FORTRESS.
Kimberly: THINGS WERE GETTING THROWN AT US.
IT WAS BECOMING MORE AND MORE CHAOTIC.
Both: BOW DOWN THINE EAR TO ME.
IN THEE, O LORD, I TAKE REFUGE.
BE UNTO ME A ROCK OF PROTECTION,
A FORTIFIED STRONGHOLD TO SAVE ME.
Narrator: THEN SILENCE.
AMEN.
LET'S GO.
Kimberly: ONCE SHE WAS COMPLETELY DONE, IT WAS LIKE PEACE IN THE HOUSE.
EVERY DARK, DARK ROOM
SEEMED TO BE LIKE THREE OR FOUR SHADES LIGHTER.
LIKE, NOTHING WAS THERE ANYMORE.
Narrator: KIMBERLY IS IN DISBELIEF.
COULD JACOB REALLY BE GONE?
DAYS PASS, AND LIFE REMAINS TRANQUIL.
Kimberly: I HAD THE GIRLS COME BACK HOME. THEY SLEPT IN THEIR BEDS.
WE WERE AT PEACE.
I FELT LIKE I GOT MY HOUSE BACK.
Narrator: KIMBERLY ATTEMPTS TO RESUME LIFE AS USUAL.
Kimberly: ME AND THE GIRLS WERE PLAYING...
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LIGHT?
UH-OH. IT MUST BE GOING TO RAIN.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE WHOLE HOUSE JUST WENT DARK.
YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING, AND IT WAS BROAD DAYLIGHT OUT.
AND YOU COULD JUST TELL SOMETHING EVIL WAS IN THE HOME.
GIRLS, COME HERE.
Narrator: IN AN INSTANT, KIMBERLY'S HOPES ARE DASHED.
THIS IS THE LAST STRAW.
AT THAT POINT, I COULDN'T HANDLE MUCH MORE.
STOP IT!
WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE US ALONE?!
I WAS AT MY WITS' END,
AND I JUST FREAKED OUT ON JACOB AND TOLD HIM TO STOP.
PLEASE JUST LEAVE US ALONE. PLEASE LEAVE US ALONE.
AND THE WHOLE WENT LIGHT.
Narrator: THAT NIGHT, WHEN CRAIG RETURNS FROM WORK,
KIMBERLY CONFRONTS HIM.
OH. THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE BACK.
THE HOUSE WENT DARK, AND IT WAS LIKE -- IT WAS PITCH BLACK.
I'M TELLING YOU, JACOB IS BACK.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I THOUGHT WE TOOK CARE OF THIS.
NO, HE'S STILL HERE. I WANT TO LEAVE.
CALM DOWN. PLEASE.
Kimberly: I WAS REALLY UPSET ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I KNEW THIS WAS JACOB.
Narrator: CRAIG TRIES HIS BEST TO CALM KIMBERLY DOWN,
BUT EACH OF THEM KNOWS THEY'RE TRAPPED.
YOU KNOW WE CAN'T MOVE, OKAY?
Craig: WE HAD TALKED ABOUT MOVING, BUT WE COULDN'T AFFORD IT.
WE JUST PUT A BUNCH OF MONEY IN THE HOUSE.
Kimberly: WE KNEW IF WE WALKED OUT OF THE HOUSE,
WE WERE GONNA LOSE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD.
WE DIDN'T HAVE SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO.
YOU SMELL THAT?
Narrator: SUDDENLY, THE COUPLE SMELLS SOMETHING FOUL.
I KNOW THAT SMELL.
CRAIG IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZES THE ODOR -- FARM FERTILIZER.
MY HUSBAND, HE'S DONE FARMING FOR A LONG TIME.
HE SAID IT WAS IDENTICAL.
Narrator: BUT IT'S AS IF THE FERTILIZER IS BURNING.
OH, MY GOD! THE GIRLS' ROOM!
Kimberly: IT ALMOST SMELLED LIKE GAS, LIKE CHEMICALS BEING COOKED.
GIRLS?! WHAT THE HELL?
I CAN'T OPEN IT.
GIRLS, CAN YOU HEAR ME?! SHYLIN! ZELINA!
Narrator: IN A HOUSE OUTSIDE OF DES MOINES, IOWA,
A FAMILY IS TERRORIZED BY A VIOLENT GHOST
WHO DIED IN A CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE
ON THEIR LAND DECADES EARLIER.
Both: BOW DOWN THINE EAR TO ME.
Narrator: A PARANORMAL EXPERT IS BROUGHT IN
TO CLEANSE THE HOUSE OF THE EVIL ENTITY.
Kimberly: ONCE SHE WAS COMPLETELY DONE,
IT WAS LIKE NOTHING WAS THERE ANYMORE.
Woman: AMEN.
WE WERE VERY DESPERATE JUST TO BE DONE
AND OUR LIFE BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS.
Narrator: A FEW DAYS AFTER THE CLEANSING,
KIMBERLY AND CRAIG SUDDENLY SMELL SOMETHING USUAL --
ANHYDROUS AMMONIA.
Kimberly: IT JUST SMELLED LIKE CHEMICALS BEING COOKED.
IT SMELLED JUST LIKE ANHYDROUS.
YOU COULDN'T EVEN HARDLY BREATHE IN THERE,
AND YOU WERE COUGHING AND GAGGING.
THE GIRLS' ROOM!
Craig: IT JUST SMELT REALLY BAD.
I KNEW EXACTLY THAT IT WAS ANHYDROUS.
GIRLS?! WHAT THE HELL?
I CAN'T OPEN IT. OH, MY GOD.
GIRLS, CAN YOU HERE ME?! ARE YOU OKAY?!
[ COUGHS ]
Narrator: ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IS A COMMON AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER,
THE KIND OF CHEMICAL THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FABRICATED
IN THE PLANT WHERE JACOB DIED.
Craig: ZELINA!
GO! [ SOBBING ]
WHAT THE HELL? THERE'S NOTHING HERE.
Narrator: THERE'S NO SMOKE, NO FIRE.
WHERE'S ZELINA?
SHYLIN, SHYLIN, WAKE UP. ZELINA.
WHERE'S YOUR SISTER?
I DON'T KNOW. ZELINA, WHERE ARE YOU, GIRL?
ARE YOU OKAY?
HONEY, COME HERE.
ARE YOU OKAY? WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.
IT HURTS, DADDY. IT HURTS.
WHAT HURTS, BABY? WHAT HURTS?
OH, MY GOD, CRAIG!
KIMBERLY. OH, MY GOD.
THERE'S SOMETHING ON HER BACK.
OH, MY GOD. WHAT IS THIS?
THERE WAS A BITE MARK ON HER SHOULDER
WITH "666" BRANDED NEXT TO IT.
OH, MY GOD.
Craig: IT WAS ETCHED INTO HER SKIN.
Kimberly: WHAT HAPPENED?
JACOB DID IT.
IT WAS SCARY. IT MADE ME ANGRY.
IT'S OKAY. I'M SO SORRY, BABY.
SEEING MY DAUGHTER LIKE THAT, I FELT LIKE I FAILED AS A DAD.
Kimberly: I WAS TRYING TO TELL HER IT'S OKAY.
ALL I COULD DO IS HOLD HER IN MY ARMS.
Narrator: BUT JACOB ISN'T THROUGH WITH THE FAMILY YET.
[ RUMBLING ]
OH, MY GOD. LOOK AT THAT.
Kimberly: WE HEARD MACHINERY NOISE.
HONEY, GET SHYLIN.
SHYLIN, GET OUT OF BED. COME ON, COME ON.
COME ON, GIRLS. GET HER OUT OF HERE.
GO, GO! LET'S GO. LET'S GO!
[ GIRL SCREAMS ] OH, MY GOD.
Craig: WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
THINGS WERE FLYING AT US FROM EVERY DIRECTION.
[ SCREAMING ]
JACOB WAS AFTER MY FAMILY,
AND HE WAS NOT GOING TO LEAVE US ALONE.
Kimberly: ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WAS MOVING IN THAT HOUSE.
YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU WERE IN A TORNADO.
Craig: THIS WAS JUST THE LAST STRAW.
WE HAD TO GET OUT OF THERE.
Kimberly: HE TOLD ME TO GRAB THE GIRLS AND GET THEM IN THE CAR,
AND WE LEFT THAT NIGHT.
JACOB WAS TRYING TO GET US OUT OF OUR HOME, AND HE WON.
Narrator: THE FAMILY SEEKS REFUGE WITH RELATIVES,
WHERE THEY ARE CURRENTLY STAYING
UNTIL THEY SAVE UP ENOUGH MONEY FOR A NEW HOME.
Craig: WE DECIDED THAT AS ALONG AS OUR FAMILY WAS SAFE
THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER WHERE WE LIVED.
IT WAS VERY HARD JUST TO WALK AWAY FROM THE HOUSE
THAT MY GRANDFATHER HAD BUILT.
THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR HOUSE.
Narrator: CRAIG AND KIMBERLY HAVE NO PLANS TO PUT THE HOUSE UP FOR SALE.
Kimberly: IT'S PROBABLY GONNA GET BULLDOZED.
NOBODY IS EVER GONNA GO THROUGH
WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH AT THAT HOUSE.
JACOB WAS BEYOND THE POINT OF EVIL.
Walker: I BELIEVE THAT JACOB'S STILL IN THE HOUSE.
THIS SPIRIT WAS DETERMINED
TO HAVE VENGEANCE ON ANYONE AND EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD
BECAUSE OF THE WAY HE DIED.
HE'S PLACING THE BLAME ON US.
Narrator: WHILE JACOB REMAINS TRAPPED IN HIS FIERY HELL,
THE FAMILY HAS GROWN STRONGER.
CRAIG!
WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN GET THROUGH ANYTHING NOW.
Kimberly: WE DID FACE EVIL, AND WE WON.
WE LOST NOTHING.
WE COULD BE LIVING IN A BOX AND I WOULDN'T CARE.
A HOUSE IS A HOUSE.
IT'S STICKS AND NAILS AND BOARDS AND WINDOWS.
THAT'S IT.
AS LONG AS MY FAMILY IS HAPPY, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.