Narrator: LITTLE MARIE HAS A NEW HOUSE AND A NEW PLAYMATE.
THIS IS FUN.
HIM'S RIGHT THERE.
BUT WHEN HER PARENTS REALIZE
HER FRIEND IS NOT FLESH AND BLOOD...
OH, MY GOSH, MARIE. WHERE DID YOU GET THAT BOO-BOO?
SHE SAYS, "MOMMY, HE GRABBED ME."
Narrator: ...PLAYTIME IS OVER.
Olivia: HOW DO I PROTECT HER?
SOMEONE'S IN MARIE'S ROOM.
HOW DO I SAVE HER?
DADDY!
[ SCREAMING ] MOVE! MOVE!
YOU GOT TO GET ME IN THERE!
THERE'S SOMETHING IN FRONT OF THE DOOR!
Jesse: NOTHING GONNA STOP ME FROM GETTING IN THAT ROOM,
NOTHING OR NO ONE.
MARIE!
DADDY! MARIE!
Shh.
Narrator: IN AMERICA, THERE IS REAL EVIL.
IT LURKS IN THE DARKEST SHADOWS AND IN OUR MOST ORDINARY TOWNS.
BETWEEN THE WORLDS WE SEE...
SOMEONE IS IN MY ROOM.
...AND THE THINGS WE FEAR...
[ SCREAMS ]
...THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED...
[ SCREAMS ]
Narrator: ...NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
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[ WIND CHIMES RATTLING ]
IN 2010, THE BARBER FAMILY --
OLIVIA, JESSE, AND 5-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER MARIE --
MOVE OUT OF OLIVIA'S PARENTS' HOUSE
AND INTO THEIR OWN HOME.
Olivia: OUR HOUSE WAS A CUTE, LITTLE RANCH-STYLE HOUSE.
IT WAS PERFECT FOR US JUST STARTING OUR FAMILY --
LITTLE, TINY, COMFORTABLE, AND COZY.
Jesse: WE WERE BOTH EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW HOUSE.
THESE THE ONES YOU WERE LOOKING FOR?
YEP. THOSE ARE THEM.
AWW. SHE'S SO LITTLE.
IT WAS OUR OWN. IT WAS GONNA BE OURS.
IT WAS ALL FOR US TO GROW AS A FAMILY.
I BELIEVE THIS IS YOURS, YOUNG LADY.
I ALMOST TRIPPED ON IT IN THE STAIRWAY.
THANKS, DADDY.
MOMMY, CAN I GO OUT BACK TO PLAY?
MARIE IS A VERY ACTIVE CHILD.
SHE'S VERY FUN-LOVING.
SURE. BUT JUST STAY WHERE I CAN SEE YOU.
I'LL BE OUT THERE IN A FEW MINUTES.
OKAY, KIDDO. GIVE DADDY A KISS.
I'VE GOT TO GO TO WORK.
EVEN THOUGH SHE'S ONLY 5,
I'VE NOTICED WITH HER GOING TO SCHOOL NOW,
SHE MAKES FRIENDS FAIRLY EASY, JUST AN OUTGOING KID.
Olivia: JESSE IS MY CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART.
I KNEW HE WAS JUST GONNA TURN OUT TO BE
THIS FANTASTIC PROVIDER, HUSBAND, FATHER, FRIEND.
UH, WHAT ABOUT ME? OH.
YOU GOING OFF TO WORK WITHOUT EVEN A GOODBYE?
SHE'S MY WHOLE EVERYTHING.
GET OUT OF HERE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator: THE TOWN OF ELKTON SITS ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY,
AN HOUR DRIVE FROM BOTH BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA.
Olivia: ELKTON IS A VERY SMALL TOWN.
PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYBODY.
IT HAS THAT ALMOST LIKE A RUSTIC CHARM TO IT.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE A GREAT PLACE
TO START OUR FAMILY.
HAVING OUR DAUGHTER GROW UP HERE,
ALL HER MEMORIES WERE GOING TO BE HERE.
SHE WAS GONNA HAVE FRIENDS HERE. SHE WAS GONNA GO TO SCHOOL HERE.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE FOREVER.
MARIE LOVED TO PLAY OUTSIDE IN THE BACKYARD.
SHE HAD A DRIVEWAY SHE COULD RIDE HER BIKE ON.
SHE HAD A SWING SET.
AS LONG AS SHE WAS OUTSIDE, SHE WAS HAPPY.
Narrator: AND THE BACKYARD
PROVES TO BE THE PERFECT PLAYGROUND
FOR NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS.
[ MARIE LAUGHING ]
CAUGHT IT WITH MY PINKIES LIKE THIS -- POP!
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M READY!
THIS IS FUN.
THERE WAS ONE DAY, MARIE WAS PLAYING.
I WENT TO GO CHECK ON HER.
MY SECOND FAVORITE COLOR IS GREEN.
Olivia: SHE WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION.
HEY, SWEETIE. WHO WERE YOU TALKING TO?
MY FRIEND JACKSON.
JACKSON, HUH?
WHERE'S JACKSON FROM?
HE LIVES HERE.
OH, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD? WELL, THAT'S NICE.
IN THAT MOMENT,
I WAS REALLY STARTING TO GET EXCITED.
SHE WAS PLAYING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS
BECAUSE SHE WAS ADJUSTING.
YOU KNOW, NEXT TIME HE COMES TO PLAY,
I'D LIKE TO MEET HIM.
COME ON. LET'S GO GET SOME LUNCH.
Narrator: TO THE BARBERS,
THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS FINALLY STARTING TO FEEL LIKE HOME...
UNTIL A FEW NIGHTS LATER.
[ THUDDING ]
[ HINGES CREAKING ]
[ BANGING ]
[ BANGING GETS LOUDER ]
[ GASPS ]
WHEN I WOKE UP, I WAS SCARED TO DEATH.
I COULDN'T FATHOM SOMEBODY BEATING ON SOMEBODY'S WALL,
YOU KNOW, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEBODY'S HAND
WAS HITTING THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
HMM? WHAT?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
DID YOU HEAR THAT BANGING ON THE WALL?
WHAT BANGING?
SOMETHING BANGED ON THE WALL.
Jesse: I WAS STILL KIND OF GROGGY
'CAUSE I WAS WOKEN FROM A DEAD SLEEP.
IT TOOK ME A FEW SECONDS
TO REGISTER WHAT SHE WAS TRYING TO TELL ME.
SHE WAS HEARING BANGING.
HONEY, MAYBE IT'S JUST SOME KIDS PLAYING BALL OUTSIDE.
IT'S OKAY.
ALL RIGHT? IT'S OKAY.
[ SCREAMS ] AAH!
I'LL GO TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
Jesse: I WENT INTO PROTECTIVE MODE.
I CHECKED ROOM AFTER ROOM.
THERE WAS NOBODY OUTSIDE. THERE WAS NOBODY IN THE HOUSE.
I COULDN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING.
I DIDN'T FIND ANYBODY.
OKAY.
Shh.
Narrator: OLIVIA BARBER IS THRILLED.
HER 5-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, MARIE,
HAS MADE HER FIRST FRIEND IN THEIR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS IS FUN.
WHO WERE YOU TALKING TO?
MY FRIEND JACKSON.
WHEN MARIE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT JACKSON,
IT WAS HOW AWESOME HE WAS,
HOW HE WANTED TO PLAY.
HE LIKED DOING THINGS THAT SHE LIKED TO DO.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ MARIE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
HEY, CUT IT OUT.
Olivia: THERE WAS ONE DAY, MARIE WAS PLAYING.
I WENT TO GO CHECK ON HER.
[ MARIE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
CATCH IT, SILLY.
MARIE?
WHEN I WALKED IN, SHE WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION.
HI.
HI, MOM.
HMM.
HEY, BABY.
WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
MY FRIEND JACKSON.
YOU MEAN THE BOY YOU WERE PLAYING WITH
THE OTHER DAY OUTSIDE?
YES.
Narrator: SUDDENLY,
OLIVIA REALIZES JACKSON MAY NOT BE REAL.
I'M LIKE, "OH, YOU HAVE AN IMAGINARY FRIEND."
AND SHE SAYS...
NO, MAMA. HIM'S REAL.
HIM'S RIGHT THERE.
"RIGHT THERE. DON'T YOU SEE?"
THERE WAS NOBODY THERE BUT ME AND HER.
I HAD A FEELING THAT SOMETHING JUST WASN'T RIGHT.
OKAY.
MOMMY WILL BE JUST DOWN THE HALL.
I'LL SAVE YOU.
THAT WAS MY MOM.
ROLL IT BACK, SILLY.
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]
SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING BACK NEXT WEEK
TO DO ANOTHER BUILDING.
SOMETHING WEIRD HAPPENED TODAY.
I FOUND MARIE TALKING TO SOMEONE.
SHE SAID IT WAS HER NEW FRIEND.
WELL...
IT WAS, LIKE, A FULL CONVERSATION.
NO ONE WAS THERE.
MY OPINION WAS, SHE'S A KID.
SHE'S AN ONLY CHILD IN THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW.
MAYBE IT WAS JUST AN IMAGINARY FRIEND.
YOU KNOW, JUST SOMEBODY TO PLAY WITH.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT FELT WEIRD.
HONEY, YOU'RE OVERREACTING.
[ SIGHS ]
I ACTUALLY WAS THINKING
IT'S A GOOD THING THAT SHE HAS AN IMAGINATION.
IT JUST MEANS THAT THERE'S A CREATIVE SIDE
TO HER PERSONALITY.
SHE'S ADJUSTING.
Olivia: SO I DECIDED, "DON'T WORRY.
GIVE IT SOME TIME. IT'LL BE OKAY."
ALL RIGHT. YOU WIN.
I WAS KIND OF HOPING THAT, AS SHE GOT OLDER,
THE WHOLE JACKSON THING WOULD JUST KIND OF FADE AWAY.
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]
[ GASPS ]
OH.
MOMMY, I CAN'T SLEEP.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
DID YOU HAVE A BAD DREAM?
COME HERE.
SHE WAS PLAYING IN HER BEDROOM AT LEAST DURING THE DAY.
BUT AT NIGHT, MARIE WANTED NO PART OF HER BEDROOM.
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO SLEEP IN THERE.
SHE HAD TO BE WHERE MOMMY AND DADDY WERE.
I WANT TO STAY WITH YOU, MOMMY.
AWW, IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. OKAY, SWEETIE?
Narrator: THE BARBERS COME UP WITH A SOLUTION --
SETTING UP MARIE'S OLD BABY MONITOR IN HER BEDROOM.
Olivia: WE PUT HER BABY MONITOR BACK IN HER ROOM
BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A COMFORTING TOOL FOR HER.
[ INDISTINCT DEEP VOICE ]
[ STATIC ]
[ INDISTINCT DEEP VOICE ]
JESSE! SOMEONE'S IN MARIE'S ROOM!
MARIE!
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]
Narrator: FOR WEEKS, 5-YEAR-OLD MARIE
HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING IN HER NEW HOUSE.
[ INDISTINCT DEEP VOICE ]
[ STATIC ]
[ INDISTINCT DEEP VOICE ]
JESSE! SOMEONE'S IN MARIE'S ROOM!
MARIE!
Olivia: I REALLY THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMEONE IN MY HOUSE.
I WAS LITERALLY TERRIFIED.
Jesse: SOUND ASLEEP.
WALKED IN HER ROOM.
SHE WAS SOUND ASLEEP, AND NOBODY IN THERE, QUIET.
CHECK THE CLOSET.
OKAY.
ARE YOU SURE YOU HEARD SOMETHING?
I KNOW WHAT I HEARD.
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THIS ROOM.
Olivia: IT WAS KIND OF DEEP AND KIND OF GRAVELLY.
BUT I COULD DEFINITELY TELL IT WAS A MAN'S VOICE
COMING THROUGH THE MONITOR.
MAYBE IT WAS A MALFUNCTION OR SOMETHING.
Jesse: I KEPT TRYING TO COME UP WITH REASONING FOR IT.
THERE'S GOT TO BE AN EXPLANATION.
COME ON. LET'S GO TO BED.
JESSE SAID, "BABY, I TOLD YOU, THERE'S NOBODY IN HERE.
EVERYTHING IS OKAY."
FINE.
COME ON, BABY.
Shh. MOMMY'S HERE.
MOMMY'S HERE. THAT'S RIGHT.
COME ON, BABY. THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW MARIE IS SLEEPING WITH US.
Narrator: OLIVIA TRIES TO CONVINCE HERSELF
THAT THIS HAS ALL BEEN A FIGMENT OF HER IMAGINATION.
HE WAS GONNA TELL ME I WAS JUST BEING CRAZY.
WE JUST MOVED IN, AND I JUST NEEDED TO ADJUST.
I FELT ALONE.
AND I HAD THE FEELING THAT SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT HERE.
IT WAS REALLY GETTING TO THE POINT
THAT I DID NOT WANT TO LIVE THERE ANYMORE.
I WAS PETRIFIED.
DO YOU WANT THE CRUST CUT OFF?
YES, PLEASE.
JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OH, MY GOSH, MARIE. WHERE DID YOU GET THAT BOO-BOO?
Marie: I DON'T KNOW.
MARIE HAD BRUISES THAT WERE NOT THERE
WHEN I GAVE HER A BATH THE NIGHT BEFORE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THESE BRUISES ARE COMING FROM.
YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING SCARED.
I STARTED ASKING HER, "MARIE, DID YOU FALL DOWN?
DID YOU WALK INTO SOMETHING? DID SOMEBODY HIT YOU?"
SHE WOULD SAY, "NO, I DIDN'T FALL,"
OR, "NO, I DIDN'T WALK INTO ANYTHING."
BUT SHE WOULDN'T TELL ME IF SOMEBODY WAS HITTING HER.
HONEY, THESE BRUISES HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE,
AND MOMMY NEEDS TO KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
Olivia: SHE WAS ACTUALLY GETTING TO THE POINT
THAT SHE WAS GETTING MAD AT ME.
I WAS TERRIFIED FOR MARIE.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PROTECT HER.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO KEEP HER FROM GETTING HURT.
WELL, HONEY, YOU KNOW YOU CAN TELL MOMMY ANYTHING.
OKAY?
LET ME GO GET YOU SOME JUICE.
Shh.
[ GIGGLES ]
MARIE?
WHERE ARE YOU?
MARIE?
MARIE?!
I WAS STARTING TO PANIC.
MARIE?
I WAS GETTING READY TO GO INTO A PANIC ATTACK.
MARIE?!
MARIE!
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
MARIE!
MARIE, I WAS WORRIED.
HONEY, DON'T EVER RUN OFF LIKE THAT AGAIN.
I DIDN'T RUN OFF, MOMMY. I'M PLAYING WITH JACKSON.
JACKSON?
WHERE'S JACKSON?
HE'S OVER THERE, MOMMY.
SHE SAYS, "RIGHT THERE. DON'T YOU SEE?"
HONEY...
HE SAYS I HAVE TO GO WITH HIM.
GO WHERE?
UP THERE.
TO HEAVEN.
Narrator: FOR MONTHS, LITTLE MARIE
HAS BEEN PLAYING WITH AN IMAGINARY FRIEND NAMED JACKSON.
HE'S OVER THERE, MOMMY.
IT'S BEEN ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL NOW.
HE SAYS I HAVE TO GO WITH HIM.
GO WHERE?
WHERE, MARIE?
WHERE DOES JACKSON WANT TO TAKE YOU?
UP THERE.
TO HEAVEN.
Olivia: I WAS HORRIFIED
BECAUSE, TO ME, IT SOUNDED LIKE
MY CHILD JUST TOLD ME SHE WANTED TO DIE.
MARIE, YOU ARE NOT TO PLAY WITH JACKSON ANYMORE.
[ WHIMPERS ]
NO.
NO, NO.
I PRETTY MUCH TOLD HER, "THIS IS IT.
THIS FRIENDSHIP IS DONE. I DON'T WANT YOU TALKING TO HIM.
I DON'T WANT YOU GOING ANYWHERE WITH HIM.
I DON'T WANT HIM AROUND ANYMORE."
COME ON.
Narrator: NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO,
OLIVIA ANXIOUSLY WAITS FOR HER HUSBAND TO COME HOME FROM WORK.
OH, MY GOD, JESSE.
WHAT'S WRONG?
MARIE DISAPPEARED TODAY.
I FOUND HER OUTSIDE, PLAYING WITH JACKSON.
HE SAID...
SHE SAID HE W-- HE WANTS TO TAKE HER TO HEAVEN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, HONEY,
BUT I'M REALLY SCARED.
YOU'RE GONNA THINK I'M CRAZY, BUT...
I THINK JACKSON... IS A GHOST.
THERE'S SOMEONE. THERE'S SOMETHING IN THIS HOUSE.
I WAS KIND OF BESIDE MYSELF. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.
I TRIED TO CALM HER DOWN ABOUT IT,
TRIED TO REASON WITH HER
TO TELL HER IT'S A KID BEING A KID.
HONEY...
YOU KNOW SHE'LL OUTGROW THIS JACKSON THING.
IT'S JUST A PHASE.
IT'S NOT A PHASE, JESSE.
I FELT IT, TOO.
I THINK THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED.
IT'S OKAY.
LET'S GO INSIDE. LET'S GO TALK ABOUT THIS.
OKAY?
Narrator: FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
THE STRESS LEVEL IN THE HOUSE IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH.
Olivia: AT THIS POINT,
JESSE AND I ARE HARDLY EVEN TALKING.
HE'D COME HOME FROM WORK.
I'D SAY, "DINNER'S DONE." HE'D SAY, "OKAY."
THAT AND UNLESS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MARIE,
THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE EXTENT OF THE CONVERSATION.
OUR HOUSE FELT GLOOMY. IT FELT UNWELCOMING.
AND IT JUST FELT LIKE
IT WAS SUCKING LIFE RIGHT OUT OF US.
Jesse: SHE WAS REALLY STRESSED.
I WAS ALWAYS TIRED.
SO, IT PUT A STRESS ON US AS A COUPLE.
IT'S FRUSTRATING.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE MY WIFE OR MY DAUGHTER OVER THIS.
HEY, JESSE.
HEY, SAM.
HEY, SAM?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE?
OVER 20 YEARS.
I TALKED TO A FEW OF THE NEIGHBORS
THAT'D BEEN LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
FOR QUITE A WHILE
TO FIND OUT -- MAYBE THEY CAN TELL ME SOMETHING
ABOUT PEOPLE THAT MIGHT'VE LIVED THERE.
ANYTHING...STRANGE EVER HAPPEN IN THIS HOUSE?
NO.
SOME CRAZY OLD GUY LIVED THERE.
HE LIVED LIKE A HERMIT.
HE NEVER TALKED TO ANYONE.
HATED ALL THE NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY THE KIDS.
HE KEPT TO HIMSELF.
IN FACT, I DON'T EVEN THINK HE HAD A WIFE OR ANYTHING THERE.
COME OUT AND DID HIS YARD WORK,
AND THAT WOULD BE THE EXTENT OF SEEING HIM.
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HIM?
HMM. I DON'T KNOW.
ONE DAY, WE DIDN'T SEE HIM ANYMORE.
SO WE JUST THOUGHT HE DIED.
HOUSE WAS UP FOR SALE. SOME INVESTORS BOUGHT IT.
THEN THEY STARTED LEASING IT OUT.
WHY? IS SOMETHING STRANGE GOING ON?
NO, JUST GETTING USED TO THE HOUSE.
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]
Narrator: ALTHOUGH JESSE DOESN'T BELIEVE
THE OLD MAN IS HAUNTING HIS HOME,
HE DECIDES TO KEEP WHAT HE'S HEARD TO HIMSELF.
Jesse: I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL OLIVIA
BECAUSE SHE WAS ALREADY UNDERNEATH A LOT OF STRESS
WITH THE SITUATION.
I DIDN'T WANT TO ADD MORE TO IT.
THERE WAS NO REAL REASON FOR ME TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
MOMMY SAYS YOU CAN'T BE IN HERE ANYMORE.
GO AWAY.
GO AWAY!
[ MARIE SCREAMS ]
OH, MY GOD! IT'S MARIE!
MOMMY!
WHAT'S GOING ON? MOMMY!
MARIE! MARIE!
DADDY! MARIE!
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]
Narrator: AN ENTITY INSIDE THE BARBER HOME
IS PLAYING DANGEROUS TRICKS ON 5-YEAR-OLD MARIE.
GO AWAY!
[ MARIE SCREAMS ]
OH, MY GOD! IT'S MARIE!
MOMMY!
WHAT'S GOING ON? MOMMY!
MARIE! MARIE!
DADDY! MARIE!
[ SCREAMS ] MOVE! MOVE!
MARIE! MARIE! [ MARIE SCREAMING ]
MARIE! MARIE! MARIE!
THE DOOR'S LOCKED!
WHY IS THE DOOR LOCKED?!
MOMMY!
MARIE! WE'RE COMING FOR YOU, MARIE!
MARIE!
Olivia: LISTENING TO HER SCREAM
LIKE SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO KILL HER
AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET IN,
THAT IS, LIKE, EVERY WORST FEAR AND NIGHTMARE A PARENT HAS.
HOW DO I SAVE HER? HOW DO I PROTECT HER?
OH, MY GOD. I SEE HER.
MARIE, I SEE YOU, BABY!
Jesse: THAT LOOK ON THAT BABY'S FACE,
I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.
GET ME IN THERE. YOU GOT TO GET ME IN THERE!
THERE'S SOMETHING IN FRONT OF THE DOOR!
WE'RE COMING FOR YOU, BABY!
THERE'S SOMETHING BLOCKING THE DOOR!
THERE WAS NOTHING GONNA STOP ME FROM GETTING IN THAT ROOM,
NOTHING OR NO ONE.
PUSH, JESSE! PUSH!
[ SCREAMS ]
OH, BABY GIRL. OH.
Shh.
IT'S OKAY, BABY. WE'RE HERE RIGHT NOW.
OKAY?
JESSE...
LOOK.
LEAN YOUR HEAD BACK, BABY.
Jesse: WHEN I SEEN THE MARKS ON HER NECK,
I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS SEEING.
THEY WERE LARGE.
I MEAN, YOU COULD OBVIOUSLY TELL THAT IT WAS HANDS.
MARIE. MARIE, HONEY, WHAT HAPPENED?
JACKSON TRIED TO CHOKE ME.
Olivia: SHE SAYS, "MOMMY, HE GRABBED ME,
AND HE PULLED ME TO THE FLOOR BY MY THROAT."
[ SNIFFLES ]
[ Voice breaking ] SHE SAID, "HIM WAS TRYING TO CHOKE ME
BECAUSE I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T WANT HIM HERE ANYMORE."
[ CRYING ]
THAT WAS THE MOST TERRIFYING, UPSETTING EXPERIENCE
I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.
[ SIGHS ]
IN THAT MOMENT, THERE WAS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND
THAT JACKSON WAS SOMETHING IN THAT HOUSE
THAT WAS VERY DANGEROUS.
BUT THE WINDOWS ARE LOCKED.
THERE'S NO WAY ANYONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN.
THERE'S NO WAY MARIE COULD HAVE MOVED THAT HEAVY DRESSER.
Jesse: AFTER WHAT ALL THEM HAD BEEN TRYING TO TELL ME,
THAT REALITY JUST SUNK IN THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING.
YOU COWARD!
I LOST MY MIND.
I TOTALLY LOST MY MIND AND EXPLODED.
PICKING ON A TINY CHILD?!
I CUSSED HIM.
I CALLED HIM ALL KINDS OF NAMES.
YOU WANT TO CHOKE SOMEONE, CHOKE ME!
I WAS TRYING SO HARD TO GET HIM TO LEAVE HER ALONE.
JESSE, CALM DOWN.
YOU STAY OUT OF THIS!
I'LL HANDLE THIS!
KNOWING THAT I CAN'T PROTECT HER,
I CAN'T FIGHT OFF WHAT'S THERE, I FEEL POWERLESS.
IT MAKES ME ALMOST FEEL WORTHLESS.
Shh, baby girl.
I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.
[ CRYING ]
Narrator: THE FAMILY REACHES OUT
TO THE DOVER PARANORMAL RESEARCH TEAM.
Jesse: WE NEED TO FIND SOMEBODY TO COME AND HELP.
WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
IT STOPS NOW.
OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO PROVIDE AS MUCH HELP AS WE CAN,
AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
THANK YOU FOR COMING SO QUICKLY.
I COULD TELL SHE WAS VERY UPSET.
SHE WAS VERY ANXIOUS.
Tom: DONNA'S GONNA WALK THROUGH THE HOUSE
TO SEE IF SHE SENSES ANYTHING OR PICKS UP ANY IMPRESSIONS.
Olivia: I JUST KIND OF LOOKED AT TOM FOR A MINUTE,
AND I'M LIKE, "HE HONESTLY BELIEVES ME.
MAYBE I'M NOT GOING CRAZY LIKE I THOUGHT I WAS."
WHY DON'T WE SIT AND CHAT WHILE DONNA DOES HER WORK?
I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING.
Donna: BEING A THIRD GENERATION WICCAN
MEANS THAT MY GRANDMOTHER WAS WICCAN,
MY MOTHER WAS WICCAN, AND I'M WICCAN.
WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING HAS A SOUL
AND A RIGHT TO LIVE
AND THAT NOTHING SHOULD BE KILLED UNLESS IT'S FOR FOOD.
AND YOU SHOULD ALWAYS GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO THE EARTH.
WHEN I WALK INTO A HOME AND THERE IS A SPIRIT THERE,
I FEEL A HUMMING.
I CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN IT.
IT'S LIKE A PRESSURE ALMOST.
IT IS A VERY INTENSE FEELING,
AND IT JUST BUILDS AS I GET CLOSER TO WHERE THE SPIRIT IS.
AND THAT'S KIND OF THE FEELINGS THAT I GOT
AS I GOT CLOSER TO MARIE'S ROOM.
Narrator: AT FIRST, DONNA SEES AN INNOCENT LITTLE BOY.
AS SOON AS I SAW HIM, I KNEW THAT IT WAS JACKSON,
THE SPIRIT THAT MARIE HAD SEEN.
Narrator: BUT THEN,
THE GHOST REVEALS HIS TRUE IDENTITY.
[ Echoing ] GOOD FOR NOTHING CHILDREN!
Donna: I KNEW THAT HE WAS VERY STRONG,
AND I FELT THAT HE WAS VERY ANGRY.
[ Echoing ] THINK YOU CAN STEP ON MY LAND?!
GET OFF OF MY LAND!
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!
THIS IS MY HOUSE!
Narrator: FOR MORE "A HAUNTING," VISIT TO...
Narrator: A SPIRITUAL INVESTIGATOR
HAS SEEN THE GHOST HAUNTING THE BARBER HOME.
IT'S THE SPIRIT OF A BITTER OLD MAN
WHO USED TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE AND DESPISES KIDS.
[ Echoing ] GOOD FOR NOTHING CHILDREN!
HE WAS IN THE CORNER OF MARIE'S ROOM,
AND HE WAS VERY ANGRY.
[ Echoing ] GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!
Narrator: SHE FEARS 5-YEAR-OLD MARIE IS IN DANGER.
MARIE'S FAMILY STILL THINKS JACKSON IS A YOUNG CHILD.
BUT THE TRUTH IS EVEN MORE SHOCKING.
THERE'S A SPIRIT OF A MAN IN YOUR HOUSE.
YOU MEAN A-A LITTLE BOY?
NO. IT'S A MAN.
HE'S OLDER AND VERY UNHAPPY.
HE'S VERY ANGRY.
HE DOESN'T WANT YOU HERE.
Olivia: TO BE TOLD
THAT THIS IS NOT A CHILD TERRORIZING ANOTHER CHILD,
THIS IS A FULL-GROWN MAN TERRORIZING MY DAUGHTER,
MY HEART JUST FELT LIKE IT BROKE ALL OVER AGAIN.
I WAS PETRIFIED.
Narrator: BUT WHY IS THIS GHOST DISGUISING HIMSELF?
AND WHAT ARE HIS TRUE INTENTIONS WITH MARIE AND HER PARENTS?
Donna: A SPIRIT CAN PRESENT THEMSELVES IN MANY WAYS,
ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN.
AND HE DID PRESENT HIMSELF AS A FRIEND
BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE SOMEONE THAT SHE WOULD TRUST.
I BELIEVE THAT JACKSON ACTUALLY LIVED IN THE HOME.
I BELIEVE THAT HE WAS A LONER.
I DON'T THINK HE HAD A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH ANYONE.
I THINK HE WAS ANGRY IN LIFE AND ANGRY IN DEATH.
SO WHY WOULD HE BE DRAWN TO MARIE?
BECAUSE SHE COULD SEE HIM.
AND I BELIEVE THAT HE WANTED TO USE THAT.
WHEN MARIE PULLED AWAY FROM HIM...
GO AWAY!
...IT MADE HIM VERY ANGRY.
THEY HAVE A LOVING FAMILY.
AND THAT ANGERED HIM BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE THAT IN LIFE.
HE TRULY DID NOT WANT THEM THERE.
HE HURT HER.
MOMMY!
[ SCREAMS ] MOVE! MOVE!
FEAR MADE HIM STRONGER.
Tom: HE DOESN'T WANT YOU HERE.
THIS ATTACK ON MARIE IS VERY SERIOUS.
JACKSON WAS TRYING TO DISGUISE HIMSELF AS A YOUNG BOY
TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH HER
SO HE COULD CARRY OUT
WHATEVER DASTARDLY DEEDS HE FELT HE WANTED TO DO.
WE NEED TO GET RID OF HIM NOW.
HE NEEDS TO BE GONE FROM THIS HOUSE.
TOM, I THINK WE NEED TO DO A CLEANSING.
Narrator: DONNA INSTRUCTS THE FAMILY
TO STICK TOGETHER DURING THE CLEANSING NO MATTER WHAT.
DONNA'S GONNA COME IN,
AND SHE'LL GIVE US INSTRUCTIONS AS TO WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING.
OKAY? OKAY.
AND SHE'S BEEN THROUGH THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE,
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE WORRIED.
OKAY, MARIE.
Narrator: FOR MARIE,
SHE PREPARES A SPECIAL WICCAN SPRAY
USING SPICES AND HOLY WATER
TO SERVE AS A WEAPON AGAINST THE GHOST WHO ATTACKED HER.
TAKE THIS SPRAY.
AND WHENEVER YOU FEEL SCARED, YOU SPRAY IT.
AND IN YOUR HEART, YOU TELL JACKSON TO GO AWAY.
AND THIS IS A PRAYER
THAT WE'LL BE SAYING DURING THIS CEREMONY.
AND TOM IS GOING TO LIGHT THE SAGE.
IT'S VERY POWERFUL
FOR CLEARING NEGATIVE ENTITIES FROM A SPACE.
ALL RIGHT. IF YOU'LL SAY IT WITH ME...
All: DIVINE GODDESS, GODDESS DIVINE.
DIVINE GOD, GOD DIVINE.
IF EVIL DWELLS WITHIN THIS SPACE,
MAKE IT LEAVE THIS PLACE.
[ Echoing ] Man: THIS IS MY HOUSE!
All: SO WILL IT BE.
Donna: KEEP GOING.
All: DIVINE GODDESS, GODDESS DIVINE.
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!
All: DIVINE GOD, GOD DIVINE.
IF EVIL DWELLS WITHIN THIS SPACE,
MAKE IT LEAVE THIS PLACE.
MARIE, YOU HAVE TO TELL JACKSON TO LEAVE.
Donna: SHE WAS SCARED.
I MEAN, SHE WAS VERY SCARED.
YOU CAN DO THIS.
TELL JACKSON TO GO AWAY.
SPRAY IT AT HIM.
GOOD GIRL. TELL HIM TO GO AWAY.
GO AWAY.
AGAIN.
GO AWAY.
Donna: WHEN I'M DOING A CLEANSING, IT'S VERY INTENSE.
MY SOLE PURPOSE IS TO DRIVE HIM OUT OF THAT ROOM.
AND JACKSON DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE THAT ROOM.
All: DIVINE GODDESS, GODDESS DIVINE.
DIVINE GOD, GOD DIVINE.
IF EVIL DWELLS WITHIN THIS SPACE,
MAKE IT LEAVE THIS PLACE.
SO WILL IT BE.
HE'S GONE.
IT'S OVER. HE'S MOVED ON.
Olivia: WHEN SHE WAS FINISHED,
I FEEL LIKE THIS BIG, HUGE, DARK CLOUD
HAS JUST BEEN LIFTED FROM OUR HOME.
IT WAS AMAZING.
AND I LOOKED AT JESSE.
AND I SAID, "IT'S GONNA BE OKAY NOW."
Jesse: I WAS EMPOWERED AGAIN.
BEING THE DAD, THE PROTECTOR, IT GAVE ME THAT BACK.
[ Crying ] THANK YOU.
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]
Olivia: WHAT DO YOU HAVE THERE?
SIX PIECES.
YOU'RE DOING SO GOOD.
TO SEE OUR LITTLE GIRL GO BACK TO THE WAY SHE WAS BEFORE,
THAT WAS THE BEST FEELING, THE ABSOLUTE BEST FEELING EVER.
I'M NEEDING THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE,
BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND IT.
RIGHT THERE, UNDER DADDY'S HAND.
IT'S RIGHT WHERE? UNDER DADDY'S HAND.
IS DADDY HIDING A PIECE FROM ME?
GIVE ME THIS PIECE.
Jesse: ME AND OLIVIA, THE HISTORY WE'VE HAD,
THROUGH ALL THE STUFF WE'VE BEEN THROWN AT,
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER STEPPING STONE
THAT'S MADE US THAT MUCH MORE STRONGER,
MUCH MORE CONNECTED WITH ONE ANOTHER.
Olivia: I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN THE PARANORMAL.
GROWING UP, MY BELIEF WAS THEY'RE ALL ABOUT FUN AND GAMES.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA HURT YOU.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
HEY, I THINK SOMEBODY'S AT THE DOOR.
I'LL GET IT.
Jesse: I NEVER DREAMED THAT THEY COULD HURT YOU.
NOW I HAVE A WHOLE NOTHER OUTLOOK ON IT.
Olivia: IF YOU ARE MISERABLE IN THIS LIFE,
YOU'RE GONNA BE MISERABLE IN THE AFTERLIFE.
THERE ARE ONES OUT THERE THAT COULD PROBABLY KILL YOU.
IT'S DONE. IT'S OVER. IT'S BEHIND US.
AND I DON'T EVER WANT TO EXPERIENCE IT AGAIN.