Morgan is thrilled to finally have an apartment to call home. Her friend Bob seems like the perfect roommate until he tells her that the spirit of an eight-year-old boy has been visiting him at night
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00:00In this world, there is real evil, in the darkest shadows, and in the most ordinary
00:14places.
00:15These are the true stories of the innocent and the unimaginable.
00:22Judy McCarthy has great hopes for her family and their new home, but a shadowy presence
00:29prowls its dark corners, obsessively tormenting the family.
00:34As Judy struggles to protect her loved ones, she uncovers a violent secret that threatens
00:41everything she holds dear.
00:49Between the world we see and the things we fear, there are doors, and they are opened.
00:59Nightmares become reality.
01:12Beyond the sun-drenched shores of Corpus Christi, Texas, musty gravestones mark forgotten
01:19conflicts and silenced lives, but sometimes death is not the final chapter.
01:25Often, restless spirits roam the earth, seeking to inflict their eternal fury on the living.
01:41In early 2005, the McCarthy family moves from a small apartment in Corpus Christi, Texas,
01:47to a house nearby.
01:50Judy McCarthy is a stay-at-home mom whose first priority is her family.
01:55She is always compassionate and supportive of her 17-year-old daughter, Carissa, her
02:00husband, John, and her grown daughter, Lisa Lambert.
02:04Recently, Lisa was laid off from her job as a human resources recruiter, no longer able
02:10to support her son, Jacob.
02:12She moved in with John and Judy.
02:13Lisa and Jacob were having to sleep on the floor, and we had to get a bigger place because
02:18a two-bedroom with one bath just was not big enough.
02:22Lisa feels fortunate to have loving parents she can rely on.
02:25I asked them for their assistance until I could get on my feet financially.
02:30That's how we are.
02:31It's just a close-knit family.
02:32We're almost done unpacking.
02:33Want to check it out?
02:34Yeah.
02:35Have fun.
02:36Oh, we will.
02:37Here, let me help you.
02:38Let me help you.
02:39Yeah, let me help.
02:40You're welcome.
02:44Carissa loves the new house and the fact that she will not have to change schools.
02:48Jacob, look.
02:49Nice.
02:50Welcome to my humble abode.
02:53I haven't had a room this big, so I was very, very excited.
02:58Can I use the computer when you don't need it?
03:00Yeah, just make sure you're asked first.
03:03Whoa, what's this?
03:05That's pretty cool.
03:07There is a water heater that had a door that led into the hallway.
03:12And there was also a door into my bedroom.
03:14Jacob.
03:15Hey, coming, Mom.
03:37Lisa, honey, look at this.
03:40Lisa and Jacob share a large addition off the living room.
03:43J, can you help me put these on him?
03:45I loved that we had our own section of the house away from everyone.
03:49And we would have our privacy.
04:01As they finish settling in, a treasured item evokes the memory of Judy's late father.
04:07Hey, Mom.
04:08I did everything with my dad.
04:10And whenever we'd go fishing, that is the lantern we used.
04:16It was my pride and joy.
04:20What do you think?
04:21Looks good.
04:22I think so, too.
04:26Anything else?
04:27It was very special to her and special to all of us in that way.
04:32As weeks pass, the family quickly falls into a hectic routine.
04:38John's supervisory position as a diesel mechanic requires him to work long hours.
04:43I'll call you later.
04:44Okay, bye.
04:48Oh, Jacob.
04:49Jacob, it is late.
04:50We're going to be late for school, hon.
04:52We gotta go.
04:53When will you be back?
04:54I don't know, Mom.
04:55It really just depends on the job.
04:56We'll see.
04:57Have a good day, okay?
04:58Okay.
04:59Good luck.
05:02Okay.
05:08Mom, have you seen my compact?
05:11Did you check your room?
05:18I went to look for my powder.
05:20I couldn't find it anywhere.
05:23I came back into the bathroom, and it was right there.
05:29As if it was purposely placed for me to see.
05:31Thanks, Mom.
05:32Where'd you find it?
05:34I didn't.
05:35I thought that it was Jacob, being a prankster, moving around my compact.
05:39But Jacob went to school, like, 20 minutes ago.
05:58Days turn into nights.
06:29I started to feel a little uneasy.
06:48Kind of a vague feeling of being watched.
06:59Mom, good morning.
07:04Well, you're running kind of late, sleepyhead.
07:11I couldn't sleep.
07:12Are you coming down with something?
07:13No.
07:14Is everything going all right at school?
07:15What is with the third degree?
07:16I'm fine.
07:17Everything is fine.
07:18Josh!
07:20Later, after everyone has left, Judy takes time to relax.
07:33The trench wall has collapsed.
07:36In a matter of minutes, the trench wall will collapse.
07:39I'm afraid so.
07:41I'm afraid so.
07:43I'm afraid so.
07:44I'm afraid so.
07:45I'm afraid so.
07:46I'm afraid so.
07:47I'm afraid so.
07:48I'm afraid so.
07:49In a matter of seconds...
07:50How could such a large mass suddenly disappear?
07:55And if it isn't...
07:56Bikers come together to form dangerous gangs.
08:06As the car sank deeper into the river...
08:19...firefighter Dan Skiles knew he and his men had to...
08:24...first, fielded by Johnson...
08:27...Walson told investigators that during their Los Angeles business...
08:37There's no timer on the TV or anything.
08:40So I thought maybe there was something wrong with the TV.
08:46So I thought maybe there was something wrong with the batteries.
08:58Weeks pass.
08:59Eerie sounds continue to echo through the house.
09:03Judy finds comfort in having her family around.
09:06Two Jacks.
09:07Especially on nights when John works late.
09:10Okay, you got me.
09:16Did you hear that?
09:19What do you think it was?
09:24Sounded like it came from my room.
09:27It was probably just the house settling.
09:30Whose turn is it anyway?
09:31Mine.
09:33It's an older home.
09:34You're expecting to hear some type of noises.
09:37Stick them up and give me all your eights.
09:40Ah, no.
09:41What makes you think I've got any eights?
09:44Footsteps.
09:50You had to have heard that.
09:58I'll go take a look.
10:14Footsteps.
10:22No, Jacob, you stay here.
10:24Okay, Mom.
10:44Footsteps.
11:02I was a little anxious.
11:07We thought somebody had broken in.
11:14Footsteps.
11:16Eerie sounds continue.
11:27Footsteps.
11:29Eerie sounds continue.
11:37Footsteps.
11:40Eerie sounds continue.
11:44I didn't know what was in there.
11:47I didn't know what was gonna happen.
11:53It's freezing in here.
11:55I got goosebumps.
11:57The hair stood up.
12:01My closet.
12:03My heart kind of dropped when I saw that my closet door was actually open.
12:07I always kept my closet door shut.
12:14Eerie sounds continue.
12:25Oh, thank goodness.
12:28Ma, everything okay?
12:30It's okay. False alarm.
12:35Weeks pass without incident.
12:39I got a job as a corporate trainer.
12:43I was ecstatic. It wasn't just a job for me. It was gonna be my career.
12:47You rock, Mom.
12:49My son was thrilled just because eventually we were gonna be on our own.
12:54Well, let's party. Come on. Yeah, we'll celebrate. Come on.
12:57Pop the cork on that thing.
13:01A few hours later, after Jacob and John have gone to bed...
13:07Body temperature began to drop.
13:10Blood pressure and pulse decreased sharply, leading them confused and disoriented.
13:15Jacob, get back to bed, young man.
13:19I'm thinking somebody's playing a trick on me.
13:23And we don't have another remote.
13:25Mom, what's wrong with the TV?
13:27It just, like, just came on.
13:29Oh.
13:30I thought it was Jacob.
13:32Who's been doing this in the mornings?
13:35I tried changing the batteries, but it hasn't stopped it, apparently.
13:40It just turns on and flips channels.
13:43Knowing that somebody else in the house was experiencing similar things was very comforting.
13:50I'm starting to think the house is haunted.
13:55You know, I think it might be Grandpa.
13:58He was always such a practical joker.
14:02I thought it was my dad checking in the house to make sure that everybody was okay.
14:08But why would he start this now?
14:11He's been gone for years.
14:13Lisa has her doubts.
14:15She just wanted to have him in the house with us so much
14:18that she wanted to grasp onto that possibility that it's him.
14:23You know, I've got a huge day tomorrow. I think I'm turning in.
14:27Me, too.
14:29All right, Carissa.
14:39Later, around 3 a.m.
14:57Shit!
14:59Stay away from that gun!
15:05You're terrible!
15:06I am a terrible!
15:18I'm out of here!
15:20Stay away from that gun!
15:27I wasn't imagining this.
15:29It was within a foot of that window, if not closer.
15:41I would have seen them walk away.
15:43I would have at least seen their shadow, heard their footsteps.
15:46I could smell smoke.
15:48Like there was something burning, maybe in the living room or in the kitchen.
16:16Oh, Mom.
16:18You almost gave me a heart attack.
16:20Oh, I'm sorry, honey.
16:22It's okay.
16:24It's okay.
16:26It's okay.
16:28It's okay.
16:30It's okay.
16:32It's okay.
16:34It's okay.
16:36It's okay.
16:38It's okay.
16:40It's okay.
16:42It's okay.
16:45I'm sorry, honey.
16:46What are you doing up?
16:47I smelled smoke.
16:49It seemed like it was coming from this room.
16:51I know.
16:53I sure don't smell any now, though.
16:56Mom, it wasn't the smoke that woke me up.
17:00Really?
17:02What was it?
17:03I heard men outside talking.
17:05And then when I looked to see them, they weren't even there.
17:09Something weird's going on, Mom.
17:11Judy believes the voices are connected to the haunting.
17:15That's when I realized it couldn't be my dad.
17:18That if he wanted to say something to me, he would have done it a long time ago.
17:25And that's when I finally realized we have a problem.
17:30Can you keep it down?
17:32I have to get up in three hours.
17:34I'm sorry, honey.
17:36There's just some weird things going on here.
17:39We think we might have a ghost.
17:42A ghost?
17:44You've got nothing better to do.
17:45It's three in the morning.
17:47I'm going back to bed.
17:49You should too.
17:52I'm so sorry, honey.
17:54He hasn't experienced any of it.
17:57I know.
17:59Thank goodness Jacob hasn't, either.
18:01No, let's just keep it that way, okay?
18:03All right, honey.
18:04My concern was, will he come in contact with the spirit?
18:08Will it start bothering him?
18:14No.
18:36Nothing unusual happens for several days, and Lisa's concerns fade.
18:43Carissa, however, continues to sense an unseen presence watching her.
18:48Nice, nice bunt.
18:50Because the feeling is most intense in her room, she has suffered a string of restless nights.
19:01And the pitcher retires another batter.
19:04And the pitcher retires, too.
19:06Oh, come on. Play a little more.
19:08I'm poop squirt.
19:09Please?
19:10Jake, I said no.
19:12Night after night, not being able to go to sleep.
19:15I was definitely tired all the time.
19:20The sleepless nights stretch into weeks.
19:23Hoping to calm her uneasiness, Carissa leaves a light on each night.
20:11I felt like something was about to pop out at me.
20:41She tries to convince herself that it's just her imagination.
21:12Hmm.
21:18Carissa, what are you doing in here?
21:23Whatever's in this house was in my room last night.
21:28But it isn't Grandpa.
21:31I knew it wouldn't be my Grandpa.
21:33Because I wouldn't be feeling scared and vulnerable like I was.
21:38Oh, honey.
21:40Judy wishes there was some way to comfort Carissa.
21:44Although she still feels uncomfortable being alone, Carissa presses on.
22:10Carissa?
22:35Why did Carissa sleep in our room last night?
22:37Don't even go there, Jake.
22:40I didn't stay in my room.
22:43Why?
22:48I got scared.
22:50I didn't want to be alone.
22:53There's a ghost in there.
22:55Oh, not this ghost business again.
22:59You're 17.
23:01You're too old to be sleeping in your parents' room.
23:04My dad never wanted to believe in the supernatural.
23:07Crying won't help.
23:09He thought that I was being very irrational.
23:20I need to be heading out, too.
23:32That night, despite her fears, Carissa returns to her own room.
23:39I tried my hardest not to think about it.
23:43I felt like I had to be strong and tough it out.
24:09I was too scared to look or move or do anything.
24:15I just laid there, frozen.
24:25My heart started beating very, very fast.
24:29And I got very, very frightened.
24:39Mom!
24:43I could not move my body.
24:45And I just felt like there was a huge weight on me.
24:49Mom!
25:08Carissa, what's the matter, honey?
25:10What's the matter?
25:12Honey, are you okay?
25:14I couldn't breathe.
25:16Oh, my God.
25:19I felt some fresh air.
25:21They don't open.
25:27I forgot.
25:35Judy struggles to find some way to keep her daughter safe.
25:38I think that's it.
25:40It's all up and running again.
25:42Wonderful. We'll have heat again.
25:44You know, I was wondering what would happen if we needed to get out of the lease early.
25:50Why?
25:52We think there might be a ghost here.
25:55If you try to break that lease, you owe me the rest of the year.
25:58And if you don't pay up, I'll sue.
26:01Whoa. Nobody's trying to break the lease.
26:04I think you need to talk to your wife.
26:09I wanted out of the house.
26:11I didn't want any part of it.
26:14I wanted to move.
26:16We're not gonna move just because you think there's ghosts in here.
26:19John, you're away at work all day long.
26:23You come home and sleep.
26:25You're never around to see what's happening around here.
26:28He told me that it was just our imagination,
26:31that we were being stupid and silly and everything.
26:39A few days later,
26:42Carissa stays home from school to recover from a bad cold.
26:51Mom?
26:56That was about the most frightening thing,
26:59to see something going into Carissa's room and just disappear.
27:05My heart dropped.
27:07Everything beforehand had just been hearing things and feelings.
27:12But seeing that just made everything that much worse.
27:18The ghost's increasing boldness terrifies Judy.
27:21It seems to be growing not only stronger, but more focused on Carissa.
27:25You saw it? Oh, my God.
27:28We gotta get out of here now.
27:31Okay, listen, Mom. Go somewhere safe until Dad gets home.
27:35And I'm gonna see if I can find someone who can help us.
27:51Lisa finds Margaret Prescott's paranormal research team
27:54and arranges for them to come out as soon as possible.
27:59Soon after, while John is out of town and Jacob is staying at a friend's house,
28:05paranormal investigator Margaret Prescott
28:07and his son, technical expert Monty Prescott, meet with the family.
28:13The goal of my group is to help people to understand what they're experiencing,
28:16what they're going through.
28:18All right, we'll be setting up the cameras throughout the house,
28:21but mostly where you've had activity.
28:25Like my room? Especially your room.
28:27Where my heart went out to this family was seeing the fear in her eyes,
28:31like something was coming after her.
28:33Where do you want us to be?
28:35We're gonna need everyone to leave the house.
28:37That way we can be sure that the activity we pick up is paranormal and not human.
28:45Monty will be in the garage.
28:47He's setting up a viewing station, so he won't disturb the house either.
28:51Let's go.
28:53We'll be back in a minute.
29:02The team has set up infrared cameras and digital tape recorders.
29:07They hope to capture paranormal activity,
29:09and ghostly voices, known as EVP, or electronic voice phenomena.
29:16How's it going?
29:17It's going pretty good.
29:18I think we got a nice shot of the hallway.
29:20We got a really nice shot of the bedroom here.
29:22That's where most of our activity has been happening.
29:29What was that?
29:30Something just hit the camera.
29:33My reaction was that they don't want, didn't want our cameras there and they did not want us there.
29:39I'm gonna go fix that camera.
29:40Be careful.
29:41I will. Call me if there's a problem.
29:43Margaret knows any ghost who can move a camera is powerful enough to inflict physical harm.
30:13I just had this feeling that there was something inside this closet and it just wasn't very nice.
30:30She tries to provoke the ghost in order to elicit a response that can be recorded as EVP.
30:36Prove to me you're really here.
30:38I tried to get from them, why are they here? Why are they tormenting this family?
30:43Move something.
30:47Come on. Show yourself to me.
30:59An orb just flew out of the closet at you. I think you should get out of there.
31:09An orb just flew out of the closet at you. I think you should get out of there.
31:19An orb just flew out of the closet at you. I think you should get out of there.
31:25I thought, okay, I'm making a connection with whatever is in there.
31:29Who are you? What are you doing in this house?
31:33Answer me.
31:38If you don't want me here, make me leave.
31:54What's happening?
31:57This really strange feeling traveled at my legs and started traveling up to my arms.
32:01Get out of there!
32:02Get out of there!
32:04It's like the air is just being sucked out.
32:07And it was really getting very hard to breathe.
32:17Get out of there!
32:33Oh, God.
32:34Margaret confirms Judy's worst fears. The ghost is powerful and violent.
32:39You're going to need a cleansing.
32:41And I don't do those, but I can get you in touch with some people who do.
32:45Can they do it right away? I've got to protect my family, especially Carissa.
32:50I was so scared for her.
32:53This was her room, and something was invading it.
32:58It'll be about a week or more.
33:00That long?
33:02Well, you can try to cleanse the house yourself.
33:05Judy is willing to accept any risk to protect her family.
33:09Go to each room alone with a Bible, and you order the spirits to go away.
33:15It'll be okay, okay? We'll keep in touch.
33:18All right.
33:19All right.
33:28The following morning, despite her fears, Judy is determined to bless the house.
33:34Mom, you know, I'm just really not comfortable leaving you alone to do this.
33:37Let me call in and take a personal look.
33:39I was very concerned.
33:40Margaret had said that two things could happen.
33:43You could either really make the spirit angry, they could retaliate,
33:47or they will actually leave you alone.
33:51In God's name.
33:53Judy blesses the house room by room, saving Carissa's for last.
33:58Leave my family alone.
34:07In God's name, please leave this house.
34:14Leave us alone.
34:30In God's name, please leave this house.
34:35Leave us alone.
34:38Leave my family alone.
34:42In God's name, I command you to leave this house.
34:49Get out of this house.
34:56In the name of God, I command you to leave this house.
35:04Leave us alone.
35:13I felt like there was someone standing right beside me.
35:19I didn't know what was going to happen, and I couldn't breathe.
35:36The thought that I had done something I shouldn't have.
35:43I tried to cleanse the house, but I heard angry knocking on the walls.
35:51That means it's not going to leave.
35:53I need you to hear something.
35:59I'm here. I'm here for the girl.
36:03I'm here.
36:06I'm here for the girl.
36:08I'm here for the girl.
36:11We've got the confirmation of what this entity wants, and it was very frightening.
36:16I'm here. I'm here for the girl.
36:35I'm here for the girl.
36:38He's obsessed with Carissa. He wants her.
36:42Her rejection is making him so angry.
36:45She might have reminded him of someone he once cared for a great deal, and he did not want to let her go.
36:51Knowing that is your flesh and blood, that whatever this thing is, wants.
37:00What am I going to do? How am I going to protect her?
37:07There was a murder in the house.
37:09Margaret's research has uncovered a drug-related murder that occurred in the house 20 years earlier.
37:20You're not in my territory.
37:22Your territory? Yeah, I'm not in your territory.
37:29You know, the smoke that you smelt and the argument that Lisa heard, they're all replays of that event.
37:38The killer set a fire to destroy the evidence.
37:53Get Carissa out of that house as soon as possible.
37:57The next step is that this girl is going to get harmed in some way.
38:01It's building up more and more strength because his family's afraid of it.
38:04Oh, my God. Carissa is due home from softball practice any minute now.
38:08I can't have her in that house alone.
38:20Where's Carissa?
38:23Still at softball practice.
38:25Oh, thank God. Why?
38:28John, we have to move. What?
38:32The ghost is obsessed with Carissa.
38:35Margaret caught him on tape saying he wanted the girl.
38:45John, we have to move.
38:48I was determined nothing was going to get her.
38:52Oh, my God.
38:59Well, that's about it for us.
39:01Within days, Judy finds a house nearby and the family quickly packs for the move.
39:06You and Jacob come and visit us sometime soon.
39:09Lisa and Jacob relocate to an apartment across town.
39:12Don't be a stranger.
39:16Well, I think that about does it for us, too.
39:19So, I just need to get one more box for my room.
39:22Okay, hurry up, honey.
39:24I was never so happy in my life that we were going to move.
39:39Mom, I can't get the door open.
39:42Stop! Help!
39:44It's not even locked or latched.
39:46Get me out of here! Help!
39:48Get away from the door! Stand back!
39:55Can you climb out a window?
39:58No, it's nailed shut, remember?
40:04I'm going to crawl through the furnace door.
40:10I can see you, baby.
40:12All right, get me something to pry with, like a screwdriver.
40:17Yes.
40:24Give me your hand!
40:27I felt a presence just bearing down on me.
40:30I just kept thinking that it's going to get me.
40:33It's going to get me.
40:35Give me your hand, baby.
40:37That's it.
40:39Come on, come to dad. Come on, I got you. I got you.
40:42Something's pulling me inside. Keep me in the room!
40:45Come on, baby, I got you. I got you.
40:47It felt like something was pulling her the other way, towards her closet.
40:51It wasn't letting me leave.
40:55I'm so scared.
41:03John, she's freezing. We got to get out of here now.
41:06I was so happy and so scared.
41:09I mean, I didn't ever want to let her go.
41:11Hold that pose.
41:13Several months later, Carissa recovers from her ordeal and graduates from high school.
41:19Soon after, she secures a full-time job and begins taking college classes.
41:24You're smart, but that's a dumb hat.
41:27You can't wait to wear one, can you, Skort?
41:30Once we moved out of the house, nothing bad happened after that, and everybody's doing really good now.
41:37But the months of constant fear for her daughter's safety will forever haunt Judy.
41:43It's a feeling that I hope to God I never have to feel again.
41:48And I don't ever want anyone to have to go through that with their child.