A Haunting- S04E12 - Demon in the Apartment
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
Transcript
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.