Joanne and Jim Whitley buy an abandoned farm in New Hampshire but, soon after renovating the property, Joanne senses a negative presence surrounding her.
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00:00In this world, there is real evil in the darkest shadows and in the most ordinary places.
00:14These are the true stories of the innocent and the unimaginable.
00:19When Marcy Wyckoff senses an unnatural presence in her house, her husband Randy attributes
00:24her fears to stress, but over time, the fear grows, and Marcy feels like a prisoner in
00:31her own home.
00:33Randy watches helplessly as an unknown invader tortures his wife, but he can't fight what
00:40he can't see.
00:46Between the world we see and the things we fear, there are doors.
00:53When they are opened, nightmares become reality.
01:05The heartland of North America is filled with illusions of eternity, vast open spaces, endless
01:13skies, and roads that seem to go on forever.
01:18But for some, thoughts of eternity are terrifying, and the open road is a road to nowhere.
01:56Something's wrong.
02:02I'll be right back.
02:14Larry, what happened?
02:16Randy, I didn't realize you lived here.
02:18This guy came around the corner, lost control, and struck that tree right there.
02:22How bad is he hurt?
02:24I don't know the cause, but the real question is whether or not he sustained any type of
02:26massive trauma.
02:28It's not a good way to start your morning.
02:30I can't believe I didn't hear anything.
02:36Marcy says I sleep like the dead, but I don't know, it should have hurt something.
02:40Let's see what happened.
02:54Ma'am, I need you to calm down.
03:08Can you give me that address?
03:10Where are you?
03:12In the winter of 2003, Marcy Wyckoff manages a police dispatch center in Bloomington, Illinois.
03:18Adam 38, Adam 44, family disturbance involving children in progress at 1234 West Washington.
03:24White male, intoxicated and dangerous.
03:26Rough day?
03:28Her husband, Randy, is a detective in the same department.
03:32With both of us working in law enforcement, I get double the stress.
03:36I worry about him.
03:38I'm in a safe environment.
03:40Inside the building, he's not.
03:42He's out there on the street.
03:44How come you're fielding calls?
03:46As long as we've been together, she's never worked a 40-hour week.
03:50It's always 48, 50, 55, 60 hours.
03:52I just worry about her stress levels.
03:54Hey, do you hear anything more about the accident?
03:56Yeah, I talked to Larry in county an hour ago.
03:58And?
04:00The guy didn't make it.
04:02Apparently there's some complications, something unexpected.
04:04I was surprised and saddened because I didn't think his injuries were that extreme.
04:08There's something we could have done.
04:10We felt horrible.
04:12Terrible.
04:14There was a guy that died in your front yard.
04:20For eight years, the couple's country home has provided an escape from their stressful jobs.
04:26I loved coming home after work.
04:28It was just so nice to come out here.
04:30It was so quiet.
04:32You didn't hear the traffic.
04:34You didn't hear any sirens.
04:36It was great.
04:38But there is one sound the couple misses.
04:40The laughter of their son, Clint.
04:42He recently joined the Army National Guard and was deployed to the Middle East.
04:44The day that he left, the phone quit ringing.
04:46Nobody came over.
04:48And it was just like deserted.
04:50There was no one here.
04:52It almost felt like we'd had a funeral and he was gone.
04:54In his absence, Marcy and Randy depend on each other more than ever.
04:56It was just like deserted.
04:58There was no one here.
05:00It almost felt like we'd had a funeral and he was gone.
05:02In his absence, Marcy and Randy depend on each other more than ever.
05:04It was just like deserted.
05:06Randy and me have gotten along great from day one.
05:08He's always been my best friend.
05:10Oh, look.
05:12Those guys have got it made.
05:14Mercenaries, hangings, plagues.
05:16What more could you want?
05:18I meant the actors, not the characters.
05:20I meant the actors, not the characters.
05:22I used to deal with fictional crises for a change instead of real ones.
05:24I used to deal with fictional crises for a change instead of real ones.
05:26I used to deal with fictional crises for a change instead of real ones.
05:28That's all I want.
05:30That's all I want.
05:32I have always been the best friend.
05:34That's all I want.
05:36I have always told Randall,
05:38if there's anything I ever want to do in my life before I die,
05:40I want to ride a horse in a western.
05:42I just think that would be the coolest thing.
05:48During the week, Randy frequently works the graveyard shift.
05:50During the week, Randy frequently works the graveyard shift.
05:52Marcy is usually asleep before he gets home.
05:54Marcy is usually asleep before he gets home.
06:04Randy?
06:14Randy, is that you?
06:26Randy?
06:34Randy?
07:04Randy?
07:26Absolutely no one there.
07:28I kind of just let it go.
07:30I kind of just let it go.
07:32All right, this is my imagination.
07:34I am a level-headed person.
07:36I think things through.
07:38I don't make snap knee-jerk decisions.
07:40And that comes from the line of work that I'm in.
07:42And that comes from the line of work that I'm in.
07:48As winter breaks,
07:50Marcy's stress at work and home
07:52only grows,
07:54as does her concern
07:56for her son's safety.
08:02It's been almost three weeks.
08:04It's been almost three weeks.
08:06Months before, I was telling him
08:08what time he had to be home at night.
08:10And now he's out defending our country with a gun.
08:12And now he's out defending our country with a gun.
08:14You know he'll call right when he can.
08:16Here.
08:18It should cheer you up.
08:20Start shooting in a few weeks.
08:22It's only 20 minutes from here.
08:28You know he wouldn't want you to worry like this.
08:30It was the scariest thing for me to ever go through every day.
08:32It was the scariest thing for me to ever go through every day.
08:34I would say a little prayer for that kid every day.
09:00I would say a little prayer for that kid every day.
09:30What's the matter?
09:56What's the matter?
09:58There was someone here!
10:00Where?
10:02Where are you going?
10:04Get my gun! Stay inside!
10:06I mean, he was there, and he was gone, just like that.
10:29There's nobody here.
10:31Are you sure you saw something?
10:33Yes. I saw somebody standing right in front of me.
10:35Yes. I saw somebody standing right in front of me.
10:37A split second later, he was gone.
10:39Gone where?
10:41I don't know. I didn't see him leave.
10:43I just saw him standing in the doorway.
10:45The thing about Marcy is, she's very grounded.
10:47She's not taken towards big imaginative things.
10:49She's very here and now.
10:51She's very here and now.
10:53What did he look like?
10:55He was tall.
10:58Older.
11:00I think he was wearing jeans.
11:02I want to believe you, but I don't have anything tangible that supports what you're telling me.
11:04I want to believe you, but I don't have anything tangible that supports what you're telling me.
11:06Well, he's gone now, whoever it was.
11:08I knew deep down that there was something in here.
11:10I knew it.
11:12Left with no other explanation,
11:14Marcy considers the impossible.
11:16Perhaps her house is haunted.
11:18Perhaps her house is haunted.
11:20You read about it. You see it on TV shows.
11:22You see movies about it.
11:24Could this really be happening?
11:26Could this be?
11:51In the spring of 2003,
11:53Randy gets promoted to sergeant
11:55and starts working even longer hours than before.
11:57and starts working even longer hours than before.
11:59Marcy is nervous about being home alone.
12:01I'd stay at work.
12:03I'd stay sometimes 8, 9 o'clock at night.
12:05That was not uncommon.
12:07That way I figure, okay, I go home.
12:09I'm only going to be home by myself for a couple of hours.
12:19Hello?
12:21Hi, Mom.
12:23How are you?
12:25I'm good. You know, things are kind of crazy right now.
12:27What's new with you guys?
12:29Other than working too hard,
12:31we're okay.
12:33I really miss you guys.
12:35Listen, I really can't talk right now. We're on the move again.
12:37I just wanted to call and let you know I'm doing okay.
12:39Will you tell Dad I called?
12:41Of course.
12:43I really love you guys.
12:45We love you too.
12:47So much.
12:49Bye, Mom.
12:51Bye.
12:59Once I feel this air
13:01down the back of my neck,
13:03there's not a window open, the air conditioner's not on,
13:05nothing's running, no fans, nothing.
13:07Get out of here.
13:09I said, I mean it.
13:11Go away. Get out of this house.
13:13We don't want you here.
13:15Leave me alone.
13:17Leave me alone.
13:21She forces herself to carry on.
13:23On one hand,
13:25I'm terrified.
13:27On the other hand, this is my home
13:29and you're not going to run me out of here.
13:51I love you.
14:21I love you.
14:29I couldn't get out of that basement fast enough.
14:31I didn't know if something
14:33was following me, if something was chasing me.
14:35I had no idea.
14:41Randy, something is
14:43in this house. Something touched me.
14:45Who touched you?
14:47I don't know. There's nobody here.
14:49I don't know what you tell your wife
14:51when she thinks there's an unknown presence in your house.
14:53I don't know what the correct response
14:55for that is.
14:57Marcy, are you alright?
14:59Marcy?
15:01Marcy?
15:03Marcy, are you alright?
15:07I'm fine.
15:09Just get home as soon as you can,
15:11okay?
15:13I was scared.
15:15Is somebody watching everything that I'm doing?
15:17You can't even
15:19explain to someone how horrible
15:21that feeling is.
15:29While Randy races home,
15:31Marcy does
15:33everything she can think of to protect herself.
15:37I'm not going that basement again.
15:39That's out of the question.
15:41But now
15:43what do you do? How do you fight something you can't see?
15:47If something's
15:49going to come through the door,
15:51I'm at least going to hear it.
16:07I didn't find
16:09anything down there.
16:11I know what I felt.
16:13Okay, then tell me.
16:15I don't know what you're going through
16:17unless you talk to me.
16:19It was very frustrating for me, because I can't
16:21explain to him how that felt.
16:23You had to be here to believe it.
16:25When I'm alone in this house,
16:27I feel as though someone is standing
16:29right next to me,
16:31as close as I am to you
16:33right now.
16:35How can I help?
16:37I don't know!
16:39I never doubted
16:41that she felt what she said she felt.
16:43But anything that I would say
16:45would just come off as empty.
16:47It was real frustrating for me,
16:49because I'm used to fixing problems.
16:57The only time Marcy feels safe
16:59is when she's not alone.
17:03Several days passed with no word from the teenager.
17:09Police, friends and neighbors organized
17:11a search of the area surrounding Micah's home.
17:13Desperate for relief,
17:15police set up a robot to care for Micah.
17:41A few days later,
17:43Micah was taken to the hospital.
17:45He was taken to a hospital
17:47where he was treated.
17:49He was taken to a hospital
17:51where he was treated.
17:53He was taken to a hospital
17:55where he was treated.
17:57He was taken to a hospital
17:59where he was treated.
18:01He was taken to a hospital
18:03where he was treated.
18:05He was taken to a hospital
18:07where he was treated.
18:09He was taken to a hospital
18:11where he was treated.
18:27There's a blue mist
18:29right in front of my face.
18:31I am awake.
18:33I can see the TV in the background.
18:35What is this mist?
18:39What? What's wrong? What's wrong?
18:52He's in there now.
18:57It's gone now.
18:59There was a blue light in here a few seconds ago.
19:01I wasn't dreaming.
19:03Why didn't you wake me up?
19:04It was gone too soon.
19:07Now I don't feel safe in there, not even with him.
19:10So nobody can protect me.
19:23You start questioning yourself day in and day out.
19:27You can drive yourself over the edge.
19:29I was just a basket case all the time.
19:31I wanted somebody to tell me it's okay.
19:34It's all right.
19:36I wasn't looking for a support group.
19:37I just wanted to know this happened to someone else.
19:52You are nothing without me.
19:56I see the guy in the white t-shirt again,
20:12standing with two girls this time.
20:16He is just staring at me like,
20:19you can't touch me.
20:20You know, I'm here.
20:35I just saw a man pushing two women into the basement.
20:38What? Stay here.
21:07I don't know what you're talking about.
21:38I don't know what you're talking about.
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22:14I don't know what you're talking about.
22:16I think he thought, oh here we go again.
22:33Now she's seeing things.
22:35But he didn't say that.
22:38He tried very hard to be supportive.
22:44Randy knows it's important that Marcy get out of the house,
22:48so she doesn't dwell on her growing fear.
22:52I was concerned that if this progression continued,
22:56that it could cause her
22:57some actual tangible health problems.
23:00See that camera over there?
23:01It's gotta be one of these.
23:03And all these cars, we gotta get rid of these cars.
23:05Excuse me.
23:07How can I help you?
23:07I'm looking for the director
23:09or somebody who can tell me
23:09about being an extra in your production.
23:11Yeah, we need people right this way, sir.
23:12Thanks.
23:14Jim!
23:15Hold on a second.
23:17All right, move this trailer.
23:18Excuse me, can you talk to this fellow, please?
23:19Yeah.
23:20Good morning, I'm Sergeant Wyckoff.
23:21Hey, Jim Conover.
23:22Nice to meet you.
23:23I read in the paper that you were looking for extras,
23:25and my wife, it's always been her dream
23:28to be in a Western, and well,
23:30she could really use something like this about now.
23:34Here, it's a card from my assistant.
23:36You give her a call next week.
23:37She'll set something up for both of you, okay?
23:39Thanks, I really appreciate it.
23:40Come on, let's go.
23:41You gotta move that camera.
23:44Yeah.
23:50One night, while Marcy's at work.
23:53Okay, come on, let's go.
23:55Keep moving.
23:57I need you to bring me the card here.
23:58Okay.
24:05Let's go.
24:06Alright.
24:07I'm gonna need you to get one of the most
24:08popular places for extras.
24:09I'm gonna need you to pick one of them and I'm gonna need you
24:11to make sure you're doing it right.
24:12Right there.
24:13Right there?
24:14Got it.
24:15Right there.
24:17Watch this.
24:18Right here.
24:19Right there, watch this.
24:21Watch this.
24:22It was real.
24:52It was loud.
24:54It was right on top of me.
24:55I wasn't alone.
24:56This is what Marcia's been talking about.
25:07I know what you mean now.
25:11I could tell something was there.
25:13Even though I couldn't see it.
25:14Now we're on the same page.
25:16Now he understands.
25:17Now he's gonna help me.
25:18You think it has anything to do with that guy who was killed in the motorcycle accident?
25:23I mean, maybe it's him you've been seeing.
25:26But what about the two women in the basement?
25:28Who are they?
25:31The whole thing really was crazy.
25:32We were trying to put a name and a face to it, and we don't have a clue.
25:38Marcia and Randy get out of the house as often as possible.
25:42They volunteer as extras in the filming of a local movie.
25:46You must be the new extras.
25:47That's right.
25:48It gave me something to do so I wasn't just worried about what was gonna happen next.
25:51And you're both with the police department?
25:53Yes, that's right.
25:54Yeah, I used to be a private investigator for 14 years.
25:57How'd you get involved in this?
25:58I didn't. My brother did.
26:00He's the director.
26:01I'm just helping him out while he's filming.
26:04So what do you do now?
26:05I'm a full-time paranormal investigator.
26:11Are you serious?
26:1416 years.
26:1516 years.
26:17For us to find him at that time, in that way, it just seemed extremely coincidental or lucky.
26:23So what does that mean exactly?
26:25I mean, what do you do?
26:28Basically, I talk to spirits.
26:31I know a lot of people don't believe in that kind of thing, but I try to help those that do.
26:36Rob Conover has intervened in hundreds of hauntings since discovering his clairvoyant abilities.
26:43I refer to myself as a reluctant astronaut because I didn't want it, but I got it.
26:49What would you say if I told you our house is haunted?
26:56I'd say we just met and I don't see any reason for you to lie to me.
27:03I keep seeing a man in my house.
27:08Yeah, I sense a heaviness about you.
27:12He goes, you definitely have got some issues going on in your house.
27:15You definitely have got some problems there.
27:18Which floored me. And how does he know this?
27:22When I see him, he's standing there, looking at me, staring at me.
27:30Most people see spirits as they fade away.
27:32And I knew then that this was going to get worse, because it's obvious he's there to scare her.
27:38Which means the more he gets away with it, the more he's going to do.
27:45The most important thing to do is to control your fear.
27:48When a spirit comes into a house, it will play on one person.
27:52The fear of that person gives it energy.
27:56I always tell people that if they're scared, to pull out their Bible and recite the 23rd Psalm.
28:00Your brother's asking for you.
28:03Here's my card. Give me a call if you need help.
28:07I don't push myself on people.
28:10When they call me, it's because they're ready.
28:13They're ready for me to be there.
28:23For weeks, Marcy has avoided being home alone.
28:26But she can't stay away forever.
28:30One night, while Randy is at work.
28:57The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
29:01He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
29:19Randy?
29:26Randy?
29:35I said, that is it. I am done. I'm through with you. You're leaving.
29:40Rob, this is Marcy Wyckoff.
29:53Thanks so much for coming.
29:56I know it's kind of nasty out there.
29:59Yeah, the storm's going to be here soon.
30:05There's no preparation. I don't know how the spirit's going to react to me.
30:11I go in and I deal with it the way I did all my life.
30:15One-on-one, face-to-face, and not backing down.
30:26First thing I need to do is kind of walk around and see if I can locate the source of energy.
30:32I had no idea what to expect.
30:34Okay.
30:36I thought he'll come through the house, say a couple things, and that'll be the end of it.
30:40That's not quite what happened.
30:56What?
31:12There's definitely someone here.
31:14I felt the energy of the spirit, and it was very, very strong.
31:21He's hiding from me.
31:27Yes!
31:37Is he doing that?
31:39Yes.
31:45The power goes out. That's when things started to happen.
31:56What?
32:22I don't know that I can do this.
32:24Marcy, you need to be strong.
32:26My heart was beating so fast, and I was hoping that he knew what he was doing.
32:32Let's go.
32:50There's definitely someone here.
32:51There's definitely someone here.
32:55When I walk into an area and a spirit is present, before I see the spirit, I get a feeling.
33:02There's no pain.
33:04It's just a cool electrical shock all over.
33:15What are you doing here?
33:17Who are you?
33:22What's happening to us?
33:24Stay calm. You've got to stay calm.
33:26I could see the blue and the light, and I could see the outline of the figure.
33:31I was scared to death.
33:35He's here.
33:38Is it true, Frank?
33:40Is it?
33:43He's not alone.
33:45He's not alone.
33:49Get back in the car, now!
33:52I see spirits as they were when they passed away.
33:55Are you okay?
33:57I've seen people that were shot, stabbed, people that were in bad car wrecks.
34:02Now!
34:03He's keeping them here.
34:05What?
34:07Two women. He's keeping them here.
34:15Where are they?
34:17Who are you?
34:19Talk to me!
34:22What the hell was that?
34:24There's no logical explanation.
34:27He's just trying to scare us.
34:29I wasn't afraid. That put him on the defensive even more.
34:33Ah!
34:39Suddenly, Rob senses a tragedy that took place nearly 60 years ago.
34:46Is it true, Frank?
34:49Is it?
34:54Answer me!
34:57Is it?
34:59I swear to God, if you ever lay a hand on my daughter, I'll...
35:03You'll what?
35:29Ah!
35:35They don't belong here.
35:39Rob, I want to leave.
35:41It's okay.
35:43There was a car crash.
35:44What?
35:46A car crash on this property.
35:58There was a motorcycle accident on the front lawn a few months ago.
36:05This was decades ago, before there were houses here.
36:10A man and two women were inside.
36:13They died on this land.
36:20It's not the house that's haunted. It's the land.
36:23Often times when people die a sudden death, they stay right there where they've died.
36:29This man was afraid of going to hell.
36:31He created his own self-imposed purgatory by staying here.
36:35He made the female spirit stay because he was afraid of going through the light.
36:44Because of you, your fear, your vulnerability in times of stress feeds him.
36:52It makes him feel alive.
36:56Are they gone?
36:58I literally thought, what on earth? What if now we can't get it out of here?
37:03What are we going to do?
37:07The man's just gathering his strength.
37:12I'll have to talk to all three of them about crossing over.
37:18Make them understand that they don't belong here anymore.
37:21Rob first must convince the female spirits that they alone control their destiny.
37:29I'm here to help you.
37:31I know that you're afraid, but you are not alone.
37:35He may have had power over you in life, but he has no power over you in death.
37:41He can't hold you here any longer.
37:47He can't hold you here any longer!
37:58Rob!
38:29Rob!
38:50No! Let them go!
38:58Rob!
39:21The male spirit's demeanor changed because suddenly he realized he was alone.
39:25You need to go too!
39:28I want my house back!
39:31She's not afraid of you anymore.
39:33He began to ask me questions.
39:35Will I be punished? Will it be painful?
39:38And I told him, I don't know.
39:40But it's up to you to face your judgment like we all will have to.
39:45I know that you're afraid of being judged for the things that you've done in life.
39:48But God's worst judgment is better than the devil's punishment.
39:52Our Heavenly Father, we pray that you will accept this lost soul.
39:55Give him the courage, oh Lord, to find his way into the light.
39:59We ask this in your holy name. Amen.
40:09I have helped three spirits go where they belong.
40:12Two where they should have been all along.
40:15And one who may be facing a judgment right now.
40:18I don't know what's on the other side of that light.
40:20But I know he's where he's supposed to be.
40:26And as soon as he goes through the light, a power pops back up.
40:38The side of the doorway where he went through the light was completely hot.
40:41And the other side of the doorway was cool.
40:44All this has gone away.
40:56Rob, I want you to meet my son, Clint.
40:59Nice to finally meet you.
41:01I know your parents are glad to have you home.
41:03It's good to be home, sir.
41:05Your mother's quite the brave woman.
41:07Now you've got to face the camera.
41:09Your scene's coming up.
41:11Thank you, Rob.
41:13I don't profess or even have an interest in the paranormal.
41:16But if somebody asks me, I can look them in the eye and say,
41:19yeah, we had a problem and we dealt with it.
41:22Now I know there's nothing wrong with me.
41:23I'm okay.
41:25If I can say one thing about this whole experience,
41:28it's trust your inner self.
41:30Trust your own judgment.
41:32An experience like this, no one else understands unless you've been there.
41:36It's something we lived through, and I'm glad it is over.