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Bryan and Ellie Stockton hope they left behind their demons when they move to their idyllic new home in southern West Virginia. Above all, they want a fresh start for their young son, Derrick, who witnessed the tumultuous first years of their marriage – years that were rife with substance abuse, rage, and resentment. Their bright hope for the future is darkened when a child disappears from their neighborhood. The couple becomes suspicious of a reclusive resident with a degenerative brain disorder. Strange events begin to happen in their house just as Derrick tells them about a new friend who visits him at night. Their son may be acting out…

Derrick Stockton is in his mid-twenties, approaching three years sober, and working a stable job in Ohio. After surviving the seemingly random horrors of his childhood at the hands of a sinister neighbor, he believes he’s finally moved on. All that changes when a brutal murder occurs in his home state of West Virginia. His name is written in blood at the crime scene, and the only evidence is a blurry surveillance video offering a glimpse of the killer, one he knows to be long dead. As the people closest to him are targeted by a mysterious figure, he works with state police to stop the growing body count. With the help of his support…

Летом 1994 года психолог Дэниел Хилл покупает ферму в холмах Западной Вирджинии. Вместе с беременной женой и дочерью он переезжает туда из города, и поначалу красота природы и умиротворенность этого места очаровывают семью, но ненадолго. Вскоре отец находит в подвале дома тайную комнату, а в ней забитый досками колодец с крестом сверху. К тому же до Хиллов начинают доходить слухи, что предыдущий хозяин их фермы был экзорцистом, но к тому времени становится уже поздно, так как зло, обитающее здесь, просто так не отпустит, бежать бессмысленно, и каждому достанется свой кошмар.

This story fits inside the setting for "THE EXORCIST’S HOUSE" novel by Roberts, right in-between the prologue and the first chapter. Three teens decide to have drinking party on the site of the burned down haunted house. This builds slowly, then gets grim very fast. It’s just as wild as the novel, with plenty of scares.

1967: A brutal murder occurs at the Weston State Hospital in West Virginia. To amateur exorcist, Merle Blatty, this shocking story rings of the occult. Fueled by a desire to avenge the deaths of his wife and son, Merle investigates the case, unknowingly stepping into a sinister web spanning decades. 1997: It’s been three years since the Hill family left the nightmares of the farm behind them. Alice is off to college while Daniel and Nora are closer than ever, living in Ohio and raising their three-year-old daughter, Maren. Their high hopes for the future are quickly extinguished when they receive a call, learning of a plan by Adam,…