"♪♪" "(MaleNarrator):" "Along with the modern spiritual movement, came a widespread interest in communications with the dead." "The talking board is yet another tool to inspire hope that a world beyond our own can be reached." "The question is this;" "are the dead taunting the living?" "Or is the living taunting the dead?" "Cleanseyourthoughtsof any fears you might have." "What presence is in here with us now?" "C B. What's C B?" "When channelling, you must open your mind to whatever message the spirit is trying to convey to you." "Great deal of energy is being used to communicate with us." "Sometimes the letters are not in the right order." "Or words are spelt to sound out what's being said." "CB C B." "Sabrina." "Aname?" "Yes." "Sabrina was my aunt." "She passed away five years ago." "C B was my nickname for her." "But how?" "Spirit." "AreyouSabrina?" "Charles' aunt?" "DT G.Oh ." "This doesn't make any sense." "What's happening?" "DT G.Oh ." "This doesn't make any sense." "What's happening?" "Sabrina." "Staywith us." "This is it, spirit goodbye." "Whathappened?" "What was she trying to do?" "Thatwasn'ther." "Sometimes, when speaking with one spirit, another attempts to come in." "And the project goes to traitors as it just did." "Must always end the session." "Whatdoesit mean when it does that?" "Itopenaportal between the two realms, some spirits want back in." "Intowhat?" "Life." "Isee." "Does anyone else know of this board?" "No." "Spirit I often speak with help fashion this board with me." "I've been using it for more than half my life now." "WherecanIacquire one like it?" "Ithinkwe 'reabout done here Charles." "The mark of the devil." "Evil." "Not again." "Go back from whence you came demon." "The damned are not welcome here." "MR S.BC K D N T G." "Don't go back." "Why?" "growlingsounds" "(Growling):" "Get out of me." "Isurroundmyself with protection." "I release the evil that's been invoked." "Release all energies that are not of the purest and highest power." "I ask for forgiveness." "Please." "Hear my voice." "White light." "Please." "Hear my voice." "My board." "Where's my board?" "Doyoubelieveinghosts?" "Tens of thousands of people from every culture, every period in human history have claimed to see them under the same circumstances." "Now, most of these sightings are described the same way." "Often the figures are shadowy and translucent." "Sometimes disembodied." "There may be a torso here, there may be a floating head there." "I heard a report once about a floating arm." "Which, is kind of helpful if you need a hand in the kitchen." "Audiences Laughs" "Okay, sorry." "But when we capture these images, are we actually seeing a recurring event from the past?" "Are they maybe a mirage of that beautiful oasis that lies beyond?" "Now mediums, clairvoyants, and psychics will convince you that only they have the ability to contact the dead." "What's the proof?" "I think it's here." "The magic talking board." "Now, movies and TV shows will tell you that the spirits can enter our bodies and they can seize our souls via this board." "However, it's a game that's sold in every major toy store in the country." "Yes." "Wheredidthe name come from?" "Ouijawasfirstpatentedby a man named Charles Kennard in the early 1900's." "He claimed that the board itself told him Ouija was the Egyptian word for good luck." "It wasn't." "It was just a really great marketing ploy." "Over time, the company fell into the hands of William Fuld who was his former foreman." "Yes." "Whatabouttheideathat  a Ouija board is just the game of the mind and someone is consciously pushing the pointer around?" "Well,I thinkthat'sprobably true about 90% of the time." "Ouija's very powerful, psychologically." "People are dedicated to the idea that they might be able to reach their loved ones again." "But, for example, boy plays with Ouija with his friends, the predication says he'll die in six months." "Six months later he dies in a car crash." "Now, is that a coincidence?" "Or the fulfilment of a prediction?" "Soyou'resayingwe create coincidences?" "I'msayingIwantyouto think about that other 10%." "I want you to remember those ghost stories told around the campfire, you know, the family folklore about visits from Grandma." "I want you to bring that information back to class tomorrow so we can move a little further forward on our journey." "♪ Music ♪" "squeechingSound" "Phonerings Hello?" "(FromPhone) Madison Kennard?" "Yes." "Hi,I 'mLinda,thereal estate agent." "I was also a goodfriendof yourmother's." "Right." "I'msosorryfor yourloss ." "I was at the funeral." "Sorry you couldn'tbethere." "Anyway, I'll come by two days from nowwiththedeedandgo over the details of selling." "That'llgiveyousometime  to go through the house and seeifthere'sanythingyou want to keep of your mothers." "Phonedisconnects" "Linda?" "Soundofdooropening" "thestepssqueek" "Walkingsoundsfromabove" "Whisperingsounds" "MadisonfuckingKennard, fucking shoot me." "Oh my god." "Oh my god." "You look like an actual goddamn person." "Like, you look like a legit adult." "Holy shit." "What, what did Europe do to you?" "You don't have a piercing on your face." "Holy shit." "You actually grew up." "I missed you so much." "I told you you'd be back, didn't I?" "Yeah,noteightyears later but, yeah." "Well,I didn'tthink it was going to be exactly like this, but." "Well, this is." "Didyougo ?" "Idid." "Weretherealot of people there?" "I'mreallysorryyou  couldn't be there." "Ihadn'ttalkedto her in eight years, it's not as if she wanted to see me while she was alive so." "Bullshit." "She loved you." "Obviously, she wanted you to have the house." "This whole thing with your Dad." "It's just got to end." "Thishasnothing to do with my Dad." "Besides, I'm not keeping the house," "I'm just here to clean it up so I can sell it." "Okay." "Weboth know you're here for way more than that." "Okay." "I get it, I'm sorry, it's too soon." "But I miss you and I want to get in as much time as I can so, can you do me a solid and let me stay here?" "Cliff and Rick are coming by tonight to say hi." "That'snice." "OhmyGod." "Iused tolove this house when I was a kid." "You know, I'm going to get my own house soon." "Really?" "Moving out of Cliff's place?" "Whatever happened to your other half there, um, what's his name again?" "Julian." "Julian." "What happened?" "Well,hetookupcheatingand I took up smoking and so the relationship just wasn't healthy." "Anyway, it's no big heartache." "Seriously, it's all good." "Do you think it's still haunted?" "What?" "Youknow,ghosts." "Noises." "Shit that used to keep you up at night?" "You used to talk about it all the time before you left." "Really?" "I forgot." "I always felt like I was trapped in this house." "Trapped?" "Whatdo youmean?" "LikeI woulddie here or something." "Maddy." "That's fucking morbid." "So,whattimeare  Cliff and Rick coming by tonight?" "Probablyaroundeight." "Soyou'rereally moving out of Cliff's place?" "He'sa slob." "Brotherlikesister." "Shutup." "Youwould love to have me here." "Besides, it's only going to be until I find a new place." "Yourshit'salready here, isn't it?" "Shhhh." "Shhhh." "Yourreservationis  for the entity room." "You understand that there have been disturbances in that room." "That'swhyI'mhere." "Youpeoplearealwaystoo curious for your own good." "Always looking for a little adventure, aren't you?" "Ah,notreally." "IfI  could have the key now?" "Whatisit aboutdangerthat  makes you people want to mess around with it so much?" "Ah,I canassureyou Idon't want to mess around with anything." "If I could just have the key if that's all right?" "Theshadowusually stands in the window around three A.M." "Sometimes it moves through the room, but mostly it just stands in front of the window." "People have been pushed in the shower." "There are reports." "Whispering." "Cold spots." "Cigar smoke." "Poking." "Excuseme,poking?" "Thelastguestthat stayed in that room experienced an invisible entity poking him." "Kept him up all night." "Yes,well,it 'skindof." "Andtheblood." "Blood?" "Thebloodin thebathtub." "People have reported walking in there and finding the tub completely filled with blood." "Uh,thekey?" "I'mhereallnight." "But I don't want no lawsuit if something happens to you." "Maddy,I doloveyou ." "I think we should go on a date." "You, me." "Areyou kidding me?" "Hey." "Hi." "Goodtosee you." "HeyMaddy." "Hi." "Hey." "Good to see you." "Lookatthehappy couple." "How are you?" "Good." "Good,good." "HeyClifford." "Hey." "How are you buddy?" "What'supman?" "Goodtoseeyou ." "Ricky?" "How's things man?" "Goodtoseeyou ." "Manly drink." "Ah, yeah." "Partyishere." "Mytwofavouritesisters in the whole world." "We'reyouronlysisters in the whole world." "But,that'swhyIlove  you guys so much." "ThankGodI'madopted." "You'retheluckyone ." "Wow,that's,that'sawkward." "DrinkingbeeragainCliff?" "Justone." "Ohyeah,just one all right." "One case." "Hey,powerup ." "Cheers." "Rick,saveyourbreath." "You'll need it to blow up your date later." "Youjustgottold." "Loveyou." "Mayday." "Mayday." "Seriously,man." "Like, crash and burn." "It's got to be the hair." "Hastobe thehair." "Eitherthator you'reinto farm animals or something." "Youknowwhat's funny about that?" "Is I actually think that's the third time I've done it to him." "He'srelentless, I'm telling you, man." "It's so funny." "It'ssoniceto have laughter in this house." "Remember when we were kids and we used to dare each other to run all the way to the basement in the dark without chickening out?" "OhmyGod,yeah." "And as I recall, I was the brave one." "No you weren't." "Yes I was...." "What?" "DoorBell" "Hey." "Alison, hey." "I can't believe you're here." "I'msorry I'm late." "Ithoughtyouwere still in Italy." "Oh." "Uh,well,no ,I was, but, um, something kind of happened and, well, I'm here, and I can't really leave until it's taken care of." "Well,I 'msoglad you're here." "You know, I'm here temporarily myself." "Iknow." "Maddy,I'm  really sorry to hear about your Mom." "Oh,thanks,but, I'm all right." "Go on in." "Everybody's in the house." "Yeah,well,Ican  hear Cliff's stories a mile away." "Cliff." "Twodrinksformen  and one for a child." "Gasping" "Oh." "Soyoufollowing the Olympics?" "Yeah." "Youknowwhat I hate though?" "What?" "Whenpeoplebitetheir silver or bronze medal to see if it's real" "Why?" "Well,theydiditin the old days to see if gold was real, because real gold is soft." "(Whisperingvoice):" "Amy." "Amy." "... Amy." "Amy." "...Amy." "Scream!" "Where'sAmy?" "Whathappened?" "You're shivering." "Amy." "Amy." "Amy." "Let's get her out of here, let's get her downstairs." "Yeah." "There'ssomethingwrong with this house." "Maddy." "Hey." "Hey." "Don'tworry, she'll be fine." "It was probably just a cry for attention or something." "Maddy." "Maddy." "Are you all right?" "I'mfine." "Lightningstreaks at Canon house." "Mostly blue in colour but one is bright yellow." "More ectoplasm at three different shots in the East Grange Cemetery." "Nothing at the Bed and Breakfast." "Issheallright?" "Guys,she'sreallyshaken up about something." "She won't say anything about what the hell happened up there." "Shouldsomeone stay with her?" "No." "She'llbe fine." "She's sleeping now." "Youlookreally worried about her." "Whatwasshedoingupthere ?" "Hey,hey,hey,hey ,hey ." "You guys will never guess what I found upstairs." "Whatisit ?" "AOuijaboard..." "Whoa." "Cliff,where did you find that?" "Theattic." "Youlooseyournerve,Maddy?" "Thisshitusedtonever scare you before." "No,putit back,Idon't want any part of it." "Comeon." "It 'llbe fun." "It'll be creepy." "It'll be very Halloweeny." "You'rea weenie." "Cliff." "Giveme abreak, buddy." "Are you serious?" "You know these things are bullshit, eh?" "It's actually the people moving it around, not spirits." "Dude,you'vegot, like, one functioning brain cell." "Guys,whatthehellisup  with all of you." "Play the game." "It'll be just like back in the day, right?" "Runningaroundnakedin cemeteries is not exactly similar to playing with a Ouija board." "I'min." "Allright." "Sadie,you're taking their side?" "Whywouldn'tI?" "We loved this stuff." "And you more than any of us was into this paranormal stuff, so, why wouldn't we play?" "What'stheharm,really?" "We'll get some candles and stuff, it'll be cool." "I'mnottouchingit." "Allright." "I'mgoing to fine some candles." "Partywith the ghosts." "You'reokaywith this, right?" "Sure." "Just,just be careful, okay?" "Idon'tknowaboutyouguys,  dude, it's not my thing." "Wedon'tcare." "I'mnotplaying." "Really?" "Icangetthe lightsfor you." "Turn off the lights." "HandyRick." "Very good, you know." "Okay." "Okay." "Now,I 'mnotan expert on this, but I think we need to say some sort of safety prayer to protect us from bad spirits or something." "Doesanybodyhave any suggestions?" "Isuggestwe juststart asking some questions." "Ihavetwowords." "Captain Howdy." "If he comes out of there, I am out of here." "Whatwasthat?" "Captain Picard?" "You're such an idiot, Cliff." "No,weneedtosaysomething like, um, protect us, oh Ouija." "Protect us." "Protect us and let us talk to the ghosts ...from beyond." "Owe, it burns." "It burns so bad." "Okay,okay,very,very funny, but, you know, be careful, that was based on true events." "Everythingisbased on true events." "Closeyoureyes." "Now , everyone place two fingers on the planchette." "Now, no jokes guys." "If it starts to move on its own, just follow it." "Don't push it, okay?" "All right." "(all) Okay." "Everyonerelax." "We're just going to warm it up by moving it around in a circle." "Oh,isn'tthatbad ifit moves around in a circle?" "No." "It'sbadifthespirit tries to move it in the form of an eight." "Or tries to slide it off the board." "It means that the spirit's trying to set itself free, and that's how haunting and possessions happen." "What?" "I obviously know something about the talking boards." "Talkingboards." "Yeah." "That'swhat they were called before they changed the name to Ouija." "Allright." "Nowlet 'sstop, and position it in the centre." "Is there anyone here with us from the spirit world?" "Is there anyone that would like to come in and talk to any of us from the other side?" "We welcome any spirit to communicate with us." "Okay." "Whodidthat?" "Okay,itwasn'tme." "Wow." "I didn'tdo anything." "Okay,itmighthavebeen  real." "Everybody put their fingers back on the planchette." "Isthereanyonethere?" "OhmyGod." "Serious?" "Who'shere?" "C" "F" "E" "D" "F" "E" "D" "C." "Thatmakesno sense." "CFEDFEDC." "A" "M" "A" "R" "A." "Amara?" "Amara?" "What's an Amara?" "Aname?" "AreyouAmara?" "Youshouldtelleveryone to stop this now." "Istheresomethingyou  want to say to us?" "Guys." "I thinkthere'smore than one ghost here." "What?" "Wecantalktomore than one at a time?" "Okay,I thinkwhoever was here is now gone." "However many there were." "M" "R" "X." "M R X." "Marx?" "Ihaveno idea." "Fatherorsocialism?" "Or." "Mr.X. Anyone know a Mr. X?" "Does it ring a bell with deceased relatives or anything?" "Are you hear to speak with anyone in particular?" "Oh." "Oh." "Somebodylikesyou ." "What do you want with Madison?" "What do you want with Madison?" "What do you want with Madison?" "Scream" "Getmethefuckout of this house." "I can't fucking breath." "Didyouguyssee thatgash ?" "That is freaky." "Okay,guys,we 'regoing to the hospital." "Cansomebodycomewithme?" "Ibelievewe shouldhave listened to Maddy." "Allright." "I'vehadallthe spooksI can take for one night." "Ihaveto go to the store tomorrow so," "I'm going to head out." "Linds." "Linds." "Lindsay." "I don't want that thing down here, we have to put it back." "Guys,I lovewhatyou 're bringing into this class." "I love your enthusiasm, I love the quality of your research." "Keep it up." "Just remember, when you're outside those doors, keep your curiosity and your eyes open, okay?" "And I'll see you tomorrow." "ProfessorCurtis, I'm Andrew Porter." "Thewriter." "Yes,I wasn'taware you knew who I was." "Smalltown." "Didyouget everything you needed from the seminar?" "Ithoughtit was very informative." "YouandIsharealot  of the same theories and beliefs on the subject." "Oh,I don'tthink so." "I don't think I could ever really just market my research and theories simply for money." "Yes,well,that's unfortunate." "Well, as you may know, my next book is in relation to the paranormal." "Yournextbook?" "Yes,yes,it 's primarily focused on some of the tools used in communication between, well, people and uh, ghosts." "Iseemto remember reading one of your books last year." "I think it was called The Road to Nowhere." "TheOtherSide." "Yeah." "Andyourresearchon,  sort of, the spiritual ramifications of, life after death, it was just, so similar to my own." "Yeah,well,you know, I'd like to ask you a few questions on some of the more common methods used to communicate with." "Yeah,talkingboards, table tipping, showy stuff, I get it." "Yeah,well,with all the research I've been doing," "I tend to get a lot of negative feedback on them." "Specifically Ouija boards." "I've yet to encounter a psychic or medium who can agree with them." "So, I wanted to get your thoughts since you seem highly experienced with them." "Idoagreewith the mediums." "I am highly experienced." "And I understand the dangers associated with using Ouija." "Dangers?" "Canyou tell me about them?" "Contactwiththe other side should never be attempted by those who aren't trained to do it." "You're taking a huge risk." "When people who have actually contacted the dead, now think it's a really bad idea, it's best to walk away from the subject all together." "Youeverseen a ghost Doctor?" "Doyouhave any idea what it feels like to have a cold presence flash across your face, as your eyes widen and your heart stampedes in your chest." "And you want to grab a hold of something." "You want to run, hide, scream." "But not a part of your body will move." "And then spend every day after that rationalizing your way back to sanity." "In your classroom." "Exactly." "It won't open." "What the fuck?" "Soundsofwalking, Whipsers:" "Madison." "Madison." "Doyouhearthat?" "Yeah." "Let'sgetthe  fuck out of here." "Screams" "Whatthefuckare  you guys doing?" "Whatthefuckare you doing here?" "We thought you left." "Bringingyouyour keys." "Oh, Jesus Christ." "Whatareyouguys doing up here?" "We'reputting this away." "I'mnotgoing up there." "I'm going to go clean." "Fine,I 'lltakeit up there." "I'mgoingto bed." "Whispering:" "Madison." "Madison  Madison." "Madison." "... Madison." "Lindsay." "... Lindsay." "Lindsay." "... Lindsay." "Mr.X." "Did you have a message for us tonight?" "What is it?" "Do you want me to help you?" "Let me help you." "Chickenshit." "Something kept blowing the sheets off of me." "I couldn't sleep so I came in here." "Okay." "Nobodyanswersthe phone around here?" "Come on in Cliff." "What do you mean no one's answering the phone?" "The phone's not even been ringing." "Ihavebeencallingfor,  like, the last 20 minutes." "Well,you'reobviously dialling the wrong number because this one's not ringing." "Really." "Whatare you making?" "Making scrambled eggs." "Looksgood." "Thanks." "Maybe,maybenot." "No dial tone." "What?" "Letme see." "Oh." "Well,well." "Don't you look stunning." "What a weird night." "I had such weird nightmares." "Well,sleepingwithme does that to people." "Besides, after last night, I think we all had nightmares." "Youseemto havesleptfine ." "Yeah." "I sleptokay." "Well,I wasoutcold." "Like a diabetic bear in insulin shock, having a hibernation sleep." "What?" "OhmyGod." "Anywaysguys , there's so much to do today." "There's so much crap in the other room we need to get rid of, so." "Well,I onlycamebybecause you guys weren't answering the phone and I was worried after what happened last night." "Yeah,andI'msureyou didn't come over to clean out Madison's fridge either." "Ofcoursenot." "I will go look at the phone box." "Any idea where it is?" "Yup,I thinkit 's in the basement." "Okay." "I willhave three new eggs scrambled with a little bit of salt and pepper." "Not the, I, I don't know what that is but, just like eggs, scrambled." "Bacon." "Makeityourself." "Alittlebitof salt and pepper." "Soareyousure nothing strange happened last night?" "No." "Like,youdidn't feel anyone around you or something?" "No." "Are you okay?" "Yeah,I 'mfine." "Just bad dreams." "No worries." "Um,Linda,therealestate agent." "Uh, she'll be dropping by tomorrow." "Just to let you know." "Okay?" "Okay..." "Cool." "Bonappétit." "What?" "I made it with love." "Whythefuckdid Ivolunteer my services for this?" "Becauseyouloveme." "Screams" "What?" "..." "Spider." "Whydidyouthrowitat me ?" "Killit." "Killit..." "Ohmy  God..." "I'm serious, kill it." "You'resuchachicken shit." "Oh my God." "It'sstillon there." "Jerk...." "Amazing." "What are you looking at?" "What are you looking at?" "Excuse me." "Whoa." "Thesearereally old, I'm actually afraid to touch them." "Freak." "They're, like, antiques." "Be careful with them." "I think that's my grandfather." "Oh my God, look at this." "Do you think that's Charles?" "Yeah." "Check it out." "That is so cool." "Nokidding." "Whatelseis in here?" "Thispicture'sodd." "Why?" "Lookatit ." "Tellmeif you see something weird." "No,I don'tseeanything..." "What?" "Lindsay, can you help me move this please?" "I really need you to help me." "Lindsay." "Lindsay." "Lindsay." "Hey." "Lindsay." "What?" "Youreyes." "Yourgoddamneyes ." "Okay." "I'm going to get you an Advil, or a fucking joint or something." "I'll be back." "I'mlosingmy mind." "WelcometoGrandpaBill's House of Zen, and no, we do not perform exorcisms." "No, we don't brew potions and the Kama Sutra's in the aisle closest to the window." "Um,no,I'mnot ." "I'm  just going to go." "No,no,don'tdothat ." "What can I do for you?" "I'mlookingforinformation on the Ouija board." "Ah,theinfamoustalking board." "There's some cheap ones on the shelf over there." "Thatwon'tbe necessary." "I have one." "I just, um, want some information on it." "I just want to know more about it." "See if there's anything special about it, specifically." "Right,okay,forlikea thesis, a documentary or some shits and fucking giggles." "Raina,watchyour goddamn mouth." "Grandpa,shutup ." "Complete embarrassment, sorry." "Uh,it'sfor personal use, I guess you could say." "Well,shoot." "I,  like, know my shit." "Allright,um , well, my friends and I were playing with the" "Ouj, sorry, I mean talking board the other night, that I found in my attic." "Um, it's old and, you know, kind of mystical looking and uh, ever since we used it, these unexplainable things started happening." "And now I have this constant fear that we released something or, or interfered with something and, I don't know," "I just sound completely insane." "No,no,notat all." "Come here." "What does the board look like?" "It'sround." "Um ." "Dark oak wood." "It's about this big and uh, numbers on it are roman numeral." "Holyshit,that's fucking cool." "Raina!" "SeriouslyGrandpa,take a nap or some shit." "Raina,mind your manners." "Youdon'tpaymeenoughto mind my shitty manners." "Here." "Page33 ." "Watch yourself lady." "Whoa,so,apparently the old man thinks you have one of the original boards ever made." "I mean, if that's even possible." "That's freaking awesome." "I mean, you could contact real friggin' spirits, not like the cheap novelty boards they sell." "That'stheproblem." "Well,yeah, I mean, you got to be careful." "Do you know what kind of spirits you could contact?" "I'mguessingnot the good ones." "Yeah,definitely not." "The popular belief is that there's a series of stages you go through when you die." "First, the realization that you're dead." "Second, the acceptance that you've moved on, and then there's the ultimate decision of whether you stay on Earth or not." "StayonEarth,you  mean, like, continue to live?" "Notinthatsense." "You either choose to go to whatever your Heaven is, or you stay on Earth in the spirit world." "So,people actually choose to stay." "Yeah,I mean,if ,if  they feel like they don't deserve their heaven yet or, or refuse to let go of their worldly self." "So,what then?" "They're stuck on Earth?" "Yah." "Unlessyou retain your redemption." "See, the problem is that once spirit's feel the power of being an invincible being, it quickly corrupts them and they forget why they're there in the first place." "The point is, the only spirits that can come through the Ouija boards are the ones that stay." "And, I mean, they're fucking angry, you know, they've been summoned by a group of strangers, they have no idea why, and now they're just waiting." "Iread somewhere about possessions." "Does that really happen?" "Yes." "Um,mostly by the spirits who can remember why they're still there and can't do anything about it." "I mean, this shit is super dangerous." "Raina." "Closeup ." "Get out of here." "That'sfine,Iwas  just going home anyways." "Wait,wait." "Here, why don't you take this with you and just bring it back when you're done." "Thanks." "Excuseme." "Hi." "I couldn't help but overhearing your conversation inside." "I'm Andrew Porter." "MadisonKennard, nice to meet you." "Nicetomeetyou ." "So you're into Ouija boards." "I happen to be writing a book about them." "Would I be able to ask you a few questions, maybe?" "Over coffee?" "Well,I wason my  way home." "But, yeah, I have a little time." "(voicefromabove):" "Lindsay." "Hello?" "(voicefromabove):" "Lindsay." "... Lindsay." "Hello?" "Lindsay." "Hello?" "Thanks." "So,youarea descendant of Charles Kennard." "I mean, I've read so much about him." "I can't believe that I'm sitting here with you." "I read that the house was here in town and it's why I'm here, actually." "Uh, I wanted to meet the owner." "I guess that's why I feel like I already know you." "Believeitor not,Ifeel  the same way." "I don't normally have coffee with complete strangers off the street." "Well,believeit or  not, neither do I." "Ishouldwarn you though, um, the house is not going to be mine for long." "I'm actually in the process of selling it." "Seriously?" "I mean, your family built it, didn't they?" "I don't want to pry but, why are you selling?" "I'm sorry." "You don't have to answer that." "So,um,howdid  you come to be so fascinated with the talking board?" "Well,um," "I guess I became fascinated with it when my wife died." "I'msorry." "That'sokay,Ican  talk about it." "It happened on her last investigation." "She became ill that night and, she never did tell me why she became ill or how she became ill." "I thought it was a bug at first but, she changed." "She began acting differently, becoming less and less active." "Two weeks, she was bed-ridden." "And you know, not one Doctor was able to." "They said it was unexplainable." "She had a severe case of depression that she just couldn't get out of." "Wow." "I 'm sorry." "That's incredibly scary." "(whisper):" "Lindsay." "... Lindsay." "Lindsay.... ... Lindsay." "Lindsay." "WellI  guess you can say I became obsessed with the occult." "Black magic." "Ouija." "You name it." "I was more curious than anything and it killed me not to be able to help her." "My thought was that maybe she used it alone." "There were people there that night that said that they saw it." "And from what I've learned and, and read and, and experienced, those things shouldn't be done alone." "Isthatwhyyou write your books about death and the afterlife?" "Yeah." "It's definitely taken its toll on me though." "I've seen more than I care to when it comes to death." "Youknowwhat, I really should get going." "Issomething wrong?" "No." "Look,youmay  have a point about something and I just really got to go home." "Okay,well,I'll come with you." "Thatwouldn't be a good idea." "I'msorry." "Madison." "If something's wrong," "I might be able to help you." "Didyouleaveher alone?" "Shit." "Lindsay." "Lindsay?" "... Lindsay?" "Lindsay, are you here?" "Jumpy,arewe ?" "Creepybasements do that to me." "Icanseewhy ." "Let's try upstairs." "Yeah,okay." "Lindsay." "Stop." "Whatisthematter with you?" "..." "Maddy." "What's the matter?" "..." "Maddy." "Maddy,what's wrong with me?" "crying" "How'sshedoing?" "She's sleeping now." "Madison, I don't want to alarm you, but I found something in the basement." "Today,I mademy wife collapse in tears." "I have no idea why but it is as if I cannot help myself." "There is something inside of me." "It is controlling every aspect of the man I believe to be." "This rage and angst that consumes me is not my own." "A month has passed since I patented this dreaded board and yesterday was the third funeral that had occurred in my family." "I can only believe that I have brought a curse upon myself and the one's I love." "Ifyouneedanything tonight, here's my card, give me a call." "Okay." "Thanks." "Um ." "Goodbye." "Hey." "Are you okay?" "I'mfine." "I'll, see you tomorrow." "Cliff,hey." "No ,I'm fine." "But your sister, um." "No, she's sleeping right now." "I just need you to do me a favour, if you can." "Yeah, she's staying with me for a few days." "Yeah." "Listen, she's not doing too well and I was wondering if you can, if it'd be all right if you spent the night here." "Yeah." "Okay, I'll see you in a bit." "Lindsay?" "What are you doing there?" "Are you feeling better?" "You're freezing." "I'll get you a blanket." "Cliff." "What'swrong?" "Where's Lindsay?" "Linds?" "Areyouokay?" "What happened?" "Cliff." "I 'mfine." "I'm fine." "I just feel a little bit off, but a good night's rest and I'll be fine tomorrow." "No,I thinkI want to take you to the hospital." "No,Cliff,I don't need to go to the hospital." "I just need to go to sleep." "Areyousure?" "Yes." "Okay." "I'm going to take you to bed then." "Okay." "Okay?" "Let's get up." "She's going to be okay, right?" "Spiritualbeingsthat are summoned to our world with such tools are bound to the very person or tool they have been summoned to until the mediator of the tool asks them to leave." "Failure to send off the summoned spectre will bound the being forever unless the mediator executes the send-off." "Such beings will, over time, become more and more present in our world." "Hey." "Youhaven't gone to bed yet?" "Youhavean incredibleknack for making my heart stop." "Ihavethat effect on women." "Well." "I 'mgoing to bed anyways." "Hey." "Before you go." "When I went into the basement this morning, I saw something burned into the back wall." "It looked like one of those witchcraft pendulum thingies." "Likea pentagram?" "Yeah." "What's up with that?" "♪PianoPlaying♪" "Andrew." "♪PianoPlaying,violine♪" "♪PianoPlaying,♪" "♪PianoPlaying,violine♪" "(whisper):" "Andrew." "Daddy?" "Ineedto talktoyou." "I've  been having these dreams." "More like nightmares." "Ever since I moved back into the house." "What's wrong with your head?" "Ah." "I thought they were just dreams at first but after the one I had last night, I realized that they were more than just dreams." "They're more like signs." "Andrew, I think whatever's going on with Lindsay has something to do with that old woman in my nightmares." "You don't have any bandages?" "Ice?" "Freezer." "IfeellikeIknow  her from somewhere." "Like I've seen her somewhere before." "I don't know." "I need to find out why she's taunting me." "Mr. X. She's Mr. X." "Waita minute, what did you say?" "There'smoreto this house than I realized." "I need to find out what the hell is going on." "Doyouknowwhat she looks like?" "Yes." "Library." "Lindsay." "Lindsay." "Lindsay." "Any luck?" "Notyet." "Typing" "AmaraXavier." "Marcus R. Xavier." "Mr. X." "Howsitgoing?" "Anything?" "Yeah." "ButIneed to get back to the new-age store." "Why?" "This, this is the old woman in my dreams." "I think they can help me with something." "Im just going to print this out first." "Okay." "Look,I feellikeImdragging you into this, you really dont have to come." "Hey." "Are you all right?" "Youre sweating." "Im fine." "Look,Im with you on this one okay?" "Just, God knows you dont want to do this on your own." "Yeah,butthis is only getting more dangerous." "Allthemorereason to make sure theres someone there for you." "Yeah." "Okay." "Lets go." "Weneedyourhelp." "Okay." "Doyouknowthe  name Amara Xavier?" "Here,I havea picture of her." "Isthisajoke?" "Are you kidding me?" "No,notat all." "Idontthinkyou  actually understand exactly what could happen." "Never mind, most importantly, what you could be bringing here." "Amara Xavier is not some fairy tale myth with a happy ending, okay?" "Shes some serious shit." "And every one of these books describe the terror she inflicted in everyone she knew when she was alive, and not just her but her husband and his mistress." "Shit." "Sowhatdo Ido?" "Whatdoyoudo?" "Um, I dont know, pick a God to pray to?" "I dont even know where to start." "Okay, Amara, she was infamous in Deep Creek Mountain, the town she lived in, in the late 1800s." "Her and her husband, they lived in a cabin completely removed from the town, and there are documented details on how they used to practice certain types of black magic." "And where the problems really occurred?" "Her husband, he took up a mistress." "Amara found out and she lost her goddamn mind." "The mistress went missing and her husband, he died of a mysterious snake bite a few days later." "Shemurdered the both of them." "Well,yeah,thatsthe  belief." "But nobody could prove anything so she was never convicted." "Werethere any children?" "Thereisonebookthat  documents she had a child." "But he drowned at the age of seven." "AndAmara,were there any accounts of what she did after he died?" "Shewasalone." "She had no children, no husband, she had to make a living for herself." "She knew how to connect with the spirit world so she charged people to do so." "Hello?" "Madison?" "Madison?" "Madison?" "Madison, its Linda." "Is that you up there?" "Cliff..." "Linds." "MaybeClifftookher  back to his place." "No." "Hiscarsstillin the driveway." "Linds." "Cliff." "Illcheckdownhere." "Itoldyoutostay  away from it." "Why didnt you listen to me?" "Whatareyoudoinghere ?" "Whats the matter?" "Youhaveto  bury that thing." "Haveyou seen Lindsay?" "Itsgoingto  destroy you and everyone we know." "Allison." "Imtellingyou Madison, everybody is in danger." "Wait." "Howdidyou  get into the house?" "Madison." "Dont be afraid of me." "Im here only because I want to help you." "Its not too late for you." "But Lindsay." "Why?" "Whatsgoingto happen to Lindsay?" "Itsalready happening." "If you really want to save her, you know what you have to do." "Do what you have to do." "Get rid of it." "Allison." "Allison." "Oh my God, dont do that to me." "Youjustaboutgave me a heart attack." "You all right?" "No." "Whowere you just talking to up there?" "Allison." "You didnt see her?" "No." "I mean,I heard you talking to somebody but I didnt see you talking to somebody." "(fromPhone) Hello?" "Dan,hey,sorry to bother you." "You know when" "Allison was over the other night?" "Allison?" "Yeah." "Allisonwhat, Clayton?" "Yes,AllisonClayton." "You saw her too, right?" "Madison." "Yousawhertoo  right?" "Dan, please say you saw her." "Im going crazy." "Madison,Imsorry, I know you were friends with her," "Ithoughtyouknew about what happened." "Butyoudidsee  her." "You were standing right next to her." "No,I didntsee her." "There were no survivors." "Itwasalloverthe news last year." "Theresnoway Allison could have been at your house." "Weneedto go ." "Hey." "What about Lindsay?" "Icantfind her." "I need to find answers and I know this is where we need to go." "Whatdoyoukeep looking at back there?" "Everythingspointing us in this direction." "Maybewhoeverlives there now might be able to help us out." "Yeah,that'sif anybody lives there at all." "House might not even be there anymore." "Well, at the very least maybe we can look around and leave." "ShouldI evenask?" "Jesus." "Amara?" "Whoisasking?" "Mynameis MadisonKennard." "This is Andrew Porter." "Kennard?" "Yes,Kennard." "Youhadsomeonebythe name of Charles Kennard in your family?" "Hewasmy great-grandfather four times over." "Hecameto  see me once." "A long time ago." "Hecameto  see you?" "Why?" "Hecamefor the same reason that everyone else came to see me, and you're holding it in your hand." "I believe that it was Charles that brought on the curse that I've been living all these years." "So,whatareyou  saying exactly?" "That he stole the board from you?" "Put a curse on you?" "I'msayingthatthe  very board that you have in your hand is the very board that I created over a century ago." "Howcanyoustill be alive?" "I am bound to the board that I am damned to." "For unleashing an entity I should have left alone." "Charles Kennard came to me for guidance and help." "His interest in my methods of seeking the truth and answer must have overtaken his curiosity as it was after his visitation that it went missing." "Hestoleit andpatentedit." "Myfamilyis cursed?" "Iputthecurseto ensure that the board would one day come back to me." "Why?" "Whywouldyou want it back so badly?" "Ineededto lay the evil that I unleashed to rest." "Marcus, was filled with rage and hate." "I was very young when I married my husband." "It was not long after that, speculation of whether or not I could bear his children came about." "I was informed I was barren." "I tried everything within my craft to fulfil my duty as a wife and bear my husband children, but nothing worked." "Eventually, Marcus discreetly took up with a young girl." "The affair was soon to become anything but discreet." "His scandalous behaviour defaced me and turned me into a public disgrace." "I had to put an end to it." "Andwhatexactlydid  you do to end it?" "Youkilledthem." "You  killed them both." "IdidwhatIhadtodo." "Couldn't go on the way I was." "Is what I've done wrong?" "I loved him." "He loved her and why?" "Because she could produce a family for him?" "I wasn't about to let that happen." "I had to put an end to the misery." "Demon." "There's a demon in her." "Lindsay." "Lindsay." "You'vebeenwaitingfor me,  just as I had sentenced you to." "How long has it been since you looked into my eyes, Amara?" "Wasthereachoice in waiting?" "Perhaps it is best that you see me face to face without hiding behind this young girl that stands before me." "Lindsay." "Lindsay." "Areyou  okay?" "Andrew, help me." "Gettheboard." "Whatdoyou want from me?" "Retribution." "WhatI didwasmy retribution." "I gave you everything." "I loved you." "You repay me by betraying me with her." "Your death was well deserved." "Wasit?" "You cursed me to live in hell for all these years." "To torment my very existence." "Waiting for you to make your way back to me." "How can you resent me?" "For wanting you to love me." "Isawthetrueevil  within you the first day you presented me with your black magic and your dark witchery." "I wanted nothing to do with it." "I'm here now to end it." "To end you." "Ialwayslovedyou ." "(whisper):" "Hey." "Hey." "Madison." "Its okay." "Theyre all gone." "Youre going to be okay." "Madison." "Madison, please." "Wake up." "cryingsounds" "Lindsay?" "Lindsay." "Maddy." "Imso sorry." "Its all my fault." "Please come back to me." "I need you." "Please." "No." "No." "Lindsay,Imright here, look at me." "Im right here, Lindsay." "Im not dead." "Im not dead." "No." "No." "Screaming" "(voiceover):" "Theresa series of stages you go through when you die." "First, the realization that youre dead." "Second, the acceptance that youve moved on." "And third, the ultimate decision, on whether to stay."