Ed and Karen Parker move their family into a old Connecticut home to be near the hospital where their teenaged son receives cancer treatment. Soon after learning that their residence was once a funeral home, son Paul begins seeing entities and his health worsens. With his behavior becoming increasingly erratic, his parents have him committed to a mental hospital. Once the son is gone, the evil forces inhabiting the house turn on the rest of the family. In desperation, the Parkers contact psychic investigators Edward and Lorraine Warren for help.
A Haunting
Bill and Tom buy a former dance hall in Springfield, Illinois and after much renovation reopen it as a live rock 'n roll club. The customers in 1974 love the historic place, but the staffers feel differently. Music seems to emanate from nowhere and chilling blasts of air frighten the owners and crew after hours. One bartender has direct contact with a threatening spirit that informs her that one of the owners is soon going to die. Through old photographs, she identifies him as a troubled former bartender who had committed suicide on the premises.
Bonnie moves her family into a century-old farmhouse in rural Connecticut. They quickly sense they're not alone as various members report feeling they're being watched. This presence soon manifests itself as violence with two of her children being inexplicably attacked. After contacting psychic investigators for help, Bonnie starts to transform as a spirit from the past takes over her thoughts and actions.
Al, Kellie, and her young daughter are drawn to a renovated Montreal townhome. Soon after moving in, supernatural events begin with unseen footsteps being heard and the sighting of a young woman. While Al is fascinated by the phenomena, Kellie is becoming increasingly terrified. Determined to explain the events, Al and two psychic friends use a Ouija board to contact the spirits. They learn that the house is not only haunted by a distraught young woman, but also the man who'd murdered her following a botched abortion. The men become convinced that the key to the haunting lies buried in the basement.
Bobby Mackey owns a country music nightclub in the small town of Wilder, Kentucky. The building was once home to a slaughterhouse. The Licking River, which runs next door, is said to have attracted Satanists and murderers over the years. Bobby initially pays no attention to the legends, even though his pregnant wife Janet and an employee had been attacked by spirits. With the eerie violence escalating, an ancient well in the basement is discovered; it seems to be the source of the dark force. It seems intent on harming Janet's unborn child and taking someone's soul.
Marie's daughter suffers from a mental condition that keeps her from speaking. During the three years they've lived in their home, Marie has witnessed her communicating with someone she could not see. Marie was unworried, having decided it was positive angels. But upon his first visit, Marie's boyfriend, Chris, feels a dark presence in the house. Using a Ouija board, the two unintentionally open up the home to a diabolical that is using Julie as a portal. A team of paranormal investigators soon decide the case is more serious than they can handle and arrange with the Church for an exorcism.
Jan's is unconcerned that her seven-year-old son Cody talks with an imaginary friend. It becomes clear the "friend" is quite real when the child's behavior becomes belligerent and hateful. Jan is frightened into action when Cody tells her he lives in a box in the cemetery. She calls upon a Native American shaman to help rid her son of this demonic spirit.
A young couple, Tony and Deb, are expecting their first child as they move into a home in Atchinson, Kansas. After their son is born, Deb begins to suspect their house is haunted. Her son's toys start to rearrange themselves; Tony hears voices and is subjected to painful wounds. Initially, they believe they're being terrorized by the ghost of a young girl. Tony and Deb consult a psychic who tells them it's not simply the girl that's causing the problems but a much darker entity is at work.
A wealthy American family, the Bishops, move into a luxurious mansion in the Yangmin mountains of Taiwan. Soon, strange events begin to plague various family members in their new home. Candice sees lights out of the corner of her eye; her teen daughters hear voices and footsteps. They finally give up their disbelief in ghosts when their youngest daughter is attacked. The family consults a Catholic Taoist priest who says, according to feng shui, their house was physically designed to give power to spirits from the beyond.
Arnie and Debbie move into a home with her 12-year-old brother in tow. Immediately, the boy is tormented by visions of an evil old man who eventually morphs into a hooved demon. The family is forced to take action when they witness the child being attacked by an unseen force. It's soon clear that the "beast" is trying to take over the boy's soul. Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren determine that there are several demons after young David and that only the Church can help them.
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