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Of all the haunted places in the United States,

St. Francisville, Louisiana, has the highest number

of reported hauntings.

As a filmmaker and a fan of horror,

I decided to take four people with video cameras,

teach them to hunt ghosts,

and lock them in a St. Francisville estate overnight.

The events that you are about to see take place in one evening,

and everything you see is real.

I'm qualified for this experiment because...

I'm a filmmaker,

and they need somebody who's quick on their feet,

with a good sensibility of where the camera should go,

and what kind of feelings you should give the audience,

what kind of camera angles I'm gonna throw at you guys,

so that's why I'm qualified.

I know I qualify for this experiment

because I've had a long history of interest

in the paranormal and the metaphysical world.

I think I'm qualified for this experiment

because I've had my own ghost experiences.

I've never actually chased them, but...

if I'd known there were ways to do it like I do now,

I definitely would have, so...

Well, I think I'm qualified for this experiment

because I was a history major in college...

I thought maybe we would start out with the basic stuff,

motion detectors.

We'll have them ready for you before you go into the house.

The idea behind them is, when all of this first started,

back in the '20s and '30s,

when people really started to do investigations,

they used to keep jars of flour with them all the time,

and the flour would be sprinkled on the floor.

If anybody passed through the area, ghost or otherwise,

they would leave footprints behind.

This is probably the simplest meter to use.

It's a digital meter. All you do is turn it on,

you get a readout on it...

so that it tells you exactly what it is you're looking for.

The only problem with a meter like this

is that it does not tune out...

natural or artificial sources of electromagnetic energy.

This is a standard tri-field meter.

This one doesn't do a combination of electrical and magnetic,

it only does magnetic.

Now, these "phaser-like" devices--

this is an infrared non-contact thermometer.

We call them "thermo-scanners," because it's easy to remember.

What this does is,

you push this button, you fire it like you would a gun,

and it takes instantaneous temperature readings from the air.

The theory is that ghosts,

when they're disrupting the electromagnetic field,

because that's what they're comprised of--

to be able to manifest, they need energy.

To get energy, they pull it from the atmosphere around them.

When they do, it makes the temperature drop.

That's why when you hear, or read anything about ghosts,

you always hear about "cold spots."

That's the scientific explanation of a cold spot.

To get proof would be awesome. It would kinda prove...

my own ghost stories in a way, you know?

So...

and whether or not we can get the ghosts to move on,

or whatever it is to leave the house alone,

I guess that's great for the people who live there.

If I lived in a haunted house, I wouldn't want the ghosts to leave.

It would be nice to have them.

How do I feel about going into the house?

I feel really nervous,

I feel really anxious.

My stomach's been on edge this morning,

but I feel excited 'cause--

I'm excited because it's totally new,

and it's gonna be this real challenge for me,

because I get really scared.

I'm not exactly too sure whether ghosts exist or not,

I think it gets a little bit more deeper than that,

because if there are ghosts,

then that means there's gotta be something else...

outside this life.

That's something I'd like to believe in,

so I hope that going in there,

I will see something that will confirm any beliefs...

that I've had as a child, or right now--

about what happens after death.

I think that my curiosity will probably outweigh the fear...

At least, I'm hoping.

I think that one of my main goals

that I personally set for myself

was that I wanted to face my fears now.

If you know very much about St. Francisville at all,

it is kind of a cluster--

a historic cluster of haunted houses--

I'll be honest with you.

Almost every plantation around here

has a ghost story of one sort or another, a lot of them.

You've got a lot of violence, history,

the Civil War, slavery, all combined.

Something about this area seems to attract that kind of thing.

The house was chosen, mostly, for the reason

that it may be connected to these murders in some way.

That's all I want to tell you. I don't wanna give you particulars.

I don't wanna tell you about ghost sightings that have taken place.

I'd rather you guys go in cold, and investigate on your own.

Sarah, tell me about Madame Lullory.

Madame was the cr�me de la cr�me of New Orleans aristocracy.

She lived on Royal Street,

in the most modern house in New Orleans,

the first with gas lighting, with her third husband, Dr. Lullory,

and her two daughters from previous marriages.

One night, Madame was having a Mardi Gras ball,

and she once again excused herself from the room.

She left...

people heard muffled sounds, and things like that.

Madame came back, and she was very excited.

Shortly thereafter, a fire broke out in the kitchen.

As it turns out, when the fire department arrived,

there was an aged slave in the kitchen,

and she had deliberately set fire to the house

rather than continuing to live in the conditions she was living in.

She was chained to the wall,

with no more than two foot of chain.

Over a year she'd been chained there. She couldn't leave the kitchen.

All she did was cook and sleep on the kitchen floor.

So she deliberately set fire to the kitchen,

hoping to escape.

When the fire department saw this,

it piqued their interest about Madame.

They'd heard the rumors, but never really knew if it was true.

So with the excuse of looking for burning embers,

they searched the house room by room.

This was a 40 room mansion. It was tremendous,

three floors. It was half of a square block--

it was a beautiful house. They searched room by room,

painstakingly looking under every piece of furniture and every closet,

Iooking for anything that would validate the rumors about Madame.

They finally got into the attic,

and there was a room that seemed to be locked from the inside.

They called more people and forced the door open.

When the door opened, they were immediately sent back

by what they thought was the stench of death.

But on further examination,

it seemed everyone was alive in the room.

The first person they saw was a small 12-year-old boy

who, half of his face had been peeled away,

his skin removed,

and his muscle tissue and his veins and his bones were exposed.

The wound had since been infested with disease and insects.

And he was kept alive. He was force fed.

He was taken care of well enough so that he stayed alive.

Another woman, they believe his mother,

was forced into a cage no bigger than that the size of a medium dog

so that all her joints were broken when she was forced into the cage.

When they took her out, her joints had reset at obscene angles

so that she looked more like a crab than a human.

There was a gentleman tied down to a table.

It appeared that Madame attempted to perform a castration on him.

Not a simple castration, it looked more...

Iike an early attempt at a sex change operation.

All about the room there were blood encrusted knives and devices

that looked like medical equipment.

There were red-stained drinking cups and saucers.

There were bottles filled with red substances.

Later on, people examined them,

and they did believe it was blood.

At the time that the firemen were searching the house,

Madame knew, "I'm busted. They're gonna find me out."

So she was collecting some of her things into a coach below.

She had her coachman, Arstesus, assisting her.

There was an angry mob gathering on the street below.

Arstesus drove the coach through the gate doors,

through the angry crowd of people, and fled away.

Since then, nobody's had any actual proof of where Madame is.

Many people have their theories, though.

Some people believe that Madame may have fled to St. Francisville.

So, Priestess Jones,

we're here in St. Francisville at a plantation

that we feel the Lullorys might have come to

when they fled the French Quarter.

We're sending in four young people into this house

to investigate the possibility that the Lullorys did come here.

What kind of things do you think they should expect,

or what kind of activity do you think they might find?

Maybe a heaviness.

People may sense that there's something in the room,

but they just don't know what.

How dangerous could this be?

How much is there to fear from spirits?

The thing that one must be cautious of

is that these energies will attach themselves

to the people who may be leaving.

But it's a simple thing of just doing a cleansing,

a prayer of protection...

So wait a minute, you're saying that they might bring out--

they might bring out spirits with them

and take them with them?

You have a friend who actually lived in there?

Because it--

Tell me about that.

Yes, back in the 1960s a family bought the home.

They're some friends of ours

and they grew up for a number of years in that mansion.

And they told some fascinating stories.

On dark, stormy nights, they could hear a young girl

screaming out in the courtyard.

Oftentimes, as children, they would see

a dark figure of a man walking up and down the balconies

and it looked like he was covered in blood and chains.

They also saw the figure of a woman carrying a bullwhip

who was screaming in French.

Who else could it be, but possibly Delphina Lullory herself?

Throughout the years there's been newspaper documentation

of occupants of the home experiencing the same type of things.

What types of activities might they expect

if the Lullorys had been there continuing these practices?

If they were conducting the same sort of experimentations

you'll have a high concentration of negative energy.

You're gonna have a lot of pain that's been left there,

a lot of sadness and fear.

But more importantly than that,

a lot of anger, particularly if,

as in the case with the New Orleans location,

there were bodies that were not found

until many, many years later.

There's possibly even bodies that haven't been found yet.

So you're saying this could be dangerous?

I'd certainly think that...

if there's some bodies that were never recovered,

that those spirits are probably very, very angry.

They're also probably very anxious for people to know their story.

There's no telling what could happen.

Come on, everybody!

Look at that!

Oh, my God!

I think I need to tell everybody something.

When we get in there, we need to talk to that house.

I don't know if anything's in that house,

but we need to tell it why we're here,

what we're planning on doing,

and asking for its permission.

It's for protection.

Hold up. I gotta get my stuff.

Madison's creeping me out, dude.

She's not gonna hold up. She's totally not gonna hold up.

I'm gonna smack her.

I'm serious.

- She's spooking herself out. - Yeah.

A few things before we go in--

you guys are in here for the night.

You guys can come out when the dawn breaks on the horizon.

We shouldn't even go out on the balcony?

No, all the doors and windows are locked.

Are we going to have to separate?

No, at this point you guys don't separate.

- Can we open windows? - The whole house is locked tight.

- The windows are shut? - Yeah, the windows are--

the place is all barricaded.

You can get out through the front door, all right?

You are free to explore the entire place, okay?

So let me hand this to somebody.

Ghost hunter.

- I'm handing it to you. - I hardly have hands.

How stuffy is that place? Is there a lot of ventilation?

I guess you'll find out.

( laughing )

I brought a tank top, if I get hot.

You guys all set?

All right, there you go.

Where's the other camera?

- I have one. - I'll give it to you now.

Bye, guys.

I cannot believe we're doing this.

It's so insane.

Let's check this place out.

Did anybody ever hear about how old this place is?

Let's not forget the food.

Oh, is this our food?

How nice of them.

One of us walks in, we'll hand it in.

- Are those Girl Scout cookies? - No!

- We can't come out. - We need to go in and talk first.

We gotta bring this food in. We can't come out.

I'll go in and you can hand me the stuff.

No, it's not that.

We need to make peace with the house.

We gotta get all this stuff in, too.

Guys, come here. It's so awesome.

What do I do with this food?

This is so awesome.

Tim, it's rad.

You know what?

I'm not a psychic, but I'm feeling kind of scared suddenly.

Guys, check this out!

It's so cool!

I've got hair standing on my arms.

Guys, I feel like there's no air in here.

It stinks.

- What's wrong? Madison? - What?

What's wrong?

- Talk to me. - I don't know, okay?

I don't know. I've never felt like this.

- Like...? - It just feels...

it feels heavy, like there's something in this room.

I feel like there's something here.

That's what we're here for, so that's good.

You guys...

- What? - What?

Where's Tim?

- He was right behind us. - He came in with me.

Tim! Tim!

Hey, Tim!

Tim!

Boo!

Oh, my God! I'm so gonna kill you!

My God! Tim, you suck!

That was so funny, dude!

- That's not funny! - It's perfect!

Guys, this is really serious.

We are in this house, we gotta take it seriously.

- It was a joke! - My God! That's it!

- It wasn't funny. - It was a joke.

That is it, Tim! If you do that again...

Can we turn the lights on?

Like I wasn't freaked out enough!

Uh!

( screaming )

Tim, you're all right?

Tim, are you okay?

- Calm down, all right? - Oh, my God!

It's okay, it's okay.

- Oh, man! - Tim, are you all right?

Oh, God! That's crazy!

- Tim, you all right? - I'm fine, I'm fine.

- I wanna get out of here. - Ryan, we're here for the night.

It's an electrical thing, okay?

It's an old house, this stuff happens.

Guys, can we get out of here?

I think this is the perfect time to make peace with the house.

Yes, let's go. Let's make peace somewhere else.

- Come on, deep breaths. - Something did that.

I know something did that.

( heavy breathing )

I would like to say that myself,

Madison, Ryan, Paul and Tim--

we're all in this house,

and we would like to surround this house with white light.

We would like to surround ourselves with white light for protection.

White light, the protection of the universe and God.

We ask permission to be in this house

we come in peace and we come to help.

We may not be able to understand everything,

but we want to try.

- Amen. - Okay.

Communication. Hugely important. Got it?

Whatever you're feeling, keep it, all four of us.

There shouldn't be things between two or three people.

Nobody should be left out.

I promise to communicate everything.

I felt like I need to say a prayer.

We just had one.

- I need to say my own. - Okay, say it,

but I don't want this to be a prayer meeting all night.

Maybe you should say it out loud.

No, she needs her own.

Okay.

How do you guys feel?

I feel more afraid of my own fears than anything else.

- Really? - Yes.

I was fine until chandeliers started falling out of the sky,

and almost got me electrocuted.

It's weird when you walk into a place and suddenly get terrified.

I got this scared feeling, I'm not even sure of what.

We need to make a home base.

So we should probably at least look at the first floor.

The kitchen obviously is not--

- This is a really good home base. - This middle section?

I need to find an outlet.

We have to test the outlets. There's one on the floor.

Let's set up our home base and find out what our missions are.

That's the most important thing.

First things first. Let's see if this light thing works.

Paul, be careful!

There! Beautiful.

- Oh, my God! There's light! - Don't get too excited.

Don't get too excited, it's not going to stay this way.

Before we go further into the house exploring, let's stick together...

The light just worked but I know it's not going to stay on.

We don't know what to expect. I gave a blessing for the house.

Actually, it was for me.

You see, I don't like being closed in.

But I really don't want to talk about that.

I don't think you should say what you don't like.

Don't even say what your fears are.

I'm feeling better now.

- You feeling better now? - Just slightly.

Ghost Log One... narrowly escaped death by chandelier.

"Instructions. Getting settled.

Locate the living room and set up base camp."

"Designate a team leader."

- Okay. You. - I agree.

- Tim? - I know...

You're behind the camera, you seem right.

Because, you know, your position here

is that you have a gift we don't have.

You're feeling things we don't know.

So it's up to you to tell us

if a room feels a certain way to you.

- We have our own intuition. - Exactly. She's here for that.

- This is the temperature meter. - Okay.

Just point it, like at the door, like that...

It says 75 degrees.

- So that means... - That door is 75 degrees.

So that wall, too.

Every room we walk into, I'd like you to hit all four walls.

It's like a guest room, I guess?

We'll call this one the Right Room and that one the Left Room.

- Let's call it The Woodpecker. - The men's parlor and the ladies'.

- The Woodpecker Room. - The Woodpecker...

All right, that's cool.

Woodpecker Room.

Got that?

- The Woodpecker Room? - Do you see why?

Turn around.

Okay, I see.

Did you guys notice that clock is not working?

No, it's not, no.

It says three minutes to 7:00.

- Hold on, I can't see - What?

What was the meter reading in the last room?

It all averages to about an eight.

( rumbling and creaking noises )

( gasps )

What was that?

- Who was there? - Uh, something made a noise.

I thought it was a person.

I thought I saw something.

I thought I saw something, too.

Here, there is a noise.

I heard it. Let's get the job done.

Here. Right here.

All right. This wall, reads 74 solid.

- I felt a cold spot. - It's not cold here.

- Yeah? - Yeah, there was a cold spot.

I don't feel anything.

It's 74.

- It's not cold over there. - I don't feel it.

Here. Right here.

- It was creepy in there. - Yeah, I felt that cold spot.

That scared me. My adrenaline's been going.

I've never felt a cold spot. I wish the girls would tell me.

Oh, there you go!

I felt another cold spot when I walked in.

- I was gonna say something. - Yeah, say something.

Yeah, right here. Whoa! Way up, way up over 100.

I'm feeling something right here.

It's just spiking.

- Look at that 70 on my wall. - I'm creeped out, man.

It's that weird cold spot.

That and everything making noise...

You're creeping me out with that cold spot thing.

I'm serious, I wouldn't lie about that.

It was weird, wasn't it? It was like on my skin.

You think all this is real?

- What do you think? - I don't really think so yet,

but it's scaring me, but I don't really think it's for real yet.

Yeah.

I'm scared because I'd be scared of the carnival haunted house.

I'm scared because we don't know the place,

it's dark, and everybody's freaking me out with all these things.

Like every noise is freaking me out.

Maybe I should borrow a bowl,

my stomach is like explosive, really powerful.

Everybody's watching your stomach.

- I'm serious! - Can I throw up?

I feel like this thing can totally get me!

I haven't touched skin in years!

Is this haunted room actually stretching,

or is it your imagination?

- Hey, yo! - What?

- Get down here! - What?

Did somebody call my name?

I heard somebody call my name.

Get down here!

I swear, I've got goosebumps.

I really heard somebody whispering my name.

A man or a woman?

A man, in my right ear. He said Madison.

Come on, you guys! Hurry it up!

Oh! The door just opened.

- I saw it open. - What happened?

I was in there, putting a battery in this thing,

I started walking in through that doorway right there...

- This doorway, right here... - ( Ryan laughs )

She's getting nervous, that's all.

- You guys... - Let him talk.

( doorknob clicks )

- I heard that. - It's the kitchen.

It opened on its own!

- Yes, we just watched it. - Camera wasn't on.

What? The camera wasn't on?

- I was putting the battery in. - That's why it happened!

Do you know why ghosts-- people get so frustrated...?

'Cause people scream and say whatever they want.

Those people get really...

Listen, people get so frustrated because

they go into a house and nothing happens.

It doesn't matter if the house flies if we don't get recordings.

This is an old house, and old houses creek,

old houses do weird things, and I'm saying that every little thing...

we cannot jump and freak out and think there's a ghost here.

Nobody's even listening.

I feel something by my right arm,

I feel something by my fingers,

and I don't think it's a bad thing.

Can you appreciate that it's here to communicate?

- I appreciate it. - Absolutely!

I'm saying that every little thing in the house,

you cannot jump to a conclusion,

- "Oh, my God"! - That is so funny!

There's no open windows in this place.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell,

but it's true, there's no open window.

I've got a really neat question.

It smells like oldness.

- The house smells like that. - Let me smell it.

Let me smell it.

- Now you can smell me. - It does, you guys.

- It totally does. - It's an old man.

The one that said Madison's name.

No, it wasn't an old man that said my name.

But it's the smell of an old guy, right?

But the guy that said my name sounded very young.

It's all right, we're in a haunted house.

It's bound to happen.

Okay, let's go.

I love all the ghosts.

That's the right attitude to have.

He's got it!

I don't love the ghosts.

No, you don't.

How would you like it if someone told you your house is haunted?

I'd love it!

I'd be so willing to live there.

- I felt another breeze go by me. - Yeah, I feel it.

I did too.

- Whoo! Look at that! - I was looking at that.

Oh, my gosh!

There was a light there at some point.

I've got a bad feeling something's gonna come out of that.

A good feeling.

- No, I don't have that feeling. - You must hate ghosts tonight.

- Here... oh! - I'm not sure of anything.

What?

There was a huge roach! Don't freak out. I'm sorry.

It's huge!

But it's gotta be icky if there's no lights in here.

Can't you kill them?

Go! Move! Go away!

I love ghosts!

There's a draft in here...

I think it's a draft, too.

These were open so that we notice things.

What's that?

- That's not to the outside. - That's a bathroom, I bet.

- It can't lead to outside. - It's a bathroom, I bet.

- Want me to open it? - I don't know.

Think someone's gonna jump out?

- It's not a bathroom. - What is it?

Looks like a basement.

This is where the draft's coming from.

- I'll check it out. - Let me go, too.

It's cold down here.

- ( step breaks ) - Ah!

- You all right? - Yeah, I'm all right.

Check this out!

Ugh.

- Oh, my God! - Let's see what's in there.

- This is medical shit. - Oh, jeez! There's blood.

- Oh, put it back, please. - There's blood on it.

Careful. Just put it down.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Hold on.

Wait, don't leave me alone back here!

You don't have to be afraid.

- Oh, like you're not! - I was!

I'm writing dining room door opened.

I'm writing this down.

My heart's pumping...

We still gotta go into the attic.

So what are we calling this room?

Looks like a girl's room.

"Girl Room." She's on the wall.

( rumbling )

- Oh my God! - Follow us this way.

- Stop, please! - I didn't mean to scream.

You guys, I'm scared.

The door just went like this... and I saw it.

Do you understand?

It happens when the camera isn't in motion.

Do you understand it happens when--

it happens when the camera isn't on it.

Nothing happens when the camera's on it.

Could somebody turn the lights on, please?

It's not a bad thing.

I love all the ghosts. I love...

Hey, guys, come here.

- I love all the ghosts. - Listen.

I wanna show you what happened, so that you know.

It went like this.

It made a noise, and it scuffed,

and you know what? There isn't any...

There's a mark on the floor from where it scuffed.

No, there's not.

But it scuffed, it made like...

a scuff noise, and it got my attention.

It did it because it wanted my attention.

I know it.

Great, no electricity up here, bro'.

Look, that door's open.

It has to be a closet.

- I ain't going in here. - It's open?

- No. - I'm holding out.

We're holding hands on bathroom duties.

We're going to the bathroom together, and you guys got to go.

- You want to hold my hand? - Yeah.

I don't wanna go in there.

I wanna go now.

- Go ahead. - I'll go in there with you.

You guys stay out here.

- You need a camera. - No!

I'm not taking a camera.

No, we're not taking a camera in there.

We are not taking the camera in the bathroom.

No. Hell, no!

But it's for science.

- We are not taking it. - It's for biology.

Come on.

- What?! What?! - Come here, come here.

- No, no. - You didn't hear it?

- I heard something. - What was that?

I smell something bad.

What is that?

- That was me! - That was him. I told you...

She's right, don't do that.

You guys, I smell something.

- I smelled it right there. - I did too. What is it?

What is that?

It was me. I farted.

- Don't do that! - I was trying to scare her.

- Tim... - Gross!

Look at this, you guys.

It's cold in here.

Something feels really strange in here.

Looks like a kid's room.

- I'll try to turn the light on. - Be careful!

Hmm, it's nothing.

It's freezing.

What is up with this room?

I'll look under the bed.

Huh!

( a faint chiming )

Hey, did you hear that?

- Huh? What? - Shh!

( music box chimes )

- That! - That what?

That music!

- There! - I hear it!

It seems to be coming from over here.

I hear it too. Paul, check this out.

What?

Paul, come here...

Please...

No, we shouldn't go in there.

( squeal )

- It's a cat! - Oh, my God!

- Where did it come from? - Aw, here, kitty, kitty!

- How did the cat get in here? - Where did it come from?

See anything, Tim?

It's a music box.

- Wait a minute, wait! - What?

There's something else down here...

- What? - There's a hole in it.

There's something in here.

Tim...

Tim, talk to us.

What is it?!

Ugh.

- He's making me nervous. - What is it, Tim?

Oh.

Oh, my God!

Oh, no!

- Ugh. - Uh...

What... is... that?

Here, set it down.

What's that?

Be careful!

- Careful, Tim. - Don't do it.

Don't do it.

- It's a doll! - It's a...

No, it's a doll! It's a doll, okay?

- It's a doll. - Can we get out of here?

Can we go?

- Just forget about it! - Let's move on.

- It's a doll, all right? - It's a doll.

- Sure? - You know, let's just go.

Guys, we are headed to the attic.

I love all the ghosts.

Oh, my God!

- Hold hands. - Did you see "Blair Witch"?

Welcome.

Ryan, nothing is there.

Ryan, nothing's happening. Chill.

Did you see "Blair Witch"?

Everything is okay.

You listening to me? We're okay.

We come in peace.

It's okay, we're fine.

I know we're fine.

- These things are all right. - Big, scary room.

80?

I find this one small attic.

Okay, the meter isn't reading.

- There's not much of a reading. - 80.

But this room's another story.

I don't want to be last, guys.

Okay, listen.

- Let me say something. - Goodbye.

Can I say something? We're all protected by white light.

Take a deep breath. Deep breath.

Listen, if there's anything here, it needs us.

- Is that... - Do you know that?

- Yeah. - What is that noise?

If there's anything here, it needs us. So we're here for it.

Okay. Right.

Is there a light? What's this? Can I flip it?

- Okay, good.

- You watch that way. - Yeah, I know.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Come here. You gotta shoot this.

There's shit moving.

Listen...

Okay, Ryan, calm down.

Get in here, Tim.

- Okay... - God.

We know you're here,

and you know that we're here.

But we're here in peace, and we're here to help.

- We need your cooperation. - I love ghosts.

We need your cooperation. We ask that you don't harm us.

And we're covered by white light.

You can't harm us. We will wish to communicate with you.

What are you saying?

We will wish to communicate.

Okay, why don't we go downstairs and get some sage?

Let's go. There's no need to be here.

- All right. - Let's go.

We'll see you later. We really want to help.

- Please let us. - Yeah, I'm with her.

We're going downstairs.

Ryan, hold up.

Ryan, wait. We're gonna sit down and we're gonna talk.

I think I got that on film.

Don't start laughing because I'm scared

and afraid you'll start laughing.

- Ryan... - Holy shit.

- Ryan, weren't you listening? - Come on.

Come on.

When you go down--

Hey! Hey!

When you walk down the staircase, use the wall.

- I don't wanna go last. - Come on, use the wall.

I feel good right now. I feel clearing.

Home base, home base, home base.

Okay, let's sit down. Let's regroup.

Oh, my God.

You jumped... you jumped like a bitch!

You fucking missed it.

Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude...

You missed it.

Whenever the camera's not on, that's when it happened.

No, the camera caught it.

What fell? What fell?

Listen, do you understand? I think it's me.

When I go into a room, something happens.

- You weren't in the kitchen. - You weren't there for that.

The chair. They don't know--

A chair. A chair like that flew across the room.

- What? - It didn't fly across the room!

- It did, too! - What?

It lifted up and tossed itself over.

No, it moved six feet!

It's on film, we'll see it.

I hate this place.

Can you hold that right here?

We're going to open that up.

I was looking right at it through the camera.

- Tim, did you see it? - No, I was still inside.

You'll see it right now, watch.

Watch this...

Right there, see?

- See that? - Oh, my God!

I got it on film, it's a straight shot.

Tim, come here. Let me rewind this.

You got the whole thing on there.

All right.

Okay. Here it is--

See, it starts there... watch...

and see that?

There's something here, and we've got proof!

I have it on film. That's all I need.

It's gonna be a long night.

We have to really work as one mind, almost.

I know it sounds crazy, but we have to work like that.

We're gotta get together, to really trust this process,

and we're going to have to--

Because four of us will be okay together...

But I'm not equipped to deal with...

anger, that kind of anger.

We'll have to work on it.

- I am. - Okay.

All right, and I know that.

- I trust you. - You should.

I gotta deal with this infrared thing?

Just point and click.

- Can I please say this now? - God, do we have to?

Yes, it's important. It's gonna help us.

We just need to get this done.

We'll do all the neat spiritual rituals we can.

No, I wanna do this now.

I asked for... It's from a sister.

I asked for it and placed the complete protection

of the fiery white light over myself, Madison, Ryan,

Paul and Tim,

all around me,

this house,

this attic,

this staircase,

the fiery white light with the indigo...

- I can't even talk. - "Dingoes"?

...everyone I come in contact with at this hour

to expel, repel and reject everything harmful--

negative or evil-- I should have memorized this.

And I give thanks for this complete protection, let's go!

I'll do it better later, let's go.

- Don't be scared, guys. - I am fine.

I am fine. I love all the energy that's in this room

that is all positive.

We are here to help and do nothing else.

Use the wall on your way down the stairs.

Everything is okay.

- You watch that way. - Yeah, I am.

Everything's perfectly okay.

We're here to help.

Everything's all right.

Are you okay?

My God, did you see that?

No, it's in here.

- What did you see? - It jumped up when we walked in.

- What jumped? - Just the meter.

The meaning?

Can I get in here, because I have a camera?

- I don't want this door closing. - Come in with me.

Stay there so the door don't close.

I'm right behind you, brother.

Everything is okay, Madison. Stay there, we're all right.

Every five feet we talk the talk, this is huge up here.

- No... - What if this door closes?

...it's dangerous! It could fall through.

- The floor could fall through. - It won't fall through.

( stomping )

- There's nothing to block it with. - Block it with this.

Move this over.

You guys...

- It might close. - It closes, we'll open it!

It has a door handle-- four hinges.

I don't wanna be last. Do I have to be last?

- Oh shit! - Come on!

Ryan, please!!

- Okay, all right. - Pull yourself together!

Okay, okay. All right.

Please!

- Nothing can hurt us, okay? - Don't yell at me.

They're cooperating.

It's actually a low reading.

What is it?

Right now it's at six, which is the lowest.

No, no, it's huge over here. Come on.

- Madison, I need you. - This door could close.

- The door won't close. - 70... 70... 73.

- Okay, 73 is cool. - I'm cooperating, you guys.

No, not you. I'm talking to the people that are here.

Don't be afraid, brother.

The thing is, a string would have to be strong to pull it.

Well, you know, leverage, distance...

What the fuck is that?

Dead bird.

- There's a dead bird. - How badly is it dead?

It's dead! Can we please hurry?

- We're here to find a ghost. - Walk all the way there.

Let's go, let's do it.

We're going, but I'm not going alone.

Let's go. Let's just do it.

White light, white light...

- It's high. It's really high. - What is that?

Why's that shoe sitting there?

Listen, Paul...

- What is it? - Paul, I don't know.

Paul, can we please hurry?

Can we please walk fast and do it?

Relax, nothing's wrong.

I can't believe how huge this attic is.

What if these floors slip? What if it falls through?

There's a couch over here.

How did it get so big?

We're going back and we're getting candles.

- No, stop it! - Come on, knock that off.

Are we getting meter readings? What are we doing right now?

My meter don't work any more.

- I think we're done. - It's cooling off over here.

Guys, come here. It's 98 degrees.

I feel a breeze.

Is it just a breeze, because it's not as hot?

It's just a breeze.

Dude, go there, grab that chair and you check it out.

No strings?

- I knew it! - Hold on, hold on.

- Positive energy. - White light.

Hold the wall.

- Come on! - No, you have to stay with us.

They're just trying to scare us.

Let me sit down.

The thing that scares me,

and I'm being really honest right now,

is that I think that ghost is really disturbed and angry,

and just like an angry, disturbed person

you gotta be very, very cautious,

Iike with anybody that's a little mentally off.

I wasn't prepared for a poltergeist--

angry activity--

I wasn't prepared for something that could hurl something at us.

But we have to believe that we're protected,

and that we have guides,

and we're alive and nothing's really going to happen to us.

God, I am hungry!

Lunch is here, or dinner, whatever you want to call it.

- What's going on? - I think we should eat.

I thought we were gonna do our ritual now.

Let's eat, if that's all right with you.

Nothing else seems to be all right with you.

Paul, come on! We've been going about this all day.

I thought this is really important...

- Tim, sandwich? - Yeah.

Listen, I really think we should get down to business, you guys.

What do you mean?

I don't think we should be eating right now.

I think there's something really intense going on here,

and I think what we should be doing instead of eating

is getting together, forming a circle,

and trying to communicate with this thing.

We've got everything that we were supposed to get.

- What do you mean? - We have proof that there's ghosts.

- We can leave. - We cannot leave.

We did what we're supposed to do.

- We should leave. - Tim, we're not leaving.

We need to get more on camera.

Tim's right. We came here to do a job.

- We did it. - This is great!

Do you know how many people would love to be in this position?

- We have proof! - Madison, I agree with you.

You promised we could get down to the spiritual stuff.

You're getting on Madison. You don't need to do that.

Thank you. I'm glad you're here.

- Let's eat. - Don't have an attitude.

I don't have an attitude.

We'll do whatever you want, after we eat, Madison.

It's not all about you.

We should just chill out.

Is it that time of the month for you?

- Paul, give me a break! - She's been a bitch all night!

- Oh, my gosh! Typical. - That is really not fair.

It's true, isn't it?

It is.

You didn't deny it. It's obvious.

- Paul, what is it with you? - It's full moon. That's it.

Come on, you guys. Stop fighting.

There's something up there trying to communicate with us!

I started to talk to you about it before.

The four of us should be sitting together. We should--

There was a bug in my mouth!

Oh, my God! Oh, I'm gonna be sick!

Paul, will you kill it?

- It's dead. You bit it. - No, it's not!

There's stuff coming out of it. You bit it.

- You ate a bug. - That is so gross.

- Oh, I hate it here! - I'm sorry, Ryan.

I'm telling everybody she ate a bug.

Give me a flashlight. Let me see.

No, you got it all. That's so gross.

We're joined together as one,

one intention and one focus,

and we ask that only the good be brought in today,

only the good and only that which is of the light

be brought forth, so that we can help and heal

and unite with justice and truth.

Is there somebody here that wishes to speak with us

and are you of the white light?

If you are, you may go to the "Yes."

It's getting very cold under my hands.

Is it cold under your hands?

Yeah, it is. But I'm not worried about it.

Is there someone here who really needs help?

Is there someone here who wants us to help them?

You know what it wants over there?

- Tell us what you want. - Is this a number?

It might just be getting started.

- They go back and forth. - It takes time.

- Please be of the light. - It is. You asked it to be.

Oh, yes.

Did you live in this house a very long time ago?

"Yes." Okay, so...

God, this is so cool.

Oh, my God, that is so cool.

Okay, this is Tim.

Would you agree to talk to Tim?

Yeah.

Okay.

We'll give you a new question.

What's the first letter of your name?

He doesn't spell.

But he knows the first letter of his name.

"Yes."

"C."

He's gone to that before when we asked him his name.

Is your name Christian?

He goes to a bunch of consonants after that.

"No." Maybe, is your name Charles?

What is it?

I just thought of the name "Charles."

- And he went to "Yes"? - What?

- He went to "Yes"? - Yeah.

Are you still there?

Okay, you're still there.

- It's cool, Ryan. This is fine. - Ryan's really, really great.

She's here on the project with us.

See, isn't it easy?

Are you the only one here?

Is there anybody else with you?

Is there anybody else with you?

Do I know you? Do I know you?

Do we know each other?

- They don't understand past lives. - He says he knows you.

They don't know they're dead.

Or he doesn't understand that concept.

He keeps going back. He knows you.

How well did we know each other?

Can you tell me?

Can you show me a picture?

- What? - I don't know.

I don't want him coming in the room, showing us things.

I just meant like on the board.

God, I knew this person.

I knew this person.

He's happy?

He's happy that I made the connection.

Oh, my God.

I knew this was gonna happen.

I mean, it did.

I didn't understand it.

Is it possible for us to clear this space?

Is it possible for us to help move the spirits out of here?

But do you think that they will go?

Do you believe that the spirits will go if we send them away?

( loud crash )

Oh my God!

- What was that? - Oh my God!

- Where did that come from? - What was that?

What is that? What is that?

- I don't know. - Oh, my God, you guys!

They had somebody shackled up here!

How did that get in the chimney?

She had somebody chained up in here!

Oh my God! Oh my God!

- Ryan, what are you doing? - Be careful.

- Don't stick your head in there. - Come on, Get back.

- Tim, you got this? - Yeah, I'm getting it.

- What is it, Ryan? - I think I see something.

- I don't know what that is. - Ryan, get out.

You shouldn't put your head in there.

Paul, what is that?

- Oh, God, what was that? - Are you all right?

What is that?

- Oh, God! - You're all right.

What the hell's going on?

Okay, I think Paul's right.

It would really work if we can somehow synchronize...

- when we all say this. - That's the point.

If we were to go all together at the same time

is not as powerful as spreading out

and taking the whole house at the same time.

We ask for divine guidance

as we venture through this house.

We ask for cooperation and help.

So now I want you to cover yourself with white light.

See it starting from the crown of your head

and I want to see it showering over all of us.

We're all covered with white light and we're all protected.

Relax.

There are fucking chairs flying around up there.

- Go sit in that chair. - Oh, yeah, right!

Harness it. Let it know who's the dominant being up there.

- We're not gonna play dominant. - I got your back.

Thanks, you're a whole floor below me.

Why do we have to split up?

It's the only way to cleanse all the rooms at once.

All right, bro'.

It's judgment day.

- Hey, it's not about that. - Let's go.

- Do you wanna yell from the attic? - No, I don't.

I think we just get in our spots and start.

Okay, I'm here.

But it could be... You'll know I'm in the attic.

When you guys hear him in the attic, then we'll start.

We'll be able to hear him walking.

You totally tell I'm in the attic from the staircase.

Are you all right?

- Shit. - You gonna be okay?

Guys?

Anybody wanna cover my back while I go up for a minute?

Go ahead, cover my back real quick.

- Did you start it already? - No.

Good, you could probably watch the staircase and my back.

You got Charles in there, don't even worry about it.

Stop it with ol' Charlie!

I don't wanna go up there.

Look at it!

God damn it!

Yeah, wait until you look at it!

It's so scary.

I think I got it from here.

Go back, get to your spots.

No, bro', I'll walk you in.

No, 'cause if you leave me, I'll feel weird.

Let me go in.

I'll feel so abandoned if you leave me.

- You sure? - Yeah. It's something weird...

I don't wanna go in there.

It's like walking straight into hell.

Okay, you guys go to your spots

and I'm gonna be right here. I'm gonna go to my spot last.

In case you guys start and finish early,

you can come save me.

I want you to understand why I'm doing this.

Why?

I chose to be leader and volunteered to take the attic for you.

At least I'm doing this for you.

I didn't chicken out and have you do it.

Paul, you have to remember,

without fear, we have no heroes.

Damn it!

Paul, say your prayer now.

- Do you have your incense lit? - Yes, hold on.

And remember, you're gonna help.

We're meant to help. Remember the word was "Now."

What is all this shit about?

Oh, my God.

What? Hey, don't leave me! Wait!

No, I'm just talking to myself.

Jesus Christ, don't run off like that yet.

Motherf-- Oh, Jesus!

- Hey, Madison, - Yes.

What are you doing right now?

What am I doing? I'm watching Paul.

Where are you, Tim?

What? I'm just checking on my room.

Why, what do you think?

I want you to help me out, checking behind the doorways.

Yeah, but we have to go in separately.

Nobody's going in the attic to check my doorways.

I offered to, you said you wanted to go by yourself.

But then you'd leave me and that'd be really scary.

Well, I don't mind anybody leaving me.

All right, it's time to do this!

Paul, I know you can do this.

Fear's what makes heroes, right, boys?

Down here in Louisiana.

Fear is just in our head.

Tell them that they can go and they don't have to stay, and be very nice.

Surround yourself in white light, and nothing can happen.

I wish there was sunlight. It would make a difference.

We could do everything then, but they're not active then.

Oh, God. Be a good leader. Be a good leader.

Just say it. Words are very powerful.

- Tim! - What?

I need you to like just be around.

30 minutes till countdown.

I'm staying here for a little while.

You could not believe how dark and scary it is in there.

Go ahead and shine that shit in first.

Shine your light...

and talk to them outside of there.

Oh, man!

I've never been anywhere this scary!

Never, ever have I been so scared.

- This is ridiculous. - I know.

Have you ever gone into something like this?

- No. - I'm not writing shit!

I can just read stuff. I'm not writing anything.

Write it, write everything out!

No, I'm dropping the book. Look out.

Get outta the way. I'm dropping the book. I don't want it.

Goodbye, book.

- Would you be this scared? - Yes.

I'd be freaking out if I were you.

You would'nt believe how scary the attic looks with no light.

Shine a light in.

Ghosts, turn on the light. Just turn on the light.

Come on, Charles!

- Charles, turn on the light! - Charles!

Make an agreement that you'll go in, you can talk--

Charles, if you turn on the light, Paul's gonna go in.

Charles would turn on the light.

Charles can't turn on the light!

- He turned it off! - He didn't. That wasn't him.

- Who turned it off? - We need to go in our rooms!

Come on.

Ghosts? Ghosts?

Say your prayer now.

Get to the first camera you see and sit!

Oh, no! I am not sitting down!

I ask for...

Go ahead, Paul, say it. Words are very powerful.

It's cold up here. It's cold.

Okay, I ask for...

and I place complete--

Guys, come on! You're yelling! I can't think!

I ask for and I place the complete protection

of the fiery white light of love...

- Good, Paul. - Hold on.

Guys? Come on.

Oh, man, it's not very nice in there. It's not nice.

- Is it ice cold? - Yes, I'm freezing.

They're listening to you!

But it's not nice.

They're listening.

Please, just say it.

All the hairs are standing on end.

Good! They're listening!

We've separated,

each going into our haunted room alone

to recite the prayer of cleansing.

I feel more scared than I've felt all night.

Can you hear this?

( heart thumps )

I'm going into the front room, where we found that cold spot.

It seems colder in here now.

Come on, Charles.

You have me believing in you, buddy.

I love ghosts.

Did you hear that?

I think there's something in this closet.

Tim, are you okay?

Yeah, I just scared myself.

Okay, here we go.

Is everybody okay out there?

Yeah! Come on, let's get this over with!

Hurry up, you two! It's dark up here!

Okay.

Let's start!

I call upon the power of the fiery white light

to cleanse,

protect

and purify this house of evil,

to heal the wounds of the past

and free these earthbound souls

to find peace in the white light of heaven.

Are there any ghosts in here?

I call upon the power of the fiery white light

to cleanse, protect and purify this house of evil,

to heal the wounds of the past

and free these earthbound souls

to find peace in the white light of heaven.

You guys!

Stuff's moving down here!

You guys, help! Madison!

I ask and I place the complete protection

of the fiery white light

of love around this attic, and I don't want this door to shut.

No, don't shut the door. Ah!

There's stuff--

The fiery white light of love--

What's that?

Okay, I call upon the fiery white light to cleanse, purify

and protect this house, and to--

and to free all the house of evil

and all the spirits to-- What was that?

Who's up here? Is somebody up here?

If you wanna communicate, talk to Madison.

Shit!

What the hell? What the hell?

Oh, my God! What the hell is this?

Is there something down there?

What the hell is this?

Ow, ow! Shit!

God damn it!

Shit.

( breaking and rattling )

Come on. Shit.

Come on.

God! Ow!

There is something in this room with me.

I can feel it in the air.

If there's someone or something here,

please communicate with me!

Let me hear you!

And know that we are here to help you!

- ( door creaks ) - Ah!

Charles, are you still here, buddy?

You never were here, were you?

You're just a figment of my imagination.

Hey, you guys?

Hey, you guys, I'm getting some action in here!

( scratching )

Fucking rats!

Charles, this isn't funny.

That's where the sound's coming from, the closet.

Come on, Charles, don't-- with me now.

There's a cold spot here.

It's really cold.

( whispering )

Okay, you heard it that time.

It's like it's here but it's not here.

Oh, God...

What the fuck?

What the--?

Oh, Jesus.

What the--?

There's some kind of

secret passageway down here.

It's cold. It's really cold.

I don't wanna know what's in there.

( gasps )

What the--?

Hey, somebody help me!

Please, you can't leave me down here!

There's spiders down here!

Somebody help me!

There is definitely something in this room with me.

The air has gotten colder.

Charles? Charles, is that you?

If you're here Charles, if you can hear me,

please give me a sign.

I want to help you. I want to free you from this place.

Oh, my God, you're not Charles!

You're the one who threw the chair!

Oh, God!

I know you were a victim of Madame Lullory

but that was a long time ago!

You are free to go now!

You need to leave

and find peace on the other side!

Aaaah!

( screaming )

What's going on?

Madison!

Madison!

Madison!

Madison!

Madison, come and open the door!

Maddy! Madison!

( screaming )

Oh, my God!

We gotta get out of here!

- Tim and Ryan! - Tim! Ryan!

- Oh, Tim! - Ryan!

Where are they?

Did you see that?

I don't know!

Listen, I hear that again. They're yelling. Come on!

- Paul, I wanna leave! - We're out of here. Come on.

Please take me home!

I don't want to...

- Come on! - I want to leave!

Come on, I hear them.

Ryan! They're down there. They're here!

Tim! Ryan!

She's here! Madam Lullory is here.

- Oh, my God! - Hurry!

Tim! Ryan!

My God!

( screaming )

- Help me! - I'm coming.

- Get me out of here. - Wait! Somebody's coming!

Hurry! Hurry!

Come on!