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In this world, there is real evil.

In the darkest shadows and in the most ordinary places.

These are the true stories of the innocent and the unimaginable.

Some say that every photograph steals a piece of a person's soul.

For Lisa Wilson, the myth is true.

A dead soldier.

captured in black and white invades her dreams and then her home to steal her

soul one piece at a time

between the world we see

and the things we fear there are doors when they are opened

nightmares become reality

More than 58,000 American GIs were killed during the Vietnam War.

For some, the war, and the suffering it caused, may never end.

The year is 1994.

So I guess this is it.

Yeah. Single mother Lisa Wilson is helping her ex-boyfriend Dan move out of

her house.

Dan and I were once boyfriend and girlfriend.

I needed him when I met him.

And he actually helped me through my divorce.

But we'll be friends, right?

But then our paths went separate ways.

I'll still see you.

That looks pretty bummed. With Dan gone, it's just Lisa and her daughters.

Eight-year-old Laura and ten-year-old Sarah.

Lisa is working a full-time job as an insurance clerk while studying for her

college degree.

Financially, it was a struggle for me.

But, you know, I knew there was a light beyond the tunnel, and so that's what I

was striving for. Hey, Mom?

Is the TV bothering you?

Just a little.

We can go in our rooms if you want.

How about when I'm done, we go out for some ice cream?

Okay.

Lisa's homework often keeps her up well past midnight.

She discovers something Dan has left behind.

It's a photograph of Dan's brother, Michael.

Michael had gone to Vietnam at the age of 18, and at 19 years old, a year

later, he was killed.

Michael was on a recon patrol when he was ambushed.

There was no body retrieved, just dog tags.

And looking at that picture, he looked like he was ready

to die.

What drew me to it was just his eyes. You could not see anything in his eyes.

The darkness just pulled me in.

That weekend, Lisa's sister Carol visits the house.

Carol is captivated by the photo.

It's his brother Michael.

Even though you couldn't see his eyes, you could.

Certainly draws you in, doesn't it? And it was like he was staring out, trying

to get your attention.

It just...

It kind of freaked me out.

I didn't really like it.

Are you going to give it back to him?

Well, I was thinking I'd give it to him as a birthday present.

Maybe blow it up to an 11 by 14.

Lisa plans to frame the photo and give it to Dan as a birthday gift.

She goes, do you think he'll like it?

And I said, I think that Dan will love it.

Days later, Lisa visits a photo shop to have the picture enlarged.

I think you're gonna like this.

A week later, Lisa picks up the custom framed photograph.

I was excited.

I didn't really want to give it to Dan.

This picture had already become part of my life.

It just sprung out at me.

I saw him.

Then at that point, I'm thinking, okay, the vivid imagination, and just, it has

to be something else.

Weeks later, at the home of Dan's mother, Dan celebrates his 40th

birthday with his family.

She really thought that Dan would like the picture, especially considering it

came from her heart.

I thought, oh my God, what have I done?

Made one of the biggest mistakes of my life.

Lisa does not understand why Dan refused her gift.

Mom, what's wrong?

What's wrong?

Why is the hallway so cold?

It's always cold in the hallway. There's no heating vent out here.

Everything's okay.

It's always cold in the hallway.

Let's just go outside.

Okay.

Can you leave the light on in case I have to go to the bathroom?

Okay, honey.

Good night.

My sister and I were terrified and my mom wouldn't talk to us about it.

Lisa cannot help thinking that somehow Michael is in her house.

Now I was afraid.

Did one of you guys knock on my door really late last night?

No.

For sure?

Yeah, for sure.

Have a good day at school.

Bye. Have a good day. Bye.

I love you guys.

Love you too.

Love you.

Hi. I'm really sorry about what happened at the party.

Lisa's ex-boyfriend Dan explains why he was so upset by the photo of Michael.

Thank you for giving your picture back.

I know you meant well, but... Thanks.

It's just that Michael's a painful subject in our family.

But he's your brother.

Yeah, I know, but you don't know Michael the way we did.

He was always fighting with everyone.

I did find out there was an argument of some sort, and he lashed out at his

whole entire family and signed up for Vietnam, and he was out of there. And he

was out of there. They never saw him again.

Last time we saw him was on a bus at a base of training.

It's the saddest thing I've ever heard.

Dan says his family tried to put Michael's death behind them.

And it was a subject that...

dan's family refused to discuss um they would not talk about the war they would

not watch movies that had anything to do with war or vietnam that makes no sense

you know my mom she saw that picture and she had some nightmare that michael was

knocking at her front door oh my god i had the same dream

I think this is important, Dan. I think your family needs to come to terms with

Michael's death.

I don't want to talk about it. Dan, please.

Please.

Take Michael with you.

Michael's dead.

Lisa feels compelled to hang the photo in her bedroom.

That picture had now become a part of me.

And I thought, well, this is a little strange because he's not a blood

relative. I don't know who this man is.

But it didn't make any difference.

My mom started changing.

Her personality went from being really happy and wanting to do everything with

us to being in her room.

She just totally isolated herself from my sister and I.

It's very strange because actually I felt special.

It's kind of like he was mine.

Late that night, Sarah is unable to sleep.

At first I thought it was a weird connection, like maybe with a cell phone

or a phone line.

Sarah.

I just wanted to run away.

Michael's dead.

Lisa's thoughts are consumed by the photograph of a dead soldier.

It's like this energy is being drained out of me.

It's like just being sucked out of me and being filled with this darkness.

Lisa turns to her sister, Carol, desperate to talk about the growing hold

Michael has on her.

Hello?

Hey Carol, it's me.

Hey, how you doing?

I'm fine.

Really?

No, no, I'm not fine.

I can't stop thinking about Michael.

She talked about Michael. When I get home, I wonder what Michael's done.

And I'm thinking, what do you mean what Michael's done?

There is no Michael.

It's a picture.

Do you hear that?

Lisa believes there's evidence of Michael's presence, even as she talks on

the phone.

It's like he's on the line with us, Carol.

Michael's not real.

It's a picture.

He is not just a picture, Carol. He's more than a picture.

I'm trying to tell you that I feel him here. It's like he's a ghost in my

house. I can feel Michael.

The minute I'd say Michael's name, you'd get that crackling, sizzling noise.

And it's like, can you hear me? Can you hear me?

I can't. What?

What? It's like he's here on the line with us. It's like Michael's here. He's

listening. Get rid of the picture.

No.

Hello?

There's no way I'm taking that picture down.

There's no way. I just can't tell you why.

But that picture's staying up.

No, it was nothing.

She was having a nightmare.

It was just a nightmare.

I didn't tell my mom that I just saw Michael because she was already so

stressed out and freaked out that I didn't want to worry her more.

Okay.

Go back to bed, okay?

Everything's okay.

Everything's fine, okay?

Go on, back to bed.

Mommy, can you leave the light on?

Okay. Good night.

I saw him too.

What shall we do?

We kind of realized that this Michael person isn't just a picture.

It's going to be okay. Obviously, Michael was in our house.

That weekend.

Lisa asks her sister Carol to take care of the kids.

Thank you so much for letting them stay tonight.

No problem.

I love having them here. Not a problem at all. Hey, guys, come on.

Okay, there's juice in the fridge, cookies on the counter. Help yourself.

Save one for me. I love you guys, okay?

Now, I'm taking them because I want you to have a nice, relaxing weekend at home

alone. None of this Michael stuff. Okay, I promise.

All right.

I'll take good care of them. Don't worry about it. I won't give up.

It was mom's.

I think you should wear it. It'll give you strength.

It's beautiful.

Thank you.

You're welcome, sweetie.

Thank you so much.

You'll only need anything, okay? Anything.

Drive safe.

Lisa will spend her first weekend in over a year without her daughters.

I smelled this like this sulfuric type of a smell.

I could feel this energy, this crackling type of energy.

Michael, go home!

I thought I'd had enough of this.

Lisa realizes she must break Michael's hold on her.

I've had enough of this dread, this obsession.

He's controlling me.

Lisa cannot bring herself to destroy the picture.

She is afraid the spirit will retaliate.

I was afraid of him, but I was also afraid of making him mad.

It was like this rush of cold fear went right into my chest.

It was terror that I have never felt before in my life.

And I knew that was not Michael. That was something totally different.

Lisa believes there are two spirits in her house and that Michael may be

protecting her And I cried I thought what is wrong with me

What is wrong with me

Thank you so much. Do you have fun?

Yeah. Go get in the car, okay? I'll be right there.

Thanks so much.

You're welcome. I got you something.

What is this?

It's to take the place of Michael.

Fill the space with Michael.

Okay.

Thank you.

Of course. Of course. Anytime.

Anytime. Bye, girls.

You did take that picture of Michael down, didn't you?

yeah of course i did thanks i'll see you later

lisa

does not replace the picture of michael but she hopes that the new one will help

lighten her mood i just thought that would be a good aura

type object to put into the house to maybe brighten it up and get rid of some

of this gloom.

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The new picture does nothing to lighten the mood for Sarah.

It's getting late.

You guys should get to bed.

It felt like it was dreary. My mom was depressed,

my sister was always scared, and I had to be the one who had to be the

strongest.

continues to fear the hallway.

Ready?

Let's go.

We'd actually run to get to our room because something in the hallway scared

us.

I could sense when I was in my bedroom that something was in the

hallway.

I thought someone was always staring at me I thought someone was always looking

at me Lisa

refuses

to let the picture of Michael control her

Laura? Sarah?

Laura?

Mom?

Mom? Is everything okay?

Yes, everything's fine. I heard a noise.

Everything's okay.

I'm gonna go take a look, okay?

I was scared, because if something can move a huge picture down a hallway, we

can do anything.

I must not have hung it right, and the wind blew it down.

Mom, how could it just fall off the wall and come between the hallway?

It had to have some sort of help.

And I said, Mom, we're not stupid. I know this is Michael.

And I said, how do you know about Michael?

Just because we see him.

I couldn't see him, but they could see him. Laura didn't have a nightmare the

other night.

I'm so sorry.

I now didn't know what to do or how to even begin to get rid of him.

Lisa calls the local health science center, searching for someone who can

help. Hi.

Yeah,

I swear this is not a crank call, but I'm having a problem with like a ghost

or an entity in my house.

Basically, I asked them if they had Ghostbusters.

And they kind of laughed at me, said no, they said, but that's a great story.

Do you know anybody who does?

She referred me to Kate, who worked from a guardian angel type of a group. And

she said she'll be able to help you.

Oh, can I have that number, please?

The group claims to help earthbound spirits find peace.

Thank you.

When I went to this place, it kind of creeped me out a little.

Next time, I can help you.

I was scared for my mom.

I was scared that it wouldn't work.

And if it didn't work, what would we do?

It's okay.

Only you.

The kids have to stay by.

That's fine, okay? Just have a seat and I'll be right back out, okay?

Have a

seat

right here, okay? We'll be right with you, okay? Thank you.

You're Lisa.

What can I do to help you?

Well, as I said on the phone, I'm... Lisa tests Kate by telling her as little

as possible.

I just told her that our house is being haunted and I needed to get rid of what

was haunting us.

Yes, I know all about it.

You brought Michael with you.

Michael's tied to this earth by the anger that he feels towards his family.

He's drawn to you because of your positivity and your ties to his family.

He thinks that you're the light.

What? He doesn't want to let go of his anger that he feels, but he desperately

needs to.

If you want to rid yourself of Michael, we can set up a channeling session.

It'll take us a few days to prepare for it.

Are you sure you are ready to let go of him?

It's okay. Lisa feels a sharp pain in her chest.

She says, well, Michael's gone.

I'm thinking, whew, got rid of him. That was easy. I said, well, gone. I said,

gone where?

He went back to your house.

It's going to be okay.

I promise.

Hey, you guys. What's going on?

I don't want to sleep at home tonight.

Oh, my God. Okay.

The next day, Carol wants to see for herself why Lisa is so afraid.

All right.

In a way, I really want to believe that it is a spirit. That way, my sister's

not crazy.

And then in another way, I don't want to believe it's a spirit because then how

do you get rid of it?

I felt that if that photo was out of the house, the attention that she gives it

would be gone, and she would wake up and say, oh my goodness, life's going on and

I'm missing it all. What have I been doing? I've been in a cloud.

I know it makes the girls feel better.

So what's been going on? Tell me what's been happening.

I don't know.

Carol cannot believe that Michael's photo is still on the wall.

I wanted it crumpled, burnt.

I'm going to take the picture.

Shredded.

I'm going to go outside and I'm going to smash it to bits. Then all your problems

will be over. No!

Don't you touch him! Your hand's off him!

Don't ever touch him!

It's not Michael.

Michael isn't the problem.

You don't know him.

I don't know what came over me.

The picture just affects me so much.

Some people eat when they're upset. Some people drink.

Maybe she found Michael. Your obsession with Michael and this picture is out of

control. It's too much.

Michael needs me. I'm the only one who cares about him. Michael isn't real.

You want to know what is real?

Those girls are real.

Show them you love them. Destroy the picture.

You couldn't

have paid me to go back in that house again.

Ladies, to the car, please.

Seatbelts.

I was afraid for my sister's safety. I was afraid for Sarah and Laura's safety.

Carol takes the girls home with her.

Lisa is left with an important dilemma.

How to reclaim her life.

Much much.

The psychic plans to use a channeler to make contact with Michael's spirit and

encourage him to move towards a more peaceful afterlife.

And that he needs to cross over to the other side.

Okay.

Lisa, when you're ready, we'll join hands and then the spirit will come to

me.

Whatever happens, don't let go until Kate instructs you to.

The face of this woman was total evil.

Who are you?

My name is Steven.

What do you want?

What do I want?

What do I want? I want Lisa to suffer.

It's okay.

It's alright.

Don't let go of her hand.

Why do you want to hurt Isa?

She was with me in another life.

And I killed her.

How did you get here?

Who brought you here?

She brought me here.

Another spirit possesses the channeler. I'm sorry.

I

didn't mean to hurt

you.

Are you Michael?

The psychic realizes that an evil spirit has been manipulating Michael in order

to torment Lisa.

Michael, why are you here?

I'm here because of Lisa.

She was there for me when my family couldn't be.

Michael, you need to go to your light.

Lisa is the light. No.

You'll find your light.

Look above you.

Look up.

You'll find your light.

Stephen can't hurt her if you cross over.

This person got this kind of serene look on her face, and she said, I'm sorry,

Lisa.

She says, but now I see the light. I'm sorry.

I'm going.

I can feel him just gone.

Which was so sad for me because I didn't get to say goodbye and he'd been with

me so long.

So it was kind of heartbreaking.

But then I knew he was where he was supposed to be.

Lisa never learns anything more about the evil spirit that called itself

Stephen.

But she hopes that with Michael gone, it will no longer have any power to hurt

her.

In the following weeks, the atmosphere in Lisa's home returns to normal.

Michael's photo remains until Lisa graduates from college and is ready to

move out.

When I looked in his picture, it was like that obsession was gone.

It was kind of like a tombstone. You always put a head on a tombstone to

memorialize a dead person.

And that's kind of what that picture was to me.

Michael's not in that box, is he?

No, he isn't.

Come on, guys. Let's get in the car, okay?

Lisa and the girls move on. I'm gonna call you out, okay? You wanna drive

safe? Bye, girls!

Taking only memories of the soldier who changed their lives.