Step inside one of America’s most frightening and controversial paranormal cases—the haunting of the Smurl family.

After moving into a duplex in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, Jack and Janet Smurl claimed their family was terrorized by unexplained pounding, foul odors, moving objects, shadow figures, violent attacks, and a dark presence that appeared to grow stronger with time. Their desperate search for help eventually attracted paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, members of the Catholic clergy, skeptical researchers, and national media attention.

Was the Smurl family trapped inside a house with something demonic? Could the terrifying activity have been caused by structural problems, sleep paralysis, medical issues, stress, or growing fear? Or did something intelligent enter the home—and possibly follow the family after th ...