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Dark Inheritance

Steve and Amy investigate a frightened family's violent paranormal encounters in Massachusetts. Steve discovers disturbing evidence of a deadly smallpox virus in the early 1700s, while Amy confronts a disfigured spirit that wreaks havoc on the living.


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  • They Come from the Hills

    40:47|
    Amy and Steve travel to Lake Elsinore, CA, where a young man claims his family is being targeted by menacing shadow figures. With one death already taking place in the once-happy home, he is desperate to uncover the source of this sinister haunting.
  • The Demon's Quest

    40:39|
    Steve and Amy travel to Oakland, Oregon, where two distraught parents fear something evil is putting their children's lives in grave danger. The explosion of demonic activity has everyone on edge, and they are desperate for answers on how to stop it.
  • The Wanderer

    40:24|
    Amy and Steve investigate a Sutter, California, home where a newlywed couple is facing a barrage of paranormal activity. The whole family is in danger, and whatever's in the house will stop at nothing until someone winds up dead.
  • Marked for Death

    40:14|
    Steve and Amy head to Glendale, Arizona, where vicious entities have turned a couple's dream home into a nightmare. With the unexplained activity getting worse by the day, they are terrified their family will fall apart if they don't get help soon.
  • Abducted

    40:39|
    Amy and Steve travel to Coolidge, Arizona, where a mother and her daughters are facing an onslaught of paranormal activity from an interdimensional being. Under constant attack and unable to move, the family needs answers before someone is seriously hurt.
  • Shop of Horrors

    40:56|
    Steve and Amy investigate a Modesto, California, costume shop plagued by reports of menacing shadow figures and ghostly attacks. The owner may be forced to shut down her business for good if the aggressive paranormal activity continues to go unchecked.
  • The Bone Collector

    40:38|
    Amy and Steve head to Discovery Bay, California, where a woman claims a paranormal presence killed her father. With her whole family suffering from mysterious physical attacks, she is worried her son may fall victim next.
  • He Lurks

    40:29|
    Steve and Amy investigate a Fresno, California, home where apparitions run rampant and an evil presence lurks in the shadows. The owners are terrified one of them will end up seriously hurt in this hub for paranormal activity and misery.
  • The Hunted

    40:31|
    Amy and Steve travel to Springfield, Ohio, where a man claims a malicious spirit is threatening to destroy his home, his health and his marriage. He fears he or his wife will end up dead if the escalating paranormal activity is not stopped.