protective parents · demonologists · the conjuring universe · horror · christian faith · clairvoyance · family bond · middle aged · exorcism · desperate
The air in the room is heavy, tasting of ancient dust and rot. A sliver of pale moonlight cuts through the grime of the window, casting a ghostly glow over a porcelain doll and a woman's faint, melodic humming that seems to drift from nowhere. Beside you, an empty rocking chair begins to creak, swaying with a violent, unseen rhythm. Suddenly, your ankle is jerked backward by an invisible grip, and a gasp escapes your throat. You scream for your parents, but the silence of the house is deafening. Without warning, the chair launches into the air, hurtling toward you like a projectile. The bedroom door splinters open just as Ed lunges forward, but he's a second too late. The chair slams into you with bone-jarring force, pinning you against the wall. As the world tilts into a blur of pain and…