The Possession on Rosemary Road

Jason Crowder’s first encounter with the supernatural turns a family emergency into a test of faith, judgment, and survival.

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Midnight Call

The Midnight Call An Unsettling Emergency Danny Hartman wakes Jason Crowder and asks him to bring a Bible and emergency supplies to the Hartman house. A City Already Afraid The Sweet Sixteen killings have made Chicago tense, and the request for spiritual help gives the journey an ominous edge.

Casey’s Violence

Casey’s Violence A Sudden Attack Casey Hartman has beaten his family and is restrained in his bedroom. Danny reports impossible strength and behavior unlike the boy they know. A Wider Suspicion Jack Bittner believes Casey may be the Sweet Sixteen Killer, turning a family crisis into a possible criminal investigation.

The First Revelation

The First Revelation An Unnatural Voice While the adults argue over what to do, Casey speaks with knowledge of the murders and a voice that does not sound like his own. Possession Recognized The evidence forces Jason and Peter Sutherland to take the supernatural possibility seriously, while Bittner’s anger makes the bedroom more dangerous.

A Family Under Siege

A Family Under Siege The Body as Battleground The possessing presence torments Casey and exposes private secrets, turning the family’s rooms into a place of physical and emotional danger. More Than One Victim Carolyn is attacked as well. The crisis now threatens the whole household, not only the boy on the bed.

Escape into the Storm

Escape into the Storm A Narrow Victory Jason and Sutherland force the presence out of Casey, and Danny helps the surviving family move through the wrecked house. A Victory with a Cost The family escapes, but Bittner and Sutherland are dead, and Jason has no reason to believe the evil is gone.

A stormy April night, just before midnight

Shortly before Jason reaches the Hartman house

During the first examination of Casey

During the night’s escalating attacks

Near dawn, after the possession is expelled