A: Haunted House 2 -2014-

By week two, Steve was desperate. He’d tried sage, salt lines, even a poorly worded Craigslist ad for a “paranormal plumber.” Nothing worked. Then he found the videotape in the attic. No label, just a dusty VHS wrapped in a 2014 grocery store receipt. He dug out a combo VCR/DVD player from Goodwill and pressed play.

Steve laughed. Then he noticed the date burned into the bottom of the frame: 10/31/2014. And in the corner of the video, reflected in a dark window, stood a figure that looked exactly like him—wearing the same clothes he had on right now. a haunted house 2 -2014-

The tape showed a family—mom, dad, two kids—sitting on the same living room floor where Steve’s cot now sat. They looked exhausted. Dark circles. Twitching. Then a title card appeared, handwritten in marker: A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 — 2014 — By week two, Steve was desperate