In the late 1920s, the Winters family decided to leave their comfortable life in upstate New York and move to a sprawling old manor in Lexington Park, MD. Harold had landed a job as a professor of physics at the local college, and the manor seemed like the perfect place to start their new life.

As they settled into their new home, Mary and the kids explored every nook and cranny of the manor. They found old artifacts and antiques, and Mary couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease. Robert and Susan, however, were thrilled to have a mansion all to themselves.

Harold, on the other hand, was immediately greeted by Dean Stevens (the Dean of the College Harold will be teaching). He was a tall man with piercing blue eyes, and he had an air of superiority about him. Harold couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but there was something unsettling about the man.

As the family began to settle into their new life, strange things started to happen. Doors would slam shut on their own, and whispers could be heard in the middle of the night. The family tried to ignore it, but the occurrences began to escalate.

One evening, while the family was gathered in the living room, they heard a loud banging sound coming from the attic. Harold decided to investigate, and as he climbed the stairs, he could feel a cold draft coming from above. When he opened the door to the attic, he was hit by a gust of wind, and he saw a figure standing in the corner, watching him. He quickly shut the door and rushed back downstairs, shaken and disturbed.

The family began to feel trapped and helpless in their own home. Harold tried to contact the local authorities, but they were skeptical of his claims. He even tried to contact a local priest, Father Johnson, but he too was dismissive. Dean Stevens seemed to take an interest in Harold’s troubles, but it only made him feel more uneasy.

The Winters family tried to cope with the strange happenings as best they could, but it was starting to take its toll. Robert was having nightmares, Susan was afraid to be alone, and Mary was on edge all the time. Harold was at a loss, and he didn’t know where to turn.

One day, while Harold was walking on campus, he overheard a conversation between Dean Stevens and a group of faculty members. They were talking about the manor and its dark history, and Harold couldn’t believe what he was hearing. It seemed that the Dean knew more about the manor than he was letting on.

Harold discovered that the manor had once belonged to a wealthy family who had practiced occult rituals in secret. They had summoned a demon known as Aamon from another dimension, and it had taken up residence in the house.

As the days went by, the strange occurrences began to increase in intensity. The family knew they had to do something before it was too late. In a desperate attempt to save his family, Harold contacted Father Johnson again, and together, they performed a ritual to banish the Aamon.

The ritual seemed to work, and the family was overjoyed. However, as they were packing to leave, Dean Stevens appeared at their doorstep, looking disheveled and frantic. He begged them not to leave, claiming that the demon was the only thing keeping him alive. The family didn’t know what to make of it, but they decided it was time to leave the manor and its dark secrets behind.

Years later, as they looked back on their time in the manor, the family couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief. They never spoke of their experiences again, but they knew that they had escaped a fate worse than death. As for Dean Stevens, no one ever saw him again, and his fate remains a mystery.