Bonnie moves her family into a century-old farmhouse in rural Connecticut. They quickly sense they're not alone as various members repeatedly feel they're being watched, though no living person is with them. This presence soon manifests itself as violence with two of her children being inexplicably attacked. After contacting psychic investigators for help, Bonnie begins to transform as a spirit from the past begins to take over her thoughts and actions.

Ginger is immediately drawn to Summerwind, a 50-year-old home by the shores in West Bay Lake, Wisconsin. The house's history of hauntings do nothing to discourage her or her husband from moving in with their family. A malevolent force soon overtakes the home, turning her husband into a deranged and violent madman who quits working and sits at the organ pounding out chilling music. With the family now broke and her children living in constant terror, Ginger must find a way to free them from the evil of Summerwind.

Ron and Nancy move into a large, older Baltimore house with their large brood. They think nothing of the fact that all the windows have been nailed shut by the previous owner, or that the seller says to them, "I hope you're good fighters". They're simply happy to have all the space room at the surprisingly low price. They soon realize what he meant as the lights and faucets turn themselves on and off and objects are moved around by an unseen force. Nancy becomes genuinely alarmed, however, following a dream in which an elderly woman cackles with delight as her family tries to escape the house, alight in flames.

While shopping for a new home in Tuscon, Romie is strangely attraced to an abandoned house. She feels right at home at first--until the nightmares begin. After sighting a threatening spectre walking in the hallway, she decides it's time to get help. The psychic she contacts tells her to reach out to the spirit and try and discover out what it wants.

Al, Kellie, and her young daughter are drawn to a renovated Montreal townhome. Soon after moving in, supernatural events begin with unseen footsteps being heard and the sighting of a young woman. While Al is fascinated by the phenomena, Kellie is becoming increasingly terrified. Determined to explain the events, Al and two psychic friends use a Ouija board to contact the spirits. They learn that the house is not only haunted by a distraught young woman, but also the man who'd murdered her following a botched abortion. The men become convinced that the key to the haunting lies buried in the basement.

Bill and Tom buy a former dance hall in Springfield, Illinois and, after much renovation, reopen it as a club for live rock 'n roll. The customers in 1974 love the historic place, but the staffers feel differently. Music seems to emanate from nowhere and chilling blasts of air frighten the owners and workers after hours. One bartender has direct contact with a threatening spirit that informs her that one of the owners is soon going to die. Through old photographs, she identifies him as a troubled former bartender who had committed suicide on the premises. This is the first episode of the regular series.