Shelby Oaks (2024)

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I'm not safe in here.

I feel like I'm being watched.

Like...

...there's eyes on me.

I'm so scared.

Mia!

The hosts of

the popular YouTube channel

"Paranormal Paranoids" have now

been missing for a week.

Speculation

abounds for the whereabouts

of the so-called

"Paranormal Paranoids."

Peter Bailey, Laura Tucker,

David Reynolds,

and Riley Brennan.

They were last

week near the southern edge

of Darke County, Ohio,

near an abandoned town

called Shelby Oaks.

The Darke County

Police Department say

they're doing their best

to locate them,

but have very few leads.

- These people are fakers, man.

They've always been frauds.

They're still frauds.

- They're baiting you.

Just building anticipation

for the next episode.

- They recently started

using two cameras.

The cops have one.

So, where's the other?

- The parents are requesting

that the public take

this seriously.

- This isn't a hoax.

- It's been one full week

since we learned

of their disappearance,

without a new development

in the case,

their friends and family

are starting to fear

the worst.

This is Riley,

as you know her,

host of "Paranormal Paranoids."

This is Riley as I know her,

my little sister.

My name is Mia Walker.

I've been searching for Riley

for the last 12 years,

and I'd like you to get to know

her the way that I do.

I'm haunted in the morning

One, two,

three, four...

When we were kids,

she was very mature for her age.

She was always thinking,

figuring things out,

seeing things no one else saw.

Some people keep

a dream journal.

Riley kept a dream sketchbook.

She'd start drawing instantly,

as soon as she woke up.

She had extremely vivid dreams.

And sometimes...

she even drew her nightmares.

I wonder where I'm falling

In high school,

she started to take the arts

more seriously.

And the Riley that

I knew just melted away

when she was performing.

She really came out

of her shell.

And she got good at that.

Pretending that she was okay

when she wasn't.

Big sister,

won't you find me

So, with that passion

of hers,

it was no surprise

when the channel took off.

For the last half

of the 20th century,

UFO researchers,

demonologists, psychics,

all that, there was

a mysticism to it.

Even the idea of investigating

the supernatural

was becoming a joke.

What happened with

the Paranoids changed that.

- Since then, locals refer

to it simply as

"The Suicide Shed".

YouTube was brand new.

Nobody knew what it could be,

or who might be watching.

The Paranoids tapped

into an audience

that had been relegated

to UFO conventions,

and paranormal chatrooms,

and those people were starved

for content.

Nearly every time

they filmed,

they captured something

most paranormal researchers

spend their entire lives

looking for,

which is why they had

so many doubters.

You know, at first,

I thought they could have been

faking things, sure.

I mean, I didn't know how

else to explain it.

But I also knew that Riley

wouldn't do something like that.

She took all this stuff

very seriously.

- What was that?

Riley, don't go

all by yourself, Riley.

Chill, chill.

Where did

that come from?

- Whoa! Whoa!

- Holy sh*t!

- I believe

my sister's not a liar.

I tried talking to her about it

but after the prison episode,

she got real quiet.

- Jesus.

What?

- Don't you feel that?

No. Feel what?

- Cold.

- Holy sh*t.

- Oh, f*ck!

Riley.

- What? What?

- No, it's fine.

- Wait!

- No, Riley!

- Riley!

- Riley, no!

- We have to go now!

A lot of people called

bullshit on that.

But then the uploads stopped

and the channel went dark.

Some of the fans were worried,

but most seemed to think it

was a publicity stunt.

And then... everything changed.

- Today's top story, the hosts

of the YouTube channel,

the "Paranormal Paranoids"

have been missing for five days.

People started taking it

seriously after that.

It's sad to say,

but that's really where

their fame began.

After their disappearance,

people all over the world

started scouring through

their videos

searching for answers.

There are videos

of her on her channel

talking to someone

offscreen that we've never met.

The police need to be

checking everything.

Having clear sight

of a car belonging to a member

of the group may also be helpful

for us going forward,

if we ever need to identify

a vehicle.

There were plenty

of theories,

but nothing concrete

ever came forward.

- So, there is a lot

to unpack here.

- And then,

there's this odd clip

of her talking to another

Paranormal Paranoid, Peter.

- Well, we had the gas station

security feed,

and their card numbers.

They had made their last

recorded purchase

there just outside

of Shelby Oaks.

So, we knew they at least

got that far.

Anywhere they kids might

have been going,

we had to investigate.

So, the most obvious place

was the old amusement park.

It's about

60 miles from here.

My mom used to talk about

it all the time.

She loved going there

when she was a kid.

They had a ballroom and

bands played there.

It was pretty much the reason

to go to Shelby Oaks.

The park closed

in the late 90s

after a really bad fire.

A lot of people think

the place is haunted.

Shelby Oaks has been

a ghost town since the late 90s.

From the perspective

of these kids, though,

I mean, that place

was a gold mine.

It seemed promising but

it was just another dead end.

- I know this is hard

for people to hear,

but I don't think these are just

going to turn up anything.

I think the energy is better

spent on finding who did it.

Every good cop

knows that feeling.

When it starts to sink in that

the person you're searching for

isn't coming home.

Robert and I met two

years before Riley went missing.

I always wanted to be a mother

and Robert always wanted

to be a daddy.

And we tried for a bit but...

it didn't happen.

And then...

when Riley went missing,

it just...

...it just wasn't the time

anymore.

Not after that.

Tragically,

the bodies of Peter Bailey,

Laura Tucker,

and David Reynolds

were found in a cabin just

outside of Shelby Oaks, Ohio,

an abandoned ghost town

the young adults

may have been investigating

for their show,

"Paranormal Paranoids."

On the front door

of the cabin,

this disturbing symbol,

smeared in blood.

Riley Brennan,

the host of the program,

is still missing.

- I'm so scared.

A video camera

was discovered from the scene

that police say may have

captured the perpetrator.

Once the footage got out,

it sparked a nationwide

campaign.

I mean, you couldn't go

to the grocery store

without seeing it

on a sign or a billboard.

- Who took Riley Brennan?

From the video,

we could ascertain

that the suspect was

a white male, 6'1", maybe 6'2"

based on the height

of the window.

He was wearing gloves.

So, basically we had nothing.

And...

there was uh...

there was that other thing.

We must've watched

that tape 500 times

before releasing it

to the public.

None of us saw it.

But now, like...

can't get it outta my head.

Oh, God.

Did I ever tell you

about the night terrors

I used to have?

I'd see this man

in my window and...

I just feel trapped.

It's-it's, I mean,

it's weird, it's crazy.

- No, no, you're fine.

- But like, I saw...

like, images of...

like, the school,

and the prison,

and these numbers.

And--

- Wait, after the fact,

or before?

- No, like, when I was 13.

Riley always

had a connection.

When she was little,

she had these awful

night terrors.

Like, we'd hear her screaming

and Mom and I would run into

her room and find her sweating

like she'd just run 10 miles.

I'll never forget the way

her eyes looked.

She kept saying

she saw a man

standing in her window

starting at her.

Her second story window.

We never found anything except

a crack in the glass.

She must have been 13

before she finally grew out

of that.

The last night I saw her,

she had that same look

in her eyes again,

like she knew something

was wrong.

There's been a lot of

debate about what she said.

I've watched it

a thousand times.

I'm positive she said,

"Mia, he's back."

When we were little,

Mom always made sure

we could find our way home.

In the woods outside,

she carved our initials

in the trees.

If we ever got lost out there,

we could just follow

the markings,

and they always led us home.

I just want to lead Riley home.

Okay.

That's great.

Uh, let's take a break.

- Oh, just--

- Sorry.

Are you...

do you need help?

She...

she finally let me go.

You okay?

Yeah.

And action.

- Welcome back

to "Paranormal Para--."

sh*t.

Um... Why did we choose

such a hard name?

- You got it.

- Okay, um...

welcome back

to the "Paranormal Paranoids."

Today we're taking

our first foray

into the mysterious world

of ghost towns.

Behind me rests the abandoned

town of Shelby Oaks,

located right on the edge

of Darke County, Ohio.

What really happened

to Shelby Oaks?

Some say the cops went bad,

so it went sour,

but truth is,

no one knows for sure.

That's why we're here.

What is it?

- I think...

I think we should leave.

What do you mean?

We just, we just got here.

Riley?

- Yeah,

but it doesn't feel right.

Riley.

You okay?

Riley, what's--

Are we seriously

gonna do this again?

And action.

- Shelby Oaks Amusement Park.

In its heyday,

this was the only draw

for out-of-towners.

There was a ballroom,

a few rollercoasters,

even a hotel.

But after a series of

missing persons reports

and a devastating fire,

the park eventually

closed for good.

Now, all that remains of this

once joyful location

lies in these woods,

abandoned and forgotten.

Perfect.

First try, too.

- I think I had a dream

about this place.

Really?

- Yeah.

My mom used to come here

when she was little.

Hmm.

"RM"?

- Yeah.

Mia will get it

when she sees it.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, okay.

- Cool.

- Should we get going?

I can't tell

if there's anyone there.

Yeah, man.

- I don't think there's anyone in there.

- No.

Why don't you go back

around and check it out?

- Yeah.

- All right.

Be careful.

Yeah.

sh*t.

sh*t. sh*t.

g*dd*mn it.

We should sneak

out the back.

Listen, I'm not going

to jail over a video.

Hold on, hold

on, hold on.

- What's he doing?

- I don't know.

He's just f*cking

standing there.

Do not walk.

David, what the hell

are you doing?

What are you doing?

Whoa.

Jesus.

f*ck, you scared

the sh*t out of me.

What? What?

- Riley...

- Riley?

Riley.

Wow, okay.

David, look, um...

look, I-I didn't wanna say this

around the girls, man,

but I'm really freaked

out right now.

I mean, how the f*ck are you

sleeping through this?

These sounds are coming

from everywhere. I mean,

they're, they're surrounding

the whole f*cking place

right now.

I mean, listen to this sh*t,

man.

Can you f*cking hear this sh*t?

How the f*ck--

Come on,

I can't do this anymore.

Come on, guys.

- David.

We're getting

good stuff!

Jesus Christ.

Get back, David.

Guys, get behind,

get behind.

God dammit, David--

Shh!

Stop!

Help!

Honey?

What is it.

- There's something

you need to see.

Help!

- How?

- It was in his hand.

- He brought it here?

Why didn't you give it

to the police?

- I needed to see it

for myself first.

- Come on.

C'mere.

The man's name

is Wilson Miles.

Born in Shelby Oaks in 1981.

He spent five years

at the old Darke County

Correctional

for aggravated as*ault

and battery.

- The prison Riley filmed at?

After he gets out,

he falls off the map.

No bills, phone records.

Odds are he found a hole

to hide in.

Until recently.

I know this is a...

delicate subject,

but do you have any reason

to believe that this

might have something

to do with your sister?

What's wrong with you?

You're withholding evidence now?

This is what you've been

searching for,

and now that you've got it,

you're keeping it to yourself?

- You think that tape

is what I've been searching for?

- That's...

that's not what I meant.

- What did the tape

actually tell us?

- That we know who

the k*ller is.

- And where is he now?

They'll use that tape as an

ending to the story.

They don't even have

to look for the guy.

His body's at the morgue,

rotting.

What else is left for them?

- Riley.

- They already gave up on her!

For the cops,

this'll be nothing new.

Nothing will change.

And as soon as the public gets

a hold of it,

they'll drag Riley

through the dirt,

all over again.

It'll never f*cking end.

Unless we find her first.

All I'm asking for

is a few days.

I need this.

My prison died the day

that Wilson Miles arrived.

- How long were you

the warden there?

- Too long.

- In the interview I read,

you said that you

couldn't explain

the rapid deterioration

of the prison.

- I've had many years to think

about it since then.

But one member in particular

puts it all in perspective.

It was the day

of that awful riot.

A computer error unlocked

every cell in block three,

the last place you want

something like that to happen.

We used to call block three

the grave,

because all the folk there

had one foot in it.

- That's awful.

- What I saw in cell 37 was,

that was cell

of one Wilson Miles.

He was a peculiar man.

Very quiet.

Spoke to no one.

On that day...

His door was wide

open.

He could have tried to run.

But he just...

he just stood there.

Staring out the window.

Totally unaware of all

of the chaos surrounding him.

When the dust settled...

there he remained.

That man was carrying something.

I don't know what it was...

but it left nothing

but death and rot

in my prison.

Are you sure he's dead?

- Very.

- Good.

Now all that remains

of this once joyful location

lies in these woods,

abandoned and forgotten.

I think I had a dream

about this place.

Really?

- Yeah. My mom used to come here

when she was little.

"- RM"?

- Yeah.

Mia will get it when

she sees it.

Yeah.

Cool.

Should we get going?

"- RM"?

- Yeah.

Mia will get it when

she sees it.

Yeah.

- Oh, my God.

- Cool.

Fair warning,

this kinda thing was more

Riley's ballpark,

but just hear me out.

1981, Wilson Miles is born

in Shelby Oaks,

almost immediately after

the town starts

losing residents.

Businesses close, crops fail,

the town barely survives

by hanging on to its one

and only draw...

the amusement park.

Riley and I went there

all the time.

By the Millennium,

there are two things left

in Shelby Oaks,

the amusement park,

and Darke County Correctional.

That was taken in 2002.

This is 2007.

After Wilson Miles

was there for five years.

- What does this have

to do with Riley?

- Her night terrors.

When she turns 13,

she stops having them.

- Yeah, but she grew

out of them.

- When Riley turns 13,

Wilson started his time

at Darke County.

Five years later,

he gets out, Riley disappears.

She didn't grow out of anything.

It was real.

- So, you think Wilson

was looking through

Riley's second story window?

- No.

I'm gonna tell you something

I haven't told anyone.

Because up until now,

I wrote it off

as a false memory,

a bad dream.

When Riley was 9,

maybe 10,

she was having a rough week.

Every single night,

she was screaming, crying.

So, one night I decided

I'd sleep in the room with her.

I thought it might help.

And it did.

She slept through

the whole night.

But I didn't.

Not long after she fell asleep,

I heard something outside

the window,

scratching at the glass.

I turned over in bed,

I looked across the room...

and I saw it.

I never told Mom or Riley.

After that,

I never saw it again.

Until now.

I think this thing used Wilson,

possessed him, controlled him,

whatever you wanna call it,

to get what its wanted

ever since it first

looked through her window.

I know. I know it's...

I'm totally f*cking nuts.

- Where did the years ago.

Hmm?

You need help, Mia.

The Darke

County Correctional

would send shivers down

the spine of even

the most experienced

paranormal investigators.

Riots, murders,

alleged hauntings.

- Jesus.

- What?

- Don't you feel that?

- Feel what?

- Cold.

That was

the cell of one...

Wilson Miles.

May I help you?

- Sorry, I...

I didn't know anyone lived out

here anymore.

Oh, I have been out

since well...

before I can remember.

Which isn't very far.

- Do you have a dog?

I followed one out here.

- A dog?

Oh... he's probably around

here somewhere.

Thinking he can get

a midnight snack.

- I'm Mia.

- Mia. I'm Norma.

Won't you come inside?

You can shut the door.

- cr*cker?

- No, thank you.

- Hmm.

- Maybe you can tell me

if you've seen this girl before?

- Melanie, is it?

- Mia.

This girl, have you seen her?

- Oh, I... I can't say

that I have.

- You live alone out here,

Norma?

- Nope.

What's the story

about that girl?

- She's my sister.

- Oh.

Tell me about her.

Oh, come on.

Entertain an old lady.

I haven't seen anybody

but my son

in I don't know how long.

- Is that who you live with,

your son?

- Mm-hmm.

Right behind you.

Do you

have any children, Mia?

- No.

- Oh.

Sorry.

Is there any, any reason?

- Just...

couldn't find the time.

- Hmm. I see.

You sure there's nothing

more to the story?

Excuse me?

- Well, it's life, isn't it?

It's always about the timing.

Sometimes it gives,

sometimes it takes.

Would you still want one?

- You know, come to think of it,

I am actually kinda hungry.

I think I might take you

up on that snack.

- Of course, my dear.

You should

be proud of her.

She was strong.

Just as I was.

She's been given the chance

to touch greatness.

- Where is she?

The police are on their way.

- That will make no difference.

- Tell me where she is,

right f*cking now!

Don't be afraid.

It's a gift.

- Riley?

Honey, it's Mia.

Come to me.

I'm here, Riley.

I'm here.

Please, baby, hear me.

Riley.

I know you're in there.

I found you.

We're going home.

- Okay, honey, come on.

Come on, honey.

Just a little farther.

Jesus Christ.

Hurry. Hurry.

No. No! No!

- Riley.

Riley!

f*ck!

Riley?

Riley, honey...

Almighty Tarion,

Incubus of the North,

shield this Cambion!

Almighty Tarion!

Incubus of the North!

Shield this Cambion.

Bless him with the knowledge

of your all-seeing eyes.

Let Hell's hounds guard

his every move.

Bestow upon him your protection.

Let his seed be sown throughout

the land in your name!

Guide him to the fire!

- Hi.

- Riley Brennan,

the long-lost host

of the now almost mythical

program "Paranormal Paranoids"

has been found alive.

She was discovered locked

in the basement of a house

in Shelby Oaks,

the ghost town on the edge

of Darke County, Ohio.

- The Darke County Police

Department has confirmed

they have, in their possession,

recently uncovered footage.

Coming up next, we'll be airing

the shocking tape that features

the final moments

of Peter Bailey,

Laura Tucker,

and David Reynolds,

as well as the abduction

of Riley Brennan.

We must warn you

that the footage

is extremely disturbing.

- Things are definitely

gonna be different.

I'm not sure there is a way

to go back to normal

after everything

we've been through.

I'm just grateful

to have her back.

And...

we are rolling.

- Okay.

Have you seen

any improvement in Riley

since bringing her home?

- Well, it's just the first day.

But she showed some signs

of awareness.

We still have a long road

ahead of us.

How is Robert

adjusting to all this?

- He's taking some time

and we both think

that's healthy right now.

And the baby?

- He's wonderful.

There was some reluctance

at first,

given then circumstances.

But he'll be safe here.

How's it coming along so far?

- Well, we've almost

finished editing

everything we shot before...

you know.

- Right.

- But, uh, this will make

a great ending to the story.

Hey,

one last thing,

you told the police you just

happened across that house.

Off the record...

how did you really find her?

- I guess something

wanted me to.

Riley?

It has to die.

- Honey...

think about what you're doing.

- You don't know

what's inside of him.

- I know my sister's not

a m*rder*r.

Please...

back away.

- I love you, Mia.

- No!

Riley!

I think this thing

used Wilson.

Possessed him, controlled him,

whatever you want to call it,

to get what it's wanted,

ever since it first looked

through her window.

Oooh

Oooh

I am haunted in the morning

I see a ghost

no one else does

I am haunted in the evening

I see a ghost

where someone was

I can't see

where I'm going to

I can't see

and I'm falling

I can't see looking for you

Come find me

I'm waiting for you

Oooh

Oooh

Big sister

I'm haunted in the morning

Big sister

are you coming for me?

Big sister

I'm haunted in the evening

Big sister

should I keep on waiting

Should I keep on waiting

I think we might all ghosts

I think we might

all be ghosts

You worry

your pretty little head.

There's nothing hiding

under your bed.

Dry those tears and try

to smile.

The sun will be up in just

a little while.

Go back to sleep,

there's no need to feel blue.

Your big sister

won't abandon you.