The narrator is haunted by the sound of his own heartbeat, which he believes will betray his guilt and reveal the murder he has committed.

The Overlook Hotel is a secluded and eerie establishment with a dark history, which becomes the setting for Jack Torrance's descent into madness.

Cole Sear is a troubled young boy who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts, which leads him to encounter various supernatural phenomena.

Hill House is a mysterious and foreboding mansion with a long and troubled history, which becomes the focus of a group of researchers investigating paranormal activity.

Jane is a young woman who is suffering from postpartum depression and is forced to stay in her room by her husband, which leads her to experience vivid hallucinations and a descent into madness.

The Grahams are a seemingly ordinary family whose lives are turned upside down by a series of disturbing events, including the death of their matriarch and the emergence of dark secrets from their past.

Regan MacNeil is a young girl who becomes possessed by a demonic entity, leading to a series of terrifying and violent events that challenge the faith of those around her.

The Babadook is a terrifying and enigmatic entity that emerges from a children's book and begins to haunt a young widow and her son, causing them to experience a series of disturbing events.

Miss Giddens is a young governess who is hired to care for two children at a remote country estate, where she begins to experience strange and unsettling events that lead her to believe that the children are haunted by the ghosts of former employees.

The Perrons are a family who move into a haunted farmhouse in Rhode Island, where they experience a series of terrifying and unexplained events that lead them to seek the help of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.

The Lutzes are a family who move into a house in Amityville, New York, that is said to be haunted by a demonic presence, leading to a series of terrifying and disturbing events that force them to flee the home.

The Lamberts are a family who move into a house that is haunted by a malevolent spirit, which leads to their son Dalton becoming trapped in a state between life and death, forcing his family to seek the help of paranormal investigators.

Dani Clayton is a young woman who is hired as a governess for two children at a remote country estate, where she begins to experience strange and unsettling events that lead her to believe that the children are haunted by the ghosts of former residents.

The Ring is a cursed videotape that contains a series of disturbing images and sounds, which leads anyone who watches it to receive a phone call informing them that they will die within seven days unless they pass the curse on to someone else.

Arthur Kipps is a young lawyer who is sent to a remote village to settle the estate of a deceased client, where he begins to experience strange and terrifying events that are linked to the ghost of a woman in black.