The Philling family, including parents Steven and Dayan, and their children Carol, Robbie, and Ruby, experience terrifying supernatural events in their home. The trouble begins when Carol is taken to a different dimension, and the family soon discovers that their house is built on top of a former cemetery. The family enlists the help of a paranormal team, including a medium named Tangina, to rescue Carol and rid their home of the malevolent spirits. After a series of intense and frightening events, the family is finally able to rescue Carol and escape the house, which is then sucked into another dimension. They spend the night in a motel, grateful to be safe, but still shaken by their experience.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A family, the Feelings, moves into a new home in California.
2. The house is located in a neighborhood that was previously a cemetery.
3. The family's daughter, Carol-Anne, is taken by spirits to a terrifying dimension.
4. The spirits are seeking revenge and try to transport the family to the dimension.
5. Carol-Anne's brother, Robbie, is also taken by the spirits.
6. The family's dog, Ruby, is scared by a clown doll and the tree outside the house.
7. The family's parents, Steven and Dayan, try to protect their children.
8. A paranormal team, led by a doctor, is called to investigate the strange occurrences.
9. The team discovers that the house is a portal to another dimension.
10. The family's daughter, Carol-Anne, is trapped in the other dimension.
11. A medium, Tangina, is called to help rescue Carol-Anne.
12. Tangina discovers that the spirits are not at peace and are being manipulated by a malevolent presence called "The Beast".
13. The Beast is keeping Carol-Anne away from the spectral light that could help her escape.
14. The family's mother, Dayan, risks going through the portal to rescue her daughter.
15. The family is eventually reunited, but not before experiencing more terrifying events.
16. The family discovers that their boss had moved the tombstones from the cemetery but left the tombs underneath the house.
17. The family escapes the house and watches as it is transported to another dimension.
18. The family spends the night in a motel and decides to get rid of the TV to prevent further paranormal activity.