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3. Ghost Soldier

It has been said that every photograph steals a piece of a man’s soul. What then becomes of those pieces when the subject is dead? Lisa is entranced by an enigmatic photo of her boyfriend’s brother, who was killed in the Vietnam War. As her obsession grows, the line between dreams and reality starts to blur. Repeatedly, Lisa is awakened by waking visions of the dead soldier. She comes to believe that the picture has a life of its own. When her young daughters confront her with stories of their own supernatural experiences inside the house, Lisa realizes that the spirit of the dead soldier is taking control of their lives.

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Lisa Wilson, a single mother, finds a photograph of a soldier named Michael in her home. Michael is the brother of her ex-boyfriend who was killed in the Vietnam War, and she soon becomes obsessed with a man she has never met. When her two young daughters see Michael in their bedroom late one night, Lisa realizes that Michael is haunting her house. Another terrifying clue unearths when her radio emits, instead of music, a military distress call saying they are in an ambush, which Lisa concludes to be the battle Michael died in. To make matters worse, it soon becomes clear that there is also an evil entity in the house, which strikes by copying Michael's actions. After several terrifying events, Lisa begins to believe that Michael is trying to protect her and her daughters. Lisa seeks help from a psychic to put Michael's soul to rest and drive out the evil entity once and for all.

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