“Rose390″ (season 1, episode 4)
Sheryl buys AR headsets for Kristen’s daughters and they swiftly become obsessed with a particular horror game. Things get icky when an online player pretending to be another kid encourages them to use an Ouija board and do some awfully Satanic-sounding chanting, then tries to scare them by saying their dad is dead. Meanwhile, the investigators take on a troubling case involving a family tormented by their middle child, a nine-year-old exhibiting diabolical tendencies. Though they do their best to get through to him, especially David, they’re shaken when the boy tries to drown his infant sister… and even more shaken when they realize the kid’s parents—seeing no other recourse—have murdered their own son.
In its parallel plots, “Rose390″ examines the dark side of childhood, as well as the sinister ways technology can corrupt the vulnerable. Thanks to that horrific reveal at the end—and the lasting message that sometimes there’s no explanation for pure horror—it’s one of the most chilling episodes of Evil to date.
