Eric Smith was an 18-year-old boy who lived in West Helena, Arkansas. He is the main villain of Alone in a Dark House. On August 14, 1996, After a family dinner with his parents, Eric Smith killed both of his parents by a vehicle on the Helena Bridge, unknowingly to the public. Eric walked home from the crash and committed suicide on August 15, 1996, at 3:00 AM. He then becomes an immortal demon and haunts his house.