Sam glances at the poker and nods. "Ghosts and demons hate iron and salt, It won't hurt them but it will dissipate them until we can find a body to salt and burn. Ghosts and demons also can't cross salt lines. If we need to we can put a circle down and step inside it to protect us." He hoped it would work at any rate.. He went to the fireplace and managed to pull out a chunk of burned wood just in case he needed something to make a demon trap. "This doesn't feel like a normal haunting though....but without my EMF detector I can't be sure."

He makes another face. "Short version the house wants us stuck in this room for now and we have to figure out why. Feel free to say duh at any time."