Stories that Haunt, Heal, and Hold on 

Full Name: Robert Alan Sims

 

Nickname: “Robbie”

 

Age at Death: 10 Role: Younger brother of Lucas Sims; childhood friend of Reggie Billings; one of the original Morgan House victims

 

Residence (Past): Tanner, Ulster County, New York

 

Appearance (Age 10)

    Small, wiry, and full of restless energy. Robbie had sandy‑brown hair that always stuck up in the back, bright curious eyes, and a smile that made adults soften instantly. He wore hand‑me‑down jeans, scuffed sneakers, and T‑shirts with faded cartoon characters. He moved fast, talked fast, and felt    everything deeply.

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Personality

    Sweet, brave, and endlessly curious. Robbie was the kind of kid who climbed trees he shouldn’t, asked questions adults couldn’t answer, and trusted people too easily. He adored his older brother Lucas, even when Lucas struggled to communicate or keep up. Robbie had a gentle heart and a stubborn streak — a mix that made him unforgettable.

 

Strengths

• Kind and empathetic

• Adventurous and brave

• Loyal to friends

• Quick to forgive

• Deeply intuitive for his age

 

Weaknesses

• Too trusting

• Easily distracted

• Followed others into danger

• Felt responsible for Lucas

• Curiosity that sometimes overrode caution

 

Background

    Robbie grew up in Tanner in the early 1980s. His family life was strained — his parents overwhelmed, his older brother Lucas developmentally delayed and often misunderstood. Robbie became Lucas’s shadow, protector, and emotional anchor.

 

    He also formed a close childhood friendship with Reggie Billings, who lived nearby. The boys spent summers exploring the woods, riding bikes, and daring each other to go places they shouldn’t. Robbie looked up to Reggie, and Reggie felt responsible for him in ways he never fully understood until adulthood.

 

The Morgan House Incident (1981)

   On a storm‑soaked morning, Robbie disobeyed his mother’s instructions to stay inside with Lucas. He was supposed to meet Reggie thaat day — he went into the woods and climbed up the Morgan House tree house and slipped off the ladder.It was the last time anyone saw him alive.

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    His disappearance shattered Tanner. It broke Lucas. It haunted Reggie. And it became the first thread in the long, dark history of the Morgan House entity.

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    Robbie’s death was ruled accidental, but the truth was far stranger — and far older — than anyone knew.

 

Connection to Lucas Sims

    Robbie was Lucas’s entire world. Lucas adored him, followed him, protected him, and depended on him. Robbie’s disappearance left Lucas emotionally fractured, vulnerable, and easily manipulated by the entity decades later.

 

    The entity used Robbie’s voice — Robbie’s memory — to control Lucas.

 

Connection to Reggie Billings

    Robbie was Reggie’s childhood friend, the kid who tagged along, laughed too loud, and trusted Reggie completely. Reggie never forgave himself for not being there the day Robbie vanished. Robbie’s memory becomes a quiet, painful thread in Reggie’s adult life — especially when Rebecca is endangered.