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Sorry to sneak in here and completely dodge the question, but I still question the the direction the camera is pointed. Choices:

a) a concentrating boy
b) a praying guy
c) a possessed woman strapped to a bed

Ah, but I understand his concentration is supposed to lead to the supernatural element that will soon enter the scene. Connor has perceived it first.

Can your POV character be given the ability to see the oncoming event rather than narrate someone else seeing it? I think that is the crux of the issue - he must make a conclusion about a reality he cannot perceive.

Don't worry... once I reach the end, I'll be back with a list of which extras can get fed to the firing quad (aka villain team)

Scene doesn't scream possession to me. If anything, this sounds like a logistical nightmare.

I remember an old ghost story. I think it was called "Le dernier soldat" though google brings up too many results to find it at the moment. They did their supernatural attack as footprints marching across the room. Approach would reduce the amount of choreography needed.

Temper this with my at-odds approach, but I would have the POV character shiver and perceive demons. I would make the fear transcend to the narrator and let Connor do his own thing

Kdot fix: Delete the lines

I've seen the latter used in mainstream books, but I dislike it. How can startle be used intransitively? Just seems odd.

fifty. So many great targets for the killing spree

I poked through it. I think I liked the pacing of the previous version better, but I won't know for sure until I read the final chapter so I can see that what the story is looking to accomplish

Anyway, keep going... I need to see like the first 75% of the story before I can offer anything useful to a chapter 2

Re-red it. I question the presentation of data around the dialogue in question, but I need to factor in the scenes before it and after. The questions in my head are where are the highs in the chapter and where are the lows.  How much do I care about Vitale or is it satisfying that me might get eaten.

No real need for him to tremble unless you have a particular story-wise need

No never watched or read those