>> Narrator: IN THIS WORLD,
THERE IS REAL EVIL IN THE
DARKEST SHADOWS AND IN THE MOST
ORDINARY PLACES.
THESE ARE THE TRUE STORIES OF
THE INNOCENT AND THE
UNIMAGINABLE.
>> [ GASPS ]
>> Narrator: FOR ROMIE HOLGUIN,
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A TRIAL
OF SANITY.
>> [ GASPS ]
>> Narrator: A DARK ENTITY
ATTACKS HER IN HER OWN HOME.
WITH THE HELP OF PARANORMAL
INVESTIGATORS, SHE DISCOVERS A
GATEWAY INSIDE HER HOUSE AND
ANOTHER ONE INSIDE HER MIND.
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE AND THE
THINGS WE FEAR, THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED, NIGHTMARES
BECOME REALITY.
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
NEARLY A CENTURY BEFORE TUCSON,
ARIZONA, BECAME PART OF
THE UNITED STATES, SPANISH
MISSIONARIES CAME LOOKING FOR
SOULS TO CONVERT.
TODAY, THEIR INFLUENCES ARE
STILL FELT HERE...
PROOF THAT THE PAST IS NEVER
COMPLETELY DEAD AND BURIED.
ROMIE HOLGUIN AND HER HUSBAND,
FERNANDO, ARE AT A CROSSROADS IN
THEIR LIVES.
ROMIE IS BETWEEN JOBS, AND
FERNANDO HAS RECENTLY RETIRED
FROM THE MILITARY.
THEY HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, AND
THEY'RE STAYING AT ROMIE'S
MOTHER'S HOUSE WHILE THEY SEARCH
FOR A NEW HOME.
ONE DAY, THEY DECIDE TO EXPLORE
A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD.
ROMIE SENSES THAT SHE IS BEING
PULLED TOWARDS SOMETHING.
>> I NOTICED THIS HOUSE THAT HAD
OVERGROWN WEEDS THAT WAS VERY
RUN-DOWN.
I SAID, "I WANT TO LOOK AT THAT
HOUSE."
>> FERNANDO...
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
JUST THINK.
>> HE SAID, "NO, YOU'RE CRAZY.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH THAT."
>> HONEY, WE'LL FIX THAT.
>> I DON'T SEE WHY ANYBODY ELSE
WOULD WANT A HOUSE THE WAY IT
WAS WHEN WE FIRST SAW IT.
>> HONEY, LOOK BEYOND WHAT YOU
SEE NOW.
BUT I WANT THIS HOUSE.
>> WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THIS
HOUSE?
>> FOR WHATEVER REASON, I WAS
JUST DRAWN TO IT.
>> Narrator: THAT NIGHT, ROMIE
BEGINS MAKING CALLS TO LOCATE
THE OWNER.
FOR SOME REASON, SHE'S OBSESSED
WITH THE PROSPECT OF BUYING THE
ABANDONED HOUSE.
>> HONEY, WHY DON'T YOU JUST
DROP IT?
JUST DROP IT.
>> WE'LL SAVE SOME MONEY.
>> MOST PEOPLE -- THEY DON'T GO
LOOK FOR THE MOST RUN-DOWN HOUSE
THAT THEY CAN FIND AND SAY, "I'M
GONNA FIX THIS UP," BECAUSE THAT
TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF
MONEY.
I HAD YOUNG CHILDREN, AND I
WANTED TO MOVE OUT OF MY
MOTHER'S HOUSE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
>> Narrator: A RECURRING
NIGHTMARE HAS HAUNTED ROMIE
SINCE CHILDHOOD.
>> I WAS REALLY SCARED THAT I
KEPT HAVING IT AND THAT I DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND WHY I KEPT HAVING IT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF TRYING
TO GIVE ME A MESSAGE, AND IF I
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, I WAS GONNA
KEEP HAVING IT.
>> Narrator: ROMIE EVENTUALLY
TRACKS DOWN THE OWNER OF THE
HOUSE AND MAKES A DEAL.
>> HONEY, WE CAN GET THE HOUSE.
I'VE GONE OVER MY BILLS.
>> YOU REALLY WANT THIS?
>> YES. MY BROTHER'S...
>> HER BROTHER WAS A CARPENTER,
SO HE SAID, "YEAH, IT'S A DOABLE
THING."
SO THAT'S WHAT MADE US DECIDE TO
GO AHEAD AND GET IT.
>> OKAY. OKAY.
>> Narrator: AFTER MONTHS OF
RENOVATIONS, THE HOLGUIN FAMILY
MOVES INTO THEIR NEW HOME.
>> BOYS...
>> Narrator: ROMIE AND
FERNANDO'S CHILDREN ARE GLAD TO
FINALLY HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE.
>> GUYS, CHECK YOUR BOXES.
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S INSIDE.
>> EVERYTHING'S HERE.
IT'S HEAVY.
>> [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
>> Narrator: TWO NIGHTS LATER...
>> [ GASPS ]
>> I COULD SENSE THAT SOMEONE
WAS THERE.
>> [ GROWLS ]
>> Narrator: ROMIE DECIDES TO
CHECK ON HER CHILDREN.
>> THEY WERE SLEEPING.
THEY WERE SOUND ASLEEP.
>> I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL
ANYONE...
>> GOOD MORNING, HONEY.
IS ANYTHING WRONG?
>> ...BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THEM
TO THINK I WAS CRAZY.
>> I'M JUST SO TIRED TODAY.
>> DRINK SOME COFFEE, OKAY?
>> SO I KIND OF KEPT IT TO
MYSELF.
>> AND I DON'T REALLY LIKE IT.
>> I ALWAYS KEPT THINKING,
"MAYBE THERE IS AN EXPLANATION
FOR IT."
>> IS THAT GOOD?
>> Narrator: A FEW NIGHTS
LATER...
>> [ BREATHING RAPIDLY ]
>> I WAS PARALYZED.
>> Narrator: ROMIE BEGINS TO
DOUBT HER OWN SANITY.
SHE ASSUMES THAT THE THINGS SHE
SEES ARE ALL IN HER MIND.
>> [ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> Narrator: ONE DAY, ROMIE AND
HER SISTER BRING FOOD TO AN
ELDERLY SHUT-IN.
>> HOLA, SEÑOR, ¿CóMO ESTá?
>> BIEN.
>> AQUí ESTá SU SOPA.
>> OH, MUCHAS GRACIAS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OH, THANK YOU. GRACIAS.
>> BUENOS DíAS, MR. GóMEZ.
[ GASPS ]
>> THERE'S A BLACK SPIRIT IN
YOUR HOUSE.
>> THE MOMENT THAT HE SHOOK MY
HAND, HE SAID, "THERE'S A SPIRIT
THAT LIVES IN YOUR HOUSE."
>> PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM.
I NEVER HAD SEEN HIM OR
ANYTHING.
>> Narrator: THE MAN SAYS THAT
HE'S A CLAIRVOYANT.
>> USTED HA TENIDO...
>> Narrator: HE TELLS ROMIE NOT
TO BE SCARED AND SUGGESTS THAT
SHE FOLLOW THE DARK SPIRIT TO
FIND OUT WHAT IT WANTS.
>> HAVE YOU FOLLOWED HIM?
>> I SAID, "NO.
I DON'T CARE WHAT HE WANTS.
I DON'T WANT TO GO THERE."
>> MUCHAS GRACIAS.
THANK YOU.
>> BE CAREFUL.
THERE'S GATEWAY AT YOUR HOUSE.
ALL THE BAD SPIRITS MIGHT COME
THROUGH IT.
SO, PLEASE, BE CAREFUL.
>> [ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> Narrator: ROMIE HOPES THAT IF
SHE IGNORES THE SPIRIT...
IT WON'T COME BACK.
>> [ BREATHING RAPIDLY ]
>> Narrator: SOMETHING
SUPERNATURAL ATTACKS
ROMIE HOLGUIN IN HER OWN
BEDROOM.
>> FERNANDO, WAKE UP.
FERNANDO, WAKE UP!
>> WHAT'S THE MATTER?
>> I WAS JUST SO SCARED.
I FELT AS IF THE DEAD PEOPLE
WERE TRYING TO CONTACT ME.
I HAD AN UNCLE THAT WOULD ALWAYS
SAY, "YOU SHOULD NEVER FEAR THE
DEAD.
IT'S THE LIVE ONES THAT WILL
HURT YOU," BUT I BEG TO DIFFER.
>> [ CRYING ]
>> Narrator: FERNANDO TRIES TO
BE SUPPORTIVE, BUT HE'S UNSURE
WHAT TO BELIEVE.
>> IT WAS KIND OF HARD BECAUSE
THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING I COULD
DO OTHER THAN JUST LISTEN TO HER
AND TRY TO COMFORT HER.
>> I SAID, "THAT'S IT.
WE'RE GONNA STAY IN THE LIVING
ROOM," SO WE STAYED IN THERE FOR
A LONG TIME.
IT WAS A RITUAL FOR THE KIDS.
>> I'LL GET ALL THE PILLOWS.
>> OKAY. THERE YOU GO, GUYS.
>> I JUST FELT BETTER IF WE WERE
ALL TOGETHER.
I JUST FELT THAT I COULD PROTECT
THEM.
>> Narrator: SO FAR, THE
CHILDREN DON'T SEEM FRIGHTENED.
>> A MAN IN BLACK?
I CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE...
>> Narrator: BUT ROMIE CANNOT
IGNORE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT HER
HOUSE IS HAUNTED.
>> I TOLD MY WIFE THAT IF SHE
WAS THAT SCARED, THAT WE SHOULD
JUST SELL THE HOME AND MOVE.
>> THIS IS OUR HOME.
>> BUT SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE
WOULD NEVER SELL THE HOUSE.
>> FERNANDO, WE ARE NOT MOVING
OUT OF THIS HOUSE.
>> WE HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THIS
HOUSE.
>> Narrator: ROMIE BELIEVES THAT
SHE ALONE IS THE TARGET OF
WHATEVER HAUNTS THE PLACE.
>> WE ARE NOT LEAVING.
>> YOU'RE SCARED YOURSELF.
>> Narrator: THE FAMILY CANNOT
AFFORD TO MOVE.
SO SHE DECIDES TO SILENTLY
ENDURE HER RESTLESS NIGHTS, AS
LONG AS HER CHILDREN REMAIN
SAFE.
>> ROMIE IS VERY, VERY STRONG,
STRONG-MINDED, STRONG-WILLED,
AND SHE NEVER SHOWED LIKE SHE
WAS REALLY SCARED, BUT I THINK
THAT WAS SO THAT THE CHILDREN
WOULDN'T BE SCARED THEMSELVES.
>> Narrator: SOON AFTER, ROMIE
FEELS SOMETHING TUGGING ON HER
AS SHE SLEEPS.
>> SHE WOKE UP AND TOLD ME THAT
SHE HAD A REALLY BAD DREAM.
>> I HAD THIS DREAM LAST NIGHT.
>> I SAID, "I MUSTN'T HAVE BEEN
FEELING SO WELL LAST NIGHT."
>> NO, SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT.
>> I JUST FELT LIKE I KEPT
MOVING.
HE SAID, "YOU DID.
YOU ENDED UP ALMOST IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE BED, AND YOU WERE
VERY, VERY RESTLESS."
>> [ SMOOCHES ]
>> I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, SO I
LEFT IT AT THAT.
>> I HAD TEETH MARKS ALONG THE
BACK SIDE OF MY ARM.
IT SCARED ME SO HORRIBLY.
ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS GETTING
OUT OF THERE AS FAST AS I COULD.
>> Narrator: ROMIE DRIVES TO
WORK, UNABLE TO COMPREHEND
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HER.
>> JOYCE. JOYCE.
>> Narrator: FOR HER OWN SANITY,
SHE NEEDS SOMEONE TO VERIFY THAT
THE BITE MARKS ARE REAL.
>> ...TO SEE MY ARM.
>> WHAT'S WRONG?
OH, MY GOD.
>> GOSH. YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE
WHO BELIEVES ME.
>> OF COURSE I BELIEVE YOU.
LOOK AT THAT.
>> YOU SEE THAT?
I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
>> Narrator: LATER THAT NIGHT,
ROMIE SHOWS THE MARKS TO HER
HUSBAND.
>> FERNANDO, LOOK AT THIS.
>> THAT BITE MARK WAS REALLY
BIG.
>> SOMETHING ATTACKED ME IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
>> YOU COULD STILL SEE THEM, AND
THAT WAS MAYBE ABOUT EIGHT, NINE
HOURS LATER.
>> WE'RE LEAVING THIS HOUSE.
>> THAT WAS WHEN HE FIRST
REALIZED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT'S REALLY SERIOUS, THAT IT
REALLY IS REAL.
>> WE GOT TO LEAVE THIS HOUSE.
>> SO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME
EXACTLY ABOUT THE PREVIOUS
OWNERS?
>> Narrator: ONE AFTERNOON WHEN
A NEIGHBOR COMES TO VISIT, ROMIE
LEARNS THE DETAILS OF THE
HOUSE'S SORDID PAST.
>> WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT?
>> THIS HOUSE DOES NOT HAVE A
GOOD HISTORY.
HIS FATHER'S GUN...
>> A YOUNGER TEEN, MAYBE AGE 15,
HAD ACTUALLY SHOT HIMSELF.
>> HOW?
>> THE FATHER CAME HOME AND
FOUND HIM SHOT, AND THEN HUNG
HIMSELF.
>> WHAT? HERE?
[ GASPS ]
>> I THINK IT WAS A COUPLE OF
YEARS...
>> Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME,
ROMIE HAS A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION
FOR THE THINGS SHE'S SEEN.
>> HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE AT
SCHOOL.
THE KIDS PICKED ON HIM.
>> IT'S OKAY.
>> I WAS AFRAID THAT HISTORY
MIGHT REPEAT ITSELF.
THAT'S WHAT SCARED ME.
>> Narrator: ROMIE EXPERIENCES
NOTHING UNUSUAL FOR SEVERAL
MONTHS.
>> THAT ROOM WENT ICE --
ICE-COLD.
I COULD FEEL A SWIRL OF ICE-COLD
AIR JUST GOING AROUND ME, AROUND
ME.
I COULD ALMOST HEAR THE WIND.
>> ROMIE.
ROMIE!
...DO YOU HEAR ME?!
GET OUT OF OUR HOUSE!
DO YOU HEAR ME?!
GET OUT OF OUR HOUSE!
>> HONEY, WHAT'S WRONG?
>> Narrator: FINALLY, ROMIE AND
FERNANDO DECIDE TO ASK FOR HELP.
>> HI.
>> Narrator: THEY ASK
KENNETH MORELAND, THE DEACON
FROM THEIR LOCAL CONGREGATION,
TO BLESS THE HOUSE.
>> YOU HAVE A LOVELY HOME HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IN THE BLESSING OF THE HOME,
WE'RE ACTUALLY ASKING GOD TO BE
PRESENT IN THAT HOME AND TO MAKE
THAT HOME A SACRED SPACE.
>> WHAT WE'LL DO IS SAY SOME
PRAYERS TOGETHER.
>> Narrator: THE COUPLE EXPLAINS
THAT THE HOUSE HAS A TROUBLING
HISTORY.
>> ...PREVIOUS OWNERS THAT LIVED
IN THIS HOUSE.
>> Narrator: THEY FEAR THAT
SOMETHING EVIL IS HAUNTING THEM.
>> THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S
POSITION ON THINGS LIKE THIS IS
THAT WE KNOW THAT EVIL EXISTS
IN THE WORLD.
WE DON'T, AS HUMANS, TOTALLY
UNDERSTAND THE REALM OF THAT
SPIRITUAL LIFE...
WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S OUT THERE.
>> WE PRAY IN JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
FATHER...
>> BABY, IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO
TO BED.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY?
>> RIGHT AFTER THE DEACON LEFT,
I FELT AT PEACE AND I FELT LIKE,
"FINALLY, THIS IS IT."
IT WAS JUST STARTING TO GET
DARK.
I STARTED TO FEEL LIKE SOMETHING
WAS HORRIBLY WRONG.
>> [ Echoing ] ROMIE.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WHATEVER THE
DEACON DID JUST MADE THEM
STRONGER AT THAT MOMENT.
WHO KNOWS?
BUT IT WAS SO FRIGHTENING.
>> [ BREATHING RAPIDLY ]
>> [ Echoing ] ROMIE.
>> THERE'S ONE STORY WHERE JESUS
WAS APPROACHING A CEMETERY, AND
A MAN CAME OUT OF THE CEMETERY,
AND HE SUPPOSEDLY HAD A LEGION
OF DEVILS IN HIM, MEANING MANY,
MANY DEVILS.
AND THEY BEGGED JESUS TO LEAVE
AND TO LEAVE THEM ALONE.
AND I FEEL THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
WAS HAPPENING IN ROMIE'S
SITUATION.
WE HAD TAKEN GOODNESS INTO
ROMIE'S HOME AND ASKED FOR THE
PRESENCE OF GOD TO BE THERE.
AND WHATEVER THAT PRESENCE WAS
THAT WAS THERE DIDN'T LIKE THAT.
[ KEYS JINGLE ]
>> Narrator: FERNANDO RETURNS
HOME FROM WORK LATE THAT NIGHT
AND FINDS THAT ROMIE HAS
RETURNED TO SLEEPING IN THE
LIVING ROOM.
>> HI, BABY.
>> HEY, HONEY.
HOW YOU DOING?
>> GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD. WELL, I'M TIRED.
ARE YOU OKAY SINCE WE HAD THE
HOUSE BLESSED?
>> YES. IT'S FINE, ACTUALLY.
[ CAR DOOR OPENS ]
>> Narrator: YEARS PASS.
ROMIE'S CHILDREN GROW UP, AND
ROMIE HERSELF BECOMES A
GRANDMOTHER.
THE FRIGHTENING ENCOUNTERS HAVE
BECOME LESS FREQUENT.
>> ¿CóMO ESTá?
COME HERE.
>> Narrator: SHE AND FERNANDO
REMAIN IN THE HOUSE.
>> ALEC, HERE'S YOUR LUNCH,
BABY.
>> Narrator: SHE TAKES CARE OF
HER GRANDSON ALEC WHILE HIS
MOTHER, VERONICA, IS AT WORK.
>> MICHAEL DON'T WANT ME TO EAT
THIS.
>> Narrator: ALEC BEGINS
SPEAKING TO AN IMAGINARY FRIEND
AT ROMIE'S HOUSE.
>> ALEC, HONEY, WHO'S MICHAEL?
>> HE'S A LITTLE BOY WHO LIVES
HERE.
>> Narrator: HE CALLS HIS FRIEND
"MICHAEL" AND CLAIMS THAT
MICHAEL SOMETIMES TELLS HIM WHAT
TO DO.
>> I KEPT THINKING THAT MAYBE HE
WAS JUST MAKING IT UP.
>> MICHAEL WANTS ME TO GO
UPSTAIRS.
>> AS THE MONTHS WENT ON, HE
INTERACTED WITH IT SO MUCH THAT
I HAD TO COME TO THE CONCLUSION
THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY INTERACTING
WITH AN ENTITY.
>> VERONICA, I'M CONCERNED.
>> WHAT ABOUT?
>> Narrator: ROMIE TELLS HER
DAUGHTER THAT SHE BELIEVES
SOMETHING MIGHT BE EXERTING AN
UNNATURAL INFLUENCE ON ALEC.
>> MOM, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
ALL KIDS HAVE IMAGINARY FRIENDS.
>> VERONICA.
>> I REALLY DIDN'T THINK ABOUT
HIM BEING HARMED.
BUT I JUST KIND OF THOUGHT OF,
"WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE PEOPLE
GONNA THINK OF OUR FAMILY?"
FIRST, MY MOM SEES THINGS, AND
THEN HERE MY SON'S STARTING TO
SEE THEM, ALSO.
>> Narrator: VERONICA TAKES HER
SON HOME AND LEARNS THAT HE IS
FRIGHTENED OF HIS NEW FRIEND.
>> MOM, I'M SCARED.
>> HE DIDN'T WANT THE DOOR
CLOSED.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN ANY ROOM
ALONE.
>> I'M SCARED.
>> THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID
OF.
>> CAN YOU TURN THE LIGHT ON?
MOM!
>> WHAT'S WRONG, HONEY?
>> THERE'S A MAN IN THE CLOSET.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW IF HE WAS
SCARED OF WHAT NORMAL KIDS ARE
SCARED OF -- SOMETHING IN HIS
CLOSET, SOMETHING UNDER HIS
BED -- OR IF THERE WAS ACTUALLY
SOMETHING IN THERE THAT COULD
HARM HIM.
>> THERE'S NO ONE.
>> BECAUSE HE'S MY KID, I'D LIKE
TO JUST PUT HIM IN A LITTLE
GLASS BOX AND MAKE SURE NOTHING
BAD EVER HAPPENS TO HIM, BUT
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN
CONTROL.
>> AAH! GET AWAY! AAH!
>> Narrator: A WEEK LATER, ALEC
AGAIN VISITS HIS GRANDPARENTS.
>> WE WERE DOING OUR REMODELING.
AND WE WERE UPSTAIRS.
I WAS WITH MY GRANDSON.
AND WE WERE COMING BACK DOWN THE
STAIRS.
ALL OF A SUDDEN...
HE JUST WENT TUMBLING.
>> ¿POR QUé?
>> AND THEN HE JUST TURNED BACK
AND LOOKED AT ME AND SAID,
"TATA, WHY DID YOU PUSH ME?"
I SAID, "NO, I DIDN'T PUSH YOU."
>> LET ME SEE.
>> THE STAIRS -- ARE YOU OKAY?
>> ALEC.
>> HE SAID, "WHEN WE WERE COMING
DOWN THE STAIRS, ALL OF A
SUDDEN, ALEC'S SHOULDER WENT
FORWARD," LIKE HE HAD BEEN
LITERALLY PUSHED FROM HIS BACK.
>> Narrator: ALEC ESCAPES WITH
ONLY MINOR BRUISES, BUT IT'S
CLEAR TO ROMIE THE DARK SPIRIT
IS BACK.
>> YES, HI.
IS THIS AMY ALLAN?
>> Narrator: AFTER HER GRANDSON
IS PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS BY AN
UNSEEN FORCE, ROMIE TAKES
ACTION.
>> I COULD HANDLE MYSELF BEING
ATTACKED, BUT NOW MY GRANDKIDS
WERE INVOLVED.
>> Narrator: ROMIE CONTACTS A
PROFESSIONAL PARANORMAL
INVESTIGATOR WHO SHE HEARD ON A
LOCAL RADIO PROGRAM.
INVESTIGATOR AMY ALLEN VISITS
ROMIE'S HOUSE.
>> HER CASE WAS VERY INTRIGUING.
IT WAS KIND OF A STATE OF
EMERGENCY, BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE
GETTING HURT.
>> I FEEL SOMETHING HERE.
>> Narrator: THE FIRST THING AMY
NOTICES ARE NEARBY RADIO AND TV
TOWERS, WHICH EMIT HIGH LEVELS
OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY.
>> LOOK AT THOSE RADIO TOWERS.
>> Narrator: PARAPSYCHOLOGISTS
HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THIS CAN
CAUSE HALLUCINATIONS.
AMY CONDUCTS HER INVESTIGATIONS
WITH THE HELP OF PARANORMAL
SENSITIVES.
>> TERESA.
>> HEY, AMY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> Narrator: SENSITIVES
EXPERIENCE THE SPIRIT WORLD IN
VARIOUS WAYS.
>> I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU A
WHOLE LOT.
>> Narrator: SOME EXPERIENCE IT
VISUALLY...OTHERS THROUGH
EMOTION.
THE TECHNICIAN BRINGS EQUIPMENT
TO MEASURE ENERGY IN THE HOUSE.
>> ALL RIGHT, TERESA.
THIS IS THE LIVING ROOM.
SEE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS
ROOM, AND THEN WE'LL GO
UPSTAIRS.
>> YOU GUYS CAN HELP US.
>> I WANTED ONE OF THREE THINGS
TO HAPPEN -- FOR THEM TO PROVE
AND HOPE THAT I WAS CRAZY, OR
THAT THEY WOULD GET RID OF
WHATEVER WAS THERE, AND,
THIRDLY, THAT IT WOULDN'T HARM
MY GRANDSON.
>> WHAT WOULD BE BEST -- IF YOU
GUYS CAN WAIT OUTSIDE?
>> Narrator: AMY ASKS ROMIE AND
FERNANDO NOT TO SPEAK WITH THE
SENSITIVES ABOUT THE CASE.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I NEED YOU TO GET SOME READINGS.
I'M GETTING SOME STRONG
REACTIONS...
>> Narrator: THEY MUST APPROACH
THEIR INVESTIGATION WITHOUT ANY
PRECONCEPTIONS.
>> THE READINGS ARE REALLY HIGH.
>> WE'RE VERY SCIENTIFIC, AND WE
WANT ONLY THE FACTS, AND WE HAVE
TO CONTROL THIS AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE.
>> YEAH. THE READINGS ARE
ABSOLUTELY HIGHER.
>> Narrator: THE TEAM TAKES
BASELINE ENERGY READINGS USING
AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FREQUENCY
METER.
[ BEEPING ]
THIS WILL PROVIDE A POINT OF
COMPARISON FOR DETECTING ENERGY
FLUCTUATIONS DURING THE
INVESTIGATION.
TERESA HAS THE ABILITY TO SENSE
THE PRESENCE OF SPIRITS AND
THEIR EMOTIONS.
[ BEEPING ]
TERESA DETECTS AN UNNATURAL
PRESENCE.
>> SHE COULDN'T REALLY MAKE ANY
KIND OF DIRECT CONTACT WITH HIM
OR GET A STORY OFF OF HIM.
>> Narrator: TERESA LEAVES.
A SECOND SENSITIVE, ROSALINDA,
ARRIVES TO INVESTIGATE USING A
DIFFERENT TYPE OF EXTRASENSORY
PERCEPTION.
>> ROSALINDA IS A PSYCHIC
KNOWER, WHICH MEANS THAT SHE
SEES PICTURES IN HER MIND'S EYE.
>> SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY BAD.
[ BEEPING ]
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
>> SHE'LL ACTUALLY SEE, LIKE,
MOVIES PLAYING IN HER MIND.
WHAT SHE WAS SEEING WAS ROMIE.
BECAUSE THE ENVIRONMENT THERE IS
SO HIGH WITH THE ELECTROMAGNETIC
FIELD, IT'S ACTUALLY ABSORBING
LIVING ENERGY...
AND THEN PLAYING IT BACK.
SO EVEN THOUGH ROMIE AND HER
HUSBAND ARE STILL ALIVE, THEY'RE
ALREADY BEING ABSORBED INTO
THEIR WALLS OF THEIR HOME AND
BEING PLAYED BACK.
>> Narrator: ROSALINDA SENSES
THE PRESENCE OF A DARK ENTITY.
>> SHE TRIED TO LEAVE THE ROOM
AND SAW IN HER MIND IT SAYING,
"GO AHEAD AND TRY TO GET RID OF
ME.
GO AHEAD.
I DARE YOU."
>> Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING,
THE SENSITIVES SHARE THEIR
EXPERIENCES WITH ROMIE,
FERNANDO, AND PARANORMAL
INVESTIGATOR AMY ALLEN.
>> I THINK ROMIE HAS SOME SORT
OF PSYCHIC ABILITY.
>> WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS A
CORRELATION BETWEEN THE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SENSITIVES.
>> YESTERDAY, WHEN I WAS TOURING
THE HOUSE, I FELT A VERY DARK
PRESENCE IN THE BEDROOM, BUT IT
WAS A VERY STRONG PRESENCE.
>> I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE,
TOO.
>> Narrator: TERESA AND
ROSALINDA BOTH DESCRIBE
ENCOUNTERS WITH A DARK FIGURE.
ROMIE CONFESSES THAT SHE'S BEEN
SEEING THE SAME THING FOR YEARS.
>> [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
>> Narrator: WHEN AMY HEARS
THIS, SHE THEORIZES THAT ROMIE
HERSELF IS SENSITIVE TO THE
SPIRIT WORLD.
>> SHE SAID TO ME, "I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU LIVE HERE."
SHE EXPLAINED THAT THERE WERE
PORTALS IN THE HOUSE, TWO OF
THEM, TO BE EXACT, THAT WERE
LIKE A DOORWAY TO THE OTHER
SIDE.
>> THE SPIRITS THAT YOU'RE
HEARING ARE COMING AND ENTERING
THROUGH THOSE PORTALS.
>> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU
WILL FIND WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE
SENSITIVE, THAT THEY MAY HAVE
SOME KIND OF VORTEX OR A DOORWAY
FOR THE DEAD.
BASICALLY, WHAT HAPPENS IS
THEY'RE ATTRACTED TO THE
SENSITIVE THAT RESIDES IN THAT
LOCATION, AND THIS DOORWAY IS
FORMED SO THEY CAN TRY TO MAKE
CONTACT WITH THE SENSITIVE
THAT'S LIVING THERE.
>> SO I THINK THE SPIRITS THAT
YOU'RE HEARING COMING AND GOING
AND THE VOICES ARE ACTUALLY YOUR
SPIRITS.
>> NOW I FELT LIKE IT WAS ALL
TURNED AROUND.
NOT ONLY DID I HAVE PROBLEMS
WITH MY GRANDBABY DEALING WITH
THIS AND MYSELF DEALING WITH
THIS AND THE HOUSE BEING
HAUNTED -- NOW I HAD ONE EXTRA
THING TO DEAL WITH.
>> WE JUST NEED TO REALLY GO
OVER OUR DATA SOME MORE.
>> YOUR OWN PERSONAL STRENGTH
CAN GET RID OF ALL THESE SPIRITS
AND GHOSTS IN HERE, OKAY?
>> Narrator: ROSALINDA SHOWS
ROMIE HOW TO PERFORM A RITUAL
CLEANSING OF THE HOUSE.
>> WITH THIS DISH, YOU'RE GONNA
BURN IT.
>> Narrator: SHE BURNS SAGE AND
SPRINKLES HOLY WATER AROUND
WINDOWS AND DOORWAYS.
>> CLEANSING YOUR HOUSE.
>> SO ROMIE COULD ALSO TAKE ON A
SENSE OF BEING PROACTIVE IN THIS
SITUATION AND TAKING CARE OF
WHAT WAS GOING ON AND GAINING
SOME CONTROL HERSELF.
>> OKAY.
>> Narrator: AMY ALLEN HOPES
THAT THIS WILL HELP PURIFY THE
ENVIRONMENT BY GETTING RID OF
NEGATIVE ENERGY...
>> WE'RE GONNA HEAD OUT AND GO
BACK OVER ALL OUR NOTES.
>> Narrator: BUT SHE KNOWS
THEY'LL HAVE TO DO MORE RESEARCH
TO PUT AN END TO THE HAUNTING.
>> OKAY, WHAT SHE'S TAUGHT YOU
WITH THE SAGE...
>> WE DON'T SAY WE HAVE A
DEFINITE CONCLUSION.
WE CAN'T DO THAT UNTIL WE'VE
GONE OVER ALL OF THE DATA.
PEOPLE THINK THAT WHEN THEY HAVE
INVESTIGATORS COME TO THE HOME,
"THIS PERSON'S GONNA SOLVE ALL
OF MY PROBLEMS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT
NOW, TODAY."
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT
HOW THIS WORKS.
>> Narrator: AMY ALLEN GOES HOME
TO STUDY HER DATA.
SHE MUST CONSIDER MANY
POSSIBILITIES BEFORE TAKING
ACTION.
IS THE DARK FIGURE THE SPIRIT OF
A DECEASED HUMAN...
OR SOMETHING ELSE?
A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE INITIAL
VISIT, AMY ALLEN RETURNS TO
ROMIE'S HOUSE TO PERFORM HER
OWN MEDITATIVE CLEANSING.
SHE SETS UP IN ROMIE'S BEDROOM,
WHERE THE MOST VIOLENT EVENTS
HAVE TAKEN PLACE.
>> I WANTED TO SEE, CAN I DO
ANYTHING SPIRITUALLY ABOUT THIS
SITUATION?
I'M A PHYSICAL MEDIUM, WHICH
MEANS THAT I MAKE CONTACT IN A
PHYSICAL SENSE.
>> WHEN I MADE CONTACT WITH THIS
THING, IT HAD NO RESPONSE, NO
REACTION.
>> Narrator: AMY BEGINS TO
WONDER IF THE ENTITY IS
SOMETHING OTHER THAN A GHOST.
>> I DID THE NOT FEEL I HAD MADE
A CONNECTION WITH AN ACTUAL
DECEASED INDIVIDUAL.
IT WAS NOTHING BUT ENERGY.
>> OKAY, IF YOU EXPERIENCE
ANYTHING THAT CAUSES YOU FEAR,
I WANT YOU TO REPEAT THE
BLESSINGS WITH THE HOLY WATER
AND TELL THE SPIRIT TO LEAVE,
OKAY?
I'M SERIOUS.
EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO YELL AT IT
AND SAY, "I DON'T WANT YOU HERE
ANYMORE!" BE SERIOUS, OKAY?
THAT SHOULD HELP YOU OUT.
YOU'LL BE FINE, OKAY?
>> ALL OF A SUDDEN, I FELT
REALLY LIKE I WAS GONNA BE SICK.
I HAD NEVER FELT SO HORRIBLE.
I SAID, "THAT'S IT."
I WENT BACK IN THERE FINALLY,
AND I SAID, "I AM NOT GONNA LET
YOU INTIMIDATE ME.
I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU SCARE ME
IN MY HOUSE ANYMORE.
I NEED YOU TO GO.
I NEED YOU TO LEAVE."
>> Narrator: ROMIE CALLS
AMY ALLEN FOR HELP.
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
>> Narrator: IN THE MIDST OF A
HAUNTED-HOUSE INVESTIGATION, A
DARK ENTITY APPEARS IN THE HOME
OF PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR
AMY ALLEN.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
>> [ GROWLS ]
>> GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!
>> Narrator: SHE RECOGNIZES THE
ENTITY AS ROMIE'S TORMENTOR.
>> HELLO?
>> AMY, IT'S ROMIE.
IT'S BACK -- THE MAN IN BLACK.
>> NO, ROMIE, YOU SENT IT TO ME.
>> AMY, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
>> SHE SAID, "YOU SENT THAT
MAN IN BLACK TO MY HOUSE."
>> Narrator: AMY SUDDENLY
REALIZES SOMETHING QUITE
EXTRAORDINARY.
THE DARK ENTITY IS NOT A GHOST
AT ALL.
IT'S A POLTERGEIST, SOMETHING
ROMIE HAS UNKNOWINGLY MANIFESTED
HERSELF.
>> IT WAS LIKE A HUGE PUZZLE,
AND I HAD ALL THESE FACTS.
AND I'M LIKE, "IT'S ROMIE."
THE HAUNTING WAS COMING FROM
ROMIE HERSELF, AND SHE WAS
PROJECTING IT OUT INTO OUR
PHYSICAL REALITY.
>> IT'S INSIDE OF YOU.
>> Narrator: AMY CONCLUDES THAT
ROMIE POSSESSES PSYCHOKINETIC,
OR P.K., ABILITIES.
SHE'S CREATED A PHYSICAL
EMBODIMENT OF HER OWN ANXIETIES.
>> ANGER, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY,
GUILT, REMORSE.
>> WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT'S NOT A
GHOST LIVING IN THE OUTSIDE
WORLD.
>> [ GASPS ]
>> IT'S THE MOST EXTREME TYPE OF
POLTERGEIST HAUNTING.
>> ROMIE, BECAUSE SHE'S IN
CHARGE OF THE FAMILY, COULDN'T
ALLOW HERSELF TO REALLY
EXPERIENCE THESE EMOTIONS.
>> THIS ENTITY IS INSIDE OF YOU.
>> WHAT SHE ENDED UP DOING,
WITHOUT HER EVEN CONSCIOUSLY
BEING AWARE OF THIS, WAS TO
PROJECT HER EMOTIONS OUT.
THIS CONSCIOUSNESS TOOK ON ITS
OWN DYNAMIC FORCE.
>> IT'S ALMOST LIKE I'M BEATING
MY OWN SELF UP, TECHNICALLY.
I WAS FRIGHTENING MY CHILDREN
THAT I WANTED TO PROTECT.
I WAS PROTECTING THEM FROM ME.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS
SCARING THEM.
I WAS THE ONE THAT WAS
TORMENTING THEM...AND MYSELF,
ALSO.
I CALL IT MY CURSE.
>> Narrator: TODAY, ROMIE AND
HER FAMILY LIVE IN RELATIVE
CALM.
BUT THEY STILL OCCASIONALLY
STRUGGLE WITH BOTH THE SPIRITS
THAT HAUNT THEIR HOME AND THE
POLTERGEIST THAT TORMENTS ROMIE.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO CONTROL THIS
IN A WAY WHERE I COULD DO GOOD
AND NOT EVIL.
BUT IT SEEMS KIND OF HARD FOR ME
TO DO THAT IF, IN FACT, I HAVE
THE ABILITY TO TORTURE EVEN MY
OWN SELF.
>> IF SHE DOESN'T DEAL WITH HER
ABILITIES AND GET A HANDLE ON
HER ENERGY AND ALL OF THESE
THINGS, IT COULD COME BACK AS IT
WAS BEFORE OR EVEN WORSE.
>> IT REALLY IS A CURSE TO ME.
>> ONE THING I FOUND IN COMMON
WITH ALL P.K. MANIFESTATIONS IS
THAT THE PERSON NEEDS TO HAVE
COUNSELING, SOME TYPE OF THERAPY
WHERE THEY CAN VENT THEIR
EMOTIONS IN A SAFE, POSITIVE
SPACE, WITH SOMEONE WHO'S NOT
GOING TO JUDGE THEM OR BE UPSET
WITH THEM, WHERE THEY CAN
LITERALLY UNLEASH ALL OF THESE
EMOTIONS THAT THEY'VE KEPT
REPRESSED.
SO THERAPY IS CONSISTENTLY A
RECOMMENDATION IN THESE CASES.