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.
WHEN RANDY ERVIN DABBLES IN THE OCCULT,
HE UNLEASHES DARK FORCES HE CANNOT CONTROL.
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, VENGEFUL SPIRITS TORMENT HIM
AS HE STRUGGLES TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY.
DESPERATE TO FREE HIMSELF FROM EVIL'S GRIP,
RANDY TURNS TO A WHITE WITCH,
UNAWARE THAT A BATTLE WITH THE DEMONIC HAS JUST BEGUN.
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE AND THE THINGS WE FEAR...
THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED,
NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
STANDISH, MICHIGAN,
A RURAL TOWN NEAR THE SHORES OF LAKE HURON,
WAS ONCE THE HUNTING GROUNDS OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES.
TO THIS DAY, MANY OF THEIR DESCENDANTS
BELIEVE IN THE DIVINE POWER OF THE SPIRIT REALM.
WITH THIS COMES A PROFOUND RESPECT FOR THE DEAD
AND A WARNING --
WHOEVER DISTURBS SACRED BURIAL GROUNDS
WILL UNLEASH THE UNHOLY.
THE YEAR IS 1974.
22-YEAR-OLD RANDY ERVIN HAS LIVED IN THE AREA ALL HIS LIFE.
Randy: I WASN'T IN COLLEGE.
I WASN'T PURSUING A CAREER.
I WAS STILL KIND OF ENJOYING MY TIME AWAY FROM HIGH SCHOOL
BEFORE I REALLY KNEW WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO WITH MY LIFE.
Narrator: EVENTUALLY RANDY FINDS A JOB
WORKING FOR THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE.
Randy: I HAD A VERY GOOD INCOME AT THAT TIME.
I WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE OF MY OWN.
Narrator: RANDY MOVES INTO A BEAUTIFUL OLD FIXER-UPPER
THAT HIS FATHER, ROY, HAS BEEN RENOVATING.
Randy: MY DAD WOULD TAKE THESE HOUSES AND REFURBISH AND REBUILD
AND WHATEVER THEY NEEDED, YOU KNOW, TO BRING THEM UP TO PAR
TO HAVE THEM READY FOR A RENTAL PROPERTY.
HEY.
HEY.WHAT ARE YOU DOING DOWN HERE?
THE LIVING ROOM FLOOR WAS SAGGING,
SO I HAD TO COME DOWN HERE AND JACK IT UP.
AND WHILE I WAS DIGGING FOR THESE FOUR-BY-FOURS,
LOOK WHAT I FOUND.
ARE THOSE BONES?
I THINK SO, SON.
HOW DO YOU THINK THEY GOT DOWN HERE?
I DON'T KNOW. THIS HOUSE IS OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
DO YOU THINK THEY MIGHT BE HUMAN?
I HOPE NOT.
I MEAN, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MAYBE A MURDER,
A MYSTERIOUS STORY FROM THE PAST THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT,
SO HE WAS WONDERING IF SOMEONE WAS BURIED HERE
THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BURIED.
Narrator: ROY CONTACTS A LOCAL PHYSICIAN,
WHO HE HOPES WILL PROVIDE SOME ANSWERS.
Roy: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE STUMBLED ACROSS
AN OLD INDIAN BURIAL GROUND.
Randy: THAT IT WAS A COMMON THING
TO FIND GRAVESITES LIKE THIS IN STANDISH PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO DO WITH THEM?
I THINK WE OUGHT TO RESPECT THE DEAD.
I'D REBURY THEM AND BE DONE WITH IT.
THEY'VE GOT TO GO BACK WHERE THEY BELONG.
Randy: MY DAD DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA
THAT THIS GRAVESITE WAS UNDER HIS HOUSE.
WE PUT THE BONES BACK IN THE GROUND,
AND WE KIND OF FELT COMFORTABLE
AND CONFIDENT THAT WE DID THE RIGHT THING.
Narrator: RANDY IS DISTURBED BY THE DISCOVERY,
YET SOMETHING ABOUT IT INTRIGUES HIM.
HE BECOMES FASCINATED BY INDIAN BURIAL GROUNDS
AND THE MYSTERIES THAT SURROUND THEM.
Randy: ONE DAY ON MY BREAK AT WORK, I STOPPED AT A BOOKSTORE.
I CAME ACROSS THIS BOOK ON WITCHCRAFT.
IT DREW ME TO IT.
AND MY FULL ATTENTION WENT ON THIS BOOK.
Narrator: RANDY LEARNS THAT SPIRITS
CAN MANIFEST FROM CONSECRATED BURIAL GROUNDS.
HE ALSO FINDS DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
ABOUT HOW TO CONJURE SPIRITS.
Randy: IT TALKED A LOT ABOUT PEOPLE
THAT HAD PASSED AWAY MANY YEARS AGO
AND WERE STILL CAUGHT IN LIMBO, HAVEN'T WENT TO HEAVEN.
THESE ARE THE ONES THEY SAID
THAT YOU COULD COMMUNICATE THE MOST WITH.
HEY, RANDY, HOW ARE YOU? IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
HI, PAULA. YEAH.
I KEPT THIS VERY SECRET.
I DIDN'T SHARE IT WITH ANY OF MY FRIENDS.
A LITTLE LIGHT READING?
I DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY.
NO, IT'S ACTUALLY A BOOK FOR MY AUNT.
SHE'S INTO THIS KIND OF STUFF.
I WANTED TO EXPERIMENT ON MY OWN
WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING IN AND TELLING ME DON'T DO IT
OR THAT'S SILLY, THIS IS DUMB.
I MADE THE DECISION THAT I WANTED TO DO THIS.
IT WAS MY PERSONAL VENTURE,
AND I WASN'T GOING TO GET DISTURBED IN IT.
THAT NIGHT I WENT HOME,
AND I OPENED THE BOOK ON WITCHCRAFT.
THE BOOK TOLD ME I HAD TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENT.
[ MUSIC PLAYING ]
I HAD TO HAVE ALL NOISE TURNED OFF,
ANYTHING THAT WOULD DISTURB MY CONCENTRATION.
Narrator: THE BOOK INSTRUCTS RANDY
TO RECITE THE NAMES OF FOUR SPIRITS.
ANATOSIA.
LAVORIKI.
COROZINA.
SEMOSANI.
APPEAR BEFORE ME!
ANATOSIA.
LAVORIKI.
COROZINA.
SEMOSANI.
APPEAR BEFORE ME!
WHAT IS DARK, BE FILLED WITH LIGHT.
BRING THESE SPIRITS INTO SIGHT.
Randy: ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS,
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO SHOW UP IMMEDIATELY.
I EXPECTED MAYBE SOME VOICES, MAYBE WRITING ON THE WALL.
AND I WAITED AND I WAITED, AND I SAT THERE
AND AFTER A WHILE THOUGHT MAYBE I DID SOMETHING WRONG
BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T SHOWING UP.
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
Belva: Randy? It's Mom.
RANDY GETS A CALL FROM HIS MOTHER, BELVA.
HONEY, ARE YOU OKAY?
BELVA LIVES IN MISSISSIPPI,
HAVING MOVED THERE AFTER SHE AND RANDY'S FATHER GOT DIVORCED.
I'M FINE. SERIOUSLY, I'M FINE.
LOOK, SOMETHING IS WRONG.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT I CAN FEEL IT.
Randy: SHE FELT VERY STRONG THAT SHE NEEDED TO COME BACK.
THERE WAS A CLAIRVOYANT KIND OF A THING.
SHE SAID, "SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT I'M GONNA FIND OUT."
MY MOTHER AND ME WERE VERY CLOSE
AS FAR AS PICKING UP HOW EACH OTHER FELT.
BUT SOMETHING BAD HAS HAPPENED.
Narrator: TAMMY ERVIN IS RANDY'S YOUNGER SISTER.
SHE IS 11 YEARS OLD.
LOOK, SOMETHING IS WRONG.
Tammy: MA KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH RANDY.
I DIDN'T GET THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE I WAS JUST LITTLE.
YOU DON'T LIKE TO TALK AROUND KIDS, BUT WE LISTEN.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
Narrator: A MONTH LATER,
BELVA AND TAMMY RETURN TO MICHIGAN
AND MOVE INTO RANDY'S HOUSE.
THIS IS YOUR HOUSE?
DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TRIP?
Tammy: HE WAS PALE, LIKE SICKLY LOOKING.
HE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT COMPARED TO WHAT HE DID WHEN WE LEFT.
HE DIDN'T LOOK GOOD AT ALL.
YOU LOOK TIRED, HONEY.
I HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE SLEEPING, THAT'S ALL.
HEY, COME ON, LET ME SHOW YOU THE HOUSE.
MOM?
[ ORGAN MUSIC PLAYS ]
RANDY?
DO YOU HEAR THAT, MOM? DO YOU HEAR THAT MUSIC?
WOULD YOU TURN THE RADIO DOWN, PLEASE?
IT'S LATE. WE'RE TRYING TO SLEEP.
I DON'T HAVE A RADIO IN HERE, MOM.
Randy: IT WAS COMING FROM THE FAR CORNER OF THE BEDROOM.
WE BOTH STARTED SEARCHING
TO SEE IF MAYBE A FRIEND OF MINE HAD LEFT A RADIO.
MOMMY?
GO BACK TO BED, HONEY. EVERYTHING'S FINE.
BUT I HEARD MUSIC.
RANDY JUST HAD HIS RADIO ON TOO LOUD, THAT'S ALL.
YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT, KIDDO.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO WAKE YOU UP.
WELL, IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
WHEN THEY WON'T TOTALLY EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON.
GO ON BACK TO BED. I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE.
WHAT WAS THAT, MOM?
I'M NOT SURE.
Narrator: BELVA ATTRIBUTES THE ORGAN MUSIC TO HER LATE MOTHER.
Randy: SHE KNEW THAT HER MOTHER LOVED PLAYING THE ORGAN.
HOW COULD IT BE GRANDMOM? SHE'S DEAD.
I KNOW THAT, BUT ORGAN MUSIC IS JUST GRANDMA'S WAY...
Narrator: BELVA BELIEVES THAT THE MUSIC IS JUST HER MOTHER'S WAY
OF LETTING THEM KNOW THAT SHE'S LOOKING OUT FOR THEM.
GRANDMA, RIGHT.
TRY TO GET SOME SLEEP, HONEY.
RANDY IS AFRAID THAT THE SPIRITS HE INVOKED
ARE CAUSING THESE UNEXPLAINABLE NOISES,
BUT HE CAN'T BRING HIMSELF TO TELL HIS MOTHER
THAT HE'S BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH THE OCCULT.
[ GROWLING, BARKING ]
Randy: WHEN I WOULD PUT MY HAND IN THE PLACE WHERE THEY WERE,
I FELT A LOT OF COLD AIR.
[ GROWLING CONTINUES ]
GOOD MORNING, HON.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH. I'M FINE.
I DIDN'T GET MUCH SLEEP LAST NIGHT.
HOW DO I EXPLAIN THIS TO SOMEBODY?
WHO DO I TELL?
WHO'S GONNA BELIEVE ME? WHO'S GONNA LISTEN?
Narrator: RANDY DOESN'T WANT TO WORRY OR SCARE HIS FAMILY
UNTIL HE HIMSELF UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S GOING ON.
Randy: IF ANYTHING WAS TO HAPPEN,
I WANTED IT TO HAPPEN TO JUST ME,
AND I WAS WILLING TO GO THROUGH WHATEVER THAT WAS
THAT WAS NECESSARY TO HAVE ALL THE TORMENT REFLECT UPON ME
AND NO ONE ELSE.
Narrator: BUT AT NIGHT,
ALONE IN HIS BEDROOM...
RANDY IS PETRIFIED.
[ GROWLING, BARKING ]
[ RANDY SCREAMING ]
Randy: I FELT ITS HOT BREATH ON MY LEG.
IT NEVER CUT INTO MY SKIN, BUT THEY WERE SHARP.
I COULD FEEL HOW SHARP THEY WERE.
I THOUGHT THAT I WAS LOSING MY SANITY.
RANDY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
MY GOD, YOU'RE SHAKING LIKE A LEAF.
WHAT IS IT? WHAT'S WRONG, SON?
SOMETHING'S HAPPENING TO ME, MOM.
I GO TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT,
AND EVERY NIGHT SOMETHING WAKES ME UP.
WHAT WAKES YOU UP? THE MUSIC WAKES YOU UP?
NO, MOM, NOT THE MUSIC. I'M HEARING THINGS.
I MEAN, IT'S THE MUSIC,
BUT IT'S FOOTSTEPS AND IT'S CLANGING DISHES.
AND NOW THERE'S SOMETHING GROWLING AT THE FOOT OF MY BED.
IT'S GROWLING AT ME LIKE IT'S GONNA RIP ME APART.
I CAN'T SEE IT, BUT I KNOW IT'S THERE
BECAUSE IT'S...
IT'S BREATHING AND CLAWING AT ME.
ALL RIGHT, SIT DOWN AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
AM I GOING CRAZY?
AM I GOING OUT OF MY MIND?
RANDY, LISTEN TO ME.
I BELIEVE YOU.
WHATEVER THIS IS, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT TOGETHER.
[ GROWLING ]
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
IT'S OVER THERE BEHIND THE TV.
[ GROWLING CONTINUES ]
I FEEL IT. IT'S FREEZING.
Narrator: BELIEVING THAT THERE IS AN EVIL PRESENCE IN THE HOUSE,
BELVA TURNS TO THE BOOK OF PSALMS FOR PROTECTION.
BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO WALKETH
NOT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE UNGODLY,
NOR STANDETH IN THE WAY OF SINNERS.
Tammy: SOMEBODY ELSE WAS THERE,
AND WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHO OR WHAT WAS CAUSING IT.
I JUST KNOW THAT IT WAS GOING ON.
AND IT WAS SCARY.
COROZINA, SEMOSANI, APPEAR BEFORE ME.
Narrator: THE TORMENT THAT PLAGUES RANDY AT NIGHT
TAKES ITS TOLL DURING THE DAY
AS HE STRUGGLES TO FOCUS ON HIS JOB.
Randy: I WAS GETTING MENTALLY EXHAUSTED,
EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED.
IT WAS BECAUSE ALMOST EVERY SINGLE NIGHT,
I WAS WRESTLING WITH THESE THINGS.
HEY, THIS PACKAGE ISN'T FOR ME.
I'M 633 MARILYN.
THIS IS 639.
THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET.
SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
Narrator: AT HOME,
RANDY TRIES TO SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME WITH HIS SISTER,
BUT HIS MIND IS ELSEWHERE.
[ GROWLING ]
[ BANGING ]
DO YOU HEAR THAT?
DO I HEAR WHAT?
[ SCRATCHING ]
Randy: I ACTUALLY HEARD SCRATCHING FROM A DOOR
TO A ROOM THAT MY DAD HAD SOME ANTIQUES STORED IN THERE.
HEY, MOM?
YOU GOT TO HEAR THIS.
MOM!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
MOM, TALK TO ME.
[ Choking ] BIBLE.
Narrator: RANDY RUNS TO GET BELVA HER BIBLE.
HERE.
MOMMY?
THIS THING LITERALLY HAD HER IN A CHOKE HOLD
AND I BELIEVE TRYING TO TAKE THE LIFE RIGHT OUT OF HER.
Tammy: I THINK I WAS SHOCKED
AND FREAKED OUT ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
Randy: THIS SITUATION
REALLY CONVINCED ME THESE THINGS WERE EVIL.
THEY WERE OUT TO GET US,
AND IT WASN'T JUST ME NOW THAT WAS EXPERIENCING THE TORMENT.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WE WERE GONNA GO,
BUT WE HEADED FOR THE CAR
BECAUSE WE HAD NOTHING ELSE ON OUR MIND EXCEPT TO ESCAPE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
Narrator: RANDY AND HIS FAMILY ARE FORCED TO MOVE.
THEY RENT A SMALL HOUSE ACROSS TOWN.
IT'S THE ONLY PLACE THEY CAN FIND ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.
RANDY IS OVERWHELMED WITH GUILT.
Belva: CAN OPENER?
HE KNOWS THAT HE IS THE REASON WHY HIS FAMILY IS SUFFERING.
HONEY, EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY.
I'M FINE.
I FELT A LOT OF REMORSE FOR WHAT I BROUGHT UPON MY FAMILY.
I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
DAD FOUND SOME BONES...
...UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
THEY WERE A PART OF AN INDIAN BURIAL GRAVE.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WORKED AT FIRST BECAUSE NOTHING HAPPENED,
BUT I WAS WRONG.
MY GOD.
RANDY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
I BOUGHT A BOOK ON WITCHCRAFT.
SHE WAS VERY SHOCKED THAT I DID THAT.
SHE KNEW I HAD KICKED SOMETHING OPEN.
IT'S ALL MY FAULT.
I DID THIS TO US.
I'M THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THIS HAPPENING.
HONEY, LISTEN TO ME.
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY.
WE'RE SAFE.
[ RUMBLING ]
WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING US?
RANDY?
I REALIZED THAT IT WAS NOT GONNA STOP.
THEY FOLLOWED US.
THEY DON'T WANT THE HOUSE.
THEY WANT ME.
Narrator: RANDY IS DESPERATE.
Randy: I WASN'T GONNA GIVE IN TO THESE CREATURES.
I WASN'T GONNA CRAWL IN A CORNER SOMEWHERE AND DIE.
I HAD MADE A DECISION
THAT I'M GONNA FIND HELP ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
Narrator: ALTHOUGH HE'S NOT A MEMBER OF ANY CHURCH,
RANDY SEEKS THE HELP OF A LOCAL MINISTER.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN.
WELL GOD IS HERE FOR YOU TO HELP, MY SON.
SO TELL ME WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN WITCHCRAFT?
WITCHCRAFT WAS CREATED BY SATANISTS
TO DISPEL THE LORD'S POWER.
THEY PREY ON THE WEAK-MINDED,
CREATING AN IMAGINARY WORLD OF DEMONS,
BUT IT'S NOT REAL.
IT'S A FABRICATION CREATED BY YOU.
NO, SEE, I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND.
THESE THINGS ARE REAL.
THEY'RE NOT JUST IN MY MIND.
I KNOW THAT.
I'M AWAKE WHEN THEY ATTACK.
Randy: HE SAID, "I'VE NEVER COME ACROSS A SITUATION LIKE THIS BEFORE.
"I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYONE
"HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HAVING SPIRITS
AND ENTITIES LIKE THAT TAUNTING THEM."
HAVE YOU ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST INTO YOUR LIFE?
HAVE YOU ASKED FOR HIS FORGIVENESS?
LOOK, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME.
OKAY, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING.
THESE THINGS WANT TO DESTROY MY FAMILY.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
I DON'T NEED YOU TO PREACH AT ME RIGHT NOW.
WHAT I NEED IS YOUR HELP.
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED TALKING TO A THERAPIST?
I'LL PRAY FOR YOU, MY SON.
I WENT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT CHURCHES, DIFFERENT FAITHS.
I GOT THE SAME ANSWER FROM EVERY CHURCH
AND EVERY PASTOR I WENT TO SEE.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HELP ME.
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMEONE OUT THERE.
IF THESE THINGS ARE DEMONS OR DEVILS,
SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO KNOW SOMETHING.
I WANTED MY LIFE BACK,
AND I WAS FIGHTING FOR EVERYTHING THAT WAS WITHIN ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIGHT, BUT I WASN'T GIVING IN.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, RANDY.
MAMA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
Narrator: DETERMINED TO PUT AN END TO HIS FAMILY'S TORMENT,
RANDY DECIDES TO TAKE A RISK.
HE FIGURES SINCE WITCHCRAFT RELEASED EVIL INTO THEIR LIVES,
PERHAPS WITCHCRAFT CAN SEND IT BACK.
BELVA IS UNEASY WITH THE IDEA
BUT REALIZES THAT THEY HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.
IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING, WHAT NEXT?
WHO'S NEXT? TAMMY?
ALL RIGHT, SON.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
MOM?
RANDY CONTACTS A WHITE WITCH NAMED MIKE BOSICK.
Bosick: A WHITE WITCH BELIEVES IN GOOD, BELIEVES IN GOD,
AND BELIEVES IN TRYING TO HELP.
THIS IS MY MOM.
Narrator: MIKE PRACTICES THE TRADITIONS OF WICCA,
A MODERN PAGAN RELIGION BASED ON ANCIENT WITCHCRAFT
ORIGINATING IN WESTERN EUROPE.
MOM.
DON'T "MOM" ME. IT'S LATE. GO TO BED.
WICCANS BELIEVE IN A REVERENCE FOR NATURE
AND THE USE OF MAGICAL CIRCLES FOR RITUAL PURPOSES.
I'M GONNA CONDUCT A CEREMONY...
I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ANSWER TO A LONG-AWAITED PRAYER.
...THAT WILL PROTECT THE HOUSE AND US.
Randy: HE KNEW HOW TO CLOSE THE DOORS
IF I HAD OPENED DOORS THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE.
HE KNEW HOW TO SEND THESE THINGS BACK.
WILL YOU JOIN ME IN THE CIRCLE?
Narrator: AS PART OF THE PROTECTION CEREMONY,
MIKE CONSTRUCTS A PENTAGRAM ON THE FLOOR.
Bosick: IT JUST SYMBOLIZES
THE FIVE IMPORTANT DEITIES OF WICCA.
Narrator: UNLIKE A SATANIC PENTAGRAM,
THE WICCAN STAR IS NOT INVERTED.
MIKE LIGHTS CANDLES
AND POURS SALT AROUND THE PENTAGRAM,
SEALING THE PROTECTION RING.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE STAY WITHIN THE PENTAGRAM
UNTIL I COMPLETE THE CEREMONY.
UNFETTERED SPIRITS...
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
...FAR FROM HOME...
Bosick: THE CANDLES STARTED TO FLICKER,
WHICH TO ME MEANT THAT SOMETHING TRYING TO COME THROUGH.
COME TO THE PLACE. DO NOT DELAY.
Bosick: AND IT WAS SOMETHING I DIDN'T WANT THERE,
BUT I FELT CONFIDENT ENOUGH
IN THE STRENGTH OF THE RING I HAD SET UP.
AND FORCE ALL THE UNHOLY GHOSTS AWAY.
Narrator: TO COMPLETE THE CEREMONY,
MIKE MUST BLOW OUT THE CANDLES.
BELVA AND RANDY ARE RELIEVED.
THE NIGHTMARE IS FINALLY OVER.
Randy: I WAS GETTING EXCITED BECAUSE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD,
THIS GENTLEMAN KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING.
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
[ SCREAMING ]
TAMMY!
Narrator: BECAUSE OF MIKE'S INEXPERIENCE,
HIS PROTECTION BARRIER FAILS
AGAINST THE DARK FORCES OF THE OCCULT.
THIS THING WAS A LOT MORE POWERFUL THAN I REALIZED.
Narrator: RANDY CAN NO LONGER IGNORE THE DANGERS
OF TAMPERING WITH WITCHCRAFT.
Randy: HE THREW FUEL ONTO THE FIRE AND MADE IT WORSE.
Narrator: UNABLE TO OFFER ANOTHER SOLUTION,
MIKE LEAVES THE HOUSE.
I KNOW, BABY. TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
RANDY, BELVA, AND TAMMY
ARE LEFT ALONE TO DEAL WITH THE AFTERMATH.
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO US?
I DON'T KNOW, HONEY. I JUST DON'T KNOW.
WILL WE BE OKAY?
YES.
WE ARE GOING TO BE OKAY.
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE JUST FINE.
Narrator: FOR RANDY ERVIN, LIFE HAS BECOME A NIGHTMARE.
Randy: I STARTED FALLING INTO A DEEP DEPRESSION.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO REACH OUT.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO REACH OUT TO.
I KNEW THAT THE EDGE OF INSANITY WAS IN FRONT OF ME.
AND I COULD CROSS THAT LINE AT ANY TIME.
HEY, RANDY?
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU KNOW THAT BOOK ON WITCHCRAFT?
AND THAT'S WHEN I BROKE DOWN
AND KIND OF STARTED EXPLAINING WHAT I HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH.
YOU THINK I'M CRAZY.
NO, I DON'T.
RANDY, I KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP YOU.
Narrator: PAULA DIRECTS RANDY TO NORA RAYNOR,
A HEALER KNOWN TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN OPPRESSED
AND TORMENTED BY DEMONIC SPIRITS.
Randy: WHEN I WENT TO HER HOUSE,
I KIND OF REFRAINED A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE,
WONDERING HOW A WOMAN COULD HELP ME IN THIS SITUATION
WHEN I WENT EVERYWHERE ELSE.
LOOKING TO GET A HAIRCUT?
NOW, WE DON'T USUALLY GET MANY MEN AROUND HERE,
BUT HAVE A SEAT.
Narrator: NORA RAYNOR APPEARS IN SILHOUETTE
TO PROTECT HER PRIVACY.
Raynor: WHEN I FIRST MET RANDY,
HE WAS IN A TERRIBLE PHYSICAL STATE.
HE WAS VERY THIN, VERY NERVOUS...
VERY ANXIOUS...
AND HE LOOKED VERY SICKLY.
LOOK, I'M SORRY. I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME.
I SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
ARE YOU OKAY?
Narrator: NORA SENSES THAT RANDY IS DEEPLY TORMENTED.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
I WANT TO DIE.
WHY?
I DID SOMETHING STUPID,
AND I PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER.
Raynor: HE CAME TO ME OUT OF DESPERATION IN A STATE OF FEAR.
DID YOU ASK FOR HELP?
GOD?
LISTENING TO HIM, I JUST KNEW HE NEEDED DELIVERANCE.
DO YOU HAVE THE ANSWERS?
AND I KNEW I COULD DO THAT.
I BELIEVE I HAVE A GIFT FROM GOD,
AN ABILITY TO HEAL.
BUT IN ORDER FOR ME TO HELP YOU, YOU MUST BELIEVE IN GOD.
CAN YOU DO THAT?
Randy: SHE SAYS, "I'M GOING TO SAY A PRAYER OUT LOUD, RANDY,
"AND I WANT YOU TO REPEAT IT FOR ME,
"AND I WANT YOU TO MEAN THE WORDS THAT I RECITE TO YOU.
"DON'T JUST RECITE THEM.
I WANT YOU TO MEAN EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE SAYING."
JESUS, I ASK THAT YOU FORGIVE ALL OF MY SINS.
Narrator: NORA SAYS A PRAYER OF DELIVERANCE.
AND DELIVER ME FROM WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH.
I CAN'T, I CAN'T. I'M TRYING.
I CAN'T SAY IT.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
FOCUS ON HIS LOVE.
RANDY FINDS HIMSELF UNABLE TO RECITE THE PRAYER.
Randy: I FELT MYSELF GOING PARTIALLY UNCONSCIOUS.
[ Deep voice ] JESUS.
[ GRUNTING ]
Raynor: I HAD PRAYED DELIVERANCE BEFORE,
BUT NEVER IMAGINED ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
[ MOANING ]
I CAST YOU OUT INTO THE HOLY PLACE.
DOMBRE, ANDRAS, ZAGAN,
FORNEUS, KOMBAL, I CAST YOU OUT.
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, I CAST YOU OUT.
[ SCREAMING ]
IN THE NAME OF THE SON, I CAST YOU OUT.
IN THE NAME OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, I CAST YOU OUT.
[ YELLING ]
IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME TO STAY STRONG IN MY FAITH.
IF I WOULD HAVE LET MY GUARD DOWN, I WOULD HAVE LOST.
I WOULD HAVE LOST THE BATTLE FOR RANDY'S LIFE.
Randy: I KNEW THAT I WAS LIBERATED.
I WASN'T DEAD INSIDE ANYMORE.
SOMEONE CARED.
IT WAS HIM.
IT WAS JESUS THAT CARED ENOUGH
TO...SET ME FREE.
Narrator: SOON AFTER RANDY'S DELIVERANCE,
THE FAMILY RETURNS TO THE HOUSE.
NORA BELIEVES THEY MUST BLESS THE PLACE
WHERE DARK FORCES WERE FIRST UNLEASHED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS
AND ASK THAT YOU BLESS THIS HOUSE AND THIS FAMILY.
Randy: SHE FELT A BOTTOMLESS PIT HAD BEEN OPENED,
AND SHE WANTED TO GO BACK THERE AND CLOSE IT.
Raynor: THERE'S A POWER OF DARKNESS OUT THERE
THAT'S LURKING TO FEED INTO ANYONE
WHO HAS THIS CURIOSITY ABOUT THE SUPERNATURAL.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
Randy: I WOULDN'T ADVISE ANYBODY TO MESS WITH WITCHCRAFT.
I WOULDN'T ADVISE ANYBODY TO DABBLE.
IT MAY NOT AFFECT YOU AS IT DID ME,
BUT YOU WILL OPEN A DOOR.
YOU WILL LET SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE.
IT IS A DOOR THAT YOU CAN'T CLOSE.
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