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.
A YOUNG COUPLE DISCOVERS AN OLD VICTORIAN
THAT SEEMS THE IDEAL PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY.
BUT WHEN THEY FIND A SECRET CHAMBER,
HIDDEN FOR DECADES,
THEY UNCOVER A DARK PAST OF UNSPEAKABLE HORROR
THAT TRIGGERS A BATTLE FOR SOULS
BETWEEN THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE AND THE THINGS WE FEAR,
THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED,
NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
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SALT LAKE CITY, THE CAPITAL OF UTAH,
WAS FOUNDED IN 1847 BY MORMON PIONEERS.
PERSECUTED FOR THEIR FAITH,
THE MORMONS CAME TO THIS PEACEFUL MOUNTAIN VALLEY
SEEKING REFUGE FROM A DARK AND BRUTAL PAST.
HERE, SPIRITS STILL FEEL THE TORMENT
OF THOSE BYGONE DAYS,
SOULS TRAPPED FOR ETERNITY
WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE CITY'S OLDEST HOMES.
FEBRUARY 2003...
I'VE GOT HOT CHOCOLATE IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED.
I AM! I AM!
ARE THERE MARSHMALLOWS?
Narrator: APRIL JAMES AND HER FIANCé, MATT BRODY,
LIVE TOGETHER WITH APRIL'S TWO SONS
IN A SMALL BUT LOVING HOUSEHOLD.
MATT, A GENERAL CONTRACTOR,
TAKES PRIDE IN HIS ROLE AS SURROGATE DAD
TO 13-YEAR-OLD CHRIS AND 7-YEAR-OLD BRIAN.
Matt: I LOVE THEM LIKE THEY'RE MY OWN.
THEY'RE INCREDIBLE BOYS.
THEY'VE ACCEPTED ME INTO THEIR LIVES.
AND I REALLY FEEL THAT WE MAKE A REALLY GOOD FAMILY TOGETHER.
YOU HAVING ANY LUCK?
YEAH.
I'M REALIZING IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER FOR US
TO BUY A NEW HOME IF WE WERE INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY.
Narrator: APRIL WORKS NIGHTS AS MANAGER OF A NIGHTCLUB.
THEY ARE EAGER TO START THEIR NEW LIFE TOGETHER.
April: I HAD JUST GOT A JOB PROMOTION,
AND MATT AND I WERE MAKING A LOT MORE MONEY THAN WE WERE USED TO.
AND WE REALLY WANTED TO HAVE A BIGGER HOUSE
FOR THE CHILDREN.
AND I WANTED MY DREAM HOME. I WANTED TO HAVE A VICTORIAN.
Narrator: APRIL'S WISH IS SOON REALIZED
WHEN THEY FIND A HOME IN ONE OF THE OLDEST SECTIONS
OF SALT LAKE.
IN THE SPRING, MATT OVERSEES THE RENOVATIONS,
WHILE THE FAMILY CONTINUES TO LIVE IN THEIR OLD HOUSE.
HEY, UM, I'M NOT GONNA HAVE ANY PROBLEM
GETTING THE ELECTRICAL UP TO CODE.
BUT I'M GONNA NEED A BIGGER CREW
TO GET THE GAS LINES IN AND THE BOILER.
OKAY.
WELL, I CAN TAKE CARE OF THE FLOORS.
I CAN TAKE CARE OF THE PLUMBING.
THAT REMINDS ME.
I NEED YOUR HELP, BEFORE YOU LEAVE,
TO GET AN OLD TUB DOWN FROM UPSTAIRS.
Matt: IT NEEDED EVERYTHING.
NOTHING IN THE HOUSE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED ADEQUATELY.
THIS IS AN OLD HOME.
WE DECIDED TO WORK OUT WAY DOWN FROM THE THIRD FLOOR.
WE KNEW IF WE MADE THAT LIVABLE,
I COULD CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE HOUSE AS I HAD TIME.
OKAY.
YOU REALLY GOT YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU, DON'T YOU?
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
I'M UPSTAIRS, OKAY?
[ CLICKING ]
Matt: INSIDE THE CLOSET,
THERE IS A SMALL, TWO-BY-TWO OPENING
THAT A CHILD COULD FIT THROUGH.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, THERE WAS A KIDS' AREA
WITH PAINTINGS AND BUTTERFLIES,
COMPLETELY HIDDEN FROM THE REST OF THE HOUSE.
IT HAD A LARGER OPENING, FOR, LIKE, A MAN TO GET THROUGH,
THAT HAD BEEN NAILED SHUT.
I'D NEVER SEEN CHAMBERED ROOMS OFF OF A CLOSET
THAT HAD ONLY A SMALL OPENING LIKE THAT.
IT ALMOST BECAME KIND OF A FASCINATION WITH ME,
WHY IT WAS THERE.
I MEAN, IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
MATT!
HEY.
DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME CALLING YOU?
NO. NO, LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
WOW! THIS IS GREAT.
Matt: WE TALKED ABOUT LEAVING IT.
BUT THEN I THOUGHT, THERE'S NO ACCESS TO IT.
SO I HAD SUGGESTED TO APRIL THAT WE OPEN THE CLOSET UP,
MAKE A HUGE, WALK-IN CLOSET.
Narrator: MATT GETS RIGHT TO WORK ON THE PROJECT.
YOU SC-SCARED ME.
OH. I'M JUST LOOKING FOR THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
GONNA WORK ON THE WIRING.
LOOK, I WAS DOING SOME DEMO UPSTAIRS.
I'M JUST GONNA LEAVE THIS STUFF RIGHT HERE.
IS THAT ALL RIGHT? OH, YEAH, SURE.
CIRCUIT BOX IS THIS WAY, MY FRIEND.
THAT OUGHT TO DO IT.
ALL RIGHT.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLING ]
OHH.
HEY. HEY, HEY, HEY. WHAT'S UP?
YOU ALL RIGHT? MAN.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS JOB FOR 20 YEARS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN BIT SO MANY TIMES AS IN THIS ONE HOUSE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON WITH YOUR BREAKERS.
I GO DOWNSTAIRS, AND I FLIP THEM OFF.
AND THEN I LISTEN -- CLICK, CLICK, CLICK --
AND THEY COME BACK ON.
NOW, I CAN GET THROUGH IT,
I CAN GET THE ELECTRICAL DONE,
BUT I'M TELLING YOU, THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON IN HERE.
Matt: IT JUST SEEMED LIKE, AT EVERY TURN,
EVERY WORKMAN I HAD HAD AN ISSUE IN THE HOUSE
FOR SOME APPARENT REASON.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
Narrator: WEEKS LATER, AT THEIR OLD HOUSE...
[ RUSTLING NOISES ]
WHAT IS THAT?
I DON'T KNOW, BABE.
IT'S PROBABLY JUST ONE OF THE BOYS.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT, ALL RIGHT?
[ RUSTLING CONTINUES ]
[ CREAKING ]
HEY! HEY!
HEY!
MATT, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, I'M FINE. THERE WAS A BURGLAR.
HE GOT AWAY.
OH, GOD, THE BOYS.
GO CHECK ON THEM.
[ Telephone rings ]
IT LEFT US WITH A VERY UNSETTLED FEELING.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
YEAH, OKAY. THANKS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. THEY'RE STILL SLEEPING.
LET'S GET THIS PLACE --
DON'T, DON'T, DON'T -- DON'T TOUCH.
THE COPS WILL BE HERE.
THEY SAID NOT TO TOUCH ANYTHING.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
WHAT IF I'D BEEN AT WORK?
I WOULD HAVE WALKED RIGHT IN ON HIM.
Narrator: THOUGH THE RENOVATIONS ARE NOT COMPLETE,
APRIL SUGGESTS MOVING INTO THEIR NEW HOME.
April: WE JUST WANTED TO GET AWAY.
WE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE THERE.
Narrator: IN THE SUMMER OF 2003,
MATT AND APRIL RENT OUT THEIR SMALL HOME
AND MOVE INTO THE OLD VICTORIAN ACROSS TOWN.
ALTHOUGH THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE,
MATT HAS FINISHED THE UPSTAIRS ROOMS AS PLANNED.
TAKE IT OFF! TAKE IT OFF!
Matt: ALL RIGHT.
[ GASPS ]
HONEY.
OH, MY GOSH.
[ GASPS ]
IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
OH!
THANK YOU.
Narrator: AS THE WEEKS GO BY,
THE FAMILY SETTLES INTO THEIR NEW HOME.
BUT IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME FOR THE DEVOTED COUPLE.
WELL, I'M OFF.
Matt: APRIL'S WORKING 50 TO 60 HOURS A WEEK, THIRD SHIFT,
WHICH WAS LEAVING US PASSING LIKE SHIPS.
WHY DO THEY CALL IT GRAVEYARD SHIFT?
BECAUSE MOM'S REAL JOB IS AT THE CEMETERY
DIGGING UP THE BODIES.
CHRISTOPHER. IT IS NOT!
YOU BETTER WATCH IT, MISTER. I'M GONNA BURY YOU.
HEY.
LIGHTS OUT, LITTLE MAN. IT'S LATE.
COME ON. TUCK IN. TUCK IN.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
NIGHT, BUD. DON'T LET THE BEDBUGS BITE.
[ CLICK ]
[ RATTLING ]
[ SQUEAKING ]
CHRIS? IS THAT YOU?
HEY! HEY! HEY!
[ SCREAMING ]
HEY, WHAT'S WRONG? HEY! WHAT'S WRONG?
THERE'S MONSTERS IN MY CLOSET!
IT'S OKAY, BUDDY. IT'S OKAY.
YOU'RE JUST HAVING A BAD DREAM. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.
BUT I HEARD NOISES!
LOOK, IT'S OKAY. I'LL CHECK IT OUT.
IS HE OKAY?
YEAH, THANKS, BUD.
HE'S JUST HAVING ANOTHER NIGHTMARE.
IT WASN'T A NIGHTMARE! IT WAS REAL!
THE NOISES WERE REAL!
LOOK, I'LL CHECK IT OUT, OKAY? I'LL CHECK IT OUT.
[ CREAKING ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
THERE'S NOTHING THERE, BUDDY.
I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY!
I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP HERE ANYMORE!
ALL RIGHT, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
LOOK, UH, YOU CAN COME WITH ME.
WE'LL SLEEP IN THE BIG BED, ALL RIGHT?
Narrator: MATT BEGINS TO WORRY
ABOUT BRIAN'S FREQUENT NIGHTMARES.
Matt: IT WAS A CONSTANT STATE OF BAD DREAMS.
AND IT WASN'T JUST AT ONE TIME OF NIGHT.
IT WAS SEVERAL EPISODES EVERY NIGHT.
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,
MATT HAS MANY RESTLESS NIGHTS.
Matt: WE WERE JUST GETTING MOVED INTO THE HOUSE,
AND I'M VERY FRUSTRATED
BECAUSE I STILL HAVE HEAVY CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.
IT'S A MESS,
AND, I MEAN, EVERYBODY'S, YOU KNOW, STRESSED OUT.
IT BECAME MORE AND MORE A PROBLEM TO GET ANY SLEEP.
[ CREAKING ]
AH! AAH!
I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING MY MIND.
THESE WERE NOT NORMAL EVENTS.
THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS THAT WEREN'T ADDING UP IN THE HOUSE.
Boy: [ Distorted ] MOMMY.
I MISS YOU.
MOMMY.
I MISS YOU, MOMMY.
BRIAN?
EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE.
I WAS THINKING, "YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT WAS THAT?
WHERE DID THAT VOICE COME FROM?"
Narrator: SEVERAL NIGHTS LATER,
APRIL TRIES TO RELAX AFTER WORKING ANOTHER GRAVEYARD SHIFT.
[ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
Boy: [ Distorted ] MOMMY.
...AND THE FAMILY DOES THAT
AT THE PRECISE MOMENT THAT...
[ CHILD LAUGHING ]
[ LAUGHING CONTINUES ]
APRIL!
HER HAIR WAS BEING BRAIDED,
AND THE MINUTE I SAID, "APRIL," THE HAIR DROPPED.
APRIL, APRIL. HEY, HEY, HEY. APRIL, ARE YOU OKAY?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH, WHAT IS IT?
SOMETHING WAS BRAIDING YOUR HAIR.
I SAW IT ON THE STEPS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THERE!
MATT! WE NEED TO FACE FACTS.
SOMETHING IS IN THIS HOUSE.
April: MATT REALLY OPENED UP TO ME.
HE SAID, "I WAS JUST TRYING TO PROTECT YOU AND THE BOYS,
BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON."
WE'LL CALL YOUR MOM.
WE'LL HAVE THEM STAY OVER THERE
TILL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, OKAY?
GRANDMA!
OH, HI, SWEETHEART.
Narrator: APRIL'S MOM AGREES TO TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
OH, HI, SWEETIE.
HOW YOU DOING?
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE BOYS LIKE THIS, MOM.
IT'S NO PROBLEM. BUT ARE YOU TWO OKAY?
IT'S ALWAYS STRESSFUL MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE.
DO YOU GUYS WANT TO COME IN AND RELAX FOR A WHILE?
WE CAN'T.
IT'S JUST, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK STILL --
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK STILL LEFT TO DO.
BUT, THANKS, MOM.
Narrator: WITH THE KIDS SAFE, MATT AND APRIL ARE DETERMINED
TO FACE WHATEVER IS HAUNTING THEIR HOME.
April: I DUMPED MY LIFESAVINGS INTO THAT HOUSE,
AND OUR TIME AND ENERGY.
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO JUST GIVE IT UP.
Narrator: LOOKING FOR WAYS TO COMBAT THE UNKNOWN FORCES
IN THEIR HOUSE,
MATT AND APRIL RESEARCH THE WORLD OF HAUNTINGS
AND THE PARANORMAL.
[ FOOTSTEPS DESCENDING STAIRS ]
Matt: HEY.
SAYS HERE THAT, IF YOU COMMAND THEM TO LEAVE
AND GO TO THE LIGHT, THAT THEY WILL.
YOU JUST HAVE TO BURN THIS SAGE,
WHICH, EVIDENTLY, NEUTRALIZES THEIR SPIRIT OR...
SOMETHING.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS BY YOURSELF?
April: WE'RE A VERY STRONG COUPLE,
AND I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT LOVE CAN CONQUER ANYTHING.
AND I KNEW THAT WE COULD SOLVE THIS SOMEHOW.
JUST GO TO WORK, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT,
AND I'LL CALL YOU LATER, OKAY?
Matt: I WASN'T GONNA BE DRIVEN OUT.
IT ALMOST BECAME A PERSONAL WAR BETWEEN ME AND THAT HOUSE.
I WAS GONNA FIGHT IT ALL THE WAY.
APRIL HAD ALREADY GOTTEN SAGE.
PEOPLE HAD SAID THAT SAGE IS VERY SPIRITUAL.
SAGE COULD NEUTRALIZE THE ENERGY OF A HOUSE.
I SAGED THAT HOUSE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
AFTER THAT, THE HOUSE SEEMED COMPLETELY NEUTRAL
FOR THREE DAYS.
NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF ORDINARY.
EVERYTHING SEEMED COMPLETELY AS IF IT NEVER HAPPENED.
Boy: [ Distorted ] MOMMY.
MOMMY, I MISS YOU.
[ SCREAMING ]
I THINK BRIAN'S HAVING A NIGHTMARE.
BABY, YOU'RE DREAMING. BRIAN'S AT YOUR MOM'S.
I MAY NEED YOU, MOMMY.
APRIL!
[ GASPING ]
YOU'RE OKAY, HONEY.
April: THAT POWER WAS SO INTENSE
THAT WE WERE AFRAID FOR OUR LIVES.
OH, MY GOD.
I TOLD HER, "THAT'S IT. WE'RE DONE.
"WHATEVER'S GOING ON, PACK UP YOUR STUFF.
WE'RE GOING."
Narrator: MATT AND APRIL CHECK INTO A HOTEL
UNTIL THEY CAN FIGURE OUT THEIR NEXT MOVE.
APRIL, APRIL. HEY, BABY, BABY.
I'M SORRY. WHAT'D YOU SAY?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
I JUST THINK WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS HERE, BABE.
April: I WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND OF MINE
ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND A WOMAN HAD OVERHEARD US
TALKING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES THAT WERE GOING ON.
AND SHE MENTIONED TO ME THAT HER HUSBAND, BILL,
IS A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR
AND GAVE ME HIS NUMBER TO CALL HIM.
AND SHE TOLD ME AND ASSURED ME
THAT HE COULD HELP ME AND WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH US.
WE NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP.
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
EVENING.
Narrator: THEY MEET BILL SPENCER AT THE HOUSE.
MATT.
BILL. JEREMY.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH.
HERE'S THE...
THE KEY -- THANK YOU.
AND WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP YOU OUT.
Bill: THE NAME OF OUR GROUP IS INSIGHT PARANORMAL.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE MOST OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE
THAT WE CAN GATHER
TO EITHER PROVE OR DISPROVE THE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
THAT'S BEEN REPORTED.
Narrator: JEREMY SPENCER, BILL'S NEPHEW,
IS CO-FOUNDER OF THE GROUP.
Jeremy: YOU COULD TELL THAT IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR THEM.
I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THEY TRULY BELIEVED
WHAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING WAS REAL.
THERE IS A CERTAIN CREDIBILITY WITH THAT.
Narrator: BILL AND JEREMY AGREE TO SPEND THE NIGHT ALONE
AT THE HOUSE.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO KNOW
THAT SOMEONE COULD MAYBE GET SOME PROOF
THAT WE WEREN'T CRAZY AFTER ALL.
TESTING, TESTING.
Narrator: THE TEAM SETS UP RECORDING DEVICES
THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE
IN THE HOPES OF CATCHING THE SOUNDS OF GHOSTS,
UNDETECTABLE TO THE HUMAN EAR...
CAN YOU HEAR US?
...WHAT PARANORMAL EXPERTS CALL "EVP."
CAN YOU HEAR US?!
EVP STANDS FOR ELECTRONIC VOICE PHENOMENON.
BASICALLY, IT IS THE COLLECTION OF DISEMBODIED VOICES
CAUGHT ON TAPE.
IS ANYONE HERE?
WE'LL ASK QUESTIONS,
WITH THE HOPE THAT WE WILL GET AN ANSWER ON PLAYBACK.
HAVE MATT OR APRIL DONE SOMETHING WRONG?!
HAVE WE OFFENDED YOU?!
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?!
Narrator: AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE HOUSE,
THE SPENCERS SHARE THEIR FINDINGS.
Bill: COME ON IN.
WELL, I ALMOST FEEL A LITTLE NERVOUS.
DON'T BE. THIS IS THE SECOND HALF OF THE PROCESS.
FIRST, WE DID THE RECORDINGS ON SITE.
THEN WE BRING THEM BACK HERE, AND WE PROCESS THEM.
SO, DO YOU HAVE EVP?
UNQUESTIONABLY.
WE RECEIVED WELL OVER 100 EVPs,
WHICH IS AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT FOR ANY ONE LOCATION.
IT'S THE MOST WE'VE EVER GOTTEN ANYWHERE.
WE'VE NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
MATT: Testing, testing.
Is anyone here?!
Have Matt or April done something wrong?!
MAN: Go away! I want you out!
Bill: THERE WAS A DEFINITE STRONG MALE VOICE.
AND THERE WAS A FAIRLY CLEAR, "I WANT YOU OUT OF HERE."
MAN: I want you out!
WHAT DID WE DO TO...
I FELT VERY FRIGHTENED BECAUSE IT WAS DIRECTED AT US.
DID YOU HEAR THE VOICE OF A LITTLE BOY?
BOY: I miss you, Mommy.
April: I WAS LIKE,
"THAT'S THE VOICE THAT I WAS HEARING THAT NIGHT.
IT'S TRUE. THAT CHILD REALLY DOES EXIST."
BOY: I miss you.
Jeremy: THE IDEA THAT A CHILD
MIGHT BE TRAPPED THERE OR STUCK THERE --
YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF GUT-WRENCHING.
BOY: Mommy.
I THINK A CHILD COULD BE THE KEY TO THIS WHOLE THING.
NOW, THE QUESTION IS, WHICH ONE?
YOU DON'T HAVE THE GHOST OF A CHILD IN YOUR HOUSE.
YOU HAVE THE SPIRITS OF A DOZEN CHILDREN,
MAYBE MORE.
[ Baby crying ]
[ Distorted children's voices ]
BILL: Have Matt or April done something wrong?!
Narrator: BILL AND JEREMY SPENCER
CAN CONFIRM THAT MATT AND APRIL'S HOUSE IS HAUNTED.
BUT, UNFORTUNATELY,
THEY'RE UNABLE TO CLEANSE THE HOUSE OF ITS SPIRITS.
MAN: I want you out!
Narrator: IN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOW,
APRIL SEARCHES FOR A NEW HOUSE,
BUT SHE AND MATT REFUSE TO SELL THE OLD ONE.
April: WE WERE AFRAID THAT ANOTHER FAMILY
MIGHT EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING THAT WE DID,
AND WE COULD JUST NEVER FORGIVE OURSELVES FOR THAT.
SO, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A SMALLER HOUSE THIS TIME,
AT LEAST TWO BEDROOMS,
MAYBE A SMALL YARD, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.
FROM STAYING IN THE HOTELS,
WE WERE KIND OF RUNNING OUT ON MONEY,
AND SO WE THOUGHT THAT WE NEED TO FIND A PLACE
FOR THE KIDS TO BE SAFE AND A HOME TO CALL OUR OWN.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL VICTORIAN YOU BOUGHT?
IS IT NOT WORKING OUT?
WE CONTACTED A REAL ESTATE AGENT
AND TOLD HER THE PROBLEMS THAT WE WERE HAVING IN THE HOUSE.
SHE MENTIONED TO US THIS WOMAN, DEBI.
SHE'S A CLAIRVOYANT.
DEBI WHITE.
SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO CLEANSE HOUSES.
SHE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP. THAT'S HER CARD.
SO SHE GAVE ME DEBI'S NUMBER TO CONTACT HER
AND SEE WHAT SHE COULD DO TO HELP ME.
Narrator: DEBI WHITE AGREES TO INVESTIGATE THE HOUSE.
SHE IS A REAL ESTATE BROKER WITH A PSYCHIC GIFT.
I FOUND THAT I HAVE THIS ABILITY TO READ THINGS
AND TO PERCEIVE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT HAVE PASSED ON.
AND WITH MY REAL ESTATE CAREER,
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL HOMES
WHEREIN I WOULD WALK INTO THE HOME
AND FIND THAT THERE WERE, IN FACT, GHOSTS OR OTHER BEINGS
WITHIN THE HOUSE
AND BE ABLE TO HELP THEM TO LEAVE OR TO MOVE ON.
I HAD A SENSE THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON IN HERE.
Narrator: THE NEXT DAY,
DEBI MEETS WITH APRIL AND MATT TO DISCUSS WHAT SHE FOUND.
THANK YOU.
I BELIEVE THE FORCE IN YOUR HOUSE
IS THE SPIRIT OF A MAN WHO ONCE LIVED THERE --
A MORMON, A POLYGAMIST,
WITH SEVERAL WIVES AND MANY CHILDREN.
BUT THE MORMON CHURCH OUTLAWED POLYGAMY YEARS AGO.
WELL, THEY LIVED THERE ALMOST A CENTURY AGO.
NOW, TELL ME, DID YOU CHANGE THAT UPSTAIRS BEDROOM?
YEAH, I DID SOME RENOVATIONS ON THE CLOSET.
AH. WHAT?
WELL, WHEN I ENTERED THAT CLOSET,
I FELT AN EVIL PRESENCE
THAT...MADE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH.
THE FEELING OF BLACK AND EVIL HIDING...
HIDING SOMETHING FROM ME.
THAT'S WHERE HE DID IT.
DID WHAT?
HE'S TORTURING OR HE'S MOLESTING HIS CHILDREN
INDIVIDUALLY OR SEVERAL AT A TIME.
THAT'S WHERE HE DOES HIS WORK IS IN THAT ROOM.
WHAT HE'S DONE HAS JUST EATEN HIM UP,
AND IT LEAVES NOTHING BUT BLACKNESS.
OKAY.
UM...
OH, BABY.
[ SNIFFLING ]
I DON'T THINK HE'S EVER LEFT THE HOUSE.
I THINK HE'S BEEN THERE GENERATION AFTER GENERATION,
BUT HIS SECRET HAS ALWAYS BEEN LEFT ALONE.
WHEN MATT ALTERED THAT,
HE LET GREAT LIGHT INTO THE HOUSE,
AND HE ALSO TOOK AWAY HIS HIDING PLACE.
WH-WHAT DO WE DO?
YOU NEED TO CLEANSE AND BLESS THAT HOUSE RIGHT AWAY.
NOW, I CAN DO IT, BUT I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP.
YEAH.
Narrator: IN FEBRUARY 2006,
DEBI WHITE PERFORMS A RITUAL CLEANSING OF THE HISTORIC HOME.
IS EVERYONE READY?
BILL AND JEREMY SPENCER AGREE TO RECORD THE CEREMONY.
WE HAD OUR CAMERAS AND MICROPHONES RUNNING
TO DOCUMENT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS GOING ON.
LET US BEGIN.
Narrator: APRIL AND MATT CARRY CANDLES
TO LIGHT THE WAY FOR LOST SOULS.
DEBI SPRAYS SALT WATER TO PURIFY THE GROUND.
White: I HAVE A BLESSED SALT WATER
THAT I SPRAY INTO ANY TYPE OF AN ANGLE TO THE HOUSE
AT THE BASE OF THE FLOOR.
IS THIS PART OF THE RAILING
THAT WAS FROM THAT SECRET ROOM UPSTAIRS?
BOY, I'LL TELL YOU,
JUST 100% HIM COMING OUT OF THAT PIECE OF WOOD --
ANGER AND HOSTILITY AND BITTERNESS.
I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE IT WITH US.
WE MAY NEED IT.
White: I WANTED HIM TO HAVE HIS SECURITY BLANKET.
I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO PUT THINGS BACK THE WAY THEY WERE.
April: SHE FELT THE REASON WHY HE WAS SO UPSET
WAS BECAUSE WE TOOK IT OUT.
IF WE PUT SOME THINGS BACK TO NORMAL,
THEN IT WOULD HELP US,
THAT HE WOULDN'T BE SO UPSET AT US.
[ SPRAYING ]
CAN YOU FEEL THEM?
THEY'RE HERE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
[ DISTORTED CHILDREN'S VOICES ]
DEBI?
[ CHILDREN LAUGHING ]
DEBI, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
[ LAUGHING CONTINUES ]
DEBI?
DEBI, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
[ CHILDREN LAUGHING ]
ALL IS AS IT SHOULD BE.
TRUST US.
YOU CAN COME OUT. WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU.
FOLLOW US.
WITH EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE BLESSED,
WE HAVE HIM CORNERED HERE.
AS WE BLESSED THE HOUSE,
I FOUND THESE CHILDREN ACTUALLY FOLLOWING US,
WALKING WITH US,
ALL KNOWING WE WERE GOING TO ONE LOCATION,
WHICH IS THE CLOSET IN THE UPPER LEVEL.
[ WIND HOWLING ]
WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF YOU!
April: WAIT!
DEBI, STOP!
I'M COMING IN.
WAIT!
DEBI! DEBI, I THINK WE SHOULD STOP!
DEBI, WAIT! DEBI!
WAIT, DEBI!
I JUST HAD THIS SENSE, I COULDN'T QUIT NOW.
WE WERE SO CLOSE.
THE CANDLE!
THIS CANDLE REPRESENTS HEALTH, RENEWAL, PEACE!
DON'T LET HIM OUT!
I WON'T!
[ GRUNTING ]
THE LIGHT -- WE'VE GOT TO GET THEM TO THE LIGHT!
IT WON'T OPEN! IT WON'T BUDGE!
IT'S NAILED! IT'S NAILED SHUT!
LOOK OUT! AAH!
Narrator: WITH THE CAPTIVE SPIRITS RELEASED,
THE EVIL ENTITY IS FINALLY GONE.
YOU OKAY?
OH, MATT.
Matt: WE'RE SAFE. I'M SO SCARED.
Narrator: IT IS DEBI'S BELIEF
THAT ONCE THE SPIRITS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE HOUSE,
THE ITEMS USED FOR THE CEREMONY MUST BE KEPT ON THE PROPERTY
TO ENSURE THE EVIL SPIRIT NEVER RETURNS.
THE LIGHT THE CANDLES PROVIDED
WILL PROTECT FUTURE OWNERS FROM HARM.
White: THEY ARE BURIED ON THE PREMISES,
GIVING THEM COMPLETE OWNERSHIP IN THE HOME.
I BELIEVE, WITH ALL MY HEART, HE HAS LEFT THAT HOUSE.
AND HE IS NOT COMING BACK TO THAT HOUSE, AND HE CAN'T.
AND WE'VE LEFT THESE PERSONAL ARTICLES
TO MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T.
Narrator: SINCE THE BLESSING,
THERE HAS BEEN NO SUPERNATURAL ACTIVITY IN THE HOUSE.
BUT APRIL STILL WONDERS ABOUT THE DESPERATE LITTLE BOY
WHO WOULD VISIT HER AT NIGHT.
DEBI BELIEVED THAT HE JUST WANTED TO TRY TO TELL ME
WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HIM.
THAT'S WHY HE KEPT COMING TO ME AT NIGHT.
Narrator: MATT PLANS TO CONTINUE THE RENOVATIONS
UNTIL THE HOUSE IS READY TO BE PUT BACK ON THE MARKET.
Matt: WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE HOUSE
UNTIL IT HAS SUBSIDED
AND IT IS SAFE FOR SOME FAMILY TO LIVE IN.
WE'VE BOUGHT ANOTHER HOME. WE HAVE MOVED ON.
WE FOUND PEACE IN OUR FAMILY
AND ARE REBUILDING OUR LIFE.