>> 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.
AFTER YEARS OF SACRIFICE,
SARAH MILLER HOPES A NEW HOME
WILL PROVIDE A BETTER LIFE FOR
HER CHILDREN.
BUT WHEN A VICIOUS ENTITY
ATTACKS, THE DREAM HOME BECOMES
A HELLISH NIGHTMARE.
SOON THE BONDS HOLDING THE
FAMILY TOGETHER ARE PUSHED TO
THEIR LIMITS, AS THEY
DESPERATELY STRUGGLE AGAINST A
FORCE THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY.
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE AND THE
THINGS WE FEAR, THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED, NIGHTMARES
BECOME REALITY.
>> Narrator: NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE
CASCADE MOUNTAINS TOWER OVER
GLISTENING LAKES AND LUSH
VINEYARDS.
BUT IN THE SHADOWS OF THIS
SCENIC LANDSCAPE, THERE IS A
DARK SIDE, WHERE THE
UNSUSPECTING WALK HAND-IN-HAND
WITH THE SUPERNATURAL.
IN THE FALL OF 2000,
SARAH MILLER BUYS A
THREE-BEDROOM RANCH IN A SMALL
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TOWN FOR HER
13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, BECKY, AND
5-YEAR-OLD SON, JACK.
TO PROTECT HER IDENTITY, SARAH
APPEARS UNDER THE CONDITION OF
ANONYMITY.
>> MY DREAM AS A SINGLE MOM HAD
ALWAYS BEEN TO OWN A HOME.
SO I SAVED MY MONEY.
IT TOOK QUITE A BIT, COUPLE OF
YEARS, TO DO THAT.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I NEVER
THOUGHT I COULD EVER ACCOMPLISH.
>> Narrator: SARAH HOPES HER
KIDS ARE AS EXCITED AS SHE IS TO
SPEND THEIR FIRST NIGHT IN THE
HOUSE.
>> WELL?
>> IT'S A LOT BIGGER THAN OUR
APARTMENT.
>> I LIKED OUR APARTMENT.
>> OH, JUST THINK, BECK, A
LITTLE PAINT, SOME WORK, IT'LL
BE AS GOOD AS NEW.
>> Narrator: BECKY WISHES SHE
NEVER HAD TO MOVE AN HOUR AND A
HALF AWAY FROM HER HOMETOWN OF
REDDING.
>> I WAS USED TO THE CITY.
THAT'S WHERE ALL MY FRIENDS
WERE, AND IT FELT LIKE A
DIFFERENT WORLD TO ME.
>> Narrator: THE FURNITURE WON'T
ARRIVE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, BUT
SARAH MAKES THE BEST OF IT BY
CAMPING OUT IN THE LIVING ROOM.
>> DON'T WE HAVE LIKE A COUCH OR
SOMETHING WE CAN SLEEP ON?
>> HONEY, NOTHING WILL BE HERE
UNTIL TOMORROW.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
>> OH, GREAT, HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO USE THE BATHROOM?
>> HONEY, YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS.
>> I GOT A FLASHLIGHT RIGHT
HERE, BECK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, HONEY.
COME RIGHT BACK.
FEELING COZY?
WHAT DO YOU SAY, READY FOR
PRAYERS?
YEP?
>> YEP.
>> ANGEL OF GOD...
>> SOMETHING ABOUT THE HALLWAY
JUST SCARED ME, AND I DIDN'T
KNOW WHY.
>> THIS PLACE GIVES ME THE
FRICKING CREEPS.
>> HONEY, YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.
>> GOOD NIGHT.
>> GOOD NIGHT, SWEET DREAMS.
>> GOOD NIGHT.
>> Narrator: THE NEXT DAY,
SARAH'S BOYFRIEND, STEVE,
ARRIVES FROM REDDING WITH THE
FURNITURE.
SARAH'S MOTHER, RUTH, HAS ALSO
COME TO HELP.
WANTING TO BE CLOSE TO HER
GRANDKIDS, RUTH PLANS TO BUY AN
APARTMENT NEAR SARAH.
UNTIL THEN, SHE WILL LIVE WITH
THE FAMILY AND HELP OUT WITH
JACK.
>> SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> Narrator: THAT AFTERNOON,
SARAH HELPS BECKY UNPACK.
>> IT'S FREEZING IN HERE.
>> THAT ROOM WAS COLD, VERY,
VERY COLD, BUT YOU WENT OUTSIDE
OF THAT ROOM AND THE WHOLE HOUSE
WAS FINE.
>> AND IT SMELLS FUNNY, TOO.
>> OPEN THE WINDOW.
>> I KNOW, I BET IT'S JUST THIS
VENT.
I'LL HAVE STEVE TAKE A LOOK AT
IT THIS WEEKEND.
>> MY MOM JUST SAYS 'CAUSE I'M
AT THE FAR END OF THE HOUSE
THAT'S PROBABLY WHY MY ROOM
ISN'T GETTING WARM, BUT I
THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING
ELSE.
>> MAYBE THAT SMELL IS COMING
FROM A DEAD SKUNK IN THE CLOSET.
>> BECKY, PLEASE.
I'M EXHAUSTED.
AND I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP.
>> HERE'S THE LAST OF IT.
>> OH, THERE'S MORE?
DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO GO BACK
TONIGHT?
>> I GOT AN EARLY DAY TOMORROW.
I PROMISED DAD I'D HELP HIM OUT
ON THE RANCH.
>> HIM BEING IN ONE TOWN AND ME
IN ANOTHER WAS VERY DIFFICULT,
BUT I KNEW IT WOULD WORK.
>> DON'T WORRY, EVERYTHING WILL
BE FINE.
>> OKAY.
>> Narrator: A MONTH LATER...
[ DISTORTED VOICES ]
>> IT JUST SOUNDED LIKE A MAN
AND TWO WOMEN OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
TRYING TO GET MY ATTENTION.
>> HELLO?
IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?
>> OH, MOM, DON'T WORRY ABOUT
HIS SHOES, JUST GET HIM TO EAT.
BECKY, COME ON!
MAKE SURE YOU EAT IT ALL.
HONEY, IT'S 7:00 A.M.
WHY AREN'T YOU DRESSED?
>> THIS IS GONNA SOUND WEIRD,
BUT I KEPT HEARING VOICES
OUTSIDE MY WINDOW LAST NIGHT.
>> IT WAS PROBABLY JUST THE
NEIGHBORS.
>> HOW COULD IT BE THE
NEIGHBORS?
THEY'RE TOO FAR AWAY.
>> HONEY, I DON'T KNOW.
JUST EAT YOUR BREAKFAST.
>> Narrator: SARAH BELIEVES HER
DAUGHTER IS JUST EXPERIENCING
ANXIETY FROM THE MOVE.
>> STARTING A NEW SCHOOL,
GETTING TO MEET NEW KIDS, AND
BEING A TEENAGER, THAT WAS VERY
DIFFICULT FOR HER.
>> Narrator: AS THE WEEKS PASS,
BECKY FEELS INCREASINGLY
DISCONNECTED.
>> I HAVE NO FRIENDS AT SCHOOL.
MY MOM AND I AREN'T GETTING
ALONG.
I WAS JUST ISOLATED.
>> GRANDMA IS TAKEN ME TO SKATE
PARK.
WANT TO COME?
>> JACK, I TOLD YOU I'M DOING
HOMEWORK, OKAY?
>> ARE YOU SURE?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY, SEE YA.
>> MOM!
>> THERE WAS NO LOGICAL
EXPLANATION.
IT WAS MOVING, AND THEN IT FELL.
>> MOM, MY BALLERINA, THE -- THE
ONE ON TOP OF THE TV, IT JUST
FELL AND SMASHED TO THE FLOOR
AND --
>> HONEY, IT WAS PROBABLY JUST
THE VIBRATION OF THE TELEVISION.
>> MOM, THE TV WAS NOT ON!
>> DON'T YOU YELL AT ME,
REBECCA MARIE.
I WON'T HAVE IT.
>> BUT, MOM, THERE IS SOMETHING
WRONG WITH THIS HOUSE AND I-I
CAN'T EXPLAIN IT, OKAY?
>> FOR PEAT'S SAKE, BECKY, JUST
BECAUSE YOUR BALLERINA BROKE
DOESN'T MEAN THERE IS SOMETHING
WRONG WITH THE HOUSE.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
>> I WAS GETTING MORE UPSET
'CAUSE IT'S JUST ME.
NOTHING'S HAPPENING TO MY MOM.
>> OKAY, HOLD ON.
LOOK, IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR
ROOM, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
GRANDMOTHER'S WHEN SHE MOVES
OUT.
>> FINE.
>> HEY, SORRY.
BECKY'S BALLERINA BROKE.
YEAH, NO, THAT IS ALL.
HOW YOU DOING?
YOU STILL COMING ON FRIDAY?
>> MOM!
>> IT LOOKED LIKE A TORNADO HIT
MY ROOM.
>> HONEY, I'M ON THE PHONE.
>> BUT I JUST WENT OVER TO GET
YOU.
>> HONEY, WHAT DID YOU DO IN
HERE?
>> I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
I JUST CAME TO GET YOU
AND THEN --
>> CLEAN IT UP!
>> I WAS JUST BOMBARDED WITH ALL
THESE DIFFERENT EMOTIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO BE NORMAL.
AND BEING IN THAT HOUSE I
COULDN'T BE NORMAL.
>> Narrator: SEVERAL MONTHS
AFTER MOVING IN, BECKY'S
GRANDMOTHER FINDS AN APARTMENT.
AS PROMISED, BECKY TAKES HER
ROOM.
>> I WISH YOU WEREN'T LEAVING.
>> I KNOW, HONEY, BUT I WON'T BE
VERY FAR.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO REACH ME.
I'M CLOSE BY.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> AND I LOVE YOU, SWEETHEART.
>> MY GRANDMOTHER HAS THE MOST
WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD,
SO I FELT PROTECTED.
I FELT SAFE IN HER ROOM.
>> TIME FOR PRAYERS.
ANGEL OF GOD, MY GUARDIAN...
>> Narrator: JACK, WHO HAS BEEN
STAYING WITH SARAH, MOVES INTO
BECKY'S OLD ROOM.
>> ...WATCH OVER ME THROUGHOUT
THE NIGHT AND KEEP ME SAFE
WITHIN YOUR SIGHT.
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND
THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.
AMEN.
ALL RIGHT, KIDDO.
>> MOM! MOM!
>> JACK!
HONEY, WHAT IS WRONG?
>> I SAW TWO GUYS.
>> HE SAID THEY'D COME OUT OF
THE CLOSET.
>> I TOLD YOU THERE WAS
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS ROOM.
>> BECKY, YOU ARE NOT HELPING.
HONEY, THERE ARE NO PEOPLE IN
YOUR CLOSET.
SEE.
>> I SAW THEM.
THEY WERE RIGHT THERE, THOUGH.
>> HONEY, IT'S LATE, AND WE
REALLY HAVE TO GET TO SLEEP.
>> PLEASE, MOMMY, THE GUYS ARE
GONNA COME.
>> HE CAN SLEEP WITH ME TONIGHT.
>> FINE.
>> YOU'LL BE SAFE IN MY ROOM.
>> Narrator: LATER THAT NIGHT,
SARAH WONDERS IF THERE IS
SOMETHING MORE TO HER KIDS'
STORIES.
>> MY DAUGHTER IS HEARING
VOICES.
MY SON IS SEEING THINGS.
I WAS JUST VERY CONFUSED.
[ CREAKING ]
[ CREAKING CONTINUES ]
AND AT THE SAME TIME, I'M
BEGINNING TO FEEL SCARED.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
>> HELLO?
[ DISTORTED VOICES ]
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
>> MOM!
MOM, DID YOU HEAR THAT?
>> STAY IN YOUR ROOM.
>> I THOUGHT THERE WAS A MAN IN
MY HOME.
THIS MAN WAS GONNA HARM MY TWO
KIDS.
>> THE WALL!
>> MOM, THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
>> THE WHOLE THING WAS COVERED
IN BLOOD.
>> MOM, THERE'S --
>> IT WAS ON MY HAND.
THERE WAS BLOOD.
THERE IS SOMETHING HERE, ISN'T
THERE?
WHERE'S JACK?
>> HE'S IN MY ROOM.
>> IN MY MIND, THERE IS GONNA BE
DEATH IN MY FAMILY.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS OUR BLOOD.
>> JACK?
>> MOM!
>> JACK!
JACK!
>> MOM!
>> GOD'S GONNA PROTECT US, OKAY?
>> I TOLD MY KIDS WE'RE GONNA
FIGHT.
>> OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN
HEAVEN...
>> WE PRAYED FOR GOD TO
ACCOMPANY US, TO BE WITH US...
>> ...THY WILL BE DONE, ON EARTH
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN...
>> ...TO PROTECT US.
>> ...GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY
BREAD AND FORGIVE US OF OUR
TRESPASSES.
>> Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING,
SARAH MOVES JACK OUT OF THE
SMALL BEDROOM AND INTO BECKY'S
ROOM PERMANENTLY.
>> I KNEW THE FOCUS WAS IN THAT
ROOM, AND I DIDN'T WANT MY SON
IN DANGER.
>> MY MOM THOUGHT, "WELL, IF
THERE ARE THINGS IN THE CLOSET,
WE'LL PUT A PICTURE OF JESUS IN
THERE."
>> Narrator: FOR DAYS, SARAH'S
MIND RACES WITH POSSIBLE
EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PRESENCE IN
HER HOME.
>> I THOUGHT SOMEBODY WAS
MURDERED IN MY HOME.
MAYBE WE HAD A GHOST THAT HASN'T
PASSED ON.
>> Narrator: SARAH HOPES HER
NEIGHBOR KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT
THE HISTORY OF HER HOUSE.
>> HAVE YOU SETTLED IN ALL
RIGHT?
>> YEAH, WE'RE GETTING THERE.
HEY, I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD
ASK YOU A QUESTION.
>> SHE SAYS, "I KIND OF FIGURED
YOU WOULD COME AROUND ASKING
SOONER OR LATER."
>> WELL, THE WOMAN WHO LIVED
THERE BEFORE YOU, SHE HAD A
TEENAGE DAUGHTER WHO, WELL, SHE
WAS NO ANGEL.
>> Narrator: SARAH'S NEIGHBOR
DOESN'T KNOW OF ANY DEATHS IN
THE HOUSE, BUT SHE SHARES
SOMETHING JUST AS DISTURBING.
>> SATAN WORSHIPERS?
>> UH-HUH.
THEY HAD ALL SORTS OF BLACK
MASSES AND GOD KNOWS WHAT OVER
THERE IN THAT HOUSE.
>> I SAID, "IN WHAT ROOM?"
SHE SAYS, "YOUR DAUGHTER'S
ROOM."
>> I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU
SOONER.
>> NO, NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> CALL ME IF YOU NEED ME.
YOU HAVE MY NUMBER.
>> THANKS.
>> IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND
THE SON AND THE HOLY GHOST.
AMEN.
>> Narrator: NOT KNOWING WHAT
ELSE TO DO, SARAH ASKS HER
PARISH PRIEST TO BLESS HER HOME.
>> LET US NOW PRAY THAT HE WILL
ENTER THIS HOME AND BLESS IT
WITH HIS PRESENCE.
>> Narrator: THE CEREMONY GIVES
HER HOPE.
>> AMEN.
>> I FELT PEACEFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I FELT VERY COMFORTABLE.
>> Narrator: AFTER A MONTH OF NO
ACTIVITY, THE HAUNTING APPEARS
TO BE OVER.
>> SO, MY DAD AND I ARE CAMPING
WHEN LATE AT NIGHT THIS BEAR
APPEARS.
>> Narrator: LIFE GETS EVEN
BETTER WHEN SARAH AND STEVE
MARRY THAT FALL.
THEN, ONE FRIDAY NIGHT, STEVE
GOES OUT OF TOWN TO HIS FATHER'S
RANCH.
>> HIS FATHER HAS SEVERAL ACRES,
AND SO HE WOULD LEAVE ON THE
WEEKENDS TO GO HELP HIS FATHER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> [ GASPING ]
>> NOS SUMOS HIC.
NOS SUMOS HIC.
>> THEY HAD HER BY THE THROAT,
FORCING HER TO SAY SOMETHING IN
LATIN.
>> Narrator: SARAH HAS NO IDEA
WHAT THE PHRASE MEANS, BUT SHE
KNOWS IT'S EVIL.
>> I FELT THAT IT WANTED ME TO
WORSHIP IT.
>> Narrator: DESPERATE FOR
ANSWERS, SARAH LOOKS UP THE
LATIN PHRASE ON THE INTERNET.
IT MEANS "WE ARE HERE."
BECKY FEARS WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF
THEY STAY IN THE HOUSE.
>> AND I WAS TERRIFIED.
WHAT ELSE IS IT GONNA DO NOW?
>> KIDS ARE FINALLY ASLEEP.
WHAT'S GOING ON, SARAH?
>> Narrator: THAT SUNDAY, WHEN
STEVE RETURNS HOME, SARAH TELLS
HIM EVERYTHING.
>> THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY
WRONG WITH THIS HOUSE, STEVE.
>> I'M SORRY, SARAH, BUT YOU ARE
ASKING ME TO BELIEVE IN
SOMETHING I CAN'T SEE AND I JUST
CAN'T DO IT.
>> I WAS CHOKED, STEVE.
I SPOKE LATIN.
>> "NOS SUMOS HIC."
>> I DON'T KNOW LATIN.
>> DON'T GIVE IN TO YOUR FEARS,
SARAH.
THERE HAS TO BE A LOGICAL
EXPLANATION FOR THE THINGS
YOU'RE EXPERIENCING.
>> FINE.
I'LL JUST HANDLE IT ON MY OWN,
LIKE USUAL.
>> HE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING, SAW
ANYTHING.
I'M BEING BULLIED AND MY HUSBAND
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THAT, SO I
FEEL ALONE.
>> Narrator: AS SARAH AND
STEVE'S RELATIONSHIP BECOMES
STRAINED, THINGS IN THE HOUSE GO
FROM BAD TO WORSE.
>> I FELT BREATHING IN MY EAR,
AND IT WAS COLD.
>> AAH!
MOM!
[ SOBBING ]
>> HONEY, WHAT -- WHAT'S WRONG?
>> IT BREATHED ON ME.
>> WHAT BREATHED ON YOU?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST SAW A FACE, AND IT
BREATHED ON ME.
>> IT WAS PROBABLY A DRAFT.
THE HOUSE IS DRAFTY.
>> I SAW A FACE!
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT?!
>> IT WAS JUST A HEAD IN AIR, NO
BODY.
IT LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS DEAD.
>> PLEASE, MOMMY, WE, WE HAVE TO
MOVE.
WE CAN'T STAY HERE.
>> DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE
HOUSE.
>> Narrator: SARAH REALIZES HER
DAUGHTER WILL NEVER AGAIN FEEL
COMFORTABLE IN THEIR HOME.
IT QUIETLY TEARS AT HER HEART,
BUT SHE ALLOWS BECKY TO MOVE IN
WITH A FRIEND BACK IN REDDING.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU, TOO, MOM.
>> I WANT YOU TO MIND YOUR
MANNERS.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK.
>> I WILL.
>> Narrator: BECKY'S RELIEVED TO
ESCAPE THE HOUSE, BUT HAS MIXED
FEELINGS ABOUT LEAVING HER MOM
AND JACK.
>> I FELT BAD 'CAUSE I GOT TO
LEAVE THE HOUSE AND HER AND MY
BROTHER WERE STUCK THERE.
>> Narrator: WITH EACH PASSING
DAY SINCE BECKY'S DEPARTURE,
SARAH STRUGGLES TO HOLD HERSELF
TOGETHER.
>> I'M HEARTBROKEN.
I'M DEPRESSED.
I DESPERATELY WANTED TO MOVE
OUT, BUT I WAS FINANCIALLY
STRAPPED.
I WAS STUCK.
>> MOM?
>> BECKY!
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED!
YOU TORE MY FAMILY APART!
NOW LEAVE US ALONE!
>> IT WOULD CONSTANTLY MIMIC HER
VOICE.
IT JUST TORMENTED ME.
THIS THING WAS AFTER MY FAMILY.
I NEEDED TO GET SOME HELP.
>> Narrator: A RESEARCH OF
PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS LEADS
SARAH TO PHANTASM PSYCHIC
RESEARCH, A CONNECTICUT-BASED
ORGANIZATION.
DAVE CONSIDINE FOUNDED THE GROUP
IN 1994.
>> HELLO?
>> MR. CONSIDINE?
>> YES.
>> HI.
MY NAME'S SARAH MILLER.
I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HEAR THIS
ALL THE TIME, BUT I THINK THERE
IS SOMETHING REALLY EVIL IN MY
HOUSE.
>> PHANTASM'S BASIC GOAL IS TO
HELP INDIVIDUALS THAT FEEL THAT
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THEIR HOME
OR THERE'S SOMETHING INTERCEDING
IN THEIR LIFE.
>> ALL RIGHT, CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING?
>> IT ALL STARTED WITH MY KIDS.
>> Narrator: THE GROUP TAKES A
SCIENTIFIC AS WELL AS A
SPIRITUAL APPROACH TO
SUPERNATURAL INVESTIGATIONS.
>> LOOK, MISS MILLER, I BELIEVE
WE NEED TO HAVE AN EXTENDED
CONVERSATION.
>> I'M A LAY RELIGIOUS
DEMONOLOGIST, WHICH MEANS THAT
I'M NOT CLERGY, BUT I WORK WITH
THE CHURCH.
>> Narrator: BEFORE LEAVING FOR
CALIFORNIA, CONSIDINE CONSULTS A
PRIEST WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE
IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE --
BISHOP ROBERT McKENNA.
>> SHE SAID THE WORDS "NOS SUMOS
HIC."
>> WE ARE HERE.
>> Narrator: FOR OVER 30 YEARS,
THE BISHOP HAS WORKED HAND IN
HAND WITH PARANORMAL
INVESTIGATORS.
>> I THINK THE FAMILY MIGHT BE
IN REAL TROUBLE.
>> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
YOU SHOULD DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR
POWER TO HELP THEM.
>> Narrator: ANTICIPATING A
SPIRITUAL BATTLE, CONSIDINE MUST
CARRY OUT AN INTENSE CLEANSING
RITUAL.
>> THANK YOU, FATHER.
>> I'LL PREPARE MYSELF BY
FASTING FOR NINE DAYS.
I'LL ALSO PURGE MYSELF THROUGH
CONFESSION AND KEEP MYSELF IN
CONSTANT PRAYER.
BECAUSE IF YOU'RE FIGHTING THE
ULTIMATE EVIL, YOU WANT TO BE
ULTIMATELY GOOD.
>> Narrator: IN JUNE 2001,
CONSIDINE AND HIS TEAM TRAVEL
FROM CONNECTICUT TO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
>> THERE WAS A SENSE OF DOOM.
IT MADE YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU
WERE BEING WATCHED.
>> I'D LIKE TO INTERVIEW THE
WHOLE FAMILY.
>> THE INVESTIGATORS THAT I
BROUGHT WITH ME WERE MY
COFOUNDER BARBARA CONSIDINE,
JOHN AREL, WHO'S MY TECHNICAL
DIRECTOR, AND BARBIE HEID, WHO
IS ALSO A LIGHT CLAIRVOYANT.
>> MY ROLE DURING THE
INVESTIGATION WAS TO TRY TO
FIGURE OUT THE NATURE OF THE
SPIRIT, AS WELL AS ASSISTING
WITH THE SET UP OF THE
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
>> I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE BEEN
THROUGH A LOT.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE
WITH US.
>> IT'S NO PROBLEM.
>> Narrator: BECKY HAS RETURNED
HOME FOR THE INVESTIGATION, BUT
JACK WILL STAY WITH HIS
GRANDMOTHER.
>> SARAH, CAN YOU TELL ME AGAIN
ABOUT THE CHOKING INCIDENT?
>> SURE.
>> Narrator: THAT NIGHT, THE
TEAM PLACES CAMERAS AND
LISTENING DEVICES THROUGHOUT THE
HOUSE.
>> DAVID, CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING
ELSE?
>> NO, WE'RE FINE.
GET SOME SLEEP.
>> YEAH, WE HAVE TO GET TO BED.
GOOD NIGHT.
>> SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> WELL, SARAH AND BECKY'S
STORIES ARE CONSISTENT.
I'M PRETTY SURE THERE'S AN
ENTITY IN THE HOUSE.
>> HUMAN OR NONHUMAN?
>> IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL.
>> I'LL TAKE THE FIRST SHIFT.
YOU GUYS, GO GET SOME SLEEP.
>> AAH!
>> IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB WENT
OFF.
>> DAVID.
DAVID!
>> MY BODY, WHICH WAS IN A
HORIZONTAL POSITION, WAS PUSHED
STRAIGHT UP.
OBVIOUSLY, I WAS QUITE SHAKEN.
>> WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> DID YOU SEE THAT?
IT JUST LIFTED ME UP?
I HEARD THIS BIG NOISE.
>> YOU HEARD THAT NOISE?
>> ITS WHOLE INTENTION IS TO
SCARE YOU AWAY.
IT'S TRYING TO DRIVE YOU AWAY SO
YOU WILL NOT HELP THAT FAMILY.
>> Narrator: AS THE WEEK PUSHES
ON, THE INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE
TO GATHER EVIDENCE.
>> WHAT'S THAT?
>> IT'S CALLED THE BIG EAR.
>> THIS IS ABLE TO PICK UP
SOUNDS THAT ARE NOT AUDIBLE TO
THE HUMAN EAR.
WHEN YOU HAVE ETHEREAL SOUNDS,
THEY USUALLY FALL BELOW 300
HERTZ.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TRY?
>> SURE.
>> PUT THE HEADPHONES ON.
>> WHAT DO I DO?
>> AND THEN YOU PRESS THAT
BUTTON.
>> AND JUST POINT.
>> AND YOU AIM.
[ DISTORTED VOICES ]
>> I COULD HEAR THE STRUGGLE.
IT SOUNDED LIKE A FEMALE WAS
CHOKING AND THEN I HEARD...
>> SHUT UP, SHE'S LISTENING.
SHE'S LISTENING.
>> I DON'T WANT TO DO IT
ANYMORE.
>> Narrator: THE INVESTIGATORS
NOW KNOW THEY ARE DEALING WITH
AN ENTITY FAR MORE DANGEROUS
THAN ANY HUMAN SPIRIT.
>> BISHOP McKENNA.
>> HELLO, BISHOP?
DAVE CONSIDINE.
>> HOW'S CALIFORNIA?
>> NOT SO GOOD.
EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN
SEEING AND HEARING POINTS TO A
DIABOLICAL PRESENCE.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
>> YES, BISHOP, I'M SURE.
>> I TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT, DAVID.
I DO.
>> Narrator: CONSIDINE KNOWS
DEMONS ARE MERCILESS.
>> THANK YOU, BISHOP.
>> IF WE DIDN'T INITIATE
SOMETHING, IT WOULD TOTALLY
DESTROY THIS FAMILY WITHOUT ANY
DOUBT IN MY MIND.
>> Narrator: LATER THAT NIGHT,
CONSIDINE CALLS THE FAMILY
TOGETHER.
>> I REVIEWED THE EVIDENCE, AND
IT SEEMS CLEAR THE HOME IS
INHABITED BY A DEMONIC DEVICE.
>> HE SAYS, "YOU HAVE A DEMON
HERE.
AND WITH YOUR FAITH, WE'RE GONNA
FIGHT THIS."
>> BUT WE HAD THE HOUSE BLESSED.
>> THAT IS A COMMON
MISCONCEPTION.
>> IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOUR
HOUSE BLESSED, BUT IF YOU HAVE A
DEMONIC IN YOUR HOME, THIS JUST
ENRAGES THE SPIRIT.
IT'S LIKE POKING A BEAR WITH A
STICK.
>> A DEMON IS ESSENTIALLY A
FALLEN ANGEL AND ITS GOAL IS TO
DESTROY MAN.
IN A FAMILY SITUATION, IT STARTS
BY DESTROYING THE FAMILY UNIT.
>> HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
>> Narrator: CONSIDINE BELIEVES
THE BLACK MASSES HELD BY THE
PREVIOUS TENANT CREATED A
GATEWAY FOR THE DEMON.
>> IF THERE ARE DEMONS, THERE
HAS TO BE A WAY TO GET RID OF
THEM.
>> BISHOP McKENNA HAS GIVEN ME
PERMISSION TO PERFORM A MINOR
RITE OF EXORCISM AND
SUFFUMIGATION.
THIS RITUAL MUST TAKE PLACE
DURING THE DAYTIME.
WE CAN BEGIN FIRST THING IN THE
MORNING.
>> EVERYTHING IN THE KITCHEN IS
OPEN.
SARAH, WOULD YOU MIND?
PLEASE, I COULD --
>> YES.
>> ARE WE READY?
>> WE HAD ALREADY COME PREPARED
WITH THE PROPER TOOLS TO TAKE
CARE OF THE PROBLEM, BLESSED FOR
US BY BISHOP ROBERT McKENNA.
>> Narrator: ONE VITAL TOOL IS
THE CENSER WHICH HOUSES THE HOLY
INCENSE.
>> YOU GO THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE
WITH THE CENSER AND YOU PUT THE
SMOKE IN EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY
THAT YOU CAN.
THE DEMON CANNOT BE IN THE
PRESENCE OF THE HOLY INCENSE.
>> IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER,
THE SON AND THE HOLY GHOST.
AMEN.
>> I WAS SO EXHAUSTED.
I WAS SO SICK OF FEELING SCARED.
FINALLY I HAVE SOME HELP.
>> PEACE BE ON THIS HOUSE WITH
ALL WHO LIVE HERE...
>> IN USING THE RITES OF
EXORCISM, YOU ARE SANCTIFYING
THAT HOME.
YOU ARE DRIVING THESE DEMONIC
CREATURES BACK TO HELL.
>> ...THE ANCIENT SERPENT WHO IS
THE DEVIL.
>> Narrator: AS DAY TURNS TO
NIGHT, THE TEAM CONTINUES THE
RITUAL IN BECKY'S OLD ROOM WHERE
IT ALL BEGAN.
>> I STOOD THERE LISTENING FOR A
FEW MINUTES, AND I STARTED TO
HEAR THE GROWLING, THE GAGGING,
THE RETCHING NOISES.
IT WAS EMANATING OUT OF THE
CLOSET, AND, OF COURSE, WHEN YOU
OPEN THE CLOSET DOOR, THERE WAS
NOTHING THERE, NOTHING TO BE
SEEN.
>> Narrator: FINALLY, THERE'S
ONLY ONE PLACE LEFT FOR THE
DEMON TO HIDE -- THE GARAGE.
>> A VERY, VERY OPPRESSIVE
FEELING CAME DOWN ON YOU LIKE A
VICE WHEN YOU WALKED INTO THE
ROOM.
>> IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND
THE SON AND THE HOLY GHOST.
AMEN.
THEY'RE TRYING TO STOP US.
YOU NEED TO PRAY.
>> All: HAIL MARY, FULL OF
GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH THEE.
BLESSED ART THOU AMONGST WOMEN,
AND BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF THY
WOMB, JESUS.
>> [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
IT'S GONE.
SARAH, IT'S GONE.
IT'S NO LONGER HERE.
>> IT WAS GONE.
THAT HEAVINESS WAS NO LONGER
THERE, AND YOU FELT SAFE.
>> Narrator: THE DEMON HAS BEEN
DRIVEN BACK TO HELL.
THE NEXT DAY, SARAH DRIVES
CONSIDINE AND HIS TEAM TO THE
AIRPORT.
>> BYE.
>> Narrator: FOR THE MILLER
FAMILY, THE NIGHTMARE IS FINALLY
OVER.
>> IF THE INVESTIGATORS WOULDN'T
HAVE COME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
>> Narrator: BUT FOR SARAH, THE
HOUSE HOLDS TOO MANY BAD
MEMORIES.
>> ...AND THE HOLY GHOST.
>> Narrator: SHE AND STEVE BUY A
NEW HOME ACROSS TOWN AND ASK
THEIR PRIEST TO BLESS THEIR
PROPERTY.
NOT WANTING TO UPROOT HER
DAUGHTER AGAIN, SARAH ALLOWS
BECKY TO STAY IN REDDING.
>> IT MADE ME REALIZE THAT GOOD
WOULD ALWAYS WIN OVER EVIL.
NO MATTER WHAT, IF YOU HAVE YOUR
STRONG FAITH, IT WILL WIN IN THE
END.
>> MAY GOD BLESS YOU WITH LOVE,
PEACE, AND JOY.
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