>> 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.
BOBBY WILCOTT BUYS HIS WIFE,
ADDIE, A NEW HOUSE, HOPING TO
SAVE THEIR STRUGGLING MARRIAGE.
>> [ GASPS ]
>> Narrator: WHEN A DARK FORCE
INVADES THEIR LIVES, THEY REFUSE
TO BELIEVE IT CAN HURT THEM.
BUT WHEN THINGS TURN VIOLENT,
THEY MUST DECIDE TO STAY AND
FIGHT OR RUN AND RISK TEARING
THEIR FAMILY APART.
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE AND THE
THINGS WE FEAR, THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED, NIGHTMARES
BECOME REALITY.
NEW ENGLAND, A REGION STEEPED IN
HISTORY AND NATURAL BEAUTY.
IT IS SAID THAT FOR HUNDREDS OF
YEARS, LEGIONS OF DEAD HAVE
ROAMED THIS LAND.
MANY ARE LOST SOULS, UNABLE TO
FIND THEIR WAY IN THE AFTERLIFE.
OTHERS REMAIN TORMENTED, LOOKING
FOR ETERNAL PEACE.
BUT SOME ARE REARED FROM THE
DEPTHS OF HELL THAT ONLY EXIST
TO TORTURE THE LIVING.
THE YEAR IS 1978.
BOBBY AND ADDIE WILCOTT ARE
LOOKING TO BUY A HOME.
>> I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S HOME.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE KEYS?
>> Narrator: ADDIE IS A
HOUSEWIFE, AND BOBBY IS AN
ENGINEER.
>> SHE'S NOT COMING IN?
>> NO.
>> Narrator: THEY ARE CURRENTLY
LIVING WITH BOBBY'S PARENTS, BUT
IT'S BEEN CAUSING PROBLEMS IN
THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
ADDIE WANTS HER OWN HOUSE.
>> I MET WITH SOME REAL ESTATE
AGENTS, AND I DRAGGED BOBBY
ALONG TO LOOK AT SOME HOUSES.
AND HE JUST FOUND FAULT WITH
EACH AND EVERY SINGLE HOUSE WE
LOOKED AT.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> Narrator: CONCERNED THAT
ADDIE MAY LEAVE HIM, BOBBY
AGREES TO BUY A HOUSE, BELIEVING
THAT IT WILL BRING THEM CLOSER
TOGETHER.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> IT WAS BUILT IN THE EARLY
1800s, SO IT NEEDS A LITTLE
FIXING UP.
>> WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF A LITTLE
WORK, ARE WE?
>> NOT A PROBLEM. COME ON.
>> LET'S GO INSIDE.
OUR REALTOR HAD BEEN IN THE
HOUSE ONCE BEFORE.
SHE SAID SHE WOULD NEVER GO IN
IT AGAIN.
AND WE ASKED HER WHY, AND SHE
WOULDN'T GIVE US A REASON.
>> IT'S ALREADY OPEN.
>> HUH. GO INSIDE.
>> DON'T GO UP THERE.
>> WE'RE WITH THE REAL ESTATE
AGENT.
THE DOOR WAS OPEN.
>> WAIT HERE.
AND DON'T GO UPSTAIRS.
>> COME ON.
>> BOBBY, BOBBY!
>> COME ON. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> HE SAID NOT TO GO UPSTAIRS.
>> BESIDES, I ALREADY PUT A DOWN
PAYMENT ON THE PLACE.
WE PRACTICALLY OWN IT.
>> WHAT?
>> I GAVE HER A CHECK -- A DOWN
PAYMENT.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!
YOU BOUGHT A HOUSE WITHOUT
TELLING ME?
>> I DIDN'T BUY IT.
IT WAS SUCH A GREAT DEAL, AND I
DIDN'T WANT TO LET IT SLIP AWAY,
SO I PUT A DEPOSIT ON IT
IMMEDIATELY.
ADDIE, I HAD TO.
I CHECKED THE AD IN THE PAPER,
AND THE PLACE WAS SO CHEAP, WE
WOULD HAVE LOST IT.
THIS IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
OPPORTUNITY.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T
TELL ME.
>> I JUST DID.
>> Narrator: ALTHOUGH ADDIE IS
ANNOYED, SHE HOPES THIS HOUSE
WILL BE THE ANSWER TO THEIR
MARITAL PROBLEMS.
>> I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE IDEA THAT HE WAS FINALLY
EXCITED ABOUT HAVING A HOME.
>> IT'S NAILED SHUT.
>> WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
LOOK.
ALL OF THEM ARE NAILED SHUT.
>> IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
>> EVERY SINGLE ONE.
>> I WOULDN'T DO THAT.
>> JEEZ.
>> WOW, THIS PLACE IS A MESS!
>> YEAH.
>> HEY, I TOLD YOU NOT TO GO
UPSTAIRS.
>> SORRY, BUT I CAN'T BUY A
HOUSE UNLESS I SEE IT, CAN I?
>> OKAY, COME ON.
LET'S GO DOWNSTAIRS. COME ON.
>> WE KIND OF BRUSHED HIM OFF AS
CRAZY.
WE JUST THOUGHT THAT MAYBE HE
HAD GONE SENILE, AND WHY
SHOULDN'T ANYBODY BE UPSTAIRS?
>> RIGHT THIS WAY.
>> OH, HI.
>> WHY DON'T YOU GO CHECK OUT
THE KITCHEN?
IS THAT OKAY?
>> YEAH.
>> YOU WENT UPSTAIRS.
>> YEAH.
WHY WERE ALL THE DOORS NAILED
SHUT?
IT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER
LIVED IN THE WHOLE HOUSE ALL THE
YEARS THEY WERE HERE.
HEY.
THERE WAS SOMETHING PECULIAR
GOING ON HERE, BUT WE JUST
ASSOCIATED IT MORE WITH THE
FAMILY RATHER THAN ANYTHING
REALLY BEING WRONG WITH THE
HOUSE.
>> IN HERE, I NOTICED -- IS THIS
ONE OF THOSE OLD PLAYER PIANOS?
>> IT DOESN'T WORK.
[ PLAYS NOTES OFF-KEY ]
>> HMM.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, THANKS.
>> OKAY.
WELL, I KNOW WHY YOU DIDN'T GO
INSIDE.
>> WELL, IT'S A FIXER-UPPER, BUT
IT'S PRICED TO SELL.
>> IT'S A REAL NEW ENGLAND
COLONIAL HOUSE.
>> IT'LL BE SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> OUR FIRST HOUSE -- A CLEAN
SLATE.
IT'LL GIVE US A FRESH START.
>> OKAY, YEAH!
I COULDN'T WAIT TO HAVE MY OWN
PLACE TO PUT MY OWN THINGS IN,
TO HAVE MY OWN HOLIDAYS AND TO
HAVE OUR OWN FRIENDS OVER AND TO
BE ABLE TO ENTERTAIN THEM.
>> Narrator: AS THE WILCOTTS GET
CAUGHT UP IN RESTORING THE OLD
HOUSE, ALL OF THEIR MARITAL
PROBLEMS SEEM TO DISAPPEAR.
>> WORKING SIDE BY SIDE TOGETHER
BROUGHT US CLOSER.
>> MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY MOVING
BACK IN WITH MY MOTHER.
>> OH, DON'T START.
THAT IS NOT EVEN FUNNY!
WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
HAVING OUR OWN HOME, AND IT WAS
JUST GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL ONCE WE
FIXED IT UP.
>> Narrator: A FEW MONTHS LATER,
WHILE BOBBY RUNS ERRANDS,
ADDIE'S FRIEND SHANNON STOPS BY
TO SEE THEIR NEW HOME.
FOR SOME REASON, THE PREVIOUS
OWNERS LEFT THE BROKEN PLAYER
PIANO BEHIND.
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]
>> WHAT'S THAT?
>> I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD THOUGHT
THE HOUSE WAS EMPTY AND HAD COME
IN TO BREAK INTO THE HOUSE.
[ COCKS GUN ]
>> ADDIE.
>> I KNOW I HEARD SOMETHING UP
HERE.
>> I KNOW.
[ THUMPING ]
>> WHAT WAS THAT?
>> DOWNSTAIRS.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
>> WE WERE DOWN HERE, AND WE
HEARD THIS HUGE CRASH UPSTAIRS,
SO WE WENT TO INVESTIGATE.
>> ADDIE, IT'S AN OLD HOUSE.
OLD HOUSES MAKE NOISES.
>> NOT LIKE THIS.
THIS WAS A HUGE CRASH.
>> IT WAS A HUGE CRASHING SOUND.
THERE IS NO EXPLANATION FOR
THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE TO
GET USED TO THIS OLD HOUSE.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I GOT TO GO.
>> Narrator: THE MYSTERIOUS
NOISES BEGIN TO STIR UP OLD
TENSIONS IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
>> WHAT'S WITH HER?
>> SHE'S A LITTLE FREAKED,
BOBBY.
>> Narrator: THE NEXT DAY, ADDIE
FEELS SHE MUST GET OUT OF THE
HOUSE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ CLASSICAL PIANO MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ MUSIC STOPS ]
>> ADDIE?
ADDIE!
IT WAS BROKEN.
IT COULDN'T MAKE MUSIC
AUTOMATICALLY.
IT WAS BAFFLING.
[ PLAYS NOTES OFF-KEY ]
>> NO LUCK AT THE ANTIQUE
AUCTION, BUT I GOT PLENTY OF
THINGS AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.
>> WERE YOU JUST INSIDE?
>> NO, I JUST PULLED UP.
>> I WAS UPSTAIRS, AND I HEARD
THE PIANO PLAYING, AND I CAME
DOWN, AND THERE'S NO ONE THERE.
IT WAS MUSIC -- REAL MUSIC, WITH
THE NOTES AND EVERYTHING, LIKE
THE PIANO WAS WORKING PERFECTLY.
>> BOBBY, YOU'RE REALLY UPSET!
>> YEAH, NO KIDDING.
>> THERE HAS TO BE SOME
EXPLANATION FOR THIS.
>> I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT.
>> COME ON INSIDE.
LET ME MAKE YOU SOME LUNCH.
>> NO, YOU GO AHEAD.
I'M NOT HUNGRY.
>> Narrator: ADDIE SIMPLY
IGNORES WHAT HAPPENED, NOT
WANTING TO GIVE BOBBY A REASON
TO MOVE OUT.
OVER THE NEXT YEAR, THE COST OF
RENOVATING AND MAINTAINING THEIR
HOME BECOMES A FINANCIAL BURDEN
FOR THE WILCOTTS.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS
BILL IS SO HIGH.
THERE IS NO WAY -- NO WAY WE ARE
USING THAT MUCH POWER.
>> WELL, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S
ALWAYS LEAVING THE LIGHTS ON.
>> SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG.
>> WHERE YOU GOING?
>> I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
I WENT AND SHUT EVERYTHING OFF,
AND THE METER WAS STILL TURNING.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
[BLEEP]
YOU SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME!
>> I'M SORRY.
I CAME DOWN TO SEE WHAT'S GOING
ON WITH THE LIGHTS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> I SHUT THE POWER OFF. LOOK.
THAT'S WHY OUR BILL IS SO HIGH.
THE METER'S BROKEN.
>> WELL, TURN IT ON.
>> YEAH, IT READS THE SAME
WHETHER IT'S ON OR OFF --
DEFINITELY BROKEN.
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, THIS
BASEMENT CREEPS ME OUT.
I'M GOING UPSTAIRS.
BOBBY!
>> SORRY.
>> LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON.
>> I WAS JUST CHECKING.
>> WELL, YOU CAN CALL THE
ELECTRIC COMPANY TOMORROW.
>> OH, YEAH, ANOTHER BIG REPAIR
BILL, AND WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO
THE POOR HOUSE.
I CALLED THE POWER COMPANY.
THEY COME UP AND CHECKED IT.
THE METER WAS OKAY.
IT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR ME
'CAUSE I THOUGHT THIS SHOULD BE
A VERY TANGIBLE PROBLEM THAT WE
COULD GET A HANDLE ON AND FIX,
AND IT WAS NEVER REALLY RESOLVED
TO MY SATISFACTION.
>> Narrator: ONE NIGHT THE
FOLLOWING WEEK, BOBBY RETURNS
HOME FROM WORK.
>> "WENT TO TOWN. BE BACK SOON."
[ WIND BLOWS ]
GREAT.
LET'S LEAVE ALL THE DOORS OPEN.
[ WIND BLOWS, DOOR CREAKS ]
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
AAH!
>> YOU SCARED ME!
>> [ BOTH PANTING ]
>> AND YOU KNOW YOU LEFT THE
FRONT DOOR OPEN?
>> NO, I DIDN'T.
>> YEAH.
>> WHEN I CAME IN, THIS DOOR WAS
OPEN.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
>> YEAH, I WAS STANDING RIGHT
THERE!
THE FIRST TIME I CLOSED IT, AND
IT OPENED BY ITSELF.
AND THEN I CAME BACK IN, AND I
LOCKED IT, AND IT OPENED AGAIN!
>> IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
WELL, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
>> I DON'T KNOW, ADDIE.
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST NAIL ALL THE
DOORS SHUT.
>> BOBBY.
[ CLASSICAL PIANO MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ MUSIC STOPS ]
>> I WAS ALWAYS A PERSON OF
REASON.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LOGICAL
EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING.
BUT I WAS JUST COMPLETELY
UNPREPARED FOR THIS.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I HEARD IT.
>> I KNOW.
>> WE JUST LOOKED AT EACH OTHER,
SHOCKED.
WE HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR IT.
WE WERE SHARING THE HOUSE WITH
SOMETHING.
>> Narrator: THE NEXT DAY, ADDIE
ARRANGES FOR A LOCAL DEALER TO
TAKE THE PIANO AWAY.
>> DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT WILL
DO ANY GOOD?
>> WELL, IF THIS DOOR OPENS WITH
THIS LOCK ON IT, WE KNOW WE HAVE
A PROBLEM.
>> WE NEVER TOLD ANYBODY ELSE
ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE
HOUSE FOR THE REASON THAT WE
JUST DIDN'T WANT TO BE LABELED
CRAZY.
>> WOW, YOU'VE BEEN BUSY.
I'VE COME BY BECAUSE I HAVE
GREAT NEWS FOR BOTH OF YOU.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A BIG
PROFIT?
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DOUBLE
YOUR INVESTMENT?
I HAVE A CLIENT.
HE CAME BY THE OTHER DAY.
HE SAW THE HOUSE.
HE'S ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH IT.
HE'S READY TO MAKE AN OFFER ON
THE HOUSE.
>> THAT'S INCREDIBLE!
IS HE SERIOUS?
>> HE'S DEAD SERIOUS.
>> WE'RE REALLY NOT INTERESTED.
>> Narrator: IN SPITE OF ALL THE
STRANGE EVENTS, ADDIE KNOWS THAT
THE HOUSE IS THE GLUE TO THEIR
MARRIAGE.
IF THEY SELL IT NOW, SHE FEARS
IT WOULD BE THE END OF THEIR
RELATIONSHIP.
>> HE WASN'T READY TO GROW UP
YET, EVEN THOUGH I HAD MADE HIM
BUY ME A HOUSE, AND I FELT THAT
IF WE HAD TO START ALL OVER
AGAIN, IF WE HAD TO BUY ANOTHER
HOUSE, IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN.
>> THANKS FOR THE NEWS.
IF WE SELL THIS PLACE NOW, WE'LL
MAKE A PROFIT.
WE CAN GET A WHOLE NEW PLACE.
>> BUT I LOVE THIS HOUSE.
>> IT'S TOO BIG FOR US.
>> WELL, UM, SOON WE'RE GONNA
NEED THE EXTRA ROOM.
>> FOR WHAT?
REALLY?
>> YEAH. ARE YOU HAPPY?
>> OF COURSE I AM.
>> Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW
YEARS, THE BIZARRE INCIDENTS
HAPPEN SO INFREQUENTLY THAT THE
WILCOTTS LEARN TO LIVE WITH
THEM.
>> THESE OCCURRENCES -- THE
ELECTRICAL, THE CRASHING NOISES,
THE PIANO MUSIC -- IT WASN'T
ENOUGH TO REALLY WARRANT US TO
PUSH THE PANIC BUTTON.
>> HEY, STERLING!
HEY, SWEETIE!
>> Narrator: THE BIRTH OF THEIR
SON, STERLING, NOW 5 YEARS OLD,
HAS CREATED A NEW BOND BETWEEN
BOBBY AND ADDIE.
>> HUNGRY?
STERLING CAME ALONG, AND WE WERE
ENJOYING OUR FAMILY, DOING OUR
LITTLE OUTINGS AND BARBECUES AND
HAVING OUR HOLIDAYS.
>> Narrator: ONE DAY, ADDIE RUNS
ERRANDS WITH STERLING, LEAVING
BOBBY TO HANDLE THE HOUSE WORK.
BOBBY IS NOW CONVINCED THAT
WHATEVER IS IN THE HOUSE HAS
BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE.
>> I WANTED TO DISBELIEVE IT,
BUT I COULDN'T.
IT WAS A SINISTER PRESENCE.
"WE GOT TO GET HELP NOW."
>> HE'S HERE.
>> Narrator: THE COUPLE TURNS TO
THEIR LUTHERAN PASTOR FOR HELP.
>> PASTOR, HI.
>> HI, ADDIE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
>> IT'S NICE BEING HERE, ADDIE.
>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> HEY, ROBERT, HOW ARE YOU?
I WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT I TOLD
YOUR WIFE THE OTHER DAY AT
CHURCH.
WE CAN OFFER YOU A BLESSING AND
A PRAYER.
THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.
>> WE UNDERSTAND, AND ANYTHING
YOU CAN DO, WE REALLY APPRECIATE
IT.
WHY DON'T YOU COME ON INSIDE?
>> YEAH.
>> All: OH, GOD OF KINDNESS AND
MERCY, ENTER THIS HOME AND GRANT
IT THE GRACE OF YOUR PRESENCE...
>> THERE WAS NO PROVISION INSIDE
THE PROTESTANT CHURCH FOR
DEALING WITH THESE OCCURRENCES,
OTHER THAN YOU COULD DO A
BLESSING ON THE HOUSE, AND THAT
WAS MORE OF AN APPEASEMENT TO
TRY TO EASE OUR FEARS.
>> All: IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE
PRAY.
AMEN.
>> HEY, BOBBY, YOU AWAKE?
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU THINK IT WORKED -- THE
BLESSING?
>> I HOPE SO.
IT IS QUIETER.
>> YOU THINK?
>> I'D LIKE TO THINK SO.
>> YEAH, ME TOO.
[ THUNDERING CRASH ]
>> WHAT WAS THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
BOBBY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
BOBBY.
>> I'M GONNA CHECK IT OUT.
>> CALL THE POLICE.
>> AND TELL THEM WHAT?
OUR HOUSE IS HAUNTED?
STAY HERE.
>> DID YOU FIND ANYTHING?
>> NOTHING.
I CHECKED THE KITCHEN.
THE BACK DOOR IS LOCKED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE
MADE THE NOISE.
THERE'S NOTHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
>> OH, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
I GOT TO GO CHECK ON STERLING.
>> Narrator: CONCERNED FOR THEIR
CHILD'S SAFETY, ADDIE AND
STERLING STAY WITH BOBBY'S
PARENTS FOR THE WEEK, LEAVING
BOBBY AT HOME ALONE.
[ THUNDERING CRASH ]
>> IF A 747 HAD BROKEN THE SOUND
BARRIER 100 FEET OVER OUR HOUSE,
IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY
LOUDER.
[ THUMPING ]
[ BUZZING, EVIL LAUGHTER ]
[ PANTING ]
BY THE BLOOD OF CHRIST, BE GONE!
WHOEVER -- WHATEVER THE HELL YOU
ARE, GET THE HELL OUT OF MY
HOUSE!
DO YOU HEAR ME?
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!
YOU JUST FELT YOU WERE IN A
STRUGGLE FOR YOUR VERY SOUL.
>> Narrator: THE FOLLOWING DAY,
ADDIE AND STERLING RETURN HOME.
>> IT'S GETTING WORSE.
I JUST HATE TO WONDER -- HOW BAD
CAN IT GET?
>> Narrator: THAT NIGHT...
>> RILEY?
COME HERE, BOY!
[ WHISTLES ]
RILEY?
[ DOG WHIMPERS ]
RILEY?
[ CREAKING ]
RILEY?
>> Addie.
>> OH!
[ WHIMPERING, PANTING ]
[ GASPS ]
>> Narrator: ADDIE TRIES TO PUT
THE RECENT INCIDENT OUT OF HER
MIND, NOT WANTING TO MOVE FROM
THE HOUSE THAT HAS BROUGHT
STABILITY TO HER MARRIAGE.
>> I THOUGHT, "WELL, I JUST HAVE
TO GET CONTROL OF MYSELF.
I HAVE TO TRUST IN GOD."
AND I THOUGHT THE LESS I THOUGHT
ABOUT IT, THE LESS THAT IT COULD
HAVE AN EFFECT ON MY LIFE.
>> Narrator: AS A PRECAUTION,
ADDIE AND BOBBY MOVE STERLING
INTO THEIR BEDROOM.
[ DOG BARKS ]
>> [ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
>> WHAT IS IT?
ADDIE, ADDIE, WHAT IS IT?
>> I FELT A PRESENCE BESIDE THE
BED, AND SUDDENLY I SAW THIS
JET-BLACK MAN.
>> I SAW...THIS...
>> IT'S OKAY.
THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
>> NO, IT WAS HERE.
IT WAS BY THE BED. [ CRIES ]
>> WE CAN'T JUST PACK UP AND
LEAVE.
WE HAD TOO MUCH INVESTED IN THE
HOUSE, BUT WE WERE JUST GETTING
INCREASINGLY TERRIFIED.
>> Narrator: DESPERATE, THE
WILCOTTS DECIDE TO HIRE A TEAM
OF PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS.
>> NOW, TELL ME -- WHAT IS IT
EXACTLY THAT YOU ARE WITNESSING?
>> Narrator: FOR OVER THREE
DECADES, ED AND LORRAINE WARREN
HAVE EXPLORED THOUSANDS OF
HAUNTINGS AND PARANORMAL
PHENOMENA IN THE U.S. AND
EUROPE.
ED IS KNOWN WORLDWIDE AS A
RELIGIOUS DEMONOLOGIST.
HIS WIFE, LORRAINE, IS A
CLAIRVOYANT.
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, SHE BEGINS
TO SENSE WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON
IN THE HOUSE.
>> THINGS CAN STAY DORMANT IN
THESE HOMES FOR YEARS.
NOTHING HAPPENS.
AND THEN A FAMILY MOVES IN WHERE
THERE IS TURMOIL -- ARGUING,
FIGHTING, ANIMOSITY BETWEEN
FAMILY MEMBERS.
THAT IS WHAT TRIGGERS OFF AND
GIVES IT AND ENERGIZES THE
PHENOMENON.
>> Narrator: RICHARD JACKSON HAS
BEEN A STUDENT OF THE WARRENS
FOR THE PAST YEAR.
>> I BELIEVE IN GHOSTS IN THE
SAME WAY THAT MOST PEOPLE
BELIEVE THAT THEY BREATHE AIR.
IT IS NOT EVEN A QUESTION OF
BELIEF WHATSOEVER.
>> IT'S HOT.
THERE IS A DEMON.
THIS AREA IS A PORTAL TO EVIL.
>> AT THAT TIME, WE REALLY
DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE HER.
WE WERE STILL DENYING THAT
SOMETHING THAT BAD COULD BE
GOING ON RIGHT IN OUR OWN HOME.
>> DEMONS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO
REMOVE, BUT IT CAN BE DONE.
>> LORRAINE SAID THAT IF WE LEFT
THE HOUSE, THE DEMONS WOULD JUST
FOLLOW US WHEREVER WE WENT.
WE HAD TO MAKE A STAND HERE, AT
THIS TIME AND THIS PLACE.
>> THIS HOUSE IS GOING TO HAVE
TO BE EXORCISED.
>> DON'T WORRY.
WE'LL HANDLE ALL THE
ARRANGEMENTS.
>> NOW, IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO APPLY TO THE
VATICAN FOR APPROVAL.
>> THAT COULD TAKE MONTHS.
>> Narrator: LATER THAT NIGHT...
>> AAH!
GET THEM OFF ME!
>> BOBBY! BOBBY! BOBBY!
BOBBY! BOBBY! WAKE UP!
WAKE UP!
BOBBY, BOBBY, BOBBY, BOBBY.
IT'S A DREAM. IT'S A DREAM.
>> THERE WERE BUGS ALL OVER ME.
I COULDN'T GET THEM OFF.
IT WAS AWFUL!
>> THERE'S NOTHING HERE.
>> NO, THEY WERE REAL.
I SWEAR THEY WERE REAL.
THE NIGHTMARE WAS SO REAL THAT I
COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD.
IT WAS PRETTY FRIGHTENING.
>> Narrator: A FEW DAYS LATER...
>> WHY DON'T I FIX YOU SOME
LUNCH?
>> Narrator: ...RICHARD STOPS BY
TO CHECK ON THE WILCOTTS.
>> I FELT SUDDENLY PROTECTIVE OF
THE FAMILY, AND I TOLD THEM, NO
MATTER WHAT, THERE'S ALWAYS
GOING TO BE HELP AND THAT I WAS
GONNA HELP THEM FIND IT.
>> ADDIE! ADDIE!
>> OH, GOD!
OH, GOD! OH, GOD! OH, GOD!
OH, MY GOD, WHAT IS HAPPENING?
>> HE'S NOT BREATHING.
>> BABY, BREATHE!
BREATHE, SWEETIE, BREATHE!
>> IT'S A DEMON ATTACK!
>> OH, MY GOD! DO SOMETHING!
>> ADDIE! CALL 911!
YES, HE'S MY 5-YEAR-OLD SON.
HE'S CHOKING.
STERLING!
>> HELP!
>> WHAT'S THAT?
>> SALT -- BLESSED SALT.
IF IT IS A DEMONIC ATTACK, IT'LL
WARD OFF THE EVIL SPIRIT.
>> BABY, BREATHE.
BREATHE, SWEETIE, BREATHE.
PLEASE, GOD.
>> IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, I
COMMAND ANY AND ALL SPIRITS OF
HATE AND SPITE TO RELEASE THIS
LAMB OF GOD.
IT IS NOT I, BUT THE HOLIEST OF
HOLY THAT COMMANDS YOU.
>> [ GASPS, COUGHING ]
>> OH, OH, OH.
OH, BABY!
OH, MY GOD. MY BABY.
OH, OH, SWEETIE.
>> I KNEW, AT THIS POINT, THE
ESCALATION WAS REALLY RAMPING UP
AND SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE.
I'LL BURN THIS HOUSE TO THE
GROUND IF I HAVE TO.
>> Narrator: STERLING'S BRUSH
WITH DEATH PUSHES BOBBY AND
ADDIE TO THEIR BREAKING POINT.
>> WE CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER.
WE HAVE TO HAVE AN EXORCISM.
>> Narrator: BOBBY AND ADDIE
TAKE STERLING TO HIS
GRANDPARENTS' HOUSE AND TRACK
DOWN THE WARRENS.
BECAUSE OF THE ATTACK, BOBBY AND
ADDIE MUST ACT QUICKLY.
THEY CANNOT WAIT FOR THE VATICAN
TO APPROVE THE EXORCISM.
THE WARRENS CALL ON
BISHOP ROBERT MCKENNA, WHO HAS
PERFORMED OVER 100 EXORCISMS
THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND.
>> WHEN I FIRST LAID EYES ON
BISHOP MCKENNA, SOMEHOW I KNEW
THIS MAN IS THE REAL DEAL.
>> THE SACRAMENT OF THE CROSS
COMMANDS THEE AS DOES ALSO THE
VIRTUE OF ALL THE MYSTERIES OF
THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
THEOTOKOS COMMANDS THEE.
SHE WHO, IN HER HUMILITY, DID
CRUSH THY MOST PROUD HEAD FROM
THE FIRST INSTANT OF HER
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
THE FAITH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES
PETER AND PAUL AND OF ALL THE
OTHER APOSTLES COMMANDS THEE.
THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS...
>> I STARTED TO BLACK OUT.
I WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF GOD, AND
HE SAID IT WAS GONNA BE OKAY.
>> THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF
JUDAH...
>> Narrator: AS ADDIE TRIES TO
REGAIN HER STRENGTH, SHE HOPES
THAT THE BISHOP CAN RID HER
HOUSE OF EVIL.
>> ...THE ROOT OF DAVID.
MAY THY MERCY, LORD, BE UPON
US, AND AS MUCH AS WE HAVE HOPED
IN THEE.
EVERY UNCLEAN SPIRIT, EVERY
SATANIC POWER, EVERY ASSAULT OF
THE INFERNAL ADVERSARY, EVERY
LEGION, IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD
JESUS CHRIST, BE UPROOTED AND
FLEE FROM THE CHURCH OF GOD,
FROM THE SOULS...
[ CREAKING ]
>> THE CREAKING AND GROANING --
IT WAS JUST COMING FROM
EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE.
>> LET THEM BE DRIVEN AWAY.
AS WAX MELTS BEFORE THE FACE OF
FIRE, SO MAY SINNERS PERISH
BEFORE THE FACE OF GOD.
WE EXORCISE THEE, EVERY UNCLEAN
SPIRIT...
EVERY SATANIC POWER, EVERY
ASSAULT OF THE INFERNAL
ADVERSARY, EVERY LEGION, EVERY
DIABOLIC CONGREGATION, IN THE
NAME AND BY THE VIRTUE OF OUR
LORD JESUS CHRIST...
REDEEMED BY THE PRECIOUS BLOOD
OF THE DIVINE LAMB.
DARE NO MORE, CUNNING SERPENT,
TO DECEIVE THE HUMAN RACE,
PERSECUTE THE CHURCH OF GOD,
DRIVE OUT GOD'S ELECT AND SIFT
THEM AS WHEAT.
THE MOST HIGH GOD COMMANDS
THEE, HE TO WHOM THOU IN THY
GREAT PRIDE STILL PRESUME TO
CONSIDER THYSELF SIMILAR.
THE MOST HIGH GOD COMMANDS THEE,
HE TO WHOM THOU IN THY GREAT
PRIDE STILL PRESUME TO CONSIDER
THYSELF SIMILAR.
HE WHO WANTS ALL MEN TO BE
SAVED AND TO COME TO THE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE TRUTH.
GOD THE FATHER COMMANDS THEE.
>> Narrator: BISHOP MCKENNA
CONCLUDES THE RITE OF EXORCISM,
AND, IMMEDIATELY, THE EVIL
VANISHES FROM THE HOUSE.
>> IT FELT EMPTY, LIKE THERE WAS
NO ONE ELSE IN HERE WITH US.
THE FOG HAD LIFTED.
IT FELT BEAUTIFUL.
>> MMM. DO YOU SMELL THAT?
>> IT SMELLS LIKE ROSES.
>> WHAT YOU'RE SMELLING IS THE
ODOR OF SANCTITY.
IT'S A SIGN OF GOD'S PRESENCE
AND THE END OF A SUCCESSFUL
EXORCISM.
>> Narrator: AFTER YEARS OF
TORMENT, BOBBY AND ADDIE HAVE
FINALLY FOUND PEACE.
>> HONEY, SIT DOWN.
>> OH, MOMMY'S BIG NOW.
>> THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE PULLED
US MUCH CLOSER TOGETHER AS A
FAMILY UNIT.
WE REALIZED IF WE COULD DEAL
WITH THIS, THEN WE COULD GET
THROUGH ANYTHING TOGETHER.
>> MMM.
>> THAT'S A GOOD SEED RIGHT
THERE.
>> WE WENT BACK TO PRETTY MUCH
BEING THE PEOPLE WE WERE BEFORE,
AND I THINK THAT WAS THE
GREATEST GIFT OF ALL -- THAT WE
GOT TO GO BACK TO BEING HUSBAND
AND WIFE, PARENTS, ENJOYING OUR
FAMILY AND BEING ABLE TO ENJOY
IT WITHOUT BEING IN FEAR IN OUR
OWN HOME.
WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?
>> IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THIS
UNTIL YOU REALLY OBSERVE IT.
YOU REALLY CAN'T SEND EVIL AWAY
FOREVER.
THEY'RE HERE WITH US, WHETHER
WE LIKE IT OR NOT.
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