Narrator: AN ANCIENT ARTIFACT
GUARDED BY A MYSTERIOUS ENTITY
HAUNTS MOTHER AND SON.
WE WERE NOW CARETAKERS OF AN OBJECT.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT DID.
Narrator: BUT THEY DO KNOW IT'S DANGEROUS.
YOU FEEL THIS COLD, EVIL, HATRED.
Anita: WE WERE JUST TERRIFIED.
WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO HAPPEN? OH!
Narrator: CAN THEY LOCATE AND DESTROY IT
BEFORE IT DESTROYS THEM?
[ GRUNTS ]
WHAT IS IT?
THE PORTAL HAS OPENED.
I'LL NEVER GIVE IN.
RUN!
Narrator: IN AMERICA, THERE IS REAL EVIL.
IT LURKS IN THE DARKEST SHADOWS IN OUR MOST ORDINARY TOWNS.
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE AND THE THINGS WE FEAR,
THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED,
NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
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TUCKED BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND THE UPSCALE SUBURBS
KNOWN AS THE MAIN LINE IS A QUIET HISTORIC VILLAGE.
FAMILIES HAVE SETTLED HERE SINCE THE LATE 1600s.
Anita: IT HAS A SMALL-TOWN FEEL.
VERY FEW PEOPLE MOVE OUT BECAUSE IT'S GENERATIONAL.
PEOPLE WANT TO STAY IN THE COMMUNITY.
Narrator: IN EARLY 2009,
ANITA INTENZO, A LOCAL ARTIST,
FACES A GRIM TASK
AFTER HER FRIEND OF 30 YEARS, PAUL, PASSES AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY.
Anita: I WAS JUST STUNNED.
HE HAD BEEN VERY HEALTHY.
IN THE BEST SHAPE OF HIS LIFE.
Narrator: AS EXECUTOR OF PAUL'S ESTATE,
ANITA MUST FIND ITEMS HE WILLED FRIENDS AND ORGANIZATIONS
AND PREPARE HIS HOUSE FOR SALE.
Chris: HEY, MOM.
[ SNIFFLES ] HI, HONEY.
THANKS FOR COMING. YEAH.
SHE ENLISTS HER SON, CHRIS, TO HELP.
SHE WAS REALLY HEARTBROKEN.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A SHOCK.
YOU KNOW, WE COULD COME BACK TOMORROW.
[ SCOFFS ]
NO, WE'RE HERE NOW. I'LL BE FINE.
SHE HADN'T BEEN OVER TO HIS HOUSE IN A LONG TIME,
SO SHE DIDN'T KNOW, REALLY, WHAT SHE WAS WALKING INTO.
I TOLD HER I WAS GONNA BE THERE
TO TRY AND HELP HER AS MUCH AS I COULD.
I THINK THERE'S A SWITCH OVER HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
WHOA. [ CHUCKLES ]
MAYBE WE SHOULD COME BACK TOMORROW.
Narrator: FROM THE LOOKS OF THE HOUSE,
THE PROJECT AHEAD WILL PROVE DAUNTING.
OH, MY GOSH. I-I HAD NO IDEA.
[ SIGHS ]
I THINK WE SHOULD'VE BROUGHT MORE BOXES.
[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH.
Chris: IT WAS FLOOR-TO-CEILING NEWSPAPERS, BOXES EVERYWHERE.
OH, THIS IS GONNA BE A BIG JOB.
THE CONDITION OF THE HOUSE WAS HORRENDOUS.
IT WAS QUITE SHOCKING.
CALL UP THE LAWYER, MOM. TELL HIM NO.
WE CAN GO HOME RIGHT NOW. NO, CHRIS.
I NEED TO DO THIS FOR PAUL.
OKAY.
AFTER MY DIVORCE, PAUL WAS THERE FOR ME.
HE KNEW I HAD BEEN THROUGH A HARD TIME,
SO IT WAS MY WAY
OF ACTUALLY SAYING THANK YOU AND GOODBYE TO HIM.
I WAS NOT GOING TO LET ANYTHING STOP ME
TO DO WHAT I NEEDED TO DO.
Narrator: THE BASEMENT IS AN EVEN GREATER CHALLENGE.
[ SIGHS ]
WHOA.
PAUL WAS AN ANTHROPOLOGIST
WHO COLLECTED ARTIFACTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
Anita: PAUL TRAVELED A GREAT DEAL.
HE WAS A MAYAN INDIAN EXPERT,
AND WENT DOWN TO GUATEMALA AND TO YUCATAN AND MEXICO
ON QUITE A FEW TRIPS.
WE BETTER GET TO WORK.
I LOVED HISTORY, ARCHEOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY,
SO THAT WAS OUR IMMEDIATE CONNECTION.
AND ALSO, HE WAS A VERY KIND PERSON, VERY GENTLEMANLY.
IT WAS LIKE AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG.
YOU NEVER KNEW WHAT BOX YOU WERE OPENING
AND WHAT SURPRISE YOU WERE GOING TO GET IN IT.
AMERICAN-INDIAN CHILD'S MOCCASINS,
PEACE PIPES, WEAPONS,
A LOT OF SOUTH AMERICAN ARTIFACTS.
[ ROARS ]
OH, CHRIS. [ CHUCKLES ]
STOP IT.
WHO GETS ALL THIS STUFF, ANYWAY?
ACTUALLY, I DO.
WELL, MOST OF IT, ANYWAY. HUH.
PAUL WANTED ME TO HAVE THESE THINGS BECAUSE HE KNEW
I WOULD LOVE THEM AND CHERISH THEM AS MUCH AS HE DID.
[ CHUCKLES LIGHTLY ]
WE HAD BEEN WORKING AT PAUL'S HOUSE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
TRYING TO GET IT CLEARED OUT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
Chris: EVERY DAY THAT WE WERE IN PAUL'S HOUSE,
IT WAS ALMOST AN ADVENTURE.
IT WAS FUN, AND AT THE SAME TIME,
IT WAS SO LABOR-INTENSIVE.
IT WAS A MONUMENTAL TASK.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH ALL THIS STUFF?
PUT IT IN OUR BASEMENT, I GUESS.
OKAY.
[ SLAMS ]
[ CLATTERS ] GEEZ.
CHRIS, STOP GOOFING AROUND.
WHAT? IT WASN'T ME.
OH! OH!
WHAT THE...?
Chris: ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT COULD GET PICKED UP
GOT PICKED UP AND THROWN ACROSS THE ROOM.
OH! OH!
I'D NEVER, EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WHAT THE...? [ GRUNTING ]
[ GASPS ]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I DON'T KNOW.
D-DO YOU THINK...
PAUL?
IS IT YOU?
Anita: I SAID, "OKAY, IF IT'S YOU, PAUL, PLEASE MAKE A SIGN.
JUST TELL ME."
PAUL?
IT JUST FLEW OFF THE SHELF. IT'S LIKE IT HAD ENERGY.
Narrator: IT'S A PHOTO OF PAUL.
Anita: I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS AN AFTERLIFE.
I ALWAYS FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING BEYOND THIS.
THAT WAS LIKE THE FIRST INKLING LIKE,
"YEAH, HE CAN REALLY COMMUNICATE WITH ME."
PAUL WAS THERE.
Narrator: WEEKS PASS.
ANITA AND CHRIS CONTINUE CLEARING OUT THE HOUSE.
Chris: I WAS WORKING IN THE LIVING ROOM.
I WAS HELPING MY MOM CLEAN UP
SEVERAL MORE OF THESE SURPRISE BOXES.
AND I WAS GETTING SOME TRASH TOGETHER.
[ GRUNTS ]
Narrator: IN THE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HER FRIEND PAUL,
ANITA INTENZO AND HER SON, CHRIS,
HAVE SENSED THE PRESENCE OF PAUL'S GHOST IN HIS HOME.
Chris: MY MOM WAS PRETTY CONVINCED
THAT HER FRIEND WAS PRESENT IN THE HOUSE.
Narrator: BUT AS THEY PREPARE THE HOUSE FOR SALE,
CHRIS BEGINS TO WONDER IF THE SUPERNATURAL BEING
THEY'VE BEEN SENSING
REALLY IS THE ANTHROPOLOGIST'S SPIRIT.
[ GRUNTS ]
I FELT ONE OF MY LEGS GO UP IN THE AIR AND PUSHED FROM BEHIND.
[ GROANS ]
THE WIND WAS COMPLETELY KNOCKED OUT OF ME,
AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF I'D BROKEN MY WRIST.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF I'D BROKEN ANY BONES.
CHRIS! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M... SOMETHING...
SOMEONE...PUSHED ME.
HE SAID, "IT'S NOT PAUL. THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE HERE."
Chris: I COULDN'T BELIEVE SOMEBODY AS GOOD AS PAUL
WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I DEFINITELY THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING EVIL AT THAT POINT.
COME ON, LET'S GET SOME ICE ON THAT.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator: CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY,
ANITA CONTACTS PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR
AND PSYCHIC LAURIE HULL, HEAD OF TRI-COUNTY PARANORMAL.
I HAVE THE ABILITY TO DISCERN SPIRITS,
WHICH MEANS I CAN SEE THEM
WHERE OTHER PEOPLE AREN'T SEEING ANYTHING.
THIS IS YOUR FRIEND'S HOME, RIGHT?
Anita: YES.
AND HOW DID YOU SAY HE PASSED AWAY?
HEART ATTACK. SUDDEN.
MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF PAUL'S HOUSE
WAS THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT ENERGIES
THAT SEEMED TO BE SWIRLING AROUND THE PLACE.
IT FELT VERY TENSE AND VERY CHAOTIC.
[ DISEMBODIED VOICE SPEAKING ]
[ GRUNTS ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
Narrator: A MEDIUM ON THE TEAM SENSES A PRESENCE.
SOMEONE'S COMING THROUGH. THE MESSAGE IS COMING SO FAST.
[ VOICE FADES ]
WHO IS THERE?
Anita: I WAS SO STARTLED BECAUSE THEY ASKED HIM WHAT HIS NAME WAS,
AND HE SAID... I'M PAUL.
PAUL.
IS IT REALLY YOU?
I'M SO SORRY THAT I WASN'T THERE FOR YOU,
THAT I WASN'T THERE TO HOLD YOUR HAND OR --
MY DEAR FRIEND, YOU MUSTN'T WORRY.
I KNEW IT WAS MY FRIEND BECAUSE OF THE INFLECTIONS IN HIS VOICE.
HE WAS VERY PROPER.
I'M SORRY, ANITA.
THERE ARE THINGS I SHOULD'VE TAKEN CARE OF.
WHAT SORT OF THINGS?
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU MUST FIND.
HOLA. HOLA.
Anita: HE SAID, "WELL, I WAS IN PERU.
I WAS LOOKING FOR THINGS TO BUY."
ANTIGUO? ANTIGUO.
HE SAID, "THIS FARMER CAME TO ME WITH THIS ARTIFACT.
I WAS VERY INTERESTED."
HIS UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE ARTIFACT
WAS TAKEN FROM A GRAVE.
IT HAD BEEN USED IN CEREMONIAL RITUAL.
ADIOS.
Anita: AND HE SAID, "I BROUGHT THIS OBJECT BACK.
I'D BEEN STUDYING IT."
[ RATTLING ]
IT'S VERY POWERFUL AND DANGEROUS.
Chris: HE TOLD US THAT HE COULDN'T FINISH HIS RESEARCH
OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE HE ABRUPTLY DIED OF A HEART ATTACK.
I BELIEVE THAT ARTIFACT CONTRIBUTED TO MY DEATH.
WE WERE SHOCKED.
WHEN YOU FIND IT -- AND YOU MUST FIND IT --
PUT IT IN A LEAD-LINED BOX,
FOR THAT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL CONTAIN IT.
WELL, HOW DO WE FIND IT?
I...DON'T KNOW.
I LOST IT AMONGST THE OTHER RELICS.
IT CHANGES COLORS AND SHAPE.
THE OBJECT WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY CHANGE SHAPE ON ITS OWN.
WE'RE LIKE, "YOU WANT US TO FIND SOMETHING
"THAT DOESN'T REMAIN THE SHAPE THAT IT IS?
AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS HOW?"
IT PRETTY MUCH SENT CHILLS DOWN OUR SPINE
HEARING THAT WE WERE NOW CARETAKERS OF AN OBJECT.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT DID.
PAUL?
PAUL.
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
HE'S GONE.
PAPER. PENCIL.
SOMEBODY GET ME SOMETHING TO WRITE ON RIGHT NOW.
I THINK THERE'S SOME OVER HERE.
YEAH, HERE.
Narrator: LAURIE SEES THE IMAGE
OF THE ARTIFACT PAUL FOUND IN PERU IN HER MIND.
IF THE ARTIFACT IS CAPABLE OF CHANGING SHAPES,
IT COULD RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN AN OBJECT THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS?
IT HAD A UNIQUE SHAPE, ALMOST LIKE A FIGURE EIGHT.
NO, BUT THERE'S SO MANY.
THINK. IT'S IMPORTANT. [ SIGHS ]
IF THIS OBJECT IS AS POWERFUL AS HE SAYS IT IS,
IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.
[ SIGHS ]
MAYBE IT'S IN HIS COLLECTION.
HIS COLLECTION, WHERE IS IT?
IN THE BASEMENT.
STAY HERE.
THE BASEMENT WAS VERY OPPRESSIVE AND VERY DARK.
[ WIND BLOWING ]
Narrator: LAURIE DISCOVERS A PORTAL --
A DOORWAY TO ANOTHER DIMENSION.
A PORTAL ALLOWS NONHUMAN SPIRITS TO ENTER OUR WORLD.
YOUR HOLY WATER WON'T WORK HERE!
[ GASPS ]
Narrator: AFTER DISCOVERING THE HOME
OF HER DECEASED FRIEND PAUL IS HAUNTED,
ANITA INTENZO AND HER SON, CHRIS,
CALL IN PARANORMAL EXPERTS TO INVESTIGATE.
SPEAKING THROUGH A MEDIUM,
PAUL WARNS OF A DANGEROUS ARTIFACT HIDDEN IN THE HOUSE
THAT HE COLLECTED ON A TRIP ABROAD.
TO COMPLICATE MATTERS, HE SAYS THE OBJECT
HAS THE SUPERNATURAL ABILITY TO CHANGE SHAPE.
I BELIEVE THAT ARTIFACT CONTRIBUTED TO MY DEATH.
STAY HERE.
LAURIE RACES TO THE BASEMENT TO FIND THE OBJECT...
AND DISCOVERS A PORTAL INSTEAD.
YOUR HOLY WATER WON'T WORK HERE!
[ GASPS ]
Laurie: THE VOICE MADE MY BLOOD RUN COLD.
IT WAS TRYING TO SCARE ME AND SHAKE MY FAITH.
THAT INDICATED THAT THE SPIRIT
WAS VERY LIKELY A DEMONIC ENTITY.
AND DEMONIC ENTITIES CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO FIGHT.
Narrator: IN AN INSTANT, THE TERRIFYING ORDEAL IS OVER.
LAURIE GATHERS ALL OF HER STRENGTH AND SEALS THE PORTAL.
Laurie: YOU CLOSE A PORTAL
BY FOCUSING POSITIVE ENERGY ON THE PORTAL
AND ASKING FOR GOD'S HELP.
Narrator: LAURIE BELIEVES THE ARTIFACT PAUL WARNED OF
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPENING THE PORTAL,
AND FOR THE DEMON SHE ENCOUNTERED.
Laurie: I FELT THERE WAS A VERY POWERFUL ENTITY ATTACHED TO THIS OBJECT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING IT AND HELPING IT DO ITS WORK.
Narrator: BUT LAURIE'S WORK IS NOT DONE.
BEFORE SEARCHING FOR THE ARTIFACT,
SHE CALLS EVERYONE TOGETHER
TO HELP PAUL'S SPIRIT CROSS OVER AND FIND PEACE.
Laurie: PAUL YEAGER, WE THANK YOU AND WE PRAY FOR YOU,
BUT NOW IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO MOVE ON.
IT'S AGAINST NATURE
FOR A SPIRIT TO BE IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN.
THEY BELONG IN THE SPIRIT WORLD.
WE PROMISE TO TAKE CARE OF ANITA.
WE WILL LOOK AFTER HER. WE WILL PROTECT HER.
Anita: I SAID, "PAUL, YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION.
YOU HAVE TO CROSS OVER."
Laurie: YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR.
WE SEND YOU WITH OUR BLESSING.
Narrator: LAURIE ENCOURAGES PAUL'S SPIRIT TO GO TO THE LIGHT.
Laurie: FAREWELL.
AND HE'S GONE.
Anita: IT WAS SUCH AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT, NO ONE SAID A THING.
[ SNIFFLES ]
[ Voice breaking ] SEEING YOUR FRIEND CROSS OVER,
I MEAN, I WAS TORN.
I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO LEAVE, BUT, YOU KNOW, HE HAD TO GO.
MY FRIEND WAS GONE -- REALLY GONE NOW.
AND IT WAS JUST REALLY, REALLY HARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND FOR -- FOR YOUR WORDS.
MY PLEASURE.
I'M GLAD I COULD HELP.
I'M GONNA MISS HIM.
I KNOW.
I'M SORRY TO HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS, ANITA,
BUT IT'S NOT OVER YET.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
Laurie: YOU CAN CLOSE THE PORTAL,
BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO KEEP IT FROM BEING OPENED AGAIN
IF THE OBJECT IS STILL THERE.
JUST BE CAREFUL.
Narrator: DAYS PASS.
PAUL'S HOUSE REMAINS EERILY QUIET.
Anita: LAURIE SAID TO US BEFORE HER TEAM LEFT,
SHE SAID, "I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE HERE FOR YOU."
THEY ALL SAID, "IF YOU NEED US, JUST CALL US."
Narrator: LAURIE ALSO WARNS THEIR BEST HOPE
TO RID THE HOUSE OF THE EVIL SPIRIT
WILL BE TO FIND AND DESTROY THE SHAPE-SHIFTING OBJECT.
ANITA AND CHRIS SEARCH FOR IT
USING LAURIE'S DRAWING AS A GUIDE.
NOTHING SEEMED TO REALLY BE THE THING WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
Narrator: DESPITE LAURIE'S INSTRUCTIONS AND PAUL'S WARNINGS,
ANITA BEGINS TO SUSPECT THE HUNT FOR THE MYSTERIOUS ARTIFACT IS,
IN REALITY, POINTLESS.
MOM, WE'VE SEARCHED THE ENTIRE HOUSE.
NOTHING LOOKS LIKE THIS. [ SIGHS ]
I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE -- MAYBE PAUL WAS WRONG.
Anita: WE FIGURED LET'S LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
LET'S GO.
WE DECIDED, "WELL, MAYBE IT'S NOT HERE.
MAYBE THIS REALLY ISN'T TRUE."
Narrator: A FEW WEEKS LATER, ANITA AND CHRIS
FINISH CLEARING OUT THE PLACE AND THE HOUSE IS SOLD.
Anita: WE JUST FELT SUCH A SENSE OF RELIEF.
I WAS SO READY TO RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE
AND PUT THIS ALL BEHIND ME.
Narrator: THE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS ANITA INHERITED
IS MOVED FROM PAUL'S BASEMENT TO HERS.
ONE NIGHT, ANITA AND CHRIS
ARE ENJOYING A QUIET EVENING AT HOME.
CHRIS?
THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.
THAT'S FUNNY. IT'S JUST US.
HERE YOU GO. LET'S GO CHECK THE FUSES.
[ RATTLING ]
OH! AAH!
[ BOTH SHOUTING ]
OH, MY GOD!
[ BOTH SCREAMING ]
Narrator: FOR MORE "A HAUNTING," VISIT...
Narrator: WHILE CLEARING OUT THE HOME
OF HER DECEASED FRIEND PAUL,
ANITA INTENZO AND HER SON, CHRIS,
LEARN THE HAUNTING OF PAUL'S HOME
WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY A POWERFUL ANCIENT ARTIFACT
IN THE ANTHROPOLOGIST'S COLLECTION.
MY SON AND I DID LOOK FOR THIS ARTIFACT,
BUT WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE PAUL WAS WRONG.
Narrator: AFTER PAUL'S HOME SELLS,
THEY MOVE THE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS ANITA INHERITED
TO THEIR HOUSE.
FOR THREE MONTHS, ALL IS QUIET
AS MOTHER AND SON RESUME THEIR REGULAR ROUTINE.
THAT'S FUNNY. IT'S JUST US.
HERE YOU GO. LET'S GO CHECK THE FUSES.
[ RATTLING ]
OH!
[ BOTH SHOUTING ]
Anita: THINGS WERE FLYING AROUND,
AND WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT DIRECTION THEY WERE COMING FROM.
I WAS, LIKE, PETRIFIED.
I FELT SO TOTALLY HELPLESS.
[ GLASS SHATTERING ]
[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]
Chris: TO BE UNDER ATTACK LIKE THAT,
YOU DON'T FEEL SAFE IN YOUR OWN HOUSE.
OH, MY GOD!
AAH! WATCH OUT!
[ GLASS SHATTERING ]
Narrator: THE CHAOS SUBSIDES,
BUT NOT THE FEAR.
OH, MY GOSH. OH.
WHA-- WHAT IN THE WORLD?
DID YOU SEE?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I SAW.
ME AND MY MOM WERE WALKING INTO THE UNKNOWN AT THAT POINT.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE FACING.
Anita: I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE BROUGHT OVER FROM PAUL'S HOUSE,
BUT OUR PLACE NOW REMINDS ME OF HIS HOUSE.
Narrator: ANITA CONTACTS THE SAME PARANORMAL EXPERT
WHO INVESTIGATED PAUL'S HOUSE.
LAURIE SUSPECTS THE WORST.
THE ACTIVITY LIKELY STARTED AT ANITA'S HOUSE
BECAUSE THE ARTIFACT HAD BEEN MOVED THERE.
YEAH, I THINK WE CHECKED MOST OF THESE ALREADY, BUT...UM...
OH, HERE.
Narrator: LAURIE RUNS AN INSTRUMENT OVER THE ARTIFACTS
TO DETECT THEIR ELECTROMAGNETIC FREQUENCY.
UNUSUAL SPIKES INDICATE POSSIBLE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
NO. [ SIGHS ]
UH, WELL, I GUESS WE COULD TRY -- TRY THIS ONE AGAIN.
OKAY.
HOW ABOUT THIS, UH -- THIS MASK?
[ DEVICE BEEPING ]
I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT ON THIS. LET'S PUT THAT ASIDE.
Laurie: A BOX OF NATIVE-AMERICAN ARROWHEADS...
AND THIS SNAKE.
[ DEVICE BEEPING ] YES.
THE MUMMY DOLL GAVE OFF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY.
[ DEVICE BEEPING ] I AM GETTING A SIGNAL ON THIS.
THEY WERE MADE OUT OF STONES AND CLOTH.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE THAT SHOULD GIVE OUT
THE LEVEL OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY THAT YOU WOULD GET
IF YOU HELD AN EMF METER NEXT TO A COMPUTER MONITOR.
ANITA'S BASEMENT HAD A VERY HEAVY AND NEGATIVE PRESENCE,
ESPECIALLY OVER ON THE SIDE
WHERE A MAJORITY OF THE ARTIFACTS WERE.
BUT THERE WAS NO FEELING
OF THAT INTENSE REACTION THAT YOU GET
WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY EVIL.
Narrator: STILL, LAURIE IS CONFIDENT
THE ARTIFACT AND DEMON GUARDING IT ARE HERE
AND COULD OPEN PORTALS
ALLOWING NEGATIVE ENTITIES TO COME THROUGH.
UNTIL THE OBJECT IS FOUND,
SHE INSTRUCTS MOTHER AND SON
TO IGNORE ALL PARANORMAL ACTIVITY IN THE HOUSE.
[ GROWLS ]
AAH! WATCH OUT!
Laurie: ATTENTION FEEDS IT.
WHEN YOU PAY ATTENTION TO SOMETHING
AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT EXISTS,
YOU'RE GIVING IT ENERGY AND POWER.
Narrator: BUT IT MAY ALREADY BE TOO LATE.
ONE NIGHT, CHRIS HAS A BIZARRE DREAM.
Chris: THIS MAN KIND OF LIKE AN OLD FARMER
APPEARED OUT IN THE BACKYARD.
OH. THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Man: I USED TO LIVE HERE...
BEFORE I WENT TO JAIL.
HE HAD THIS BIG BLACK DOG... [ BARKS ]
...ALMOST KIND OF LIKE A WOLF.
[ BARKING ]
[ CREATURE GROWLING ]
[ BARKING ]
AAH!
Narrator: FOR MONTHS, ANITA AND HER SON, CHRIS,
LIVED IN FEAR WHILE CLEARING OUT A FRIEND'S HAUNTED HOUSE.
NOW A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR
BELIEVES THEY'VE BROUGHT THE SOURCE OF THE HAUNTING,
A SHAPE-SHIFTING ARTIFACT WITH A DEMON GUARDING IT,
HOME WITH THEM,
AND IT'S HIDING IN THEIR BASEMENT.
[ DEVICE BEEPING ]
Laurie: IT'S A REAL SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO ANITA AND HER FAMILY.
THIS OBJECT CAUSES THE OPENING OF PORTALS,
AND THAT CAN ALLOW NEGATIVE ENTITIES
TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE LIVING WORLD.
[ GROWLS ]
Narrator: ONE NIGHT, AN ANGRY GHOSTLY FIGURE
AND HIS MENACING DOG CONFRONT CHRIS IN A NIGHTMARE.
Man: I USED TO LIVE HERE...
BEFORE I WENT TO JAIL.
Chris: HE HAD THIS BIG, FURRY DOG, GLOWING RED EYES.
[ BARKING ]
FANG TEETH.
JUST A MEAN, LIKE, DOG
THAT WOULD BE, LIKE, READY TO TEAR YOUR HEAD OFF.
[ BARKING ]
[ CREATURE GROWLING ]
[ BARKING ]
[ SCREAMING ]
CHRIS! [ SCREAMING ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
[ PANTING ]
[ SIGHS ] IT WAS..
IT WAS JUST A BAD DREAM.
Narrator: OR WAS IT?
THERE WAS A PATCH OF BLACK HAIR, AND WE DON'T HAVE AN ANIMAL.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY PETS.
AND THAT WAS VERY STRANGE.
Narrator: COULD THERE BE A CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE GHOST MAN, HIS DOG, AND THE DEMON?
ANITA DECIDES TO RESEARCH THE HISTORY OF HER PROPERTY
AT THE LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
MY HOUSE IS BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION
OF AN 1800s FARMHOUSE.
MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE LIVED AND DIED THERE.
I COME ACROSS A RECORD OF A MAN NAMED JOHN STANTON.
HE WAS A VIOLENT PERSON. HE WASN'T A GOOD GUY.
EARLY 1900s, WENT TO JAIL
FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE ON OUR PROPERTY.
Narrator: ANITA BELIEVES HE IS THE SAME MAN
CHRIS ENCOUNTERED IN HIS DREAM.
Chris: IT WAS FRIGHTENING TO ME.
I THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS GOING A LITTLE BIT NUTS.
IT WAS REASSURING ALMOST TO KNOW
THAT WHAT I HAD SEEN WASN'T FAKE.
[ BARKING ]
IT WAS A CHILLING PROSPECT TO KNOW
THIS MAN IS ROAMING AROUND MY HOUSE.
Narrator: ANITA SUSPECTS THE DEMON
HAS SOMEHOW SUMMONED THE GHOST MAN.
BUT FOR ANITA, MOVING IS NOT AN OPTION.
Anita: I LOVE MY HOME, AND I'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO KEEP IT.
I LIVE THERE,
AND NOTHING'S GOING TO TAKE ME AWAY FROM MY HOUSE.
Narrator: DESPITE ANITA'S RESOLVE,
SHE AND CHRIS FEEL AS IF THEY ARE WALKING ON EGGSHELLS.
Anita: I WAS SO OVERWHELMED, THE UNSETTLING FEELING OF,
YOU KNOW, WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO HAPPEN?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Narrator: A FEW WEEKS LATER,
ANITA'S WORST FEARS ARE REALIZED.
Anita: I WAS IN MY UPSTAIRS BATHROOM IN THE SHOWER.
NOTHING UNUSUAL.
[ GASPS ]
I COULD SEE THIS BIG RED GASH ACROSS MY CHEST,
THEN THERE WAS TWO OTHERS, LIKE, BELOW IT.
OH!
Narrator: ONCE AGAIN,
ANITA CALLS UPON THE EXPERTISE
OF PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR LAURIE HULL.
TO LAURIE, THE SCRATCHES CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF A DEMON.
Laurie: THE SCRATCHES ON ANITA MEANT THAT THE ENTITY
WAS NOW PHYSICALLY INTERACTING WITH HER AND TOUCHING HER,
SO IT WAS TAKING IT TO A NEW LEVEL OF INTIMIDATION.
WE'VE GOT TO FIND THAT OBJECT.
IT'S GOT TO BE DOWN HERE SOMEWHERE.
BUT WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED THROUGH EVERYTHING.
LET'S START OVER HERE.
[ WIND HOWLING ]
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?
THE PORTAL HAS OPENED.
THE PORTAL DIDN'T MANIFEST IN THE SAME WAY AT ANITA'S HOUSE
AS IT DID AT PAUL'S HOUSE.
IT WAS MUCH, MUCH STRONGER.
THAT ARTIFACT IS IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
[ GROWLS ]
ANITA, STAY BEHIND ME.
WHAT IS IT?
YOU'RE FRIGHTENING ME.
OH.
THIS ENTITY IS FILLING ME WITH THESE IMAGES OF BEING STRANGLED.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
AND VIOLENT THINGS HAPPENING TO ANITA.
ANITA, GET OUT OF HERE!
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU. RUN!
[ GROWL ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
Narrator: IN THE HOME OF ANITA INTENZO,
AN ANCIENT ARTIFACT WITH A DEMON ATTACHED TO IT
HAS OPENED A PORTAL TO ANOTHER WORLD.
SHE CALLS IN A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR
WHO WARNS THE DEMON SEEKS TO DESTROY ANITA AND HER SON.
WHEN THE ENTITY WAS SHOWING ME THESE IMAGES
OF ME BEING STRANGLED
AND IT DOING THE SAME THING TO ANITA, I WAS SCARED.
[ GASPS ]
ANITA, GET OUT OF HERE! RUN!
Anita: LAURIE SAYS, "ANITA, YOU'RE IN DANGER.
THIS THING IS THREATENING YOU."
SAID "IT WANTS TO HURT YOU."
[ GROWL ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
[ GROWLS ]
[ SIGHS ]
I TOLD ANITA THAT THE BEST THING TO DO IN THIS SITUATION
IS TO HAVE THE HOUSE BLESSED
AND CLEANSED BY A RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY.
Narrator: LAURIE KNOWS JUST THE MAN FOR THE JOB.
BILL BEAN, AN ORDAINED DELIVERANCE MINISTER
SIMILAR TO AN EXORCIST.
I SENSED THE PRESENCE OF EVIL
EVEN BEFORE I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE.
Anita: I WAS HOPING BILL WOULD IDENTIFY
WHAT THESE SINISTER FORCES WERE IN MY HOUSE,
WHY THEY WERE THERE.
CAN HE GET RID OF THEM,
CAN HE LET THEM MOVE ON, CONFRONT THEM IN ANY WAY?
AMEN, AND WE PRAISE YOU, FATHER GOD.
I WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE HOUSE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM...
I REBUKE AND BIND YOU.
LEAVE THIS PLACE.
...BINDING AND CASTING OUT...
I COMMAND YOU TO LEAVE NOW AND NEVER RETURN.
...AND BLESSING AND PURIFYING AND CLEANSING THE HOME.
THE MOST INTENSE PART OF THE BATTLE
TOOK PLACE DOWN IN THE BASEMENT.
Narrator: THERE, BILL FINDS THAT THE ARTIFACT
HAS OPENED NOT ONE, BUT SEVERAL PORTALS.
Bill: ONE OF THE PORTALS WAS VERY, VERY POWERFUL.
FATHER.
AS YOUR WORD SAYS,
"LET YOUR ENEMY BE CONFOUNDED AND PUT TO SHAME
"THAT SEEK AFTER MY SOUL.
"LET THEIR WAY BE DARK AND SLIPPERY,
AND LET THE ANGEL OF THE LORD PERSECUTE THEM!"
[ CREATURE GROWLS ]
I BIND AND REBUKE ALL DEMONS IN THIS PLACE.
I COMMAND YOU TO DEPART AT ONCE.
IN JESUS' NAME.
BY THE ALMIGHTY NAME OF YAHWEH,
IN JESUS' NAME, I BIND YOU AND CAST YOU OUT!
[ ROARS ]
[ PANTING ]
I COULD SENSE EVIL COMING FROM OBJECTS IN THAT BASEMENT.
IN THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY GOD, I BIND THESE ARTIFACTS,
AND I DISPEL ANY DEMONS OR CURSES,
WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC CONTAINED WITHIN.
BY THE MIGHTY POWER OF YAHWEH IN JESUS' NAME,
I WAS ABLE TO CLOSE ALL THOSE PORTALS
AND BIND AND CAST OUT ALL THESE EVIL SPIRITS.
I NOW DECLARE THESE OBJECTS TO BE HOLY,
BLESSED...SEALED, AND SANCTIFIED.
Narrator: AND THEN...SILENCE.
THERE WAS AN OVERALL JUST SENSE OF CALM
THAT HAD NEVER BEEN THERE.
THE HOUSE FELT REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
Narrator: A YEAR LATER, MINOR PARANORMAL ACTIVITY RETURNS.
Anita: THERE'S LITTLE THINGS, LITTLE ANNOYING THINGS,
LIKE CHILDREN'S SPIRITS THAT LET YOU KNOW THEY'RE AROUND.
THEY DO FUNNY THINGS,
LIKE TAKE DOWN MY SUN CATCHER OFF THE WINDOW,
BUT THEY DON'T BREAK ANYTHING.
Chris: WHATEVER WAS IN THE BASEMENT
IS SUPPOSEDLY STILL THERE.
I THINK HE'S JUST BIDING HIS TIME AT THIS POINT.
Narrator: CHRIS IS NOW MARRIED AND LIVES NEAR HIS MOM.
Chris: IT'S HORRIFYING TO NOT BE ABLE TO CONFRONT
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T TOUCH, CAN'T SEE.
I'VE LEARNED JUST TO BE AS STRONG AS I CAN BE
AND JUST TRY TO STAY CALM.
Narrator: ANITA STILL RESIDES IN HAVERTOWN IN THE SAME HOUSE,
AND SHE STILL MISSES HER FRIEND.
I HAVE A PICTURE OF PAUL IN MY BEDROOM,
ALMOST LIKE A LITTLE SHRINE
THAT I KEEP A VOTIVE CANDLE NEAR THERE.
I LOVED HIM.
PAUL'S ARTIFACTS ARE STILL IN MY BASEMENT.
WE'VE HESITATED TO START MOVING THEM AROUND
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
THERE IS STILL SOMETHING DARK IN THE BASEMENT.
I DON'T GO DOWN MY BASEMENT VERY MUCH.
BUT THEY'RE NOT GONNA WIN, BECAUSE I'LL NEVER GIVE IN.
[ GROWLS ]