Narrator: A TEENAGER EXPERIMENTS WITH WITCHCRAFT...
EKO, EKO, AZARAK.
[ GASPS ]
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
...AND ATTRACTS DANGER INTO HER HOME.
IT'S HERE.
IT DID NOT LOOK HUMAN.
Narrator: THE EVIL IS COMING.
Judy: [ SCREAMS ]
Cindy: THIS THING PICKED MY MOM UP
AND SLAMMED HER UP AND DOWN ON THOSE STAIRS.
Narrator: CAN THEY STOP IT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE?
[ SCREAMS ]
THEY WERE ALL IN DANGER.
Cindy: IT WAS AFTER MY FAMILY.
I WAS TERRIFIED.
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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JUST OUTSIDE OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA,
LIES AN AREA WITH A LONG HISTORY OF TRADING AND MINING.
IT'S THE KIND OF PLACE
WHERE PEOPLE COME TO GET AWAY FROM THE HUSTLE OF THE LOWER 48.
CINDY AND HAROLD MURPHY MOVED HERE 11 YEARS AGO
FROM LAS VEGAS.
MMM.
Cindy: COMING UP TO ALASKA WAS A DREAM THAT BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I
HAD ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, AT VARIOUS TIMES IN OUR LIVES,
HAD THOUGHT IT'D BE KIND OF NEAT TO BE UP HERE.
IT WAS EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
T WASN'T AS BIG. IT WASN'T AS POPULATED.
EVERYBODY SEEMED SO FRIENDLY.
WE LOOKED ALL AROUND ANCHORAGE,
AND, LIKE, "NO, ANCHORAGE IS JUST ANOTHER CITY.
"I DON'T WANT CITY LIFE.
"I WANT TO GET OUT, GET A LITTLE RURAL ENVIRONMENT,
A LITTLE MORE LAID-BACK ATMOSPHERE."
UP HERE, YOU CAN SAY "HI,"
AND THEN YOU WIND UP WITH A TWO-HOUR CONVERSATION,
WHICH APPEALED TO ME WHEN WE CAME UP HERE.
Narrator: THE COUPLE LIVES WITH THEIR DAUGHTER, ANNIE,
AND CINDY'S MOTHER, JUDY.
HEY, SWEETIE. OH, HEY!
HOW WAS YOUR DAY? OH, IT WAS GREAT.
I'M A CURRENTLY STAY-AT-HOME MOM AND CAREGIVER,
TAKING CARE OF MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER AND MY MOM.
Cindy: YEAH, WE TOOK MOM TO THE DOCTOR,
SHE GOT A NEW PRESCRIPTION, AND IT WAS GOOD.
HOW WAS YOUR DAY AT WORK?
DID YOU GET THE RESTAURANT ALL SET UP?
ALMOST. WE SHOULD FINISH UP TOMORROW.
Cindy: HAROLD HAD HIS OWN BUSINESS.
HE WAS
A COMMERCIAL-COOKING-EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN.
Harold: WHEN I FIRST MOVED UP HERE,
I MEAN, I WOULD PUT IN PROBABLY 80 HOURS A WEEK,
BUT WITH MY CELLPHONE,
I WAS ON CALL 24/7, 365 DAYS A YEAR.
Narrator: HAROLD, CINDY, AND ANNIE LIVE IN THE MAIN HOUSE,
WHILE JUDY LIVES NEXT DOOR.
Cindy: THIS IS IDEAL BECAUSE SHE CAN HAVE HER HOME.
I CAN HAVE MINE. WE'RE STILL CLOSE ENOUGH.
MY MOM REALLY DOES LOVE HER INDEPENDENCE.
Harold: JUDY FELL IN LOVE WITH IT
BECAUSE THERE WAS TWO SEPARATE LIVING QUARTERS ON IT.
THAT WAY, SHE COULD BE WITH US BUT HAVE HER OWN PRIVACY.
Cindy: WE ALL STAYED TOGETHER.
THAT WAS THE ONE THING THAT MY HUSBAND INSISTED ON.
HE DID NOT WANT TO COME BETWEEN WHAT MY MOM AND I HAD.
WE WERE VERY, VERY CLOSE.
Narrator: BUT FOR CINDY'S TEENAGE DAUGHTER, ANNIE,
ALASKA BRINGS NOT ONLY NEW SURROUNDINGS,
BUT ALSO A NEW INTEREST...
IN WITCHCRAFT.
Raspy voice: [ Echoing ] ANNIE...
Cindy: HEY, HONEY, I HAVE SOME ORANGE JUICE FOR YOU.
[ SIGHS ]
DID ONE OF YOU GUYS COME INTO MY ROOM LAST NIGHT?
NO, UNH-UNH. Harold: NO.
COULD HAVE SWORN I HEARD SOMETHING.
SHE WOULD HEAR THINGS,
AND SHE WOULD JUST FEEL, OVERALL, UNCOMFORTABLE.
WELL, WHAT'D YOU HEAR?
NEVER MIND.
Harold: MY DAUGHTER WAS A TYPICAL TEENAGER
AND WOULDN'T ELABORATE,
SO I DIDN'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT,
AND WE PRETTY MUCH DISMISSED IT.
Cindy: DO YOU HAVE A BIG DAY AT SCHOOL TODAY?
YEAH, I HAVE A TEST, ACTUALLY.
MM, OKAY.
WELL, OKAY, I'M GONNA TAKE THE FOOD OVER TO GRANDMA'S.
YOU BETTER GET GOING IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE THE BUS, OKAY?
I'LL PICK YOU UP AROUND 4:00.
FINE.
BYE.
Narrator: ONE NIGHT, AS HER GRANDMOTHER SLEEPS NEARBY,
ANNIE AND HER NEW FRIEND STAY UP LATE.
Cindy: MY DAUGHTER'S A NIGHT OWL.
SHE DOESN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT. NEITHER DO HER FRIENDS.
SO THEY WERE OUT IN THE YARD WATCHING THE STARS AND TALKING.
YOU KNOW HOW TEENAGE GIRLS ARE.
DID I TELL YOU THAT MY FAMILY IS GOING
TO CALIFORNIA FOR CHRISTMAS?
NO WAY.
YES. OH, MY GOD.
I'M SO JEALOUS.
AND YOU SHOULD BE.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
NOW, ARE YOU READY TO TRY THIS AGAIN?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
[ SIGHS ]
EKO, EKO, AZARAK.
EKO, EKO, ZOMELAK.
EKO, EKO, AZARAK.
EKO, EKO, ZOMELAK.
EKO, EKO, AZARAK.
EKO, EKO, ZOMELAK.
EKO, EKO, AZARAK.
EKO, EKO, ZOMELAK.
EKO, EKO, AZARAK.
EKO, EKO, ZOMELAK.
[ CRACK ] [ GASPS ]
WHAT WAS THAT?
NOTHING, I'M SURE. IT WAS JUST AN ANIMAL.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE.
WHAT?
NO. I'M SORRY.
[ SIGHS ] FINE.
COME ON, LET'S JUST GO INSIDE.
IT'S GETTING COLD OUT HERE, ANYWAYS.
[ SCREAMS ]
Narrator: AFTER EXPERIMENTING WITH WITCHCRAFT,
16-YEAR-OLD ANNIE MURPHY
STARTS TO FEEL UNEASY IN HER NEW HOME.
ANNIE DECIDES TO KEEP THE EERIE EXPERIENCES TO HERSELF.
Cindy: I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MY DAUGHTER.
WHEN I ASKED HER WHAT WAS GOING ON,
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, SHE WOULD CLAM UP ABOUT IT.
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
Narrator: LATE ONE NIGHT,
WHILE HER FRIEND RECITES A NEW SPELL...
Girl: EKO, EKO, AZARAK.
EKO, EKO, ZOMELAK.
EKO, EKO, AZARAK.
EKO, EKO, ZOMELAK.
...ANNIE SUDDENLY FEELS A PRESENCE WATCHING THEM.
EKO, EKO, ZOMELAK.
EKO, EKO, AZARAK.
EKO, EKO, ZOMELAK.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE.
COME ON, LET'S JUST GO INSIDE.
IT'S GETTING COLD OUT HERE, ANYWAYS.
[ SCREAMS ]
WHAT? LOOK! LOOK!
I-IN THE WINDOW!
OH, MY GOD!
[ BOTH GASP ]
HEY, GIRLS. WHAT'S GOING ON?
WE SAW THIS FACE IN THE WINDOW.
Cindy: THEY SAID THEY SAW A FACE
LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW OF MY MOM'S HOME.
WELL, IT WAS GRANDMA. YOU PROBABLY WOKE HER UP.
NO. NO, MOM. I KNOW IT WASN'T GRANDMA.
THEY WERE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.
HER FRIEND LOVED COMING OVER
AND SPENDING THE NIGHT WITH ANNIE AND STUFF,
BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE.
THEY WERE REALLY SCARED OF IT.
Narrator: CINDY REASSURES THE TEENS THAT IT WAS JUST THEIR IMAGINATION.
Cindy: MY DAUGHTER THOUGHT THE HOUSE WAS HAUNTED.
THEY WERE OUT IN THE YARD. IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
OF COURSE THEY WERE GONNA GET THE CREEPS.
LET'S GO INSIDE. IT'S GETTING COLD OUT, OKAY?
COME ON.
I JUST THOUGHT, YOU KNOW,
SHE WAS ACTING LIKE YOUR TYPICAL TEENAGER.
Narrator: THE NEXT DAY, CINDY CHECKS IN ON HER MOM.
HEY, MOM!
IT'S JUST ME.
MOM, I BROUGHT SOME LUNCH OVER.
MOM?
WHERE ARE YOU?
Judy: HAVE YOU SEEN MY WATCH?
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHERE IT WENT TO.
I LEFT IT RIGHT THERE LAST NIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE DONE WITH IT NOW.
I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR IT.
[SIGHS] WHERE IN THE WORLD HAVE I PUT THAT WATCH?
AH! HERE IT IS.
MY MOM, SHE JUST --
ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU KNOW,
SHE WAS ACTING LIKE SOMETHING WAS OFF.
SHE WOULD ASK THE SAME QUESTION TWO OR THREE TIMES
AND NOT REALIZE SHE JUST ASKED IT.
IT WAS TOTALLY UNLIKE HER.
MOM, YOU NEED TO TAKE IT EASY, OKAY?
OKAY. I'M JUST TRIED.
OH. [ SIGHS ]
Cindy: LISTEN, I FORGOT TO ASK YOU,
BUT DID YOU GO UP IN THE LOFT LAST NIGHT?
NO, I WENT TO BED EARLY.
HMM, WELL, ANNIE AND HER FRIENDS THOUGHT THEY SAW YOU UP THERE.
NO.
OKAY, WELL, JUST BE CAREFUL. IT'S NOT SAFE UP THERE.
NOT SAFE?
WELL, I MEAN THE STAIRS AREN'T SAFE.
OH. OKAY?
MOM WAS SOUND ASLEEP IN HER BED. SHE HADN'T GOTTEN UP.
SHE INSISTED SHE WAS SLEEPING DOWNSTAIRS.
Cindy: ALL RIGHT, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
Narrator: DESPITE HER GROWING UNEASE WITH WITCHCRAFT,
ANNIE CONTINUES HER SECRET INTEREST
LATE INTO THE NIGHT.
SWEETIE, YOU'RE STILL UP?
IT'S TIME TO GO TO BED.
OKAY, MOM.
YOU KNOW I DON'T APPRECIATE YOU JUST BARGING INTO MY ROOM.
I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY DAUGHTER.
I JUST COULD FEEL SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT.
LISTEN, SWEETIE,
I LOVE YOU, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE A TEENAGER.
NOW GO TO BED.
MWAH. I LOVE YOU, OKAY?
NIGHT-NIGHT.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ GASPS ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ CABINET DOORS SLAM ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ CABINET DOORS SLAM ] [ Sighing ] GOD...
ANNIE, WHAT'S WRONG?
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO EAT.
WELL, HONEY, I'M GONNA MAKE SUPPER RIGHT NOW, OKAY?
DO YOU MIND HELPING?
[ SIGHS ] FINE.
Cindy: GO GET THE PLATES AND THE SILVERWARE.
[ PLATES CLATTER ]
ANNIE! [ CABINET DOOR SLAMS ]
Annie: WHAT?
Cindy: MY DAUGHTER WOULD GO INTO UNCONTROLLABLE RAGES.
I USED TO SAY SHE FLIP-FLOPPED.
SHE WOULD ACTUALLY TAKE ON A DIFFERENT PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
THAT WAS TOTALLY UNLIKE HER,
AND SHE WOULD SAY THINGS THAT WERE TOTALLY UNLIKE HER.
[ FORK BANGS ] Cindy: ANNIE.
[ SIGHS ] ANYTHING ELSE?
DO YOU MIND GETTING THE SAUCE AND OPENING IT FOR ME, PLEASE?
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
UGH!
Narrator: FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS,
16-YEAR-OLD ANNIE MURPHY HAS BEEN ACTING IRRATIONALLY.
WE SAW THIS FACE IN THE WINDOW.
I WAS GRAPPLING WITH TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY DAUGHTER.
EKO, EKO, AZARAK.
Narrator: HER PARENTS HAVE NO IDEA
SHE'S BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH WITCHCRAFT.
I JUST COULD FEEL LIKE SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
UGH! Cindy: ANNIE!
GOD, I HATE YOU!
WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE?!
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!
ANNIE!
ANNIE?
Harold: IT JUST GOT TO THE POINT WHERE NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAID TO HER,
SHE WOULD ARGUE WITH YOU ABOUT IT.
AND THEN, SHE WOULD STORM OUT OF THE ROOM.
AFTER A HALF HOUR, SHE'D COME BACK, SAYS,
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT I SAID.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I ACTED THAT WAY."
Cindy: YOU COULD DEFINITELY FEEL THE TENSION
AND THE OPPRESSION IN THE ATMOSPHERE.
IT WAS REALLY HARD TO BE IN A GOOD MOOD AND STAY POSITIVE.
MOST TIMES, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
Narrator: CINDY ALSO BEGINS TO NOTICE A CHANGE IN HER MOM.
BROUGHT SOME TEA.
OH, THAT LOOKS GOOD. THANKS.
OH, YEAH. THANKS SO MUCH, HONEY.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
Cindy: MY MOM'S SELF-CONFIDENCE AND PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL STATE
KIND OF STARTED DETERIORATING.
I WAS ASKING ALL OF HER DOCTORS,
ESPECIALLY THE ONE WHO PRESCRIBED MOST OF THE MEDS
FOR THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND STUFF,
"ARE YOU SURE THAT THIS ISN'T, YOU KNOW, A SIDE EFFECT?"
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT ADDING A FEW NEW PIECES IN HERE.
I AM TOO, BUT LET'S DON'T SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY, PLEASE.
OH, NO. WE'RE NOT.
BUT, THEN, WHAT COLOR
DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD MAKE THE COUCHES?
OH, HONEY, YOU MAKE THE CHOICE.
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]
Cindy: OH, IT'S GLASS.
[ GLASS CLICKS ]
MY MOM HAD COLLECTED SHOT GLASSES FOR YEARS.
THIS ONE JUST SHATTERED RIGHT WHERE IT WAS --
BROKE FOR NO REASON.
Cindy: WOW.
[ LOW-PITCHED GROWL ]
[ GASPS ]
MOM, WHAT IS IT?
THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE IN HERE.
WHAT?
Cindy: SHE SAYS, "YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS,
"BUT I JUST SAW SOMETHING SHADOWY, DARK,
AND I KNOW I'M NOT SEEING THINGS."
Narrator: CINDY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.
NOW HER DAUGHTER AND HER MOTHER
CLAIM THEY'VE SEEN
SOMETHING UNEXPLAINABLE IN THE COTTAGE.
CINDY DECIDES IT'S TIME TO TELL HER HUSBAND.
Cindy: I WENT TO HIM, AND WE TALKED ABOUT MY MOM.
HE WANTED TO MAKE IT OKAY WITH ME,
'CAUSE HE KNEW I WAS UPSET AND I WAS WORRIED FOR MY MOM.
Harold: HOW IS SHE FEELING?
I THINK OKAY.
Harold: CINDY WAS CONSTANTLY CONCERNED
AND DISTRESSED AT WATCHING HER MOTHER GO DOWNHILL PHYSICALLY.
IT'S A FRIGHTENING THOUGHT TO A DAUGHTER.
I MEAN, 'CAUSE THEN YOU START TO REALIZE,
WELL, THERE'S A MORTALITY INVOLVED.
YOUR MOTHER'S NOT GONNA BE AROUND ALL THE TIME.
Narrator: BUT HAROLD SENSES THAT CINDY HAS MORE ON HER MIND
THAN HER MOTHER'S HEALTH.
WHAT ABOUT ANNIE?
WELL, SHE THINKS MOM'S CABIN IS HAUNTED.
[ Chuckling ] WHAT?
WHAT IF SHE'S RIGHT.
[ SCOFFS ]
I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES
TO CROSS OFF THE LIST BEFORE WE GET TO THAT ONE.
[ LAUGHS ]
Harold: AND THEN, THAT'S WHAT SHE TOLD ME.
SHE THOUGHT WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH PARANORMAL OVER THERE.
AS FAR AS PARANORMAL GOES,
I REALLY DIDN'T PUT MUCH CREDENCE INTO IT.
I DIDN'T REALLY PUT MUCH FAITH
INTO THE FACT THAT IT REALLY EXISTED,
AND I WASN'T REALLY WORRIED ABOUT IT.
I JUST PUT IT OFF AS, "OKAY, IT'S TEENAGE GIRLS."
YOU KNOW?
Cindy: HE WASN'T REALLY A BELIEVER.
HE THOUGHT I WAS MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING.
Narrator: THE ACTIVITY INCREASES TO NEARLY DAILY DISTURBANCES.
SHE WOULD CALL ME ALMOST EVERY NIGHT.
THINGS WOULD GET KNOCKING AROUND,
AND SHE'D GIVE ME A CALL, GOING, "IT'S STARTING."
AND I WOULD RUN OVER THERE.
AND THIS WENT ON FOR MONTHS.
Narrator: CINDY'S MOM REQUIRES CONSTANT MONITORING.
[ RADIO BEEPS ] HEY, MOM?
JUDY: Yes, honey?
I'M JUST CALLING TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE OKAY.
I'M GOING TO BED SOON.
I DUG OUT THE WALKIE-TALKIES AND CHARGED THEM UP
SO THAT WE WOULD BE IN CONSTANT CONTACT,
BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO CHECK ON HER,
AND I WANTED HER TO BE ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF ME
IF SOMETHING WAS GOING ON.
WELL, CALL IF YOU NEED ANYTHING. I'M GONNA LEAVE THIS ON.
Okay, sweetheart.
SLEEP WELL.
Cindy: I THINK IT DID GIVE HER A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND.
I KNOW IT GAVE ME A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND
THAT SHE COULD REACH ME.
[ THUMP IN DISTANCE ]
[ THUMP ]
Judy: [ SCREAMS ]
Narrator: FOR MORE "A HAUNTING," VISIT...
Narrator: ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA,
A FAMILY'S HAPPINESS HAS BEEN DISRUPTED BY TROUBLING EVENTS.
Girl: EKO, EKO, AZARAK.
AFTER 16-YEAR-OLD ANNIE MURPHY
BEGINS SECRETLY EXPERIMENTING WITH WITCHCRAFT...
[ SCREAMS ]
LOOK! IN THE WINDOW!
OH, MY GOD.
...BOTH SHE AND HER GRANDMOTHER BELIEVE THEY'VE SEEN A GHOST.
Cindy: MOM, WHAT IS IT?
Judy: THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE IN HERE.
WHAT?
Cindy: THERE WERE A LOT OF TIMES
WHEN MY MOM DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
I WAS FIGHTING THE THOUGHT THAT,
"OH, MY MOM'S JUST GETTING OLDER."
YOU'VE GOT TO COME WITH ME.
Cindy: SHE HAD NOT BEEN THAT CLEAR-HEADED.
AND SHE WAS CONFUSED, AND SHE WAS DOUBTING HERSELF.
Narrator: CONCERNED FOR HER MOM, WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR...
HEY, MOM?
...CINDY KEEPS IN TOUCH VIA WALKIE-TALKIE.
JUDY: Yes, honey?
I'M JUST CALLING TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE OKAY.
I'M GOING TO BED SOON.
Me. too.
WELL, CALL IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.
Okay, sweetheart.
Cindy: I WAS UPSET, AND I WAS WORRIED FOR MY MOM.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
GOOD MORNING!
MOM, IT'S ME!
MOM, ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT?
HUH.
MOM!
Judy: [ BREATHING SHALLOWLY ]
MOM?
[ WHIMPERING QUIETLY ]
OH, MY GOD! MOM! WHAT HAPPENED?!
OH, MY --
Cindy: IT'S LIKE WAKING UP TO YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE.
SHE LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD JUST TOTALLY BEAT HER DOWN.
WHEN I TRIED TO GET HER UP, SHE COULDN'T GET UP.
AND IT'S LIKE, "OKAY, THAT'S IT. I'M CALLING 911."
[ TELEPHONE BEEPS ]
UH, I NEED AN AMBULANCE, PLEASE.
UH, IT'S MY MOM. SHE'S FALLEN.
MOM, ARE YOU OKAY?
MOM, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?
YES, SHE'S BREATHING, BUT SHE'S NOT ANSWERING ME.
MOM!
PLEASE HURRY. PLEASE!
[ SIREN WAILS ]
Narrator: JUDY IS RUSHED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.
[ HEART MONITOR BEEPING ]
Cindy: [ SNIFFLES ] MOM, I AM SO SORRY.
[ SOBS ]
WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED TO YOU?
OH.
OH, MY GOSH!
WHAT IS THIS?
WHEN I STARTED SEEING THE INJURIES SHE HAD
WHEN SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, I WAS PANICKING.
YOU COULD SEE WHERE SOMEBODY HAD GRIPPED HER ARM SO TIGHT
THEY ALMOST BROKE THE SKIN.
HONEY, LOOK AT THIS!
Harold: WHO DID THAT?
Harold: IT WAS SCRATCHED. THERE WAS NO BLOOD.
BUT IF YOU TAKE YOUR FINGERNAIL AND JUST PUSH ON YOUR WRIST
AND HOLD IT DOWN, YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE AN IMPRESSION
OF THE SHAPE OF A FINGERNAIL.
[ SOBS ]
MOM, WHAT IN THE WORLD?
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE?
[ Weakly ] BACK. YOUR BACK HURTS?
OKAY, LET ME FLUFF YOUR PILLOW, OKAY?
OH, MY GOSH! OH, MY GOSH!
WHAT IS THIS?!
Cindy: SHE HAD A HUGE, WIDE SCRATCH ON HER BACK.
I WAS TERRIFIED.
IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEBODY HAD BEATEN MY MOM UP.
NURSE!
Cindy: THE NURSES AND THE DOCTORS WEREN'T REALLY LOOKING
AT THE BRUISES AND THE SCRATCHES AND THE SCRAPES.
SHE WAS IN RENAL FAILURE,
SO THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE CONCENTRATING ON.
AT ONE POINT, HER HEART STARTED BEATING TOO FAST,
SO THEY HAD TO STOP HER HEART AND START IT AGAIN.
I MEAN, SHE REALLY WENT THROUGH THE WRINGER, THERE.
Cindy: NURSE!
COULD SOMEONE PLEASE COME IN?!
Woman: IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
NO! LOOK AT THIS!
I'M GONNA GRAB A DOCTOR, OKAY?
OKAY. OH, MOM.
MY GOODNESS, WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED TO YOU?
DURING THAT TIME, I WAS AN EMOTIONAL WRECK.
OHH.
[ Sobbing ] I AM SO SORRY.
[ SOBBING ]
Narrator: WHILE JUDY REMAINS IN A STATE OF SHOCK,
CINDY DESPERATELY TRIES TO FIGURE OUT
WHO OR WHAT ATTACKED HER MOTHER.
BUT WITH NO SIGNS OF A BREAK-IN,
CINDY BEGINS TO WONDER IF HER MOTHER AND DAUGHTER ARE RIGHT.
COULD THEIR PROPERTY BE HAUNTED?
Cindy: I WAS ANGRY.
I WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.
A LOT OF THE THINGS DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY EXPLANATION.
Narrator: AFTER A WEEK IN INTENSIVE CARE,
GRANDMA JUDY RETURNS HOME.
JUDY'S GRANDDAUGHTER, ANNIE,
HAS BEEN TROUBLED BY A DARK ENTITY
EVER SINCE SHE STARTED EXPERIMENTING WITH WITCHCRAFT.
COULD SHE HAVE UNLEASHED THE EVIL PLAGUING HER FAMILY?
HEY, HONEY. HOW'S SHE DOING?
SHE'S BEEN SLEEPING FOR A FEW HOURS NOW.
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GO? I'LL STAY, OKAY?
'CAUSE YOUR FRIENDS HAVE BEEN CALLING.
[ SIGHS ]
[ Voice breaking ] I JUST FEEL SO BAD, MOM.
Cindy: OH, HONEY, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
GRANDMA'S GONNA BE OKAY, RIGHT?
YEAH, GRANDMA'S GONNA BE OKAY.
[ SIGHS ]
I WAS ON A MISSION, AFTER THAT POINT,
TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS CARED FOR
AND WOULD NEVER WIND UP IN THAT POSITION AGAIN.
MOM.
MOM, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?
MOM, I CAN'T HELP YOU
IF YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.
UPSTAIRS.
IT WAS LIKE SOMEBODY SNAPPED THEIR FINGERS
AND WOKE HER UP.
I HEARD SOMETHING UPSTAIRS.
[ THUMP ]
[ LOW-PITCHED GROWL ]
Judy: [ SCREAMS ]
SHE SAYS, "IT PICKED ME UP AND WAS SLAMMING ME UP AND DOWN."
NO!
OHH! AAH!
SHE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
[ WHIMPERING ]
AND, YET, SHE COULD FEEL IT GRABBING HER AND PICKING HER UP
AND SLAMMING HER,
AND IT JUST KEPT COMING BACK.
Narrator: OUTSIDE OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA,
CINDY MURPHY'S MOTHER, JUDY, HAS BEEN VICIOUSLY ATTACKED
BY WHAT SHE BELIEVES TO BE
A DARK ENTITY WITH EVIL INTENTIONS.
Judy: [ SCREAMS ]
OHH!
[ WHIMPERING ]
MOM?
[ WHIMPERING ]
OH, MY GOD! MOM!
Cindy: SHE TOLD ME THAT THIS THING PICKED HER UP
AND SLAMMED HER DOWN TWO OR THREE TIMES.
I THINK IT'S BECAUSE SHE WAS IN A WEAKENED STATE
THAT THIS THING THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY TO ATTACK HER.
I WAS AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY,
BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY STRONGER
AND WORSE.
Narrator: ALTHOUGH CINDY'S HUSBAND, HAROLD, IS NOT CONVINCED,
HE CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON THE PARANORMAL.
HE ORDERS A DIGITAL RECORDER OFTEN USED BY INVESTIGATORS
TO CAPTURE ELECTRONIC VOICE PHENOMENA,
OR SPIRIT VOICES.
WELL, IN MY MIND, THE ONLY WAY I COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM
WAS, FIRST, TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF IT.
I SPENT PROBABLY THREE WEEKS ONLINE, ON THE INTERNET,
CHECKING WITH ALL THE PARANORMAL GROUPS AROUND THE COUNTRY,
ALL THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
TESTING, ONE, TWO. TESTING, ONE, TWO.
MY HUSBAND IS A PROBLEM SOLVER. HE'S VERY ANALYTICAL.
IF YOU HAVE A MYSTERY, HE WANTS TO SOLVE IT.
WHATCHA DOING, HONEY?
JUST READING UP.
WELL, DON'T YOU THINK WE NEED TO ASK SOMEBODY IN
THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING?
I'M NOT INVITING A STRANGER INTO OUR HOME
UNTIL I KNOW FOR SURE THAT THIS IS REAL.
Harold: I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN MY WIFE,
AND WHEN SHE SAID SHE HAD SERIOUS CONCERNS --
"OKAY, WELL, I'M GONNA FIND OUT
IF THERE'S SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT OR NOT."
BE CAREFUL, OKAY?
BEING A SKEPTIC, I BOUGHT THE EVP RECORDER
PRETTY MUCH TO DISPROVE THERE WAS ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
Narrator: THOUGH HE REMAINS SKEPTICAL,
HAROLD SETS UP A CAMERA AND THE EVP RECORDER
IN HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW'S COTTAGE.
[ SIGHS ]
IS ANYONE HERE?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
SITTING THERE, YOU DON'T FEEL NOTHING.
TO ME, IT WAS ABOUT AS BORING AS SITTING IN A DARK CLOSET
WITH NOTHING GOING ON -- YOU KNOW, ABOUT THAT EXCITING.
[ WALKIE-TALKIE BEEPS ]
Narrator: SUDDENLY, THE WALKIE-TALKIE
HE'S BEEN USING TO COMMUNICATE WITH CINDY LOSES POWER.
CINDY?
I HAD THE WALKIE-TALKIE CHARGED FOR SEVEN HOURS.
IT WAS TOTAL CHARGED.
AND IT WAS GOOD FOR 12-HOUR OPERATING TIME.
INSTANTLY, IT BEEPED "LOW BATTERY."
[ THUMP, CREAK ]
[ CREAK ]
IF...
IF SOMETHING'S HERE, GIVE ME A SIGN.
[ STATIC CRACKLES ]
[ HOARSE SNARLING ]
I HEARD, "GET OUT OF MY WAY. I WANT HER."
THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THERE.
THERE WAS NO DOUBT THAT IT WAS HAUNTED.
Narrator: HAROLD NOW BELIEVES HIS FAMILY IS IN DANGER.
Harold: I TOLD CINDY TO GO ONLINE, AND LET'S FIND A GROUP
THAT WILL ACTUALLY DEAL WITH THE SITUATION AND REMOVE THE ENTITY.
Narrator: HAROLD AND CINDY CONVINCE JUDY TO MOVE IN WITH THEM.
Cindy: I WAS SCARED.
I WANTED HER OUT OF THERE. I WANTED HER OVER AT MY HOUSE.
IT WAS LIKE WALKING ON EGGSHELLS.
YOU WERE ALWAYS ON GUARD.
THERE WAS NO, YOU KNOW, RELAXING.
YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU DIDN'T MISS SOMETHING
OR TURN YOUR BACK AT THE WRONG TIME.
WE KNEW WE NEEDED HELP.
NARRATOR: AFTER MONTHS OF TENSION AND FEAR,
PARANORMAL TECHNOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS
COME TO INVESTIGATE THE HAUNTING.
Robb: WHEN I ARRIVED, YOU COULD TELL
THAT THEY WERE JUST VERY TERRIFIED.
AND THEIR VOICES WOULD CRACK SOMETIMES WHEN THEY TALKED,
AND THEY WERE JUST VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT THEY WERE IN.
Narrator: BASED ON EVERYTHING THE FAMILY HAS TOLD ROBB,
HE BELIEVES HE KNOWS WHAT KIND OF ENTITY IS ROAMING THE HOUSE.
THE INCIDENCES THAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED TO ME
LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT YOU DO HAVE
A DEMONIC PRESENCE IN YOUR HOUSE.
DEMONIC?
Robb: BEING LEVITATED AND SLAMMED DOWN ON THE GROUND
THREE DIFFERENT TIMES,
AND SEEING THE IMAGES OF THIS...
DARK FIGURE IN THEIR HOME,
IT WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING DEMONIC.
Cindy: I WAS WORRIED, FRIGHTENED.
Harold: IT'S MORE LIKE A REALIZATION
THAT THERE'S THINGS BEYOND YOUR CONTROL.
Robb: HAS ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY
EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY OCCULT PRACTICES?
THE SPIRIT BOARD, TAROT CARDS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
HE WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S BRINGING ALL THIS ON.
AND THEN HE ASKED ME POINT-BLANK,
"IS YOUR DAUGHTER DEALING WITH ANY WITCHCRAFT?"
COME TO FIND OUT SHE HAD PLAYED AROUND WITH THE WICCA
WITH HER GIRLFRIENDS AND DECIDED,
"NO, THAT'S NOT FOR ME," AND QUIT.
[ SIGHS ] NO.
NOW, WHETHER THAT CREATED THE SITUATION
OR JUST HELPED FUEL WHAT WAS ALREADY THERE,
I'LL NEVER KNOW.
Narrator: ROBB BELIEVES THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE.
HE RECOMMENDS THE TEAM PERFORM A RITUAL
IN JUDY'S HOME NEXT DOOR
TO EXORCISE THE DEMON IMMEDIATELY.
Robb: THIS DEMON -- WE BELIEVED IT WAS MAKING ANNIE BECOME
VERY AGGRESSIVE AND DEFIANT.
UGH!
THIS JUST ELEVATED UNTIL IT BECAME
PRETTY MUCH OUT OF CONTROL.
I THINK THAT THIS THING WAS FUELING HER RAGES
AND FEEDING OFF OF HER.
Robb: WHEN WE WALKED INTO THE HOME,
WE COULD FEEL AN OVERWHELMING...
NOT A SADNESS BUT LIKE A DEPRESSION.
OKAY. [SIGHS] UM, CAN YOU START WITH THE SAGE?
AND I'D LIKE AS MUCH LIGHT IN THIS ROOM.
OPEN THE CURTAINS. LIGHT THE CANDLES.
Harold: SOMETHING WAS LURKING OVER YOUR SHOULDERS.
SOMETHING WAS WATCHING YOU, AND IT DIDN'T WANT YOU THERE.
I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO REMAIN IN CONTINUOUS PRAYER WITH ME.
OKAY.
WE CONSECRATE THIS ROOM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
WE COMMAND ALL EVIL SPIRITS TO LEAVE THIS PLACE AT ONCE.
WE REALLY FELT THE PRESENCE OF SOMETHING VERY NEGATIVE.
I TURN MY HEAD AND LOOK,
AND I SEE THIS BLACK SHADOW APPEAR.
[ LOW-PITCHED GROWLING ] IT'S HERE.
AND IT DID NOT LOOK HUMAN.
WE COMMAND ALL EVIL SPIRITS WHO ARE HERE
TO LEAVE THIS PLACE AT ONCE!
[ GASPS ]
Narrator: FOR MORE THAN A YEAR,
THE MURPHY FAMILY HAS BEEN TERRIFIED
BY A VIOLENT DEMON HAUNTING THEIR PROPERTY.
A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR BELIEVES
THEIR 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, ANNIE,
ATTRACTED THE DEMON WHEN SHE DABBLED IN WITCHCRAFT.
THIS OPENED THE DOORWAY UP
FOR SOMETHING VERY EVIL TO COME THROUGH.
Narrator: ROBB AND HIS TEAM HAVE NO TIME TO WASTE.
I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO REMAIN IN CONTINUOUS PRAYER WITH ME.
THEY DECLARE WAR ON THE DEMON
AND PREPARE TO EXORCISE IT FROM THE HOME.
Robb: THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.
THEY WERE ALL IN DANGER.
IT'S HERE.
ONCE YOU START AN EXORCISM, YOU CAN'T STOP.
YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE THIS EXORCISM.
WE CONSECRATE THIS ROOM
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON
AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
WE COMMAND ALL EVIL SPIRITS WHO ARE HERE
TO LEAVE THIS PLACE AT ONCE.
[ GROWLING ]
Robb: THE DANGERS IN A HUMAN SPIRIT
IS MORE PSYCHOLOGICAL THAN IT IS PHYSICAL.
THEY'LL PLAY MORE MIND GAMES WITH YOU.
THE DANGERS IN A DEMONIC, THAT'S ANOTHER BALL GAME.
THAT'S A NONHUMAN ENTITY.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ENERGY.
THEIR ENERGY IS BIBLICAL.
OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN...
THIS DEMON, HE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE.
HE DIDN'T LIKE WHAT WE WERE DOING.
HE DIDN'T LIKE WHAT I WAS SAYING.
I WAS HIS WORST ENEMY.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE.
YOU NEED TO RECLAIM YOUR HOME.
THE EVIL IS STILL HERE.
Harold: WELL, YOU COULD START FEELING THE REAL HEAVINESS
AT THAT POINT.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW SOMETHING'S THERE,
BUT IT'S LIKE THE ROOM'S CLOSING IN ON YOU.
THE AIR GOT THICKER.
I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS GONNA CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
[ ALL COUGHING ]
OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN,
HALLOWED BE THY NAME.
THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE,
ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, THE POWER, AND THE GLORY
FOREVER AND EVER.
AMEN.
Robb: IT WAS A FIGURE OF A PERSON.
IT HAD LEGS. IT HAD ARMS.
BUT IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE A HUMAN.
WE ACTUALLY SEE THIS ENTITY SHOOT OUT THE FRONT DOOR.
THE EVIL HAS LEFT THIS ROOM.
YOU COULD JUST FEEL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE ENERGY.
YOU COULD FEEL EVERYTHING CHANGED.
WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S GONE.
IT'S PERMANENTLY GONE.
IT WAS ALMOST LIKE WALKING OUT FROM A DARK BUILDING
INTO THE SUNSHINE.
A WEIGHT HAD BEEN LIFTED OFF OF OUR SHOULDERS.
Harold: EVERYTHING AROUND US SEEMS TO BE A LOT MORE AIRY.
THERE'S NO OPPRESSING FEELING.
NOW IT'S JUST, LIKE, A BREATH OF SPRING AIR.
Narrator: IT'S NOW BEEN A YEAR SINCE THE TERRIBLE ORDEAL.
SO HUNGRY. I KNOW.
[ CHUCKLES ]
EACH FAMILY MEMBER IS HEALING IN THEIR OWN WAY.
Harold: LET'S PRAY.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
LORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US.
THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING OUR FAMILY.
Narrator: ANNIE NEVER FOOLED WITH WITCHCRAFT AGAIN.
Cindy: MY DAUGHTER AND I CAME THROUGH THAT
AND WE'RE GETTING BETTER,
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HER
AND WHAT SHE'S MAKING OF HERSELF.
AT THIS POINT,
MY MOM HAS DEFINITELY MOVED PAST IT.
SHE DOESN'T LIVE IN FEAR ANYMORE.
SHE'S BEEN IN HER OWN HOME FOR ALMOST A YEAR
AND HASN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS,
AND, YOU KNOW, SHE'S LOVING HER LIFE.
LORD, JUST THANK YOU FOR THE TIME WE HAVE TOGETHER,
AND THANK YOU FOR CINDY'S GREAT COOKING.
AMEN. [ Laughing ] AMEN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE OUR LIFE BACK.
[ LAUGHS ]
THANK YOU, MOM.
OH, HONEY, YOU'RE WELCOME.
I KNOW FOR A FACT
THAT THERE'S A DEFINITE BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL,
THAT THERE'S A SPIRITUAL WORLD THAT WE CANNOT SEE --
ALL AROUND US, ALL THE TIME.
AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR VERY SOULS.
Harold: BECAUSE OF THIS EXPERIENCE,
MY PERCEPTION IN LIFE
WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AS IT WAS.
I'LL TELL ANYBODY, "DON'T DISMISS THE PARANORMAL.
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN HURT YOU."