Narrator: A FAMILY SETTLES INTO THEIR SUBURBAN DREAM LIFE
WHEN A DARK ENERGY INVADES THEIR HOME.
Woman: SOMETHING WAS WATCHING ME.
YOU FELT IT ALMOST BREATHING ON YOU.
Narrator: EVIL LURKS BEHIND EVERY CORNER.
SCARY MAN, HE'S IN THE WALLS.
Man: I COULD FEEL THAT SOMETHING WAS AROUND ME
Narrator: AND NO ONE RESTS IN PEACE.
NO!
IT WASN'T A NIGHTMARE. IT'S A THREAT.
Narrator: IN AMERICA, THERE IS REAL EVIL.
IT LURKS IN THE DARKEST SHADOWS
AND IN OUR MOST ORDINARY TOWNS.
BETWEEN THE WORLDS WE SEE...
SOMEONE'S IN MY ROOM.
AND THE THINGS WE FEAR,
THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED,
NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
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ALL RIGHT, GUYS. LET'S WRAP IT UP FOR THE NIGHT.
NO ARGUMENT FROM ME. ME NEITHER.
Narrator: IN 2013, BILL TOLLER, A BRICK MASON,
TAKES ON A JOB AT THE STATE PENITENTIARY.
I WOULD START MY OWN CONTRACTING BUSINESS
AND DOING BRICKS AND REMODELIN'.
WE HAD ONE REALLY BIG JOB,
WHICH WAS THE JAIL.
THE TOOLS HAD TO BE AWAY FROM THE INMATES,
SO WHERE WE KEPT OUR TOOLS
AT WAS DEATH ROW.
HAS ANYBODY EVERY TOLD YOU GUYS
THAT WE'RE STANDING IN THE EXECUTION CHAMBER?
WELL, THE FORMER EXECUTION CHAMBER.
FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, PRISONERS
WERE PUT TO DEATH RIGHT WHERE WE'RE STANDING.
HMM.
Bill: HE SAYS, "THE GURNEY THAT YOU'RE USING IS ACTUALLY
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE DIED, ON THAT GURNEY,
FROM LETHAL INJECTION."
IT WAS KIND OF CREEPY.
INTERESTING.
OW! DANG IT.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
YEAH, I'M OKAY.
LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.
MARCEL.
Narrator: BUT THIS IS NOT THE ONLY
BIG PROJECT IN BILL'S LIFE.
HE HAS JUST MOVED HIS FAMILY TO THE SUBURBS.
Bill: WE WERE MOVING FROM BALTIMORE,
FROM A LITTLE ROW HOME,
TO PASADENA.
PASADENA'S A QUIET, FAMILY-ORIENTED COMMUNITY.
KIND OF LIKE WATERFRONT-TYPE PEOPLE,
ALWAYS ON THE WATER FISHING AND CRABBIN'.
DEFINITELY A GOOD PLACE TO RAISE KIDS.
RUDY THE TUGBOAT WAS SHINY AND NEW,
READY TO SET SAIL ON THE OCEAN BLUE.
Narrator: WAITING FOR BILL IS HIS WIFE, AMANDA,
AND THEIR SON, COLLIN.
TO BE PART OF IT ALL.
Amanda: WHEN BILL AND I ARRIVED AT THE HOUSE,
WE BOTH KNEW THAT IT WAS PERFECT FOR US.
IT WAS A LOT OF ROOM.
CHUG, CHUG, CHUG. CHUG, CHUG, CHUG.
MOVING OUT TO SEA WITH A LITTLE TUG.
DADDY!
HEY!
HOW YOU DOIN'? GOOD.
YEAH? GOOD.
Bill: COLLIN'S A BIG BALL OF ENERGY.
ROUGH, TOUGH TYPICAL BOY.
HOW'S YOUR DAY? IT WAS GOOD, LONG.
I'M TIRED.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FINGER? OH, JUST FROM THE SAW.
NO BIG DEAL.
HEY, GUYS! HEY, DAD.
YOU'RE -- YOU'RE LEAVING.
YEAH. MOM'S WAITING.
Narrator: BILL ALSO HAS 2 SONS
FROM PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP,
BYRON AND COREY,
WHO STAY WITH THEM PART OF THE TIME.
WELL, TELL YOUR MOM I SAID, "HI."
AND LISTEN, BEHAVE YOURSELVES.
YES, SIR. YES, SIR.
WE WERE JUST A NORMAL, AVERAGE FAMILY.
SEE YOU LATER. OKAY?
SEE YA. HAVE A GOOD WEEK, GUYS.
BYE. BYE.
ALL RIGHT. WHERE WERE WE?
Narrator: BILL'S NEW BUSINESS IS BOOMING,
BUT IT'S A MIXED BLESSING.
Bill: MY WORK WAS PRETTY CRAZY.
WE WERE WORKING, LIKE, 18-HOUR DAYS.
WE HAD A COUPLE DIFFERENT JOBS GOING EACH DAY.
I WOULD GET UP AROUND 6:30ISH,
BE OUT THE DOOR BY 7, 7:30.
IT WASN'T UNUSUAL TO SEE ME COME HOME
AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING.
YOU MAKE THE SACRIFICES FOR YOUR FAMILY SO YOU --
YOU CAN HAVE THINGS IN LIFE THAT YOU NORMALLY WOULDN'T HAVE.
IT'S LIFE SOMETIMES.
Narrator: MOST DAYS, IT'S UP TO AMANDA TO MANAGE THE RUNNING
OF THE HOME ALONE.
Amanda: NOT LONG AFTER WE MOVED IN,
MAYBE ONE OF THE FIRST FEW WEEKS
THAT WE WERE THERE,
BILL WAS WORKING AS USUAL.
I WAS IN THE LIVING ROOM.
[ TAPPING ]
I HEARD LITTLE TAPPING NOISES,
AND I WASN'T TOO SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF IT.
WEIRD.
[ TAPPING ]
THE TAPPING WOULD BE THE CORNER, TOP CORNER,
COULD BE THE LEFT, THE RIGHT.
IT WAS SO RANDOM. IT WASN'T IN ONE AREA.
Voice: AMANDA...AMANDA.
BILL?
I KEPT HEARING MY NAME.
IT WAS LIKE A WHISPER.
IT WAS IN THE HALLWAY,
AND THEN IT GOT CLOSER TO MY EAR.
Man: AMANDA.
I THOUGHT, "OKAY. WELL, BILL'S HOME."
BILL?
I KEPT LISTENING, AND IT WOULD STOP.
I KNEW WHAT I HEARD.
I WAS, LIKE, A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE THAT SOMEONE WAS THERE.
I JUST KNEW I WASN'T ALONE.
Narrator: AMANDA DECIDES TO KEEP WHAT'S SHE'S HEARD TO HERSELF.
[ CREAK, THUDDING ]
[ MORE RAPID THUDDING ]
BILL, BILL!
DO YOU HEAR THAT?
[ THUDDING ] HANG ON.
BILL AND I WERE IN BED LATE AT NIGHT.
WE BOTH HEARD FOOTSTEPS UPSTAIRS.
Bill: WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS NOBODY UP THERE
BECAUSE COLLIN WAS ASLEEP
AND THE BOYS WERE WITH THEIR MOM.
AND WE -- WE SAT THERE AND LISTENED
WE COULD HEAR WALKING FROM ONE ROOM TO THE NEXT
AND DOWN THE HALLWAY.
SOMEONE'S IN THE HOUSE.
I'M GONNA GO CHECK IT OUT.
Narrator: FEARING FOR HIS FAMILY'S SAFETY,
BILL GRABS A GUN
HE KEEPS LOCKED AWAY FOR PROTECTION.
HONEY, BE CAREFUL.
I WILL.
Bill: SO I WENT UPSTAIRS AND CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT.
ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS.
THERE WAS NOTHING UP THERE.
[ WHOOSHING ]
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
Narrator: A FEW DAYS AFTER MOVING INTO A NEW HOME,
AMANDA TOLLER BEGINS HEARING STRANGE NOISES
AND SENDS HER HUSBAND TO SEARCH FOR THE INTRUDER.
Bill: I HAD GRABBED MY GUN AND WENT DOWNSTAIRS
AND CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT.
[ WHOOSH, CRASH ]
WE HAD A PANORAMIC PICTURE,
18 INCHES TALL, 4-FOOT-WIDE.
THAT PICTURE COMES OFF THE WALL,
HITS THE DESK,
FLIPS TO THE LEFT AND LANDS
ABOUT 6 FEET AWAY.
AND I HAD HUNG IT REALLY GOOD.
I SMACKED THE WALL AND EVERYTHING
TO MAKE SURE THAT PICTURE WASN'T GONNA FALL 'CAUSE
IT'S CANVAS.
IT SHOULD'VE STOPPED RIGHT WHEN IT FELL AND HIT THE DESK.
THERE WAS NOTHING TO GIVE IT A DIFFERENT MOTION.
WHAT WAS THAT NOISE?
THE PICTURE FELL.
WHAT WAS GOING ON UPSTAIRS?
NOTHING.
COLLIN WAS SOUND ASLEEP, AND ALL THE DOORS
AND WINDOWS WERE LOCKED.
ARE YOU SURE?
I HEARD IT. WE HEARD IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
SOMETIMES HOUSES CREEK AND MAKE NOISE.
Bill: IN MY HEAD, I'M THINKING, "IT'S NOTHING.
IT'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING SETTLING OR SOMETHIN'."
Narrator: BUT AMANDA STILL FEELS THE EVENTS ARE UNEXPLAINABLE.
[ CREAKING ]
Amanda: THE FOOTSTEPS, THE WHISPERING,
THE TAPPING HAPPENED ALL THE TIME.
EVERY DAY, I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS WATCHING ME.
IF I WALKED DOWN THE HALLWAY, IT WAS RIGHT ON MY BACK.
IF I WENT TO THE KITCHEN,
IT WAS NEXT TO ME OR RIGHT BEHIND ME.
YOU FELT IT ALMOST BREATHING ON YOU.
AND I WOULD ALWAYS TURN AROUND AND NOTHING WAS THERE.
HOW WAS YOUR DAY?
JUST OKAY?
YOU FEELING A LITTLE TIRED?
HERE, SIT WITH MOMMY. I'M A LITTLE TIRED TOO.
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,
AMANDA AND HER SON, COLLIN,
BEGIN TO FEEL THEIR ENERGY BEING DRAINED.
LET'S JUST TAKE A LITTLE NAP, OKAY?
Amanda: WE GET HOME AROUND 5:00,
AND AS SOON AS WE GOT IN THE DOOR,
I WOULD GO TO THE COUCH WITH COLLIN AND WE
WOULD IMMEDIATELY JUST GO TO SLEEP.
AND WE WOULD WAKE UP AROUND 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT,
EAT, SHOWER AND GO RIGHT BACK TO BED.
Bill: IF I HAD TO COME HOME IN -- IN THE AFTERNOON
AND GRAB A TOOL IN BETWEEN SWITCHING JOBS
OR SOMETHING, THEY WERE SLEEPING.
IF I CAME HOME EARLY AT 10 O'CLOCK,
THEY'RE BACK ASLEEP
OR THEY'RE JUST WAKING UP OFF THE COUCH AT 10 O'CLOCK.
IT WAS PRETTY STRANGE.
Amanda: HE WAS REALLY CONCERNED.
SO I WENT TO THE DOCTOR, HAD PHYSICAL DONE.
I HAD BLOOD WORK DONE.
EVERYTHING CAME BACK NORMAL.
Narrator: THE MYSTERIOUS FATIGUE STRIKES AT ALL HOURS.
HER SLEEP IS ANYTHING BUT PEACEFUL.
Amanda: I WOULD HAVE NIGHTMARES,
AND THERE WOULD BE VIOLENT, LIKE,
HORRIFIC, TERRIFYING DREAMS.
REALLY, REALLY TERRIBLE DREAMS.
HELP ME, PLEASE!
[ SCREAMS ]
Narrator: FOR WEEKS, AMANDA TOLLER
HAS BEEN SENSING AN UNNERVING PRESENCE
IN HER HOUSE.
NOW SHE COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE ENTITY
THAT'S BEEN TORMENTING HER.
Amanda: I KIND OF JUST STOPPED AND LOOKED AGAIN,
"AM I REALLY SEEING THIS?"
[ SCREAMS ]
Narrator: THE EVENT LEAVES HER SHAKEN,
BUT AMANDA ISN'T READY TO CONFRONT HER HUSBAND
WITH HER SUSPICIONS THAT THEIR DREAM HOUSE IS HAUNTED.
Amanda: I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY
BECAUSE I KNEW THAT IF I SAID IT OUT LOUD TO BILL
THAT IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE TRUE
AND THAT I COULDN'T BLOCK IT OUT ANYMORE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
USUALLY I WOULD NEVER WANT TO LEAVE THE BEDROOM
BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE
TO GO UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS
AND HAVE TO FEEL THAT PRESENCE BEHIND ME.
Narrator: DAY AFTER DAY, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT,
AMANDA CONTINUES TO LIVE IN FEAR.
Bill: I COULD FEEL, LIKE, AN UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING
ON MY BACK.
KIND OF LIKE A BURNING SENSATION.
BILL? YOU OKAY?
[ BILL GROANING, WINCING ]
Bill: I KIND OF, LIKE, TURNED TO LOOK AT MY BACK,
AND I HAD TWO LINES.
THE SCRATCH WAS PROBABLY 4 INCHES, 5 INCHES.
THEY LOOKED LIKE CLAW MARKS.
WHAT IS IT? WHAT HAPPENED?
LOOK AT THIS?
BILL! OH, MY GOD!
WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW.
Amanda: THE MORNING THAT BILL GOT SCRATCHED,
THAT'S WHEN IT ALL BECAME REAL.
WE WERE LIVING IN IT.
THIS IS WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH.
SOMETHING'S GOING ON IN THIS HOUSE.
Amanda: IT WAS ME WHO SAID, "BILL, YOU KNOW,
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING WATCHED."
AND THEN IT KIND OF LED INTO EVERYTHING.
I COULDN'T DENY IT ANYMORE.
Bill: THAT'S WHEN SHE KIND OF OPENED UP
AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON WITH HER.
WERE DEALING WITH SOMETHING THAT CAN DEFINITELY HURT US.
Amanda: I TOLD BILL THAT
I WANTED TO MOVE BECAUSE I WAS SO AFRAID.
I REALLY JUST WANTED TO GET OUT OF THERE.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
Narrator: BILL TRIES TO CONVINCE AMANDA
THAT THEY CAN OVERCOME THIS.
WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS. THE CHILDREN ARE FINE.
THEY'RE NOT EXPERIENCING ANYTHING.
Bill: ME AND AMANDA HAD TALKED ABOUT IT.
WE AGREED TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME IN
AND INVESTIGATE THE HOUSE AND TRY TO SEE
IF THEY COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE HOUSE.
Narrator: AS THEY WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE,
BILL'S TWO SONS ARE HOME FOR THE WEEKEND.
WOULD YOU STOP MESSING WITH THAT GLOVE?
FIRST THING, I GOTTA BREAK IT IN.
SECOND THING, THAT'S YOUR JOB.
ME AND MY BROTHER WENT TO GO GET,
LIKE, TRASH BAGS AND STUFF.
COULD USE A LITTLE HELP HERE.
YOUR JOB.
BY-- BYRON.
I -- I THINK YOU NEED TO SEE THIS.
WHAT?
COREY WAS LIKE, "DO YOU SEE THAT?"
AND I WAS LIKE, "YEAH, I SEE IT."
IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS JUST LOOKING AT US.
[ GUTTURAL SNARL ]
Narrator: AFTER SEVERAL PARANORMAL EXPERIENCES
IN THEIR HOME,
THE TOLLER FAMILY INVITES JOHN DRENNER, JR.,
FOUNDER OF GLEN BURNIE GHOST HUNTERS,
TO INVESTIGATE.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
YEAH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SURE, I'M HERE TO HELP.
THE SECOND I WALKED THROUGH THAT DOORWAY,
IT FELT LIKE I HAD WALKED THROUGH A BRICK WALL.
THE PRESSURE WAS INTENSE.
THE FEELING THAT YOU GOT WAS OVERWHELMING.
Amanda: WHEN JOHN CAME OVER,
I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS TO FIND OUT WHAT HE WAS GONNA FIND.
SO TELL ME WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
WELL, IT STARTED WITH FOOTSTEPS AND THEN TAPPING.
TAP, TAP, TAP. ALWAYS LIKE THAT.
John: THE TAPPING WERE COMING IN THREES...
[ TAP, TAP, TAP ]
WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS DEMONIC.
AND THREE IS THE NUMBER OF THE HOLY TRINITY
THAT THEY ARE MAKING A MOCKERY OF.
AMANDA AND COLLIN WERE OFTEN VERY TIRED,
MAINLY BECAUSE THIS ENTITY WAS FEEDING OFF OF THEM.
THE WAY THAT DEMONS WORK IS
THAT THEY WILL USE YOU LIKE A BATTERY.
THEY WILL DRAIN YOU, MAKE YOU TIRED
TO BREAK YOU DOWN PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY
AND SPIRITUALLY TO WHERE THEY CAN INVADE.
SCRATCHES ARE A MAIN INDICATION OF A DEMONIC PRESENCE
BECAUSE HUMAN SPIRITS DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF POWER.
WHAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING IS LIKELY NOT A HUMAN SPIRIT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEMON.
A DEMON?
Bill: JOHN SAID THAT DEMONS WORK BY
TRYING TO WEAR YOU DOWN, AND THEIR, UH, ULTIMATE GOAL
WAS TO POSSESS YOU OR TAKE YOUR BODY OVER.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
I WANNA DO A WALKTHROUGH OF THE HOUSE.
NO.
WHO'S THIS?
THIS IS OUR SON COLLIN.
COLLIN, THIS IS JOHN.
HELLO.
NO, I DON'T WANT TO.
NO!
John: COLLIN WAS INTERACTING WITH THIS UNSEEN FORCE.
AND I ASKED HIM, I SAID, "WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO,
AND WHO ARE YOU PLAYING WITH?"
HE WAS AFRAID.
HEY, COLLIN. WHO'RE YOU TALKING TO?
THE MAN. MAN?
WHAT'S HIS NAME?
RODICON.
Narrator: COLLIN VOICES THE NAME OF THE DEMON, RODICON.
John: THERE IS NO WAY THAT HE WOULD HAVE KNOWN
THAT DEMON'S NAME UNLESS THAT DEMON HAD TOLD HIM HIMSELF.
OKAY, BUDDY, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
AMANDA, COLLIN HAS JUST SAID THE NAME OF A DEMON.
NOW THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
NO ONE IN THIS FAMILY MUST EVER REPEAT THAT NAME.
NAMING IT GIVES IT MORE POWER.
OH, GOD...
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
COLLIN IS AT RISK.
WE NEED TO CLEANSE THE HOUSE NOW.
Amanda: TO KNOW THAT MY SON WAS COMMUNICATING WITH A DEMON
WAS JUST TERRIFYING.
JUST HEARTBREAKING TO KNOW THAT I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER
AND THIS DEMON COULD MAKE HIM DO ANYTHING.
IT WAS JUST REALLY SCARY.
John: THE REASON IT GAVE COLLIN HIS NAME
IS BECAUSE IT WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF AN INNOCENT CHILD -- IT WANTED TO BE INVITED IN.
WHAT I FEARED THAT WOULD HAPPEN TO COLLIN
NEXT IF THAT DEMON REMAINED IN THE HOUSE,
IS THAT HE WOULD UNDERGO A POSSESSION.
Narrator: JOHN PREPARES SAGE
TO CLEANSE THE ENTIRE HOUSE IN THE HOPES
THAT HE CAN CHASE THE DEMON AWAY.
BY THE MIGHT OF GOD,
IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY,
COME DOWN, WARRIOR ANGELS,
AND CAST OUT THESE DEMONS.
DRIVE THEM AWAY FROM THIS HOME,
THIS FAMILY,
AND SEAL OFF THIS HOME FROM ALL THAT IS UNHOLY.
Amanda: HE STARTED READING PRAYERS.
BY THE MIGHT OF GOD,
IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY,
COME DOWN, WARRIOR ANGELS,
AND CAST OUT THESE DEMONS.
Amanda: IT WAS SO HEAVY IN THE HOUSE
THAT IT WAS HARD TO BREATHE.
BY THE MIGHT OF GOD,
IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY,
COME DOWN, WARRIOR ANGELS,
AND CAST OUT THESE DEMONS.
DRIVE THEM AWAY FROM THIS HOME,
THIS FAMILY,
AND SEAL OFF THIS HOME FROM ALL THAT IS UNHOLY!
John: ONCE THE BLESSING WAS OVER,
THE HOUSE FELT A LOT LIGHTER,
AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GONE.
Amanda: JOHN, HE SAID, "HOW DO YOU FEEL IN HERE?"
I SAID, "IT FEELS GOOD IN HERE.
I CAN BREATHE."
THAT'S IT.
THE LAST ROOM IS CLEANSED.
I FEEL A DIFFERENCE ALREADY.
WE HAD HOPES THAT WE COULD GET THIS THING CLEARED UP
TO WHERE WE COULD STAY THERE.
Narrator: BILL AND AMANDA ARE RELIEVED
TO HAVE THE CLEANSING BEHIND THEM,
BUT NOW COLLIN APPEARS TO BE FRIGHTENED ONCE AGAIN.
Amanda: WE WERE GETTING READY FOR WORK,
AND COLLIN WAS ON THE BED, AND HE WOULD NOT LOOK AT BILL.
YOU OKAY, COLLIN? COLLIN, LOOK AT ME.
NO.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, BUDDY?
THE SCARY MAN. HE'S IN THE WALLS.
Amanda: COLLIN REFERRED TO THEM AS MONSTERS,
AND THERE WAS ONE THAT HE SAID, "IT'S IN THE WALL."
I COULD FEEL THAT SOMETHING WAS AROUND ME.
IS HE BEHIND ME?
Narrator: BILL AND AMANDA TOLLER
THOUGHT THEY CLEANSED THEIR HOUSE OF AN EVIL DEMON,
BUT WHEN THEIR SON SEES IT INSIDE THE WALL,
IT BECOMES APPARENT THEY WERE VERY WRONG.
IS HE BEHIND ME?
NO!
Amanda: I FELT LIKE, "OH, MY GOD!"
HE WAS TERRIFIED.
I FELT MORE OF A URGENCY TO TRY TO PROTECT HIM,
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
I CAN'T SEE.
Narrator: FEELING THAT THERE IS SAFETY IN NUMBERS,
BILL AND AMANDA MOVE THE THREE BOYS
INTO THEIR BEDROOM.
OKAY, LAST ONE.
Amanda: WE DECIDED THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO LET THE KIDS
SLEEP UPSTAIRS ANYMORE
BECAUSE IT WAS JUST TOO DANGEROUS.
Narrator: EARLIER THAT EVENING,
BILL TALKED WITH SONS BYRON AND COREY.
THANKS, DAD.
I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD FELT ANYTHING WEIRD IN THE HOUSE
OR HEARD NOISES THAT THEY COULDN'T EXPLAIN.
THEY SAID, "YEAH," THAT THEY WOULD HEAR,
LIKE, STUFF GO UP AND DOWN THE HALLWAY.
THEY SAID THEY FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS ALWAYS
OUTSIDE THE DOOR.
HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS?
ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUDDY. WE'RE GETTING HELP.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
Bill: YOU COULD STILL HEAR FOOTSTEPS UPSTAIRS,
AND WE'RE TALKING FIVE PEOPLE ALL IN ONE ROOM,
KNOWING THAT THERE'S NOBODY UPSTAIRS.
IT'S OKAY, BUDDY. ALL RIGHT?
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
Narrator: ONCE AGAIN, THE FAMILY CALLS IN PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR
JOHN DRENNER, JR.
THIS TIME HE BRINGS ALONG ADDITIONAL SUPPORT,
AN EXPERT ON DEMONS.
John: I BROUGHT HIM IN BECAUSE I THOUGHT
HE WOULD HAVE A BETTER GRASP ON WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH
AND HOW WE COULD BETTER ATTACK IT.
ONCE I WENT INSIDE, I HAD SOME STRANGE FEELINGS
ABOUT THE PLACE.
SOMETHING KEPT DRAWING ME TO THE BASEMENT.
Narrator: DOWNSTAIRS, INVESTIGATORS DETECT
PARANORMAL ENERGY.
MIKE, OVER HERE.
YOU FEEL IT?
A PORTAL?
Mike: A PORTAL'S A PASSAGE THAT ENTITIES
TRAVEL FROM ONE WORLD TO THE NEXT,
AND THEY DO THIS SO THEY CAN HAVE A QUICK EXIT
AND QUICK ENTRANCE.
[ GASPS ]
Narrator: SUDDENLY, MIKE DETECTS A NEW ENERGY.
BILL!
IS THIS YOURS?
YEAH, I KEEP ALL MY TOOLS DOWN HERE.
THERE A VERY DARK ENERGY SURROUNDING THIS BAG.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING WITH THIS BAG?
Mike: HE TOLD ME THAT HE'S A CONTRACTOR
AND HE WAS DOING SOME WORK IN A PRISON,
PARTICULARLY DEATH ROW,
AND THAT'S WHERE THESE TOOLS HAD BEEN.
THEY HAD BEEN SITTING IN DEATH ROW FOR WEEKS ON END.
THE BAG WAS KEPT IN THE ROOM
WHERE THEY USED TO EXECUTE THE PRISONERS.
Mike: AND HE WAS BRINGING THESE TOOLS INTO THE HOUSE,
AND THAT'S WHEN I SAID,
"NOW I HAVE THE CONNECTION."
THERE SEEMED TO BE SOMETHING ATTACHING ITSELF TO THE TOOLS.
Bill: HE SAID THAT THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH PROBABLY
WHERE THIS THING HAD CAME FROM.
HE FELT LIKE I BROUGHT IT BACK.
CAN YOU TAKE THE TOOLS OUT OF THE BAG?
Narrator: MIKE FURTHER EXPLAINS THAT ONCE INSIDE THE HOUSE,
THE DEMON OPENED A PORTAL.
TO PROTECT THE FAMILY FROM FURTHER HARM,
THE TOOLS MUST BE BLESSED
AND THE PORTAL SEALED.
Mike: THE TOOLS WERE ELECTRICAL TOOLS.
ANYTHING MAGNETIC CAN DRAW ANY TYPE OF ENTITY
BECAUSE THEY LIVE -- THEY LIVE IN A MAGNETIC WORLD.
DEAR LORD, IN JESUS' NAME.
[ SAW WHIRRING ]
PLEASE BLESS THESE TOOLS
THAT THEY MAY NOT AGAIN BE USED
AS A CONDUIT FOR ENTITIES
TO COME BETWEEN ONE THRESHOLD AND ANOTHER.
THANK YOU, LORD.
AMEN!
[ TOOLS STOP ]
BY GOD'S MIGHTY POWER,
I CAST OUT ALL DEMONS AND CALL
ON GOD'S WARRIOR ANGELS
TO COME CARRY ALL EVIL ENTITIES
BACK TO THEIR SOURCE.
IN GOD'S HOLY NAME,
I BIND AND SEAL THIS DOORWAY TO HELL.
IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN!
John: ONCE WE DID THE BLESSING, I SENSED
THAT THE PORTAL WAS CLOSED.
WE NEED TO MOVE ON TO THE REST OF THE HOUSE.
Narrator: FOR DAYS, EVERYTHING IS CALM,
THE HOUSE IS QUIET,
THE TOLLERS BELIEVE THEY FINALLY HAVE THEIR HOUSE
AND THEIR LIVES BACK.
Amanda: THE LAST BLESSING THAT WE HAD,
I TRULY FELT THAT, THIS IS GOING TO HELP,
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO LIVE HERE
AND BE ABLE TO LIVE OUR LIVES NORMAL.
GOOD JOB!
YOU IMMEDIATELY SEE THE DIFFERENCE
IN COLLIN AND AMANDA.
AMANDA WASN'T SLEEPING AS MUCH AS SHE WAS,
AND COLLIN WAS BACK TO ACTIVE, FULL OF ENERGY.
[ TIRES SQUEAL, COLLIN SCREAMS ]
Narrator: FOR MORE "A HAUNTING",
VISIT destinationamerica.com.
Narrator: AMANDA TOLLER IS HOPEFUL
THAT PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS
HAVE CLEANSED HER HOME OF AN EVIL ENTITY,
BUT JUST WHEN SHE THINKS IT'S SAFE...
NO!
[ SCREAMING ]
MOM! MOM! MOM!
COLLIN!
COLLIN, WHAT'S WRONG, HONEY? DID YOU HAVE A NIGHTMARE?
THE SCARY MAN...
THE SCARY MAN PUSHED ME.
WHAT SCARY MAN?
THE CAR HIT ME.
Amanda: COLLIN HAD WOKE UP CRYING,
AND HE SAID THAT HE HAD A REALLY BAD DREAM:
A MAN HAD PUSHED HIM INTO THE ROAD,
AND HE WAS HIT BY A CAR.
BILL. OH, MY GOD,
COLLIN JUST HAD A NIGHTMARE THAT SOMEONE KILLED HIM.
HIS DESCRIPTION WAS TOO GORY
AND DETAILED FOR A CHILD HIS AGE.
BILL, I'M SCARED.
WHAT? LISTEN.
GET OUT OF THE HOUSE NOW. I'M AT A PSYCHIC'S OFFICE.
HONEY, I'LL EXPLAIN LATER.
GET COLLIN TO THE SITTER AND GET OVER HERE NOW.
TEXT YOU THE ADDRESS.
OH, OKAY.
COME ON, BUDDY.
BILL, WHAT'S GOING ON? I WAS DRIVING BY HERE,
AND I JUST --
I JUST GOT THIS GUT FEELING THAT I NEEDED TO COME INSIDE.
Bill: I REMEMBER RIDIN' DOWN A ROAD
AND LOOKING UP AND JUST SEEING A SIGN,
AND I HAD A FEELING LIKE, "I SH --
I NEED TO GO IN HERE."
TELL MY WIFE WHAT YOU TOLD ME.
DON'T TAKE YOUR CHILDREN BACK TO THE HOUSE.
IT'S TOO DANGEROUS. WHAT?
YOUR SON HAD A NIGHTMARE ABOUT HIS DEATH, RIGHT?
YES. HOW DID YOU KNOW?
IT WAS A MAN PUSHING HIM IN FRONT OF A CAR.
IT WASN'T A NIGHTMARE, IT'S A THREAT
FROM AN EVIL ENTITY IN YOUR HOUSE.
DID YOU TELL HER ABOUT HIS DREAM?
NO. SHE TOLD ME, AND THEN YOU CALLED.
Amanda: THE PSYCHIC HAD TOLD US ABOUT THIS DREAM
THAT SHE ALREADY KNEW ABOUT EVEN BEFORE WE TOLD HER.
YEAH, THAT WAS DEFINITELY CONFIRMATION
THAT WHATEVER WAS THERE WAS REAL.
AND WHATEVER HE HAD DREAMT ABOUT WAS A WARNING.
I KNOW YOU LOVE AND CARE FOR YOUR SON DEEPLY.
DON'T TAKE HIM BACK TO THE HOUSE.
HE'S IN MORTAL DANGER.
Amanda: I FELT THAT THE CHILDREN WERE IN DANGER AND, I MEAN,
OUR WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN DANGER
AND IT WAS NOT SAFE TO BE THERE ANYMORE.
Narrator: THEY BOTH AGREE
THEIR DREAM IS NOW A NIGHTMARE.
AMANDA TAKES THE CHILDREN TO STAY WITH A RELATIVE
WHILE BILL MUST RETURN TO COLLECT HIS TOOLS FOR WORK.
[ TAP, TAP, TAP ]
WHAT WAS THAT? DID YOU HEAR...?
LET'S JUST GET THIS LOADED AND GET OUTTA HERE, PLEASE.
Bill: WE WERE GETTING THE SCAFFOLD AND STUFF
OUTTA THE BACKYARD AND WE WERE HEARING,
LIKE, TAPPING ON THE GLASS.
[ TAP, TAP, TAP ]
[ LOUDER TAPPING ]
UH, BILL?
Bill: AT THAT POINT I SAID, "LET'S KEEP GOING.
LET'S JUST HURRY UP AND GET THIS STUFF AND GET OUTTA HERE."
WHATEVER'S IN THERE CAN STAY IN THERE.
AIN'T GOTTA TELL ME TWICE.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S YOURS. YOU GOOD WITH THAT?
Narrator: THE TOLLERS NEVER SPEND ANOTHER NIGHT IN THE HOME
AND BEGIN TO REBUILD THEIR DREAMS IN A NEARBY TOWN.
Amanda: WHEN BILL AND I DROVE AWAY FROM THE HOUSE
FOR THE VERY LAST TIME,
IT WAS A MOMENT OF RELIEF
TO KNOW THAT IT WAS OVER,
IT WAS DONE
AND WE WEREN'T GONNA LOOK BACK EVER AGAIN.
Bill: WE BOUGHT A HOUSE. EVERYTHING'S PRETTY NORMAL.
NO WEIRD FEELINGS, NO ANXIETY.
EVERYTHING FELT LIKE IT SHOULD.
Amanda: IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
BEFORE, I WAS ATHEIST,
AND THEN THIS WHOLE THING CHANGED MY VIEW.
I BELIEVE IN GOD NOW FROM THAT WHOLE EXPERIENCE.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S STACK THESE BOXES UP,
AND, UH, WE'LL GO FOR ANOTHER ONE. OKAY?
Bill: DEFINITELY OPENED MY EYES
THAT THERE'S THING OUT THERE
THAT JUST... IT'S NOT AS
CUT AND DRY A LOT OF MOVIES AND STUFF MAKE IT SEEM.
IT'S A LOT MORE REAL WHEN YOU'RE THERE.
IT'S KINDA LIKE BEING IN A GLASS BOX,
LIKE, YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING AROUND YOU,
BUT YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF IT.
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE STUCK.
Narrator: THE TOLLERS HAVE MOVED ON,
BUT DEMONS NEVER DIE.