**
Narrator: AFTER A WIFE EXPERIENCES TRAGIC LOSS,
SHE FINDS LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS.
I THOUGHT, IT JUST HAS TO BE MY HUSBAND...
MIKE, IS THAT YOU?
...LETTING ME KNOW THAT HE'S STILL HERE.
Narrator: SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS HERE,
AND IT HAS A MESSAGE.
THE ENTITY WANTS YOU EITHER GONE OR IT WANTS YOU DEAD.
AAH! AAH! MOMMY.
I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.
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 IS IN MY ROOM.
...AND THE THINGS WE FEAR, THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED...
[ SCREAMING ]
...NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ LAUGHS ]
WHOO! THERE YOU ARE!
Narrator: IN THE SUMMER OF 2004,
THE STOW FAMILY IS LIVING THE DREAM,
A PERFECT MOMENT FROZEN IN TIME.
COME ON. LET'S PLAY.
WE HAD A VERY IDYLLIC LIFE.
YOUR TYPICAL SUBURBIA.
YOU KNOW, MOM STAYS AT HOME AND RAISES THE KIDS.
HONEY, COME HERE. I FEEL HER KICKING.
OH.
WE GOT MARRIED IN 1999.
OUR SON WAS BORN IN 2002.
WE WERE EXPECTING OUR DAUGHTER.
YOU READY TO MEET YOUR LITTLE SISTER?
-YEAH. -YEAH.
-YEAH? -[ LAUGHS ] MWAH.
MY HUSBAND WAS A VERY EASYGOING MAN.
HE WAS A GOOD DAD. HE WAS A GOOD HUSBAND.
WE GOT ALONG GREAT.
I USED TO WONDER, "HOW DID I GET SO LUCKY?"
-YAY! -HEY, LOOK UP.
Narrator: SUDDENLY, STACY'S HAPPINESS
IS SHATTERED BY A DISTURBING VISION.
[ HORN BLARES, CRASH ]
HONEY?
HONEY, ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH. YEAH, I'M OKAY.
[ CAMERON SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
I DIDN'T TELL HIM,
BUT WHAT I SAW WAS OUR CAR IN AN ACCIDENT.
-ALL RIGHT. [ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
OH, HOLD ON. HAVE A SEAT. [ RING ]
OH, IT'S WORK.
MY HUSBAND HAD JUST STARTED A NEW JOB.
-HEY, THIS IS MIKE. -HE WAS AN I.T. MANAGER.
AND HE LOVED COMPUTERS.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE RIGHT IN.
I'VE GOT TO GO.
SERVER'S DOWN. I'LL BE QUICK.
I'LL PICK UP DINNER SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COOK, OKAY?
OKAY.
[ Whispers ] BYE, SPORT.
WAIT.
ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE TO GO? -YEAH.
THEY CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT ME.
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY? -YEAH.
YEAH, I'M OKAY. -OKAY.
I JUST KINDA SHOOK IT OFF. I WAS PREGNANT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST HORMONES.
I DIDN'T TELL HIM WHAT I FELT.
**
Narrator: TIME STANDS STILL FOR STACY,
WHO CAN'T SEEM TO SHAKE THE EERIE VISION.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
MA'AM, I'M LOOKIN' FOR MRS. STOW.
-OH, MY GOD. -MA'AM?
WHEN THE POLICE OFFICER CAME TO MY DOOR,
I KNEW THAT MY PREMONITION WAS COMING TRUE.
AND HE SAID, "OKAY, MA'AM, I DON'T WANT YOU TO PANIC,
BUT THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT."
SIR. SIR, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
AND THEN HE GOES, "I'M SORRY. HE DIED."
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
-[ CRYING ] -I'M SORRY.
AND I STARTED SAYING, "I CAN'T DO THIS.
I CAN'T DO THIS. I CAN'T DO THIS ALONE."
Narrator: AFTER HER HUSBAND'S DEATH,
STACY PICKS UP THE PIECES OF HER LIFE
AND CARRIES ON AS BEST SHE CAN.
A LOT OF WIDOWS THAT GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
THEY CANNOT STAND TO STAY IN THE HOUSE.
I, ON THE OTHER HAND, I COULD NOT LEAVE.
THIS IS OUR HOME.
MY HUSBAND AND I BUILT THIS HOME.
HE'S HERE. I CAN'T LEAVE.
Narrator: BRYN IS NOW 9 AND HER BROTHER, CAMERON, 12.
TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY --
STACY AND HER LATE HUSBAND'S WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M SEEING A PLACE FOR DAD.
I NEVER GOT TO MEET MY DAD
BECAUSE WHILE I WAS IN MY MOM'S STOMACH,
THAT'S WHEN HE DIED.
I'M VERY INTO VIDEO GAMES AND COMPUTERS.
I KINDA WANT TO BE THE SAME JOB AS MY -- MY DAD HAD.
CAMERON, PUT YOUR GAME AWAY.
PUT YOUR GAME AWAY.
I'M ALMOST DONE WITH THIS LEVEL.
IT'S TIME TO EAT. YOU COULD PLAY LATER.
OOH, LOOKS GOOD.
CAMERON WAS VERY EASYGOING, JUST LIKE HIS DAD.
UM, JUST A EASY KID.
BRYN, DO YOU WANNA SAY GRACE?
SURE.
MY SON IS MY HUSBAND.
-THANK YOU, LORD... -AND BRYN IS ME.
...THROUGH RAIN AND SUNNY WEATHER.
AND BRYN IS EXTREMELY SMART,
EVEN AT THAT AGE.
MY DAUGHTER WAS LIKE A LITTLE ADULT.
THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS, OUR FOOD
AND THAT WE'RE HERE TOGETHER.
AMEN. -AMEN.
IT WAS A TOUGH THING TO COPE WITH.
BUT AS A FAMILY, AFTER MY HUSBAND DIED,
I TRIED TO KEEP THINGS AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE FOR THEM.
THIS LOOKS SO GOOD.
ONE AFTERNOON, MY KIDS WERE GONE,
AND I WAS CLEANING.
I WAS LIKE, "WHERE DID THIS COME FROM? WHAT IS THIS?"
THE TEDDY BEAR WAS HOLDING A HEART,
AND INSIDE THE HEART WAS AN ORANGE STONE.
AND IT WAS LIKE A LIGHTBULB WENT OFF IN MY HEAD.
AND I WENT, "OH, MY GOSH. THAT'S MY HUSBAND'S BIRTHSTONE."
MIKE, IS THAT YOU?
I THOUGHT, HE'S JUST LETTING ME KNOW
THAT HE'S NEVER REALLY ACTUALLY GONE ANY WHERE.
HE'S STILL HERE.
Narrator: A FEW DAYS LATER,
CAMERON IS HANGING OUT IN THE LIVING ROOM.
[ FLAMES WHOOSH ]
I STARTED FEELING REALLY HOT.
AND I LOOKED OVER AND SAW THE FIREPLACE WAS ON.
[ CLICKS BUTTON ]
I JUST KINDA GOT A WEIRD FEELING.
I FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN THE ROOM WITH ME.
MOM.
SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THE FIREPLACE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
IT -- IT TURNED ON BY ITSELF TWICE.
WELL, IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE NOW.
WHERE'D YOU GET THAT? DID YOU TAKE THAT FROM MY ROOM?
NO. I FOUND IT ON THE TABLE.
COME ON. AREN'T YOU GOING TO THE MOVIES WITH CHARLIE?
-YEAH. -GO GET READY.
MY THING WAS, "OH, IT'S MY HUSBAND.
HE'S PLAYING A JOKE ON US."
THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED.
I WAS STRANGELY COMFORTED BY IT.
IT WAS A WAY
OF HELPING ME TO COPE WITH THE LOSS,
THAT I WOULD TELL MYSELF,
"ALTHOUGH HE'S NOT HERE PHYSICALLY, I KNOW HE'S HERE.
I CAN FEEL HIM HERE."
HONEY.
**
Narrator: STACY STOW HAS BEEN FEELING A PRESENCE IN HER HOME.
HONEY. HONEY.
HONEY.
WHEN I GOT THE COURAGE TO TURN AROUND,
I SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE AN INDENTATION ON THE BED.
Narrator: ALTHOUGH STACY'S FRIGHTENED,
SHE CONVINCES HERSELF IT'S HER HUSBAND...
MIKE, IS THAT YOU?
WHO DIED IN A TRAGIC CAR ACCIDENT YEARS AGO.
I THOUGHT, IT JUST HAS TO BE MY HUSBAND.
MY HEARTBEAT SLOWED DOWN.
AND I JUST KINDA TOOK A DEEP BREATH
AND FELL BACK INTO A PEACEFUL SLEEP.
Narrator: SO FAR, STACY IS THE ONLY ONE
WHO HAS SENSED THE SPIRIT OF MIKE IN THE HOUSE.
THEIR TWO CHILDREN, CAMERON AND BRYN, HAVE NOT.
[ BRYN SCREAMS ]
IT WAS REALLY TALL AND BLACK WITH CAT EYES.
MOMMY! MOMMY! MOMMY! MOMMY! MOMMY!
COME ON. PLEASE.
[ PANTING ]
AAH! NO. STOP IT! PLEASE, STOP IT!
IT WAS PULLING ME DOWN THE HALLWAY.
LIKE, DRAGGING ME.
WHEN I WOKE UP FROM THAT DREAM, I WAS TERRIFIED. I WAS SCARED.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
MOMMY!
MOMMY. MOMMY. MOM, PLEASE WAKE UP.
PLEASE, PLEASE. MOMMY. [ CRYING ]
I WAS SITTING THERE, CRYING.
AND MY MOM DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THIS THING IN MY ROOM, IT TRIED TO GET ME.
IT WAS JUST A NIGHTMARE.
IT WAS HUGE. AND IT HAD THESE EYES.
SHE WAS CRYING, JUST TEARS STREAMING DOWN HER FACE.
WHAT HAPPENED? SHE OKAY?
YEAH. SHE JUST HAD A BAD DREAM.
GO BACK TO BED, SWEETIE.
I WAS REALLY WORRIED FOR MY SISTER.
OKAY.
MY MOM JUST SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.
IT'S JUST NIGHTMARES AND NOTHING ELSE.
YOU CAN STAY WITH ME. COME HERE. COME ON.
IT WAS SO SCARY.
[ CONTINUES CRYING ]
AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT, WELL, ALL KIDS HAVE NIGHTMARES.
AND THEY GO THROUGH NIGHTMARE STAGES.
AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THAT IT WAS NORMAL,
AND I WAS OKAY, AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
SHE REPLAYS THE INCIDENT IN HER MIND AGAIN AND AGAIN,
NOT FULLY CONVINCED IT WAS A DREAM.
COME ON. PLEASE.
I WAS, LIKE, "THIS IS REAL."
AAH! NO! SOMEBODY, HELP ME!
IT WAS JUST HORRIBLE.
I WAS IN MY ROOM.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
IT WAS LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN THERE.
[ LOUD BREATHING ]
HE LOOKED LIKE MY DAD, BLUE EYES, BROWN HAIR.
DADDY?
IT'S ME, HONEY.
[ Deep voice ] I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU.
THE FACE JUST STARTED TRANSFORMING INTO BLACK.
[ GROWLING ]
**
Narrator: 9-YEAR-OLD BRYN STOW ONCE AGAIN SEES AN EVIL MONSTER.
BUT THIS TIME, IT'S NOT A NIGHTMARE.
IT WAS THE SAME FIGURE FROM THE DREAM.
IT WAS THE EXACT SAME PERSON.
IT HAD THE CAT EYES.
-[ GROWLS ] -[ SCREAMS ]
[ SCREAMS ] -BRYN. BRYN.
-NO. NO. GET AWAY. -SHE WAS SO TERRIFIED.
IT WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING THAT I HAD EVER SEEN OR HEARD HER DO.
-NO! -HONEY, HONEY. IT'S MOM.
CALM DOWN. CALM DOWN. WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
IT'S IN THERE. THERE'S SOMETHING IN MY ROOM.
-THERE'S SOMETHING IN YOUR ROOM? -YES.
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE. -OKAY.
WAIT HERE. WAIT, WAIT.
DO YOU SEE IT?
IT'S IN THERE.
HONEY, THERE'S NOTHING THERE. BUT WHAT DID YOU SEE?
-I SAW DAD. -OH, BRYN.
I-I KNEW HE WAS HERE WITH US. I'VE BEEN FEELING HIM, TOO.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. IT WASN'T DAD.
IT WAS A MONSTER. -NO, NO, NO.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, HONEY?
ARE YOU SURE IT WASN'T JUST A BAD DREAM?
-NO! -SHE'S LIKE, "NO, MOMMY.
HE WAS THERE. I WAS NOT DREAMING."
-IT WAS REAL. -HONEY, YOU'LL BE OKAY.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT, OKAY? WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
IT'LL BE OKAY. YOU'LL BE OKAY, SWEETIE.
Narrator: THINKING BRYN IS JUST HAVING NIGHT TERRORS,
STACY MOVES HER INTO HER ROOM
UNTIL THEY PASS, WHILE 12-YEAR-OLD CAMERON
CONTINUES TO SLEEP IN HIS BEDROOM.
I WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO GET A SNACK.
THE WHISPERS STARTED IN THE KITCHEN.
I COULDN'T TELL WHERE THEY WERE COMING FROM
OR WHAT THEY WERE SAYING.
I LOOKED AROUND. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
IT WAS ABOUT 6-FEET TALL, LOOKED LIKE A MAN.
IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD A FACE, BUT I COULDN'T MAKE IT OUT.
I COULD ONLY SEE ITS EYES.
IT WAS PROBABLY THE SCARIEST THING
I'VE SEEN IN MY LIFE.
MOM, I SAW IT. IT WAS HERE.
HE WAS SHAKING. HE WAS TREMBLING.
AND HIS FACE WAS JUST DRAINED OF COLOR.
HIS EYES WERE JUST HUGE.
MY SON IS NOT A CHILD THAT IS EASILY SHAKEN,
BUT THIS DEFINITELY SHOOK HIM.
HE WAS VERY AFRAID.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT KIND OF FEAR.
WHAT HAPPENED?
[ PANTING ] I SAW THIS DARK THING.
AND IT WAS -- IT WAS LIKE A SHADOW.
AND IT HAD THESE GLOWING EYES.
IT JUST HIT ME,
"WOW. NOW MY SON IS DESCRIBING THE SAME THING
THAT MY DAUGHTER IS DESCRIBING."
OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR ROOM TONIGHT?
OF COURSE, SWEETIE. OF COURSE YOU CAN.
THIS IS NOT RIGHT.
THIS IS NOT MY HUSBAND.
MY HUSBAND WOULD NOT
BE TERRIFYING MY CHILDREN LIKE THIS.
THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE.
AT THAT MOMENT, I KNEW MY HOUSE WAS HAUNTED,
AND I KNEW I NEEDED TO GET HELP.
Narrator: STACY CONTACTS A PARANORMAL GROUP,
WHO PUTS HER IN TOUCH WITH THE PERSON EXPERTS TURN TO
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS.
MY NAME'S JOHNNY, AND I CLASSIFY MYSELF AS A CLEANER.
WHAT I DO IS REALLY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
I GO AND I CLEAN A RESIDENCE
OF THE ENTITY OR ENTITIES.
AND THAT'S MY SOLE PURPOSE.
THEY WERE IN DANGER.
THIS IS A KIND OF CASE
WHERE THE ENTITY WANTS YOU EITHER GONE
OR IT WANTS YOU DEAD.
THERE IS A VERY DARK PRESENCE.
MOST PEOPLE WOULD CALL IT DEMONIC.
DEMONIC?
WHEN I FOUND OUT FROM JOHNNY THAT THE BIG THING
THAT HAD TRIED TO GET MY DAUGHTER WAS DEMONIC,
I JUST WANTED TO GET MY KIDS AND RUN.
DEMONS OR DEMONIC ENERGY TAKE ON YOUR WORST FEARS
IN YOUR MIND AND PORTRAY THEM.
IF YOU THINK IT'S A DEMON,
YOU'RE GOING TO PERCEIVE A DEMON.
IF YOU THINK IT'S SATAN,
YOU WILL PERCEIVE THAT IT'S SATAN.
I BELIEVE WE NEED TO DO A CLEANSING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
JUST TELL US WHAT TO DO.
I AM AT WAR WITH THE ENTITIES IN THIS HOME.
IT'S A SPIRITUAL WAR, SO YOU MAY NOT SEE ANYTHING,
BUT KNOW THEY ARE HERE.
DURING THE CLEANSING,
I PUSH MY MIND THROUGH THE HOUSE.
AND I GO FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
THE DARK ENTITY THAT I'M AFTER,
ALL I SEE IS A MASSIVE BLACK BLOB.
SOMETIMES, THEY'LL ATTACK ME.
AAH! UHH! NO!
SOMETHING GRABBED MY ANKLE.
AAH! MOMMY! MOMMY! HELP! NO!
DON'T -- DON'T -- DON'T LET HIM TAKE ME.
AAH!
**
I AM AT WAR WITH THE ENTITIES IN THIS HOME.
Narrator: WITH THE HELP OF A PARANORMAL EXPERT,
THE STOW FAMILY IS WAGING WAR
AGAINST A DEMONIC ENTITY HAUNTING THEIR HOME.
[ GROWLING ]
THE ENTITIES WILL TRY TO THE LAST SECOND
TO OBTAIN WHAT THEY THINK IS THEIRS.
AND IN THIS CASE,
THEY DECIDED THAT THEY WEREN'T GONNA LET GO.
AAH! MOMMY!
I WAS JUST TERRIFIED.
I WAS SCARED
THAT A DEMON WAS TRYING TO ATTACH ITSELF TO ME
AND TAKE ME WITH IT.
Stacy: I FELT JUST COMPLETELY POWERLESS.
AND I WAS SCREAMING, "NO, NO.
YOU CAN'T HAVE HER."
-AAH! -BRYN! BRYN!
Narrator: JOHNNY JUMPS INTO ACTION.
-NO! LET GO! -BRYN!
-[ SCREAMING ] -BRYN! BRYN!
YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE!
I FOCUS ALL MY ENERGY INTO ONE PLACE,
AND I GO, "BAM."
AND IT'S LIGHTS OUT.
BE GONE!
EVERYTHING JUST STOPPED
AND THE AIR FELT EASY TO BREATHE.
BRYN! BRYN! BRYN! ARE YOU OKAY?
IS HE GONE? IS HE GONE?
HE'S GONE. YOU'RE SAFE NOW.
[ CRYING ] MOMMY.
I HUGGED MY MOM, AND SHE WAS LIKE, "THIS WORKED.
IT WORKED. IT'S GONE."
Narrator: BUT JOHNNY WARNS STACY THAT ALTHOUGH THEY ARE SAFE NOW,
THE FAMILY COULD BE VULNERABLE TO NEW ENTITIES.
CHILDREN ATTRACT NEGATIVE ENERGIES
BECAUSE THEY'RE SO OPEN.
THEY HAVEN'T BUILT UP, UM, THE ABILITY TO FEND THINGS OFF.
JOHNNY TOLD ME WHEN YOU CLEAN OUT A HOUSE,
ANYTHING THAT IS OUTSIDE THE HOUSE
IS GONNA SENSE THAT VOID,
AND THEY'RE GONNA TRY TO GET IN.
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT YEAR,
THE STOWS GROW MORE AND MORE CONFIDENT
THAT THE CLEANING WORKED.
Bryn: IT FELT GOOD IN THE HOUSE.
I FELT SAFE, AND I FELT LIKE
I WAS ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE I WANTED IN THE HOUSE.
SO I WAS SLEEPING IN MY ROOM. I WAS FINE.
HEY. YOU OKAY?
I THINK SO.
IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN STILL SLEEP IN MY ROOM.
-MOM, I'M FINE. -OKAY.
I JUST KNEW MY HOUSE WAS MINE AGAIN
AND IT WAS JUST DONE.
THIS NEW BEGINNING WAS EXACTLY WHAT MY FAMILY NEEDED.
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ] BRYN, RIGHT HERE.
I CAN SEE YOU. RIGHT HERE. -[ SCREAMING ]
I HEARD VOICES WHISPERING, SCREAMING AT ME.
CAN YOU HEAR US?
I'M GOING TO GET YOU. WE'RE GOING TO KILL YOU.
KILL YOU. KILL YOU.
"WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU. WE'RE GONNA KILL YOU."
[ SCREAMING CONTINUES ]
AAH! UHH!
I WAS SUPER SCARED.
I THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY.
I WASN'T SURE IF THIS WAS REAL.
IT WAS MY MIND PLAYING TRICKS ON ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW.
AAH!
THE FACES I SAW ALL AROUND, THEY WERE TRAPPED.
THEY WERE BANGING, SCREAMING, "LET US IN. LET US IN.
HELP US. HELP US."
[ SCREAMS ]
[ SCREAMING ]
**
Narrator: 9-YEAR-OLD BRYN STOW
BELIEVES SHE IS TRAPPED IN A LIVING NIGHTMARE.
I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS MY MIND PLAYING TRICKS ON ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW.
I WAS TERRIFIED FOR MY LIFE.
[ SCREAMING ]
[ SCREAMS ] MOM, HE'S BACK!
MOMMY, MOMMY, HE'S BACK.
HONEY, I'M HERE. I'M HERE. YOU'RE SAFE. YOU'RE SAFE.
IT'S BACK. HE'S BACK.
WHAT IS BACK? WHAT'S BACK?
THAT THING FROM MY ROOM. IT SAID IT WANTED TO KILL ME.
NO, NO. JOHNNY SAID THAT HE CLEANED OUT THE HOUSE.
IT'S GOOD. NO, IT CAN'T BE.
IT CAN'T BE. WHAT'S WRONG? -OW!
WHAT HURTS? WHAT HURTS?
SHE SHOWED ME THE SCRATCHES,
THREE VERTICAL, ANGRY, RED SCRATCHES.
THEY LOOKED ALMOST LIKE YOU GOT SCRATCHED BY A CAT.
I WAS TRYING NOT TO LOSE IT IN FRONT OF HER.
I WAS TRYING TO BE CALM.
BUT MY HEART, IT WAS RACING.
UM, LET'S GO CLEAN IT UP. COME ON. COME ON.
I WAS AT MY WIT'S END.
IT'S BACK.
AND THIS TIME, IT HAS GOTTEN PHYSICAL.
-[ CRYING ] MOMMY. -IT ACTUALLY THREATENED HER.
IT HURTS.
Narrator: INSTEAD OF CALLING JOHNNY THE CLEANER,
THE FAMILY DECIDES TO TRY A NEW APPROACH.
CLAUDIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING SO QUICKLY.
-OF COURSE. -WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WAIT A MINUTE.
Narrator: STACY REACHES OUT TO A GIFTED CLAIRVOYANT.
MY NAME IS CLAUDIA GRANGER.
ORIGINALLY, I'M FROM GERMANY.
AND I'M A PSYCHIC MEDIUM AND A TEACHER AND HEALER.
WHEN I'M SHOWN INTO THE HOUSE,
I FELT, IMMEDIATELY,
A VERY DARK, EXTREMELY NASTY PRESENCE.
THERE WAS A CEREMONY HERE,
A SEANCE.
I SEE TWO GIRLS.
TEENAGERS.
THEY'RE RELATED TO YOU.
MY NIECES.
THEY WATCHED OUR HOUSE WHEN WE WERE ON VACATION.
THAT -- THAT WAS RIGHT BEFORE ALL THIS STARTED.
MY NIECES WERE VERY CLOSE WITH BOTH ME AND MY HUSBAND.
MY HUSBAND AND I PRACTICALLY RAISED THEM.
THEY PUT SOME CANDLES ON.
THEY PUT THEIR HANDS TOGETHER IN A CIRCLE.
AND THEY WERE CALLING ON THEIR RELATIVE.
THEY WERE CALLING ON SPIRITS.
WE'RE REACHING OUT TO CONNECT WITH OUR LOST UNCLE MIKE.
ARE YOU THERE, UNCLE MIKE?
CAN YOU HEAR US?
I BELIEVE THEY WERE TRYING TO CONTACT THE SPIRIT
OF YOUR LATE HUSBAND.
OH, MY HUSBAND?
MY GOD. WHAT DID THEY DO?
UNCLE MIKE, ARE YOU THERE?
WE REALLY MISS YOU.
WHAT WAS THAT? -WHAT? NOTHING. COME ON.
THEY'VE OPENED UP A PORTAL
AT YOUR HOUSE.
THAT'S WHY ALL OF THE ACTIVITY HAS STARTED UP AGAIN.
A PORTAL?
IT'S LIKE A DOORWAY TO THE OTHER WORLD.
IF NOT PROPERLY CLOSED, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.
IT ALLOWS SPIRITS
AND OTHER ENTITIES TO COME THROUGH.
I COULD SEE THE PORTAL DIRECTLY IN BRYN'S BEDROOM.
PLEASE TALK TO US.
THE GIRLS GOT SCARED AND SCREAMED AND LEFT,
AND SO THE CIRCLE STAYED OPEN.
WHEN A CIRCLE OF ENERGY IS BROKEN ABRUPTLY,
IT CREATES, LIKE, A RIFT IN EXISTENCE.
AND THAT RIFT THEN CAN WIDEN.
IN THAT MOMENT, IT WAS A FREE-FOR-ALL FOR THE SPIRITS,
WHOEVER WAS CLOSE BY, TO COME AND VISIT.
THAT'S WHEN THE NEGATIVITY COULD REALLY COME IN.
I THINK THAT YOUR FAMILY IS IN DANGER.
WE NEED TO CLOSE THIS PORTAL RIGHT AWAY.
OKAY.
I NEED YOU ALL TO JOIN HANDS
AND REMAIN IN CONSTANT PRAYER WITH ME.
AND NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, I WANT YOU TO KEEP PRAYING
AND STAY FOCUSED, OKAY?
I NEED YOU TO ENVISION A GOLDEN LIGHT FILLING THE ROOM
AND SURROUNDING YOUR HOUSE, OKAY?
SHE JUST TOLD US ALL JUST TO CONCENTRATE ON THAT,
ENVISION THE HAPPINESS AND THE LOVE AND THE LIGHT.
YOU READY?
All: LET LOVE AND LIGHT STREAM FORTH
FROM THE HEART OF GOD ONTO THIS EARTH.
SEAL THE DOOR WHERE THE EVIL DWELLS.
MAY HEAVENLY LIGHT BE ANCHORED IN THIS HOUSE
SO THAT IT REMOVES THE DARK AND BECOMES A GATEWAY TO HEAVEN.
All: LET LOVE AND LIGHT STREAM FORTH
FROM THE HEART OF GOD ONTO THIS EARTH.
SEAL THE DOOR WHERE THE EVIL DWELLS.
LET LOVE AND LIGHT STREAM FORTH
FROM THE HEART OF GOD ONTO THIS EARTH.
SEAL THE DOOR WHERE THE EVIL DWELLS.
LET LOVE AND LIGHT STREAM FORTH
FROM THE HEART OF GOD ONTO THIS EARTH.
SEAL THE DOOR WHERE THE EVIL DWELLS.
KEEP PRAYING!
[ GROWLS ]
Narrator: FOR MORE, "A HAUNTING,"
VISIT destinationamerica.com.
**
LET LOVE AND LIGHT STREAM FORTH FROM THE HEART OF GOD...
Narrator: THE STOW FAMILY IS FIGHTING
TO CLOSE A PORTAL IN THEIR HOME
WITH THE HELP OF PSYCHIC MEDIUM CLAUDIA GRANGER.
...STREAM FORTH FROM THE HEART OF GOD ONTO THIS EARTH.
SEAL THE DOOR WHERE THE EVIL DWELLS.
LET LOVE AND LIGHT STREAM FORTH
FROM THE HEART OF GOD ONTO THIS EARTH.
SEAL THE DOOR WHERE THE EVIL DWELLS.
LET LOVE AND LIGHT STREAM FORTH
FROM THE HEART OF GOD ONTO THIS EARTH.
SEAL THE DOOR WHERE THE EVIL DWELLS.
-KEEP PRAYING! -LET LOVE AND LIGHT STREAM FORTH
FROM THE HEART OF GOD ONTO THIS EARTH,
SEAL THE DOOR WHERE THE EVIL DWELLS.
LET LOVE AND LIGHT STREAM FORTH
FROM THE HEART OF GOD ONTO THIS EARTH.
AMEN!
AMEN. AMEN.
I OPENED MY EYES,
AND AT THAT MOMENT, I JUST KNEW, INSTINCTUALLY,
THAT IT WAS FINALLY OVER.
IT'S CLOSED.
MY HOUSE WAS MINE AGAIN.
THANK YOU.
I FELT LIKE A GIANT WEIGHT HAD BEEN LIFTED OFF MY SHOULDERS.
MAYBE YOU WANT A CUP OF COFFEE BEFORE YOU GO? OR...
YES, PLEASE.
-YOU OKAY? -YEAH.
Narrator: BUT BEFORE SHE GOES,
CLAUDIA HAS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT
TO TELL THE FAMILY ABOUT BRYN.
BRYN, MAY I SPEAK WITH YOU FOR A MINUTE?
YEAH.
BRYN...
I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE
A VERY SPECIAL GIFT.
I THINK BRYN IS PSYCHIC,
AND THAT'S WHY THE ACTIVITY IN THE HOUSE FOCUSED ON HER.
WHEN I LOOKED INTO BRYN'S EYES FOR THE FIRST TIME,
I INSTANTLY KNEW THAT THIS WAS A PSYCHIC CHILD.
BRYN SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN TARGETED
BY THE NEGATIVE SPIRITS OF THE PORTAL
BECAUSE SHE COULD SEE THEM.
I KIND OF KNEW THAT THERE WAS SENSITIVITY.
I HAD A FEELING THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED THE GIFT.
I WAS THINKING, "THIS MAKES SENSE NOW.
ALL THE PUZZLE PIECES ARE JUST COMING TOGETHER.
I UNDERSTAND."
BRYN SAID SHE SAW HER FATHER.
I THINK THE DEMON DISGUISED ITSELF AS YOUR DAD
TO GAIN YOUR TRUST SO THAT YOU'D LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.
I WAS ANGRY.
AND FOR IT TO MASQUERADE ITSELF
AS MY HUSBAND WAS, LIKE, THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL.
WHAT DO I DO IF IT COMES BACK?
I CAN TRAIN YOU.
YOU WON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID ANY MORE.
SHE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED SOME GUIDANCE
ON HOW TO LEARN HOW TO PROTECT HERSELF.
WHAT KIND OF HELPED ME A LITTLE WAS THAT CLAUDIA TOLD ME,
YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA HELP YOU.
I'M GONNA GUIDE YOU THROUGH THIS.
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY. I'M HERE.
[ Whispers ] COME ON.
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,
THE FAMILY IS ABLE TO MOVE ON FROM THE HORRIFIC ORDEAL.
AS OF TODAY, MY KIDS ARE BOTH THRIVING.
THEY'RE DOING WELL IN SCHOOL. I KNOW THAT THEY'RE HAPPY.
I'M HAPPY.
READY, SET, GO!
Cameron: I WAS REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAD OUR HOUSE BACK
AND THAT ME AND MY SISTER COULD PLAY AGAIN.
AND WE COULD JUST BE KIDS AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON BEFORE.
BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENED, I WAS A SKEPTIC.
BUT THEN AFTER
THIS DARK, TERRIFYING CHAPTER IN OUR LIVES,
IT HAS NOW HIT HOME THAT THERE ARE THINGS OUT THERE
THAT WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.
THERE IS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND.
I BELIEVE VERY MUCH THAT IT IS REAL.
Bryn: I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.
I THINK THIS HAS AFFECTED MY LIFE.
AND I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE.
I THINK I WAS GIVEN THIS GIFT TO BECOME CONFIDENT,
TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE
WITH THINGS LIKE DEMONS IN THEIR HOUSE.
Stacy: MAYBE SHE IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING
THAT WILL TURN THIS WORLD ON ITS EAR.
SHE'S GONNA DO SOMETHING BIG.
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