Narrator: A MAN SEEKS A FRESH START IN A NEW HOME...
SO THIS IS IT, HUH?
YEAH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HELPING ME MOVE IN.
BUT SOON REALIZES THE HOUSE HAS OTHER PLANS.
LOOKS LIKE THEY LEFT IN A HURRY.
THERE ARE SIGNS THAT SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG.
"DARKNESS AND DEATH SURROUND ME."
SURROUND ME...
A LOT OF THE POEMS WERE ABOUT SUICIDE.
Narrator: EVIL IS ALL AROUND.
Ferguson: THEY WERE ALMOST LIKE VAMPIRES.
THEY WERE FEEDING ON HIS MISERY.
Al: I'D NEVER BEEN SO SCARED IN MY LIFE.
THAT WAS TERROR. REAL TERROR.
PROTECT ME FROM WHATEVER'S INSIDE THIS HOUSE.
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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IN THE WINTER OF 2007, AL GONZALES EMBARKS
ON A NEW CHAPTER IN HIS LIFE.
SO THIS IS IT, HUH?
YEAH. NEW PLACE.
SURE IS BIG.
YEAH, I KNOW.
Al: I WAS GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE
AND FOUND A HOME THAT I REALLY LIKED,
A PLACE THAT I THOUGHT I COULD REALLY LIVE IN
FOR YEARS TO COME.
OH, WOW.
WHEN I FIRST SEEN THE HOUSE FROM THE OUTSIDE,
IT LOOKED GREAT.
WHAT IS ALL THIS STUFF?
LOOKS LIKE THEY LEFT IN A HURRY.
WHAT WAS REALLY ODD ABOUT THE WHOLE SCENARIO
IS THEY LEFT A LOT OF PERSONAL BELONGINGS BEHIND
THAT YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO TAKE WITH THEM.
500 BUCKS. I DIDN'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
Al: THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID,
"IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, WE'LL SELL YOU EVERYTHING
IN THE HOUSE FOR $500."
COUCHES, TELEVISIONS,
DISHES IN THE CUPBOARDS, EVERYTHING.
I REALLY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS STRANGE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A BLESSING,
'CAUSE AFTER THE DIVORCE, I LITERALLY HAD NOTHING.
HEY, WE GOT TO GET DAD OVER HERE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOT TO SHOW HIM YOUR NEW PLACE.
I'LL SEND HIM A FEW PHOTOS AND CALL HIM LATER.
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,
AL TRIES TO GET USED TO LIVING ALONE.
Al: IT WAS A PRETTY ROUGH TIME FOR ME.
I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT HAVING A NEW HOUSE,
NEW BEGINNING, REALLY.
THERE WAS SO MUCH STUFF IN THE HOUSE LEFT
BY THE PREVIOUS OWNERS
THAT I FOUND THINGS CONSTANTLY
THAT I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT THEY HAD LEFT BEHIND.
ONE DAY, WHEN I WAS CLEANING UP,
I FOUND A MANILA ENVELOPE.
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE TAX PAPERS
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I WAS GOING TO THROW IT AWAY,
BUT MY CURIOSITY GOT THE MOST OF ME.
WHAT?
IT WAS POEMS ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS IN LIFE.
AS I READ MORE AND MORE OF THEM, THEY STARTED TO GET DARKER.
MAN.
A LOT OF THE POEMS WERE ABOUT SUICIDE,
LAYING ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR, BLOOD COMING FROM THEIR MOUTH.
I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS WRITTEN BY SOMEBODY
WHO HAD LIVED IN THE HOUSE.
SHE DESCRIBED DARK THINGS HAPPENING IN HER LIFE
AND SHE NO LONGER WANTED TO LIVE.
I AM GONE.
Al: IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A TORMENTED PERSON.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
I STARTED HEARING FOOTSTEPS DOWN THE HALLWAY.
YOU COULD HEAR THE CRACKING OF THE FLOORBOARDS,
LIKE SOMEBODY WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY VERY HEAVILY.
I WASN'T ALONE. SOMEBODY WAS IN THE HOUSE.
DIDN'T FIND ANYBODY, DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
I FOUND MYSELF LIVING IN A DARK HOUSE
AND A HOUSE THAT HAD DARK SECRETS, MAYBE.
Narrator: FOR NOW, AL CHOOSES TO IGNORE HIS SUSPICIONS
AND GETS TO WORK SETTING UP HIS HOME OFFICE.
Al: MY OLDER BROTHER HAD A BUSINESS
WHERE WE FOUND SUBCONTRACT WORK FOR THE MILITARY.
MY JOB WAS TO HELP FIND
APPROPRIATE PEOPLE FOR APPROPRIATE JOBS.
[ THUDDING ]
WHEN I WAS SITTING THERE,
I HEARD A NOISE IN THE LIVING ROOM.
[ THUDDING CONTINUES ]
THERE'S MOVEMENT OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE.
IT LOOKED LIKE -- LIKE A SHADOW.
GEEZ!
Narrator: AFTER A DIFFICULT DIVORCE,
AL GONZALES SEEKS A FRESH START IN A NEW HOME.
BUT SO FAR, THE HOUSE HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT PEACEFUL.
GEEZ!
Al: I CAME FACE-TO-FACE WITH SOMETHING
THAT WAS DEFINITELY
NOT OF MY WORLD.
I STARTED TO TELL MYSELF THAT MAYBE GHOSTS DO EXIST.
MAYBE THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED.
AL?
Narrator: ONE NIGHT, AL'S BROTHER MARIO
DROPS BY TO CHECK ON HIM.
Mario: I WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIM.
I WANTED TO SPEND TIME WITH HIM
BECAUSE HE WAS GOING THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS
IN HIS LIFE AT THE TIME.
THE HOME WAS VERY DEPRESSING.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE FEELING OF THE HOUSE AT ALL.
IT WAS LIKE WALKING IN A FUNERAL HOME
WITH NO ONE THERE,
THAT TYPE OF FEELING.
AL? YOU IMMEDIATELY JUST
DON'T WANT TO BE THERE.
HEY. WHAT'S GOING ON? HEY.
WELL, THE PLACE LOOKS BETTER ALL CLEANED UP, DOESN'T IT?
YEAH, SURE. IT LOOKS GOOD.
LOOK WHAT I FOUND WHEN I WAS CLEANING UP.
SOMEONE LEFT THEM BEHIND.
THEY WERE VERY ODD, DEPRESSING POEMS.
TALK ABOUT KILLING THEMSELVES.
WEIRD STUFF.
IT SOUNDED TO ME
LIKE SOMETHING THAT EDGAR ALLAN POE WOULD WRITE.
MAN, THESE ARE DEPRESSING.
YOU SHOULD THROW THEM OUT.
UH, YEAH, DEFINITELY.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU SEEM TIRED.
I'VE BEEN HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE SLEEPING.
NO BIG DEAL.
HE WAS MENTALLY DRAINED BECAUSE HE WAS SPENDING A LOT OF HOURS
AND A LOT OF TIME WORRYING ABOUT HIS DIVORCE
AND WORRYING ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS.
HEY, DAD CALLED.
TOLD ME HE HASN'T HEARD FROM YOU LATELY.
YEAH, I GUESS I'VE BEEN A LITTLE DISTRACTED.
HEY.
HAVE YOU EVER...
EVER WHAT?
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
NEVER MIND.
Al: WHAT I EXPERIENCED IN THE HOUSE,
IT WAS STILL SOMETHING I WAS TRYING TO HIDE,
STILL SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T NECESSARILY FEEL COMFORTABLE
TELLING OTHER PEOPLE.
Narrator: THAT NIGHT, MARIO SLEEPS IN THE GUEST BEDROOM.
Mario: FOR SOME WEIRD REASON,
I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE ROOM.
I WOULD WAKE UP EVERY HALF-HOUR.
I FELT LIKE SOMEBODY WAS HOVERING OVER ME.
I FELT LIKE SOMEBODY WAS WATCHING ME.
IT WAS JUST A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING.
AND I JUST WANTED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE.
THE NEXT DAY, I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T SLEEP WELL.
I TOLD HIM IT WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE TO SLEEP OUTSIDE.
Narrator: FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
AL ATTEMPTS TO KEEP HIS MIND OCCUPIED.
Al: I WAS IN MY OFFICE, DOING SOME WORK.
[ BANGING ]
Narrator: BUT WHATEVER IS IN THE HOUSE CONTINUES TO TORMENT HIM.
I HEARD AS IF SOMEBODY WAS TAKING THEIR FIST,
BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG.
SO LOUD, SO SUDDEN, AND IT REALLY MADE MY HEART RACE.
[ BANGING ]
IT WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE, IN THE WALL.
[ BANGING ]
KEEP ME, OH, LORD, FROM THE HANDS OF THE WICKED.
[ BANGING ]
PLEASE MAKE THESE SOUNDS STOP.
Al: I WAS SCARED.
AND PROTECT ME FROM WHATEVER'S INSIDE THIS HOUSE.
Al: I ASKED FOR IT TO GO AWAY.
I PRAYED.
Narrator: BUT AL'S PRAYERS GO UNANSWERED.
Al: THEY DIDN'T WORK.
RELIGION DIDN'T HELP.
PRAYER DIDN'T HELP.
Narrator: IN THE SPRING OF 2008,
AL'S LIFE REACHES AN ALL-TIME LOW.
IN THE MIDST OF HIS MENTAL EXHAUSTION,
HE RECEIVES NEWS THAT HIS FATHER WAS MURDERED,
THE VICTIM OF A ROBBERY GONE WRONG.
Al: I HEARD THE BAD NEWS AND...
JUST ONE MORE THING TO ADD TO THE STRESS
OF TRYING TO GET BACK ON YOUR FEET.
ALL RIGHT, JUST LIKE THAT.
-SURE. -TAKE A PICTURE OF US.
HEY, HEY.
-COME GET IN THE PICTURE. -ALL RIGHT.
Man: ONE, TWO, THREE.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
AWESOME.
-THANK YOU. -THANKS.
Male voice: ALBERT.
ALBERT.
Al: I HEARD MY DAD'S VOICE CALL OUT MY NAME.
DAD?
Voice: ALBERT.
[ VOICE LAUGHING ]
ALBERT.
[ VOICE LAUGHING ]
[ LAUGHING ]
Narrator: AL GONZALES IS CONVINCED HIS HOUSE IS HAUNTED.
Male voice: ALBERT.
Narrator: FOR MONTHS, HE HAS LIVED WITH THE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
BUT NOW THE ENTITY HAS TAKEN IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
BY MIMICKING THE VOICE OF HIS RECENTLY DECEASED FATHER.
Voice: ALBERT.
DAD?
ALBERT.
[ VOICE LAUGHING ]
Al: I SAW THIS GHOSTLY MAN.
I HAD NEVER BEEN SO SCARED IN MY LIFE.
I WAS STUCK.
Narrator: DESPERATE, AL CONTACTS
THE FORT WAYNE SHADOW CHASERS PARASISTERS,
A TEAM MADE UP OF THREE FEMALE PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS.
HE SAW A FEW THINGS IN HIS HOUSE
HE WAS VERY FRIGHTENED OF OR DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
SO TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING.
THIS HOUSE IS NOISY.
THE SOUND OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND
AND LOUD BANGING IN THE WALLS ARE CONSTANT.
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO CONCENTRATE OR --
OR GET ANY SLEEP.
BUT I ALSO SEE STRANGE THINGS,
LIKE -- LIKE QUICK MOVEMENTS,
LIKE SHADOWS RIGHT OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE,
LIKE -- LIKE SOMETHING IS TRYING TO HIDE FROM MY VIEW.
AND I SAW A MAN.
HE LOOKED LIKE HE WAS -- HE WAS FROM ANOTHER TIME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THAT SOUNDS CRAZY, DOESN'T IT?
NO. NO, IT DOESN'T, AL.
JUST GIVE US A CHANCE TO INVESTIGATE
AND I'M SURE WE CAN HELP YOU SOMEHOW.
I HOPE SO.
THAT WAS A RELIEF, ONCE I WAS ABLE TO TELL THEM
ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED,
SOMEBODY WHO WOULDN'T RIDICULE,
SOMEBODY WHO WOULDN'T THINK LESS OF ME.
IT WAS A BURDEN OFF OF MY HEART.
[ TAPPING ]
Lano: WE HEARD FOOTSTEPS IN THE HALLWAY.
[ TAPPING ]
Ferguson: I SUDDENLY FELT IT RUSHING AT ME,
LIKE AN AIR PRESSURE PUSHING ME BACKWARDS.
OKAY, THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG. WE HAVE ACTIVITY.
I'M GOING TO GO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE HOUSE.
Narrator: CHERYL IS THE SENSITIVE ON THE TEAM.
I GET PICTURES AND I ALSO GET FEELINGS.
I CAN SENSE WHAT HAS BEEN THERE
OR WHO HAS BEEN THERE BEFORE IN TIME.
I SAW A TALL MAN.
HE HAD A HAT ON.
AND HE WAS JUST STANDING THERE.
TINA, THERE'S SOMETHING IN HERE.
YOU COULD FEEL YOUR HAIR STAND UP ON YOUR ARMS.
YEAH, THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING HERE.
TINA, ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH, I'M OKAY.
I'M OKAY.
Lano: I WAS RUSHED BY, LIKE, A BLACK MASS.
I ACTUALLY COULD SEE IT COMING TOWARDS ME,
AND I FELT THE WIND AS --
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WENT PAST ME OR THROUGH ME.
I THINK WE'VE SEEN ENOUGH FOR ONE NIGHT.
Narrator: BASED ON AL'S DEPRESSION
AND THE EVIDENCE THE INVESTIGATORS COLLECT,
THEY COME UP WITH A THEORY ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN PLAGUING HIS HOME.
AL, WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AT LEAST
ONE EVIL ENTITY LIVING IN THE HOUSE,
MAYBE SEVERAL.
THEY'RE CALLED FEEDERS.
FEEDERS ARE LIKE PARANORMAL PARASITES,
LIVING OFF HEIGHTENED HUMAN EMOTION.
Ferguson: THE ENTITIES WERE ATTRACTED TO HIM LIKE A MAGNET.
I THINK THEY WERE ALMOST LIKE VAMPIRES.
THEY WERE FEEDING ON HIS MISERY AND HIS HOPELESSNESS.
Hicks: THESE THINGS FEED OFF OF DEPRESSION AND FEAR AND ANGER
AND MAYBE CAN EVEN EXCEL THOSE FEELINGS.
THEY CAN SUCK ALL THE LIFE OUT OF A PERSON.
Voice: ALBERT.
Narrator: THEY FURTHER EXPLAIN
THAT AFTER AL'S FATHER WAS MURDERED...
Voice: ALBERT.
DAD?
Narrator: ...ONE OF THE FEEDERS MIMICKED HIS VOICE...
Voice: ALBERT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: ...TO DRAW AL DEEPER INTO DEPRESSION.
Voice: ALBERT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WAIT.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
I FOUND THESE IN A CABINET WHEN I MOVED IN.
SOMEONE WHO ONCE LIVED HERE MUST'VE WRITTEN THEM.
Ferguson: THE POEMS WERE VERY DARK
AND TALKED ABOUT MISERY AND DESPAIR
AND DEATH.
THAT IS WHAT THE ENTITIES WANT
AND THEY NEED IT.
Woman: HAUNTED BY THE GHOSTS...
Ferguson: AND THEY BROUGHT THIS ON TO WHOEVER LIVED IN THE HOUSE.
Woman: WORLD COLLAPSES.
I AM GONE.
IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THESE FEEDERS WERE HERE
BEFORE YOU MOVED IN,
TORMENTING THE AUTHOR OF THESE POEMS.
Ferguson: I REALLY THINK THE BEST SOLUTION
IS TO CLEANSE THE HOUSE WITH PRAYER.
I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE NO INTEREST IN THAT.
Al: I DIDN'T REALLY BELIEVE IN THE CLEANSING.
I HAD ASKED GOD, JESUS, EVERYBODY TO TAKE THIS AWAY.
BUT IN THE BACK OF MY MIND,
I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING WAS GOING TO WORK.
Man: THE MONUMENT IN THE BACKGROUND,
THE PRESIDENT HAS JUST ARRIVED OFF HIS HELICOPTER.
HE'S COMING FROM CAMP DAVID TO SPEND HIS TIME
WITH A GATHERING ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN.
THIS IS A REGULAR AFFAIR FOR THE PRESIDENT,
WHO HAS...
[ GHOSTLY WHISPERING ]
[ GHOSTLY LAUGHTER ]
[ GASPS ]
[ GHOSTLY LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: A DARK ENTITY CALLED A FEEDER
HAS TAKEN OVER THE HOME OF AL GONZALES.
Al: AS I AM TURNING,
I SEE THIS LARGE BLACK MASS RIGHT BEHIND ME.
FROM FLOOR TO CEILING, IT TOOK UP HALF THE ROOM.
IT STARTS MOVING VERY QUICKLY DOWN THE HALLWAY
AND TURNS INTO MY BEDROOM.
HOW DO YOU SLEEP AFTER YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
I DON'T KNOW. THAT WAS FRIGHTENING.
Narrator: AFTER MUCH THOUGHT, AL RELUCTANTLY
MAKES THE DECISION TO SELL HIS HOUSE.
Al: I CAN'T LIVE WITH IT ANYMORE.
I HAVE TO FIND A WAY OUT.
Narrator: HE ASKS THE PARANORMAL EXPERTS
WHO HAVE BEEN ADVISING HIM FOR HELP.
Lano: I WAS CONCERNED FOR HIM
BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH ACTIVITY THERE.
I KNOW THE PLACE STILL NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.
BUT I SURE HOPE IT SELLS FAST.
Ferguson: IT GOT TO A POINT WHERE
THE ENTITIES THERE WERE BREAKING HIM DOWN.
TINA WAS HELPING AL FIND A REALTOR
AND TRYING TO SELL HIS HOUSE.
HE JUST WANTED OUT OF THAT PLACE.
I WANT OUT, TINA.
AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO RENT A PLACE WHILE I --
I WAIT FOR THIS PLACE TO SELL.
THAT WAS HIS HOME.
AL HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION TO GO.
I MEAN, HE DEFINITELY HAD ME THERE POKING HIM.
BUT IT WAS ULTIMATELY HIS DECISION.
TRY AND STAY OPTIMISTIC. LET'S JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
OKAY.
Narrator: THE HOUSE IS ON THE MARKET FOR SEVERAL MONTHS,
AND THERE ARE NO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS.
Al: I WANTED TO SELL THE HOUSE, GET OUT FROM UNDER IT.
AND COULDN'T SELL IT,
COULDN'T SELL IT, COULDN'T SELL IT.
Woman: AND, OF COURSE, WE HAVE ALL THIS WARM,
COZY PANELING, LOTS OF NICE DETAILS.
OKAY. I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE.
HOLLER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
Man: DID YOU SEE THE ASKING PRICE FOR THIS PLACE?
IT'S A STEAL.
YEAH. IT'S A BARGAIN.
BUT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT IS IT?
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT -- BABE.
Hicks: BUYERS WOULD COME,
AND THEY WOULD EVEN BE RIGHT TO THE POINT OF
WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO BUY THE HOME
AND THEN THEY WOULD BACK OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN.
Narrator: STUCK, AL LIVES IN A STATE OF CONSTANT FEAR.
TO REMAIN SANE, AL FOCUSES
ALL OF HIS ENERGY ON HOME IMPROVEMENT
WHILE IGNORING HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
[ Ringing ]
Mario: HE QUIT COMMUNICATING WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE,
INCLUDING MYSELF.
I DIDN'T TALK TO HIM FOR A LONG TIME.
COME ON, AL, ANSWER.
COME ON.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
I GOT JOLTED WITH ELECTRICITY
THAT SHOT STRAIGHT UP INTO MY NECK.
I KNOW THAT IT WASN'T ELECTRICAL
BECAUSE THEY FIXTURE WASN'T HOOKED UP.
WHEN YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE DAY AFTER DAY
EXPECTING SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN TO HAPPEN,
YOU START LOSING A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR SANITY.
THEN THINGS GET WORSE
'CAUSE THEY FEED OFF OF THAT.
WHATEVER WAS IN THE HOUSE FED OFF OF THE ANXIETY,
FED OFF OF THE FEAR.
THEY LIKED IT.
[ SAW WHIRS ]
AH!
Narrator: AL GONZALES IS UNDER ATTACK
BY A SUPERNATURAL ENTITY CALLED A FEEDER.
Al: AH!
[ GASPING ]
I'M A GROWN MAN,
AND YOU LIKE TO THINK THAT YOU'RE STRONG AND TOUGH.
BUT NOW I'M BEING PHYSICALLY HURT.
IT WAS PERSONAL.
WHY? WHY?
I KNEW THEN... WHY?
THAT IT WAS GOING TO GET WORSE.
WHY? AND ONE DAY
I'M GOING TO FIND MYSELF IN A SITUATION
THAT I CAN'T ESCAPE FROM.
Narrator: THE LONGER HE STAYS IN THE HOUSE,
THE MORE HE FINDS HIMSELF
CONNECTING WITH THE PREVIOUS TENANT.
Al: I ENDED UP RELATING TO THE WRITER OF THOSE POEMS.
THE ANXIETY, THE FEAR,
THE DESIRE TO GET OUT.
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,
AL'S HOPELESSNESS OVERTAKES HIM.
ONE NIGHT, CHERYL, THE PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR
AND SENSITIVE FOLLOWING HIS CASE,
HAS A VISION.
Ferguson: I FELT A SENSE OF FOREBODING.
HE WAS SICK, WEAK, AND HOPELESS.
IT WAS ALMOST LIKE VULTURES.
THEY WERE JUST STANDING THERE WAITING FOR HIM.
THEY WANTED TO TORMENT HIM.
Narrator: CHERYL ATTEMPTS TO WARN AL.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
COME ON, AL. COME ON.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
Announcer: CLEARED BUT NOT OUT. ANOTHER SHOT, BLOCKED!
[ KNOCKING ]
Al: I GO TO THE FRONT DOOR AND IT WAS JUST A SINGLE LADY
STANDING THERE,
DRESSED LIKE SHE WAS GOING OUT.
CAN I HELP YOU?
THIS IS WHERE THE PARTY'S AT?
UM...
NO. THERE'S NO PARTY HERE.
SAM SAID THIS IS THE PLACE.
I'M SORRY.
THERE'S NO SAM HERE.
I'M SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT ADDRESS.
LOOK, I'M SORRY.
THERE'S NO PARTY HERE TONIGHT.
I REALIZED THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE DRIVE.
THIS IS 30 SECONDS LATER, SHE'S GONE.
NO WAY FOR HER TO GET OUT OF MY YARD.
I GOT THREE ACRES.
SHE'S -- SHE'D HAVE TO WALK A MINUTE AND A HALF
TO GET TO THE ROAD.
SHE'S GONE.
[ TAPPING ]
HEY!
NOW I'M REALLY MAD, BECAUSE I'M BEING TORMENTED.
GET OFF MY PROPERTY!
NOBODY, NO CAR, NO CARS GOING DOWN
THE COUNTY ROAD THAT I LIVED ON.
NOW I'M JUST REALLY FREAKED OUT.
Narrator: AL GONZALES IS BEING TARGETED
BY PARANORMAL ENTITIES CALLED FEEDERS,
AND THEIR GRIP ON HIM IS TIGHTENING.
I FELT AS IF SOMETHING WAS CHOKING ME.
I FELT AS IF I HAD SOMEBODY'S HANDS AROUND MY NECK.
[ GASPING ]
Narrator: AL ONCE AGAIN REACHES OUT TO THE PARASISTERS FOR HELP.
I HAD TO FIND SOMEBODY TO HELP ME OUT.
I COULDN'T DO IT ON MY OWN ANYMORE.
Ferguson: AL CONTACTED US AND TOLD US THAT THINGS REALLY GOT WORSE.
WE WERE SO VERY WORRIED ABOUT HIM.
Lano: THE WHOLE HOUSE SEEMED REALLY DIFFERENT.
IT WAS A LOT COLDER. IT WAS A LOT DARKER.
SOMETHING CHANGED.
DEFINITELY SOMETHING CHANGED.
ARE YOU OKAY?
I CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS.
THEY'RE TOYING WITH YOU, AL.
THAT'S WHAT FEEDERS DO.
THEY LIVE OFF YOUR FEAR.
THEY LIVE OFF YOU.
WE KNOW THIS HAS BEEN HARD ON YOU, AL.
BUT YOU'RE NOT IN THIS ALONE.
Ferguson: AL WAS IN SUCH TERRIBLE SHAPE.
HE JUST WANTED TO CLOSE HIS EYES AND MAYBE NOT WAKE UP.
AND WE COULD NOT LET THAT HAPPEN TO HIM.
[ SHARP MUSICAL STING ]
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
ARE YOU OKAY?
Lano: I REMEMBER SAYING,
"DID YOU JUST SCRATCH YOUR FACE?"
THERE'S SCRATCHES. SCRATCHES?
I SAID, "NO. I DIDN'T TOUCH MY FACE."
Lano: AND I SAID, "WELL, YOU HAVE SCRATCHES."
LET ME SEE.
THEY JUST APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE.
THAT -- THAT IS IT.
TINA'S RIGHT.
YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THIS HOUSE.
YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO SELL OR TILL YOU CAN AFFORD IT.
AND TINA, SHE WAS AFRAID
THAT SHE WOULD COME OVER ONE DAY
AND I WOULD BE DEAD.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO DO SOMETHING.
Narrator: AFTER SUFFERING IN THE HOME FOR MONTHS,
AL FINALLY AGREES TO MOVE OUT
AND RENT A MODEST APARTMENT IN A NEARBY TOWN
UNTIL THE HOUSE SELLS.
I THINK THAT'S IT.
Narrator: TINA SPOTS THE MANILA ENVELOPE
CONTAINING THE DARK POEMS FROM THE PREVIOUS TENANT.
YOU'RE NOT PLANNING ON KEEPING THESE, ARE YOU?
NO.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Ferguson: LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
THIS PLACE GIVES ME THE CREEPS.
I HEAR THAT.
AL, YOU READY?
YEAH.
LET'S GO.
Al: STARTING OVER ISN'T A BAD THING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO START OVER.
I CAN TURN THE PAGE AND MOVE ON.
Narrator: TODAY, AL GONZALES IS A NEW MAN.
Mario: SLOWLY BUT SURELY, IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S REACHING BACK OUT.
HE'S STARTING TO COMMUNICATE
MORE AND MORE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS.
Ferguson: HE IS DOING WELL.
HE HAS A JOB, HE'S SUPPORTING HIMSELF.
Narrator: AS FOR THE HOUSE, AFTER YEARS ON THE MARKET,
AL FINALLY ALLOWS
THE PARANORMAL GROUP TO CLEANSE IT.
IN 2013, HE SELLS IT TO A DEVOUT YOUNG COUPLE.
Al: I FOUND SOME PEACE IN THAT.
I THOUGHT IF ANYBODY CAN HANDLE IT,
MAYBE A GOOD, STRONG, CHRISTIAN YOUNG COUPLE COULD HANDLE IT.
THEY'RE NOT GOING THERE IN A STATE OF DEPRESSION
WITH A LOT OF BAGGAGE LIKE I DID,
COMING FROM MY DIVORCE.
I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AND I KNOW THAT IT WAS REAL.
I KNOW WHAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH
IN ORDER TO FIND MYSELF IN A SAFE PLACE NOW.
I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE
THAT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE OUT THERE BEYOND US.