Narrator: IT COMES WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.
AAH!
Narrator: IT LIVES IN YOUR NIGHTMARES,
BUILDING ANXIETY AND PARALYZING FEAR.
Angela: IT IS SO REAL.
YOU'RE TERRIFIED.
Narrator: IT NEEDS TO BE STOPPED...
WHATEVER WAS IN THE HOUSE WAS EVIL.
IT WANTED TO DESTROY MY FAMILY.
Narrator: ...BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
ANGELA WAS FIGHTING FOR HER SOUL.
IF I DIDN'T DO SOMETHING NOW,
I COULD END UP DEAD.
AAH!
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...
[ SCREAMS ]
...THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED...
[ SCREAMS ]
Narrator: ...NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
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**
IN 2010, ANGELA JASMINE
SUFFERS THROUGH THE SAME RECURRING NIGHTMARE
SHE'S BEEN HAVING SINCE SHE WAS 13.
[ ANGELA PANTING ]
I NEVER SAW HER FACE.
I COULD ONLY SEE THE LONG HAIR
AND THE BLACK FLOWY THING.
AND SHE FLOATED.
[ GASPING ]
YOU'RE TOTALLY PETRIFIED,
AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
JESUS, HELP ME. PLEASE SAVE ME. JESUS, HELP ME. PLEASE SAVE ME.
Narrator: THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT DISAPPEAR
IS A PRAYER HER MOTHER TAUGHT HER AS A CHILD.
PLEASE SAVE ME. JESUS, PLEASE HELP ME.
JESUS, HELP ME. PLEASE SAVE ME. JESUS, HELP ME. PLEASE SAVE ME.
JESUS, PLEASE HELP ME. PLEASE SAVE --
[ GASPS ]
Angela: AS SOON AS I SAID,
"JESUS, HELP ME, PLEASE HELP ME,"
IT WOULD VANISH JUST LIKE THAT,
AND I COULD WAKE UP.
Steve: HONEY, YOU UP?
GOT YOU SOME BREAKFAST.
I'LL BE DOWN IN A SECOND.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator: LATELY, THE DARK DREAM
HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND DISTURBING
DURING WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A HAPPY TIME IN ANGELA'S LIFE.
Steve: HEY, BABE. DID YOU HEAR ME?
I GOT BREAKFAST READY.
OKAY.
ANGELA AND STEVE ARE NEWLYWEDS WHO RECENTLY MOVED IN TOGETHER.
Angela: AFTER I GOT MARRIED TO STEVE,
THINGS STARTED GETTING WORSE.
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, IT WOULD COME,
AND IT WAS LIKE I WAS TOTALLY UNDER ATTACK.
Narrator: BUT ALTHOUGH ANGELA FEELS CLOSE TO STEVE,
SHE'S CHOSEN NOT TO TELL HIM.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH, YEAH.
Angela: I WOULD NOT TELL ANYBODY ABOUT IT
BECAUSE IF I TOLD SOMEBODY ABOUT IT,
THEN IT WOULD KIND OF MAKE IT MORE REAL TO ME
AND MAKE ME HAVE TO FACE IT,
AND I DIDN'T EVER WANT TO FACE IT.
I JUST WANTED TO FORGET ABOUT IT.
-GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. -GOOD MORNING.
-HI.
PANCAKES, HUH?
Narrator: ANGELA AND STEVE FIRST MET WHEN THEY WERE TEENS
AND RECONNECTED YEARS LATER
AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE ANGELA WORKS.
Steve: IN 2010, I SAW ANGELA AT THE HOSPITAL,
AND WE STARTED TALKING.
IT WAS LIKE EVERYTHING FROM WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER
CAME BACK.
HER SMILE LIGHTS UP THE ROOM.
SHE'S VERY KIND. SHE'S FUNNY.
SHE WAS JUST, OVERALL, THE ONE.
Narrator: ANGELA'S TWO CHILDREN FROM HER FIRST MARRIAGE,
AVA AND TYLER,
IMMEDIATELY TOOK A LIKING TO STEVE.
LOOK, I FINISHED ALL MY HOMEWORK.
GOOD JOB!
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.
THAT'S MY GIRL.
THE ONE PART I REALLY LOVE ABOUT HIM
IS BECAUSE HE'S STRONG,
HE'S FUNNY, AND HE'S KIND,
AND HE REALLY, REALLY IS CUDDLY!
HE WOULD PLAY SOME BASKETBALL WITH ME.
EVERY NOW AND THEN, HE WOULD TAKE ME TO BASEBALL GAMES.
Narrator: THE NEWLYWEDS LIVE IN A CHARMING TOWN
IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT.
Angela: PLAINFIELD -- IT'S A SMALL TOWN.
SO IT'S KIND OF NICE THAT WAY.
AND IT'S OUT IN NOWHERE-LAND.
Steve: WHAT I LIKED ABOUT IT THE MOST IS THAT IT'S QUIET.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE THE KIDS.
THEY TRY TO KEEP IT FAMILY ORIENTED.
Angela: YOU DON'T HEAR MUCH
ABOUT CRIME OR ANYTHING IN PLAINFIELD
SO IT WAS NICE.
**
Narrator: ONE MORNING WHILE STEVE WAS AT WORK,
ANGELA HAS THE NIGHTMARE ONCE AGAIN.
[ ANGELA PANTING ]
JESUS, HELP ME. PLEASE SAVE ME. JESUS, HELP ME. PLEASE SAVE ME.
JESUS, HELP ME. PLEASE SAVE ME.
JESUS, PLEASE HELP ME.
JESUS, HELP ME. PLEASE SAVE ME.
[ GASPS ]
[ WATER RUNNING ]
I COULD FEEL SOMEBODY WATCHING ME.
AVA?
TYLER?
I LOOK OUT OF THE SHOWER.
THERE'S NO ONE THERE.
I CONTINUE TO TAKE MY SHOWER.
AND I COULD FEEL SOMETHING ELSE,
LIKE SOMEONE WAS THERE
THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
AAH!
Narrator: FOR YEARS, ANGELA JASMINE
HAS SUFFERED THROUGH THE SAME DISTURBING NIGHTMARE
IN WHICH SHE'S BEING CHASED.
JESUS, HELP ME. PLEASE SAVE ME.
Narrator: BUT ONE MORNING WHILE SHE'S AWAKE,
ANGELA FEELS SOMETHING SHE CAN'T EXPLAIN.
AAH!
IT FELT LIKE A HUMAN HAND IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD.
BUT WHEN I TURNED AROUND, THERE'S NO ONE THERE.
I FELT PETRIFIED. I FELT VIOLATED.
BUT I NEVER TOLD ANYBODY,
BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO FORGET ABOUT IT.
I WOULD PRETEND IN MY HEAD, "OH, NO, I DIDN'T SEE THAT."
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DO THAT.
THAT WAS MY MECHANISM TO GET THROUGH IT,
TO SURVIVE THIS CRAZINESS THAT WOULD HAPPEN.
'CAUSE IF YOU PRETEND IT'S NOTHING, IT'S GONNA BE NOTHING.
Narrator: SOON, ANGELA BEGINS TO FEEL A COLD PRESENCE
ALL THE TIME.
Angela: I'D WRAP MYSELF UP IN BLANKETS LIKE A COCOON.
AND NO MATTER WHAT,
EVEN THOUGH I HAD TONS OF BLANKETS ON ME,
I COULD STILL FEEL, LIKE, COLD AIR
GOING OVER MY SKIN
UNDERNEATH ALL THOSE BLANKETS.
Steve: HER SKIN WAS SO HOT,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, SHE WAS SAYING HOW COLD SHE WAS,
SO, TO ME, IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE.
Narrator: ANGELA MANAGES TO GET BACK ON HER FEET,
BUT IS SOON STRUCK WITH NEW AND BIZARRE SYMPTOMS.
Angela: I'M A CAT-SCAN TECH AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL.
[ BEEP ]
WHEN I WOULD GO TO WORK,
I WOULD GET ANXIOUS.
I'D START SWEATING. I'D GET DIZZY.
RINGING IN THE EARS. STOMACH PAIN.
[ GASPING ]
ANGELA?
ANGELA, ARE YOU OKAY?
HERE. LET ME GET YOU UP. COME ON.
[ CONTINUES GASPING ]
Narrator: FINALLY REALIZING THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A COMMON COLD,
ANGELA TURNS TO A DOCTOR FOR HELP.
I'M NOT INSANE. THIS IS REAL.
THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING TO ME.
Narrator: SHE'S DIAGNOSED WITH AGORAPHOBIA,
A FEAR OF PLACES AND SITUATIONS THAT MIGHT CAUSE PANIC,
HELPLESSNESS, OR EMBARRASSMENT.
-HEY, BABE. -HEY.
WHY DON'T YOU COME OUTSIDE?
THE AIR MIGHT DO YOU SOME GOOD.
I'M TIRED.
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH.
Steve: EVENTUALLY, ANGELA'S ANXIETY GOT SO BAD
THAT SHE WAS GIVEN DEPRESSION MEDICATION
TO HELP HER TO GET THROUGH THIS.
Tyler: WILL YOU COME OUT AND PLAY WITH US?
PLEASE, PLEASE!
Angela: MY KIDS WOULD ALWAYS BE LIKE,
"MOMMY, I WANT TO GO HERE.
MOMMY, I WANT TO GO THERE.
MOMMY, YOU NEVER WANT TO DO ANYTHING."
AND I DIDN'T. I DIDN'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE.
I JUST WANTED TO STAY IN THAT HOUSE
AND BE ALONE ALL THE TIME.
OHH. [ SIGHS ]
NOT TODAY.
IT'S OKAY.
Tyler: I WAS WORRIED ABOUT HER
BECAUSE SHE WAS ACTING STRANGE.
SHE WOULD ACT ANGRY AT ME OR MY SISTER FOR NOTHING,
AND SHE WOULD JUST BE IN A BAD MOOD OR CRANKY.
LET'S LET YOUR MOM REST. OKAY, GUYS?
COME ON. OUTSIDE, YOU TWO.
Steve: A LOT OF TIMES, SHE WOULD TRY TO MASK IT SOMEHOW,
BUT I COULD STILL SEE PRETTY MUCH THROUGH THAT,
AND I KNEW THAT THERE WAS A BIGGER ISSUE.
Narrator: BUT THE MEDICATION DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE WORKING.
I WOULD LOOK OUT INTO THE YARD,
AND I WOULD FEEL LIKE I WAS IN PRISON IN MY OWN HOUSE.
Narrator: ANGELA'S DEPRESSION BEGINS TO AFFECT THE FAMILY.
Steve: THERE WERE TIMES THAT IT BECAME DIFFICULT FOR ME
BECAUSE WHEN ANGELA WOULDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING,
IT WAS MYSELF, TYLER, AND AVA THAT WOULD GO OUTSIDE
OR GO DIFFERENT PLACES, JUST THE THREE OF US,
AND THE HARDEST PART OF THAT WAS HAVING ANGELA NOT THERE.
Tyler: IT WAS KIND OF HARD FOR ME TO SEE MY MOM LIKE THAT.
I KIND OF FELT BAD FOR HER
BECAUSE IT WASN'T HERSELF TO BE ALL CLOSED UP ABOUT HERSELF.
IT WAS JUST ODD.
Narrator: WITH EACH PASSING DAY,
ANGELA SINKS DEEPER INTO A DARK ABYSS.
Angela: I'D DO EVERYTHING IN THE DARK.
YOU WOULD NEVER, EVER SEE ME WITH A SMILE EVER.
SOMETHING WAS CONTROLLING MY THOUGHTS
AND PUTTING THOUGHTS IN MY HEAD.
[ SOBS ]
[ PANTING ]
[ GASPS ]
Narrator: ANGELA JASMINE'S MIND HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER
BY THE FIGURE FROM HER NIGHTMARE.
[ GASPING, CRYING ]
[ GASPS, SCREAMS ]
[ PANTING ]
IT MADE ME SCARED. IT MADE ME NOT UNDERSTAND
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME.
I WAS JUST SCARED.
ANGE.
HONEY.
WHERE AM I?
IT WAS LIKE A MEMORY LAPSE.
SHE WOULD FORGET
WHY SHE WAS EVEN IN THAT ROOM.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE DARK?
DID YOU GET THE KIDS?
PICK UP THE KIDS?
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,
TENSION BETWEEN THE NEWLYWEDS IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY KEYS?
I SWEAR I LEFT THEM RIGHT HERE ON THE COUNTER.
ANGE?
HELLO? DID YOU TAKE MY KEYS?
I DIDN'T TAKE ANYTHING OF YOURS.
Angela: HE WOULD ALWAYS ACCUSE ME OF TAKING HIS STUFF.
WHY DO I WANT TO TAKE HIS STUFF? I DON'T WANT HIS STUFF.
Narrator: STEVE BELIEVES ANGELA IS STILL SUFFERING FROM ANXIETY,
UNTIL ONE NIGHT,
HE HAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT CHANGES HIS MIND.
[ PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON TV ]
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE HOUSE?
Steve: I HEARD THE FURNITURE MOVE.
I MEAN, IT WAS HARD TO EXPLAIN,
AND I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.
Girl: UM, THE PLAYROOM, BECAUSE IT HAS ALL THE TOYS.
AND THAT'S THE MOST FUN TO PLAY WITH.
Girl #2: MINE WAS THE PLAYROOM, TOO.
[ THUMPING ]
[ POUNDING ]
Steve: IT SOUNDED LIKE
SOMEONE WAS TAKING BOTH OF THEIR FISTS
AND JUST BANGING ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
[ THUMPING CONTINUES ]
THERE WAS NO FOOTPRINTS, NOTHING TRAMPLED.
Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME, STEVE SUSPECTS SOMETHING PARANORMAL.
IT REALLY WOKE ME UP AND CLICKED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?
I'VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT WAITING FOR YOU.
I TRIED CALLING YOU FOUR TIMES.
LOOK, IT WAS A BUSY SHIFT.
SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT HERE.
I WAS DOWN HERE WATCHING TV, AND...
I HEARD FURNITURE MOVING BEHIND ME.
AND THEN THERE WAS THIS LOUD BANGING OUTSIDE THE WALL.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
IT WAS LIKE HEAVY FISTS POUNDING.
I WENT OUT TO CHECK. THERE WAS NOBODY,
NO FOOTPRINTS OR ANYTHING.
IT WAS PROBABLY THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS.
NO.
YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME.
I THINK MAYBE THIS -- THIS HOUSE IS HAUNTED.
SOMETHING'S WRONG,
AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET RID OF IT.
I THINK WHATEVER'S HERE,
IT'S DOING SOMETHING TO YOU.
-IT'S CHANGING YOU. -THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
SHE GOT VERY UPSET WITH ME,
SAYING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HER HOUSE,
AND I WAS IMAGINING IT.
AND IT WAS LIKE SHE WAS IN DENIAL.
Narrator: THAT NIGHT,
THE WITCH FROM ANGELA'S CHILDHOOD NIGHTMARE RETURNS,
AND IT'S CLOSER THAN EVER BEFORE.
[ ANGELA GASPING ]
AAH!
[ ANGELA PANTING ]
Narrator: ANGELA JASMINE IS FACE TO FACE
WITH WHAT'S BEEN HAUNTING HER DREAMS
SINCE SHE WAS A CHILD.
[ SCREAMING ]
[ ANGELA CONTINUES SCREAMING ]
[ SOBBING ]
HEY, WHAT HAPPENED?
I'M HERE. IT'S OKAY.
IT WAS THIS THING --
THIS WITCH.
SHE WAS CHOKING ME. I COULDN'T BREATHE.
Angela: YOU'RE TERRIFIED.
YOU LITERALLY FEEL LIKE
IT IS TRYING TO STEAL YOUR SOUL,
RIP YOUR SOUL OUT OF YOUR BODY.
THE CRYING AND THE LOOK OF FEAR ON HER FACE --
SHE WAS REALLY SCARED.
WHAT THING?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
Narrator: FOR YEARS, ANGELA HAS KEPT THE NIGHTMARE
A SECRET UNTIL NOW.
THE WOMAN FROM MY NIGHTMARES.
SHE'S REAL.
I FINALLY SAW HER FACE.
SHE HAS THESE RED EYES. [ GASPING ]
WHAT NIGHTMARES?
ALL THIS STUFF THAT I ALWAYS PRETENDED
LIKE IT WAS NOT REAL,
IT IS SO REAL,
AND IT'S AFTER ME, TRYING TO TAKE MY SOUL.
[ CRYING ]
Narrator: NOW THAT THEY HAVE CONFIRMED
A DARK ENTITY IS IN THE HOUSE,
ANGELA AND STEVE TAKE NO CHANCES.
I WAS SCARED FOR MY FAMILY, SO WE THOUGHT IT BEST
THAT WE'D SLEEP IN THE LIVING ROOM TOGETHER,
JUST TO BE SAFE.
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING, THE FAMILY TURNS TO THEIR FAITH
FOR GUIDANCE.
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
TYLER, THERE'S --
THERE'S SOMETHING NOT NICE IN THIS HOUSE,
AND PRAYING'S GONNA KEEP US SAFE, OKAY?
MOMMY, I'M SCARED.
THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF, SWEETIE.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER, OKAY?
TAKE MOMMY'S HAND.
Steve: OUR FATHER,
-WHO ART IN HEAVEN... -WHO ART IN HEAVEN...
Tyler: WE WOULD, LIKE, BLESS EACH CORNER OF THE HOUSE.
WE WOULD, LIKE, PRAY THE HAIL MARYS
AND ACT OF CONTRITION.
AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,
-BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL. -BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
-AMEN. -AMEN.
OUR FATHER,
-WHO ART IN HEAVEN, -WHO ART IN HEAVEN,
-HALLOWED BE THY NAME. -HALLOWED BE THY NAME.
-THY KINGDOM COME... -THY KINGDOM COME...
Steve: THE HOUSE REALLY STARTED TO FEEL WARM AND LOVING AGAIN,
AND IT SEEMED LIKE THAT HEAVY WEIGHT THAT WAS THERE
WASN'T THERE WHENEVER WE PRAYED.
AMEN.
AS THE MAN OF THE HOUSE, THE FATHER FIGURE, THE HUSBAND,
IT WAS VERY GRATIFYING TO ME KNOWING THAT MY BACKGROUND
AND MY FAITH BEING PASSED TO ANGELA AND THE CHILDREN,
IT WAS VERY GRATIFYING TO ME THAT I WAS HELPING.
AND I FELT VERY GOOD INSIDE THAT THE THING WAS STAYING AWAY.
Narrator: BUT COULD IT BE THAT EASY?
COULD THE ENTITY REALLY BE GONE?
Tyler: I WAS SLEEPING, HAVING A GOOD DREAM,
AND THEN EVERYTHING WOULD GO WRONG.
[ PANTING ]
I WOKE UP, AND I WAS LIKE FREAKING OUT.
I STARTED FEELING LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN MY ROOM,
AND IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS WATCHING ME.
AND I WAS SCARED.
[ PANTING ]
Narrator: OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
TYLER'S PERSONALITY APPEARS TO CHANGE.
Angela: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
I'VE GOT SOME EGGS COMING UP.
[ GAME BEEPING ]
STUPID GAME!
HEY! YOU BROKE IT!
THEY WERE IN MY WAY!
TYLER!
HE USED TO BE HAPPY.
NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE WAS MEAN AND MISERABLE.
IT WAS TOTALLY NOT TYLER.
I HATE HER! I HATE ALL OF YOU!
Tyler: I JUST FELT ANGRY, AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY.
I WOULD THINK AND, LIKE, TRY TO REASON WITH MYSELF
WHY DID I FEEL LIKE DOING THAT,
AND I JUST COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY.
I'LL SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
ARE YOU OKAY?
Narrator: AND TYLER'S DARK THOUGHTS CONTINUE.
Tyler: SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME WAS CONTROLLING MY THOUGHTS,
TELLING ME TO DRAW, AND I JUST FELT
LIKE I WAS DOING SOMETHING THAT I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO DO.
I WAS JUST SCARED AT THAT MOMENT,
BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL MYSELF.
OUR FATHER...
-WHO ART IN HEAVEN... -WHO ART IN HEAVEN...
Narrator: AFTER PRAYING THROUGHOUT THEIR HOME,
THE JASMINES BELIEVE THEY ARE SAFE
FROM A MYSTERIOUS ENTITY LURKING IN THE SHADOWS.
BUT LATELY, 11-YEAR-OLD TYLER
HAS BEEN ACTING UNLIKE HIMSELF.
[ GRUNTS ]
TYLER, SWEETIE, IT'S TIME FOR SCHOOL.
MOM, WHAT'S WRONG?
TYLER, WHAT IS THIS?
IS THIS YOU?
Angela: THE PICTURE WAS TYLER
WITH HIS CARTOON-TYPE, CIRCLY, CRAZY EYES,
AND HE HAD A KNIFE.
AND I'M LIKE, "WHAT IS THIS?"
'CAUSE HE NEVER DRAWS ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND I WAS, LIKE, FREAKED OUT.
BABY, WHY DID YOU DRAW THIS?
I DIDN'T DO IT. I SWEAR.
SOMETHING TOLD ME TO.
Tyler: WHEN THIS THING STARTED CONTROLLING ME,
I FELT HELPLESS,
BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL HOW I ACTED,
WHAT I SAID, WHAT I WAS DOING, OR ANYTHING.
Narrator: ANGELA FEARS THE WORST.
THE ENTITY FROM HER NIGHTMARE HAS RETURNED
AND IS NOW AFTER HER SON.
OKAY. IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
Angela: WHATEVER WAS IN THE HOUSE
WAS DEFINITELY CONTROLLING HIS THOUGHTS.
I FELT HORRIBLE.
[ Crying ] I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Narrator: DESPERATE FOR HELP, ANGELA'S HUSBAND, STEVE,
REACHES OUT TO A CO-WORKER
WHO DOES PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SIDE.
MY NAME'S ERIC MORIN.
I'M A SPIRITUAL WARFARE COUNSELOR
FOR EAST COAST ANGEL PARANORMAL RESCUE.
I'VE REVIEWED MY EVIDENCE,
AND WHAT I BELIEVE YOU'RE EXPERIENCING IS...
THE OLD HAG SYNDROME.
THE OLD HAG SYNDROME IS VERY COMMON
THAT YOU FEEL, LIKE, A PARALYZING FEELING.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT BUILDS FEAR AND THREAT INTO THAT PERSON.
THE PARALYZING FEAR,
THE RED EYES --
IT'S A CLASSIC SIGN OF THE DEMONIC.
DEMONIC?
EVIL SPIRITS WILL APPEAR IN CERTAIN FORMS.
SOMETIMES THEY SHOW UP AS AN INNOCENT LITTLE GIRL
TO BUILD EMPATHY.
SOMETIMES THEY'LL SHOW UP AS AN OLD HAG TO BUILD FEAR.
I BELIEVE WE CAN HELP.
Narrator: MIKE IS ERIC'S COLLEAGUE AND A TRAINED DEMONOLOGIST.
BUT FIRST...
I WOULD LIKE TO TRY SOMETHING.
Narrator: MIKE WANTS TO CONDUCT AN EXPERIMENT
TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A DEMON.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EACH OF YOU
TAKE COMMUNION.
OKAY?
EVEN THE KIDS?
YES.
OKAY.
THE COMMUNION WAFER IS A DEEPLY RELIGIOUS ITEM.
BODY OF CHRIST.
A HUMAN SPIRIT...
THE BODY OF CHRIST.
...IS NOT AFFECTED BY RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
BODY OF CHRIST.
BUT THE DEMONIC,
IT'S LIKE PUTTING PEPPER SPRAY IN THEIR FACE.
BODY OF CHRIST.
[ CHOKING ]
I FELT LIKE FIRE GOING DOWN MY THROAT.
IT WAS THE WORST THING I'D EVER, EVER TASTED,
AND I WANTED TO SPIT IT OUT.
MOMMY, ARE YOU OKAY?
TYLER, TAKE YOUR SISTER
AND GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY FOR A BIT.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO.
-TYLER, NOW! -CAN WE STA--
BY ANGELA'S REACTION,
WE IMMEDIATELY REALIZED
THAT THERE WAS A DEMONIC THAT WAS ATTACHED TO HER.
THE DEMON IS HERE.
WE NEED TO PERFORM A DELIVERANCE IMMEDIATELY.
**
Narrator: ANGELA AND STEVE SEND THE KIDS TO A RELATIVE'S HOUSE
WHILE MIKE SETS UP FOR THE DELIVERANCE.
ANGELA... REMEMBER.
YOU HAVE TO MEAN THIS WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART,
OR IT WON'T WORK.
OKAY?
Mike: IS EVERYONE READY?
LET US BEGIN.
MOST GLORIOUS PRINCE, ST. MICHAEL, THE ARCHANGEL,
DEFEND US.
-DEFEND US IN BATTLE... -DEFEND US IN BATTLE...
-BE OUR PROTECTION... -BE OUR PROTECTION...
-AGAINST THE WICKEDNESS... -AGAINST THE WICKEDNESS...
-AND SNARES... -AND SNARES...
-OF THE DEVIL. -OF THE DEVIL.
DEFEND US AGAINST THE RULERS
OF THE WORLD OF DARKNESS.
Narrator: MIKE TAKES OUT ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL
KNOWN WEAPONS TO FIGHT A DEMON --
A FIRST-CLASS HOLY RELIC,
THE ACTUAL BLOOD OF ST. AGNES.
A FIRST-CLASS RELIC HOLDS POWER OVER THE DEMONIC
BECAUSE IT STILL HAS PART OF THAT SAINT'S HOLINESS
ATTACHED TO IT.
IT'S PART OF A SAINT.
WE DRIVE YOU OUT, WHOEVER YOU MAY BE,
IN THE NAME AND IN THE POWER
OF OUR LORD, JESUS CHRIST!
MAY YOU BE SNATCHED AWAY
AND DRIVEN FROM THE CHURCH OF GOD!
[ SCREAMS ]
Narrator: FOR MORE "A HAUNTING," VISIT...
Narrator: A DEMONOLOGIST IS USING THE POWER OF A HOLY RELIC,
A SAINT'S BLOOD,
TO EVICT A DEMON FROM ANGELA JASMINE'S BODY.
ANGELA WAS ACTUALLY FIGHTING FOR HER SOUL.
I PUT THE RELIC ON THE BACK OF HER NECK,
AND SHE JUMPED AND WAS STARTLED.
WE DRIVE YOU OUT, WHOEVER YOU MAY BE!
EVERY TENDON IN HER NECK
SEEMED TO BULGE OUT OF HER NECK.
IN THE NAME AND IN THE POWER
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!
MAY YOU BE SNATCHED AWAY
AND DRIVEN FROM THE CHURCH OF GOD!
[ CRYING ]
ANGELA?
I NEED YOU TO SAY THESE PRAYERS WITH ME.
YOU NEED TO RECLAIM YOUR LIFE.
OKAY?
OUR FATHER...
[ CRYING ]
-OUR FATHER... -WHO ART IN HEAVEN...
-HALLOWED BE THY NAME.
-THY KINGDOM COME.
-THY WILL BE DONE...
[ GASPING ]
I COULDN'T PRAY.
IT WAS SO HARD TO GET THOSE WORDS OUT.
WHO TRESPASS...
-[ STAMMERS ] WHAT? -WHO TRESPASS...
-AGAINST US.
[ GASPING, CRYING ]
-AGAINST US. -AGAINST US.
IT WAS WEIRD. LIKE, IT WAS, LIKE,
TRYING TO HOLD MY WORDS SO I COULDN'T SAY THEM.
DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
[ SOBBING ]
-AMEN. -AMEN.
IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
-GET OUT OF ME. -GET OUT OF ME.
IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
GET OUT OF ME NOW.
WHEN IT LEFT MY BODY, THE ROOM WAS BRIGHTER.
I FELT HAPPY.
[ Crying ] AMEN.
WHEN THE DELIVERANCE WAS OVER, HER FACE LOOKED DIFFERENT,
THE ENERGY WAS DIFFERENT.
SHE SMILED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
[ CRYING ]
Steve: AFTER SHE FINISHED THE PRAYER, I LOOKED UP AT HER,
AND I SAW MY WIFE AGAIN.
SHE WAS THE WOMAN THAT I FELL IN LOVE WITH.
[ CRYING, LAUGHING ]
YOU OKAY?
IS IT GONE?
IT IS.
YOU'RE SAFE NOW.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, I HAD HOPE.
[ Crying ] I NEVER HAD HOPE BEFORE.
Narrator: BUT BEFORE ERIC AND MIKE LEAVE,
ANGELA HAS QUESTIONS.
ALTHOUGH SHE'S BEEN SUFFERING FROM THE SAME NIGHTMARE
OF THE OLD HAG SINCE SHE WAS 13,
SHE HAS NO IDEA WHY IT ATTACHED TO HER.
I FELT LIKE WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?
I'M A GOOD PERSON.
I NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG.
WHY ME?
THE RED EYES THAT YOU SAW,
IT'S THE SIGN OF THE OCCULT.
HAVE YOU EVER FOOLED AROUND WITH WITCHCRAFT
OR SPIRIT BOARDS?
OH, MY GOD.
MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE.
Angela: WHEN I WAS 13,
WE'D GO TO MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE EVERY WEEKEND,
AND WE'D PLAY THAT SPIRIT BOARD.
I WAS 13.
WHY NOW?
THESE ENTITIES TEND TO STRIKE WHEN WE ARE HAPPIEST.
IT'S TRYING TO BREAK YOU DOWN.
Mike: SHE MARRIED STEVE.
STEVE WAS A THREAT.
STEVE HAD FAITH.
SO ONCE STEVE WAS IN THE PICTURE,
IT AMPED UP ITS GAME.
AAH!
IT STARTED TO ATTACK MORE.
AND WHEN IT FOUND OUT IT COULDN'T DESTROY YOU,
IT WENT AFTER YOUR FAMILY,
EVENTUALLY EVEN TYLER.
Mike: THIS ENTITY STARTED MESSING WITH THE KIDS
BECAUSE IT'LL HURT ANGELA.
IT'LL BREAK ANGELA DOWN EVEN MORE.
SO IT WILL BE EASIER FOR HER TO JUST GIVE UP
AND LET THIS ENTITY TAKE HER SOUL,
WHICH WAS THEIR GOAL.
I WANT TO BE IN THE DARK.
Steve: I OWE EVERYTHING TO MIKE AND ERIC.
I THINK THEY SAVED HER LIFE.
SO, WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
ARE WE STILL IN DANGER?
WE BELIEVE THAT AFTER TODAY, YOU ARE SAFE.
BUT WE'RE GONNA LEAVE YOU SOME TOOLS
TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE IN THE FUTURE.
Eric: AFTER EVERYTHING WAS SAID AND DONE WITH THEIR HOME,
WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE
ABLE TO KEEP THIS THING OUT THEMSELVES
BECAUSE THESE THINGS CAN COME BACK.
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEIR FAITH WAS GOOD.
YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN TO YOU,
IT MAKES YOU STRONGER, IT MAKES YOU WANT TO BELIEVE IN GOD.
SO THEIR BELIEF, THEY WENT TO CHURCH,
THEY WERE BUILDING THEIR OWN TOOLBOX TO KEEP THIS THING OUT.
BECAUSE OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE, THEIR NEWFOUND KNOWLEDGE,
THEY WERE ABLE TO KEEP THIS THING AT BAY UNTIL THE POINT
WHERE THEY HAD NO MORE ISSUES.
THANK YOU.
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,
ANGELA AND STEVE HEED ERIC AND MIKE'S ADVICE
TO FOCUS ON THEIR FAITH.
Angela: TYLER AND AVA, I TOOK THEM OUT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
AND I PUT THEM IN A PRIVATE CATHOLIC SCHOOL.
Narrator: BUT THE EVENTS TAKE A TOLL ON THE ONCE-HAPPY COUPLE.
STEVE AND ANGELA SEPARATE AND EVENTUALLY DIVORCE.
I ALMOST FORGOT. THEIR SCHOOL PICTURES CAME IN TODAY.
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A FEW TO YOUR HOUSE.
Angela: EVEN THOUGH STEVE AND I AREN'T TOGETHER ANYMORE,
WE STILL TALK. WE'RE STILL FRIENDS.
BUT SOMETIMES THINGS GET SO BAD,
YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP GOING ON.
YOU GOT TO START OVER FRESH.
Tyler: THINGS ARE GOING GOOD. I LIKE MY NEW SCHOOL.
I DO THINK GOING THROUGH THIS
HAS MADE ME AND MY FAMILY CLOSER.
IT DOES MAKE US APPRECIATE EACH OTHER MORE.
Steve: I FEEL DEFINITELY STRONGER AS A PERSON.
AND EVEN THOUGH THE MARRIAGE DIDN'T LAST,
AS LONG AS THE DEMON IS GONE
AND ANGELA CAN LIVE HER LIFE
BEING A MORE POSITIVE PERSON
AND BEING THAT POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR TYLER AND AVA,
THAT WILL KEEP ME HAPPY FOREVER.