A Haunting - S03E08- Possessed By Darkness
Paranormal investigator Mary Vogal unknowingly encounters demons while investigating a case. An exorcism is the only way to save her soul
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00:00In this world, there is real evil in the darkest shadows and in the most ordinary places.
00:18These are the true stories of the innocent and the unimaginable.
00:24When paranormal investigator Mary Vogel discovers a satanic sanctuary, she unleashes the fury of a vengeful spirit.
00:34Soon she's locked in a struggle against an entity seeking to conquer her mind and body.
00:40When the battle turns physical, the price of victory may be her life.
00:46Between the world we see and the things we fear, there are doors.
00:58When they are opened, nightmares become reality.
01:05On every continent and in every country, the supernatural weaves itself into the fabric of our very reality.
01:22In the complexity of modern existence, invisible forces often go unnoticed by all except paranormal investigators.
01:32Sometimes, however, entities threaten innocent people.
01:38When they do, paranormal investigators rely on years of study and innate courage, and in many cases their piety,
01:46to defend the defenseless against entities hell-bent on destruction.
01:52In the fall of 2000, paranormal investigator Mary Vogel leads her team into the Virginia countryside.
02:02What are we doing here?
02:04We are investigating a barn I got a call about.
02:08A week before, a general contractor had been renovating the building.
02:14He was unable to complete his job.
02:17To protect her identity, Mary appears under the condition of anonymity.
02:21At one point in time, the circular saw had gone on, and it wasn't even plugged in.
02:33We are...
02:35Jane Reeves is new to paranormal research.
02:39She and Mary have already forged a close friendship.
02:45She has been working with paranormal investigators for over a decade.
02:51She has been working with paranormal investigators for over a decade.
02:57Jane Reeves is new to paranormal research.
03:01She and Mary have already forged a close friendship.
03:05From the first time we met, it was almost like we had known each other forever.
03:09Why don't you take some temperature gauges?
03:13Okay.
03:23I'm going to check out the loft. You guys stay down here, okay?
03:29I decided it was just best for me to go by myself.
03:33I didn't want anybody to fall through any holes or whatnot.
03:37Using a microcassette recorder,
03:41Mary hopes to capture an EVP or electronic voice phenomena
03:45of any presence in the loft.
04:07♪♪
04:31Candle wax, a pentagram.
04:35That basically told me that there was satanic rituals there.
04:53Oh, God!
04:55Oh, God!
05:03Oh!
05:09Oh!
05:13Very suddenly, I had a stabbing pain in my stomach
05:17as if I was violently ill.
05:21Get out!
05:33There was something that definitely didn't want us there.
05:37Let's go.
05:39That frightened me, and I became frightened for my team and their safety.
05:51Later that night...
06:07Oh, Mom, you know I'm freaking out.
06:11Mary's 13-year-old son, Josh, has never been comfortable
06:15with his mom investigating the supernatural.
06:19Well, you know what?
06:21Then I will do it when you are not here.
06:23How's that?
06:25Good.
06:33Mary and Mike have been dating for several years
06:35and are engaged to be married.
06:37I missed you last weekend.
06:39I missed you, too.
06:41I even brought you something back from the country.
06:43Hey, you didn't bring me back anything.
06:45Well, what about a kiss?
06:47Not about a kiss.
06:49No way!
06:51Like Josh, Mike is wary of the supernatural.
06:53He had some skepticism
06:55when it came to paranormal research in general.
06:59At the same time, he was my biggest support system.
07:05Want to lie down for me real quick?
07:07During the week, Mary works as a physical therapist
07:10with her own private practice.
07:12Can you lift your leg for me to 90 degrees?
07:14Good.
07:16Okay, stop.
07:18Okay, all right.
07:20Do it one more time.
07:22A few days later,
07:24Mary continues listening to the barn recording
07:26with her friend Jane.
07:28I haven't heard anything.
07:30See if you can hear anything.
07:32Oh, God!
07:36Oh, come on!
07:38I don't know!
07:40Oh!
07:42Ah!
07:44Oh, my God!
07:46What's wrong?
07:48I don't know.
07:50I feel like somebody's got a hold on me.
07:52Let me go!
07:54Oh, God!
07:56I can't help you now.
07:58Who was that?
08:02What the heck was that?
08:06Oh, God!
08:08I can't help you now.
08:10Let me go!
08:12Oh, God!
08:14I can't help you now.
08:18That was the first time
08:20anything like that
08:22had ever happened to me.
08:24It just scared me to death.
08:30It wasn't a human voice.
08:32It felt like something evil.
08:36Mary calls her longtime mentor.
08:38John Taffer speaking.
08:40Based in Connecticut,
08:42Zaphos has investigated the supernatural
08:44for more than three decades.
08:46In the paranormal field,
08:48it's very important to establish
08:50connections with people.
08:52Mary and I have established a very good
08:54working relationship
08:56plus a friendship.
08:58Listen, uh, we just heard
09:00a really...
09:02a really disturbing EVP
09:04and we wanted your opinion.
09:06Yeah, of course. I'm happy to help.
09:08The voice on the EVP
09:10just said, uh, your God can't help you now.
09:14Listen, satanic worshippers,
09:16uh, they often evoke negative spirits.
09:18It's a means to protect their sight.
09:20Satan worshipping.
09:22That's very, very hardcore.
09:24When you're a sensitive
09:26individual like Mary,
09:28that can prove to be extremely,
09:30extremely dangerous.
09:34Yeah, what do we do?
09:36Listen, go to mass,
09:38go to confession,
09:40I had recommended that she
09:42protect herself
09:44just in case something might have
09:46gravitated towards her.
09:48John advised
09:50us to drop that case.
09:54It wasn't worth
09:56any danger to myself
09:58or my investigators.
10:06That
10:08night, Mary takes
10:10precautions to protect her house
10:12and loved ones.
10:16In every room,
10:18I made sure that there was a crucifix.
10:22She also wears
10:24blessed saint medallions.
10:26Like many Catholics, Mary believes
10:28these medallions offer divine
10:30protection. I just wanted to
10:32feel surrounded by a holy
10:34type of protection,
10:36repulsive to anything evil.
10:46Hello? Hey, sis.
10:48Yeah, listen... Mary's sister, Allison,
10:50attends grad school in California
10:52where she's studying to become a
10:54psychotherapist. Despite living
10:563,000 miles apart, they talk
10:58regularly. Do you remember that barn
11:00case I was telling you about?
11:02I'm not sure I remember you mentioning it.
11:04She was worried about some of the cases
11:06that she had investigated.
11:08That was unusual for her.
11:10Did you talk to John's office?
11:12Well, he said that, you know,
11:14I should take the necessary precautions,
11:16you know.
11:18I'll put you on my prayer list.
11:20Though Allison isn't involved in paranormal
11:22research, she shares her sister's
11:24strong religious faith.
11:26My immediate thought was to just
11:28continue to pray for her protection.
11:32Everything
11:34was fine for about
11:36six months, and
11:38I thought the EVP was
11:40just an idle threat.
11:44But then, a family crisis
11:46arises.
11:50My mom had
11:52a knee replacement surgery
11:54that went awry.
11:56Did you have a good rest?
11:58Yes. She got systemic
12:01staph infection from the surgery,
12:03and at one point
12:05the doctors didn't know if she was going to survive
12:07or not.
12:09You just get some sleep.
12:11It was one of the most stressful times
12:13I'd ever been through
12:15in my life.
12:17I wasn't on my guard.
12:27A few nights later,
12:29Mary answers emails from people
12:31requesting paranormal investigations.
12:33She tells them
12:35that there's a medical emergency in her family
12:37and she'll contact them later.
12:55Tabby?
12:57Kitty?
13:05Tabby?
13:07Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty!
13:09Where are you?
13:57Consumed with stress,
13:59Mary has difficulty
14:01maintaining her spiritual defenses.
14:27It was grunting.
14:29Grunting like a pig.
14:33Oh God, Josh!
14:57I was concerned
14:59about my son's safety.
15:01I wanted him to be
15:03protected,
15:05but I didn't want him to be
15:07frightened because that would
15:09make him vulnerable.
15:17Mary's mother slowly
15:19recuperates from her severe infection.
15:23She's doing much better.
15:25She's doing much better.
15:27Good, thank you.
15:29You're not getting enough sleep.
15:31I am getting enough sleep.
15:33Oh honey, you look terrible.
15:35Thanks mom, thanks.
15:41Time to change your bandage.
15:43Oh,
15:45I'm feeling so much better.
15:53Are you alright ma'am?
15:57Um,
15:59I'm, I'm, I'm,
16:01I'm sorry, I'm fine.
16:05I had a lot of nightmares
16:07while I was awake during the day.
16:09Alright,
16:11let's bring it down one.
16:13How's the tennis game?
16:15Pretty slow
16:17until I get my shoulder working.
16:19We'll get it back for you, okay?
16:21Alright, now let's check
16:23your shoulder. Your elbow will go across
16:25this way, alright? Okay.
16:27Go as far as you can.
16:29I'm sorry I had to cancel last week.
16:31Your God can't help
16:33you now.
16:39What's wrong?
16:41You want to think
16:43it's just another bad dream, it's just another nightmare.
16:45But I just
16:47really wasn't sure.
16:49Where were we?
16:51Uh, I think we were finishing up.
16:53We were done?
16:55Mm-hmm.
16:57Next, next week Thursday, right?
17:09Believing it to be futile,
17:11Mary hesitates to confide in her family.
17:13Good, good.
17:15Okay.
17:17Let's pray.
17:21Dear God,
17:23it doesn't matter who's around you,
17:25they can't stop it.
17:27They can't help you.
17:29I felt really,
17:31really alone.
17:33So how's work
17:35going today for you, Mary?
17:37We had a little crazy Miss Jenkins
17:39up there dancing the tango again.
17:41Guys, can we not talk about work, please?
17:59Maybe I was going
18:01crazy. Maybe I had schizophrenia.
18:03Maybe it was
18:05brought on by stress.
18:07And if that's the case,
18:09I can get help for that. I can get
18:11medication.
18:21This is Allison.
18:23Mary desperately hopes her sister's
18:25knowledge of mental health will provide
18:27clarity. I gotta ask you something really important,
18:29okay? I just, I've been seeing
18:31horrible things, and I just
18:33I need to know if you think I might be going
18:35crazy.
18:37No.
18:39She didn't have any of the classic
18:41indicators for psychosis.
18:43There was no mania.
18:45No evidence of schizophrenia.
18:47None of the typical signs that
18:49you'd find for diagnosis.
18:51Okay.
18:53There's a world of difference between what you're
18:55describing and
18:57a real mental breakdown.
18:59That meant
19:01that what was going on in my home
19:03was real. It's almost
19:05as if you're being diagnosed
19:07with cancer in a spiritual
19:09way.
19:11Just get the house
19:13blessed. Soon.
19:15And call Zaphos.
19:22Lord God of heaven and earth,
19:24bless this house and all who inhabit it.
19:26Fill them with the light of Christ.
19:28Mary asks her parish priest
19:30to bless her home.
19:32Her mother, now recovered,
19:34and Jane join Mary for support.
19:36We ask for Christ our Lord. Amen.
19:38Amen.
19:40Father,
19:42can you bless my medallions as well, please?
19:44Of course. Thank you. Can you bless mine, too?
19:46Yes, I will.
19:50Lord God of heaven and earth,
19:52bless these emblems of your saints and bless
19:54all who wear them. Fill them with the light
19:56of Christ and give them your protection.
19:58We ask through Christ our Lord. Amen.
20:00Amen.
20:26Amen.
20:56Ah!
21:03Something I couldn't see
21:05attacked me.
21:13Every emotion inside Mary
21:15screams for her to flee.
21:17But she knows
21:19the house isn't haunted.
21:21She is.
21:26There was nowhere to go.
21:28There was nothing I can do.
21:56Ah!
22:03Mom's doing fine.
22:05She is up and walking
22:07and I even got her to come over
22:09for the blessing.
22:11Mom, I'm going to bed.
22:13Okay, sweetheart. Come here.
22:15Love you. Love you, too.
22:17Oh, Aunt Allison says she loves you, too.
22:19You're coming back in, what, two weeks, right?
22:21And four days until graduation.
22:23Night, Mom. Night.
22:26Yeah, um,
22:28can I talk to you about something?
22:30Sure. Allison,
22:32I've started to feel like something is
22:34something's gone.
22:36Mary tells her sister about her terrifying
22:38attack. Allison, I'm just starting
22:40to freak out.
22:42Would you just call John's office?
22:44Calling John would have probably
22:46been the smartest thing that my sister
22:48could have done because he would have
22:50actually set some things into motion
22:52to try and help her.
22:54I don't really feel comfortable calling John.
22:56I'm afraid of what he might want to do.
22:58It is not going to get any better until you get
23:00some help.
23:05Mary?
23:13How real is your faith?
23:15Your faith is nothing.
23:17I hung up the phone on her
23:19because I thought,
23:21this is ridiculous.
23:23That's not my sister.
23:29Something was starting to take control
23:31of me.
23:33I felt completely helpless.
23:47Mary again
23:49turns to her faith
23:51despite the previous repercussions.
23:55He leadeth me
23:57in the paths of righteousness.
24:01The necklace was itching
24:03and burning.
24:05It felt like I couldn't breathe.
24:07Itching and burning.
24:09It felt like I couldn't breathe.
24:37Every time I had
24:39anything done
24:41to try to make the situation better
24:43I would be
24:45attacked. I would be beaten.
25:07Oh.
25:11I felt like God
25:13had forsaken me
25:15and when I needed him
25:17God wasn't there.
25:19I started to lose my faith.
25:26John's office.
25:28John?
25:30Mary?
25:32Mary, is that you?
25:34John, I don't know
25:36what's happening.
25:38I think I might have an attachment.
25:46Once that growl sound started
25:48that tells me
25:50we were dealing with a demon.
25:52We don't need any help.
25:54I knew
25:56right then and there
25:58that this was going to really develop
26:00into a very, very serious situation.
26:06And I didn't want to lose Mary.
26:24Mary?
26:28I need to talk to somebody.
26:30Come on in.
26:32No.
26:34I need to stay out here.
26:36Sure. What's wrong?
26:38Um.
26:40I was attacked last night.
26:42Did you call the police?
26:44I wasn't attacked
26:46by a person.
26:48I can't remember the demonic sound on the tape.
26:50Oh my God.
26:58Get away
27:00from me!
27:02I don't need any help!
27:04I said I don't need any help!
27:06Get out!
27:12Go back in. I'll be there real soon, okay?
27:20I can't stay.
27:22Jane was very fearful
27:24and I could sense it.
27:26Like a shark could sense
27:28blood and water.
27:30Her fear made her very vulnerable.
27:46I was extremely afraid.
27:52That's when I began wearing my St. Michael's medal.
27:54And just making sure
27:56that I had something blessed
27:58in every room.
28:00Mommy? Yes?
28:02There's a man in the other room.
28:06What?
28:08There's a man in the other room.
28:10Come here.
28:16Right here.
28:28St. Michael
28:30of the Archangel,
28:32illustrious leader of the heavenly army,
28:34defend us against principalities
28:36and powers,
28:38against evil
28:40and the spirit of wickedness
28:42in high places.
28:46The Archangel,
28:48illustrious leader of the heavenly army.
28:58Defend us.
29:24It's gone.
29:28Everything's gonna be okay.
29:30What I was most afraid of
29:32was, is this thing
29:34going to go after my son?
29:54Oh, God!
29:56Man, I've been sitting here half the night
29:58worried sick about you. I thought that you were
30:00in a car wreck or something.
30:02What's that?
30:04I don't love you,
30:06Mike.
30:08Oh, come on. You don't mean that.
30:10Look, you've been going through a lot.
30:12You know very little, Mike.
30:14Get out of our life!
30:20Get out of here
30:22before I call the police and tell them
30:24you did this.
30:26Things come out of your mouth
30:28that you don't want to say.
30:32It's as if
30:34you're a hostage in your own body
30:36and something else
30:38is taking control.
30:54These entities
30:56drove him away.
30:58That's exactly what
31:00these entities wanted, me alone
31:02with no help.
31:24Grrrr!
31:26Grrrr!
31:30Grrrr!
31:32Grrrr!
31:34Grrrr!
31:36Grrrr!
31:42Josh?
31:44Sweetheart!
31:46Sweetheart, what's wrong?
31:48He heard some
31:50noises.
31:52Like two wolves growling.
31:54You know whatever it is,
31:56we can pray about it?
31:58I don't believe in prayer.
32:00What do you mean?
32:02He told me that for years he prayed to God
32:04to make me stop doing demonic cases
32:06because he was afraid for me.
32:08And God never answered his prayers.
32:12I don't believe in God either.
32:16What do you mean?
32:18Don't say that.
32:20It just felt like a knife
32:22going right through me.
32:30I believed in God.
32:32I just was very angry
32:34at him.
32:36Our Father, who art in
32:38our...
32:44Our Father,
32:46who art in heaven.
32:48That made it very easy
32:50to be taken over.
33:18Mary attempts
33:20to carry on with everyday life
33:22for Josh's sake.
33:24Mom, hurry up
33:26or we'll be late!
33:28He's excited to visit Allison,
33:30who's in town for the 4th of July.
33:36There was this strange
33:38churning inside of me.
33:40It was as if
33:42something was
33:44churning inside of me.
33:46Like a thousand screams
33:48waiting to get out.
34:16Look at the road, Mom!
34:18Look at the road!
34:22Mom! Mom!
34:46Mom! Mom!
35:00Mom's lost it!
35:02She's crazy!
35:04Josh!
35:06Though her mother lives
35:08only a few miles away,
35:10Mary has no recollection
35:12of the perilous drive.
35:14We were scared at him
35:16the whole entire time.
35:18He didn't know how we got there
35:20without having an accident.
35:22Josh!
35:24Oh God, I need help.
35:26Do you need me to call someone?
35:28No, where does Mom keep
35:30her holy water, Allison?
35:32Okay.
35:42We don't need any help.
35:44And definitely not from you.
35:46What looked at me was not my sister.
35:48Mom!
36:00I kept my distance from her.
36:02What was that with Mom in there?
36:04I was scared.
36:06Why do you care about that mother of yours?
36:10Go back inside.
36:12I need to talk to your mother alone.
36:15Why do you even believe in God?
36:21What's he ever done for you?
36:23He's my protector.
36:30I felt totally unequipped.
36:32I prayed literally
36:34the entire time I was there.
36:44Allison!
37:14Where did Mom go?
37:16Don't worry, just stay here.
37:30John Zaffis.
37:32John, something terrible is happening with Mary.
37:34I think she might be possessed.
37:36I knew what we were dealing with at that point.
37:39Tell me exactly what's going on.
37:41There was no doubt in my mind whatsoever.
37:43All right, Allison, listen.
37:45Listen, you got to keep Josh there with you.
37:47All right, don't let him go near his mother.
37:49Can you imagine what was going through
37:51that poor little guy's mind?
37:53It had to be horrifying.
37:55Don't let him go near his mother.
37:57I wanted to make sure he was okay.
37:59All right, in the meantime,
38:01I'm going to start calling some people.
38:03I'm going to start trying to arrange
38:05getting Mary some help.
38:07Okay?
38:09When a person is in this state,
38:11you don't know how they're going to react.
38:13You don't know if that person's going to become violent.
38:16You don't know what the capabilities are.
38:39No!
38:54phone rings
39:06Hello?
39:08Mary, it's John.
39:10Zaphos pleads with Mary to undergo an exorcism.
39:14I'm worried about your son.
39:16Don't you want to protect him?
39:18Josh?
39:20Well, John, of course I love Josh more than anything in the world.
39:24That was the one key thing
39:26that convinced Mary
39:28that she wanted to have the exorcism done.
39:32Get out of our life!
39:34Something might escalate out of control
39:36in her home,
39:38and she did not want her son to fall victim to that.
39:52Allison and Jane will drive Mary to Connecticut
39:55for the exorcism.
40:00Mary knows that at best
40:02the exorcism will be extremely painful.
40:05At worst, it could be fatal.
40:10The closer it got to the exorcism,
40:13the more there was second thoughts,
40:16there was more fear.
40:18I might not make it through this,
40:20and who's going to raise my son?
40:27After an eight-hour drive,
40:29the women arrive in Stratford, Connecticut.
40:35It's okay.
40:55It's all right.
40:58She had that look of pure hate towards me.
41:02I knew right then and there
41:04that I was the enemy.
41:10The exorcism will be conducted by Father Larry Elwood.
41:14Having worked with Zephys for 25 years,
41:17he knows the personal risks.
41:20Mary, why don't you take a seat right here?
41:25These spirits can attack us,
41:27but I'm more than willing to do it
41:29because they won't be able to find help anywhere else.
41:34All right, I'm going to hold her legs, okay?
41:36Allison, I want you to hold her left arm.
41:39Jane, I need you to hold her right arm, all right?
41:44Exorcism is never a sure thing.
41:47You never know if it's going to be
41:49a successful type of situation.
41:52Lord, have mercy.
41:54Lord, have mercy.
41:57Christ, have mercy.
41:59Christ, have mercy on us.
42:01God, the Holy Spirit,
42:03have mercy on us.
42:05God, the Father in heaven,
42:07have mercy on us.
42:09God, the Son, the Redeemer of the world,
42:12have mercy on us.
42:14God, the Holy Spirit...
42:16She started reacting very, very violently
42:18during the opening prayers.
42:20Christ, have mercy on us.
42:22Have mercy.
42:28God, the Father in heaven,
42:32your God doesn't have the power to win.
42:38I adjure you, you ancient serpents,
42:40God the Son of Man,
42:42God the Holy Spirit's command
42:45to the holy apostles Peter and Paul...
42:50You're dealing with something that you've read about in scriptures,
42:53and there it is face to face.
42:57Jane, we have a present for you.
43:00Don't you want your present?
43:02Holy Lord, we send you our call for help and snatch from ruination
43:05and from the clutches of the noonday devil.
43:07Be with Jane.
43:09You are made flesh and blood.
43:32The exorcism continues for more than an hour.
43:39Her physical strength was terrifying.
43:41Your God won't win.
43:43It felt like she could physically have flung me across the room.
43:46Jesus, come and get Nazareth,
43:48who is led in the desert after a baptism
43:50by John to vanquish you and your synagogue.
43:54Make way for the beast. Make way for Christ.
43:57For he has already deprived you of your kingdom.
43:59Surrender, you beast. Surrender to Christ.
44:02This human being made in your image and likeness
44:05instill fear, Lord, into the monster that plunders your venue.
44:21Jane finds reassurance in her blessed medallions.
44:25It's just a reminder that God is with you.
44:28It makes me feel stronger.
44:36Ah!
44:38Ah!
44:43Your God is nothing.
44:45Take our present, Jane.
44:47Don't you want our present? Don't be rude, Jane.
44:50Take our present or Satan will shift your star!
44:54I knew it was saying, come with us, Jane, to hell.
44:57Our Father, who art in heaven,
45:00hallowed be thy name.
45:03By the Creator of the whole universe,
45:06I cast you out, unclean spirit,
45:08along with every satanic power of the enemy.
45:10I command you, unclean spirits, along with your allies,
45:13now beseeching this Lamb of God
45:15by the coming of our Lord for judgment.
45:18The exorcism continues for nearly two hours.
45:22Submit then to God, who through David,
45:24his faithful servant, banished you.
45:27The deceiver, for he now flails you
45:30and scorches you with flames!
46:00I command you, unclean spirits...
46:13Thirty-three years of being involved with this work,
46:15Mary was the first levitation
46:18that I was ever witness to.
46:24I command you by the coming of our Lord for judgment
46:27that you tell me your name!
46:29I command you that you tell me your name!
46:36Depart then, O impious one!
46:40Depart, accursed one!
46:41Depart with all your treachery!
46:43See what spells you and who is coming to judge
46:45both the quick, the living, and the dead of the world
46:48with flames!
47:00I felt clean and happy like a newborn baby.
47:20It felt like I could finally take a deep breath
47:23and the air was fresher.
47:27It felt like being alive again.
47:31It was the best thing in the world
47:33to have my sister back again.
47:35It was just the most wonderful gift.
47:57Amen.
47:59Oh, how can I ever thank you?
48:05I own a lot. I own everything.
48:10After you've been touched by the paranormal,
48:13especially on the negative level,
48:16these things don't forget who you are.
48:18They'll always remember you, and they will target you.
48:27Mary gives up paranormal research
48:29and reconciles with Josh.
48:36It just brought us closer.
48:39I know he's always going to be there for me
48:41just as I always am there for him.
48:44I know no matter what happens to me,
48:47that everything will be okay.
48:51If you can survive demonic possession,
48:53I think you can survive just about anything.
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