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This is the greatest
paranormal story
you've never heard of.
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A terror that rivals
horror films like Amityville
and the Poltergeist.
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But this is a true story
set in the middle
of America's heartland.
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[Duane speaking]
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[Steve] In 1974 and '75,
in the small farming town
of Merrill, Michigan,
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[Steve] In 1974 and '75,
in the small farming town
of Merrill, Michigan,
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the Pomeraning family
was tormented
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-by extreme, relentless
poltergeist activity.
-[telephone rings]
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Knocking, pounding,
even spontaneous combustion.
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After 50 years, the family
and townspeople are talking.
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With hundreds
of police reports
and hours of audio recordings,
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some never before seen
or heard...
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[Duane Speaking]
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[Steve] ...I'm finally going
to find the truth
about the evil
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[Steve] ...I'm finally going
to find the truth
about the evil
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that destroyed a family
and forever changed a town.
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An evil
that still lives there...
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-[device chiming]
-[Steve] What is happening?
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[Steve] ...to this day.
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-Who are you?
-[unexplained voice speaking]
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It literally said,
"Satan, the demon."
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[Steve] Welcome
to the Michigan Hell House.
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[Steve] I've been
a paranormal investigator
for more than 20 years.
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I thought I had heard
every ghost story there was.
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But all of that changed
about seven years ago.
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Somebody contacted me online.
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They stated that they had
a box of police reports
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that was vital
that I got my hands on.
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When I brought it home,
it read like a horror story.
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A demonic force terrorizing
a family for months on end,
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toying with them,
attacking them,
slowly driving them mad.
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toying with them,
attacking them,
slowly driving them mad.
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And it all happened
right in my back yard.
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I grew up in Saginaw,
just one town over.
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The people in these reports,
they didn't feel
like strangers,
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they felt like neighbors,
like friends.
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I was instantly determined
to help.
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Merrill, Michigan, a village
hardly a square mile wide,
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home to the Pomeraning family.
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home to the Pomeraning family.
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In 1951, Harold and Mabel
built their first house
on the family's old farmstead,
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the home where their two sons,
Terry and Duane,
were born and raised.
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They moved out of the house
nearly 50 years ago.
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Terry, Duane.
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[Steve] Today, the brothers
are the only members
of the family who remain.
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We were just
an ordinary family that farmed
and went to church.
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Yeah. I mean, we had
a good childhood,
me and Duane.
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Yeah. I mean, we had
a good childhood,
me and Duane.
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But when you really look back,
what was that moment
where everything changed?
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Our problems started
on July 9th, '74.
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We were gonna open up
the blueberry season
for the first day that day.
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At 8:00 o'clock,
our whole family
had went to bed
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about midnight that night...
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[glass breaking]
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[glass breaking]
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What was that?
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[gun clicks]
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-What's happening?
-Go back to your room.
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Who's out there?
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[Terry] We didn't see nothing.
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And so we called 911.
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[operator] 911,
what's your emergency?
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[Steve] From the summer
of 1974 to the spring of 1975,
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the family called the police
every single day,
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reporting unexplained,
bizarre, menacing activity.
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Someone or something
was targeting them.
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[Terry] Evil was in the house
with us constantly.
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Even though
it's been 47 years,
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I know I think about it
every day, you know?
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As some would say that
you wouldn't wish
on your worst enemy.
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I don't know what to tell you,
after all these years
why that happened.
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We thought later on,
"Why is this happening
to us for, you know?"
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I mean, we're not...
we've never bothered nobody.
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I think a lot of people
that stayed don't believe
that that ever happened.
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We went through hell, man.
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We went through hell, man.
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My dad was only 60, my mother
was only 64 when they died.
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[Duane] I think,
had this never happened,
to be honest with you,
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-they would have lived
a lot longer.
-[crow cawing]
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[Steve] You know, guys,
that this... this case
has never left me.
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And based on, I want
to show you the catalyst
behind reopening the case.
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[parapsychologist speaking]
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Never heard that.
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Wow.
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Dad's voice, man.
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[Steve] I know
it was difficult to hear that.
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And at the same time,
I'm sure kind of wonderful
to hear that, too.
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[Terry] How'd you come up
with that?
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[Terry] How'd you come up
with that?
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Well, these are
the original recordings
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from the parapsychologist
that came out...
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-Really?
-[Steve] ...to interview
you guys.
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It's been 50 years.
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So imagine how many things
could be on these recordings
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reminding you guys
of certain things
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which could trigger
even more memory.
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It sounds to me like
he was really pissed off.
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They went through a lot and--
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[Terry]
They didn't deserve that.
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No, they didn't deserve that.
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Maybe we can truly find
what happened,
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because after
all these decades,
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because after
all these decades,
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maybe you can give them
one word.
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You know what that word is?
Peace.
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Well, I'll tell you one thing.
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We're gonna go through
everything.
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[Steve] Tonight, I'm heading
to the Hell House
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with psychic medium,
Cindy Kaza.
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But first, I'm paying a visit
to the current residents,
Bridgette and Julie Larsen.
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We'll definitely appreciate
you guys taking the time
and, you know,
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letting me over here.
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I want to stop by
and tell you guys,
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I mean, we got to get
to the bottom
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I mean, we got to get
to the bottom
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of what happened here
for the Pomeranings.
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-Yeah, absolutely.
-Absolutely.
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What kind of experiences have
you guys had in this house?
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We were home alone
and we both seen it.
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And it was almost
like a white thing,
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like a shadow almost
with like hands in the window.
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And we freaked out.
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There was no footsteps,
nothing.
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[Julie] I was scared as a kid
every day.
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Um, one time I was sleeping
in the bed and I was...
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there was like a flash,
like someone, like, took
a picture of me.
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there was like a flash,
like someone, like, took
a picture of me.
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Okay. And obviously nothing
that would possibly
explain it,
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that you could think of?
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Nothing. I always felt like
someone was watching me
at all times.
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So I don't know.
I can't explain it.
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It's nothing like it was
with the Pomeranings with us.
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I would love
to come back here and do
some night investigation
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'cause, really, I feel like
the answers
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are going to be in this house
one way or the other.
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-Yeah, absolutely.
-Absolutely.
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-[Steve] Hey.
-Hey.
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[Steve] So I think essentially
we'll take a walk
over to the property
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and just kind of do
a baseline reading.
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-Okay.
-[Steve] And see
what you pick up on.
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Yeah.
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[Steve] Cindy knows nothing
about this case,
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but I'm hoping
her psychic abilities
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can sense what hundreds
of documents
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and a year of investigation
couldn't.
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What caused all the strange
and terrifying phenomena here.
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Any vibes on the way out here?
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Any vibes on the way out here?
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[Cindy] Yes.
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I feel like
this is a really weird case.
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It's going to take a while
to really put
all the pieces together.
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I don't know yet.
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How are you feeling?
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-[Steve] There's kind of
an ominous feeling...
-[Cindy] Yeah.
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[Steve] ...I guess
is the best way
to describe it.
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[Cindy] Right as I step
in the driveway,
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when I look at this house,
I see like the house is alive.
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But you know what?
I just heard
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But you know what?
I just heard
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"Burn it to the ground."
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-There's a terrible fire
for sure.
-[exhales sharply]
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It doesn't feel accidental.
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It feels like arson.
It feels intentional.
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Okay.
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I also want to go
behind the house.
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But I look over here,
I'm seeing this woman
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and she's looking at me,
luring me, she is saying,
"Come this way."
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The energy in this house
or whatever this haunting is,
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people will think at times
they fixed it
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people will think at times
they fixed it
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and then it goes,
it goes flat and people think
they're safe,
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and then it comes back
with a vengeance.
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[sighs]
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Like the man
who first built this property,
he hasn't found peace.
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That's the sense that I get.
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That's a very accurate
statement.
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He hasn't found peace.
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And it has to do
with his wife or his...
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[knocking]
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-Did you hear that knocking?
-[Steve] Yes.
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[Cindy] I heard it
inside of the house.
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[Steve] I bet no one's
in the house.
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[scoffs]
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What the hell
did you get me into?
[laughing]
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This is like,
'What the hell is happening?"
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It's a case
unlike anything else.
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You know, I see so much
poltergeist activity in there,
like dangerous...
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-So much poltergeist activity?
-[Cindy]
...poltergeist activity,
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so much poltergeist activity
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to the point where people
are terrified to even
be in the house.
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to the point where people
are terrified to even
be in the house.
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Things are flying off shelves.
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People are getting thrown
against the wall.
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[Steve] What the hell
was that?
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[Cindy] I don't know, dude.
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[Steve] I don't know
if that was an animal.
I don't know what that was.
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There's nothing
that can stop this force
from moving forward.
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It still hasn't been stopped.
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I could see
windows breaking too,
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I could see
windows breaking too,
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-just windows,
shattering windows.
-[Steve] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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[Cindy] They're just exploding
out of the house.
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I'm gonna, I'm gonna
tell you this right now,
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because I have to, like,
I have chills
throughout my body.
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-You stopped here
and said that.
-[Cindy] Yeah.
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[Steve] That window blew out
and shattered in the middle
of the night,
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and that's when
everything started.
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[Cindy] It is crazy.
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I... I could feel it.
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Who brought this
into the damn house, though?
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That's the thing.
Where did this start?
What happened?
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Like, that's what I want
to figure out.
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[Steve] I wanted to just
come out here
and have you get a baseline.
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[Steve] I wanted to just
come out here
and have you get a baseline.
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But are you picking up
anything?
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[exhales sharply]
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Has anybody ever said that
when they're in this house,
when they're laying in bed,
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they've woken up to something
floating above them?
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Yes.
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One time I was sleeping
in the bed and I was...
there was like a flash.
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That's it.
It can shape-shift.
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What do you think it is?
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I have no idea, Steve.
I don't know yet.
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I have no idea, Steve.
I don't know yet.
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But I feel like it's something
I haven't encountered
in my career yet,
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and it scares me a little bit.
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Honestly, I don't know
what it is.
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I mean, I think
with what's happening,
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I almost wouldn't mind
a little impromptu
investigation
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with my equipment.
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-You feel up to it?
-Yeah, I'm up to it.
234
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-[Steve] Okay.
-Yeah.
235
00:12:58,900 --> 00:13:00,000
[Steve] That knocking
definitely came from
over here.
236
00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:01,667
[Steve] That knocking
definitely came from
over here.
237
00:13:01,767 --> 00:13:06,467
I'm thinking
three different spots
right here by the house.
238
00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:09,266
Okay.
We're recording there.
239
00:13:10,300 --> 00:13:12,400
I'm gonna try some
communication real quick.
240
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[device chimes]
241
00:13:14,066 --> 00:13:16,000
Boom. Did you see that
right there?
242
00:13:16,100 --> 00:13:17,867
I feel like something is here.
243
00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,567
Are you setting off
the device?
244
00:13:23,667 --> 00:13:25,000
-This is insane.
-Yeah.
245
00:13:25,100 --> 00:13:28,100
There's nothing that would
account for these readings.
246
00:13:29,500 --> 00:13:30,000
Cindy and I heard you
knocking on the--
247
00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,800
Cindy and I heard you
knocking on the--
248
00:13:31,867 --> 00:13:33,900
[device chimes]
249
00:13:35,567 --> 00:13:38,367
It literally went off
as we came over here.
250
00:13:40,100 --> 00:13:41,767
What the hell was that?
251
00:13:44,667 --> 00:13:46,367
[knocking]
252
00:13:48,166 --> 00:13:49,900
I know no one's in the house.
253
00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:54,567
But honestly,
it looked like something
white moved right here.
254
00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,166
[Steve] A quick check
of our footage reveals
255
00:13:58,266 --> 00:14:00,000
what looks like a white orb
moving throughout the house.
256
00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,567
what looks like a white orb
moving throughout the house.
257
00:14:02,667 --> 00:14:04,567
I feel like something
is on the other side
of that window.
258
00:14:04,567 --> 00:14:06,400
-There is.
-I mean, I saw it
with my own eyes,
259
00:14:06,467 --> 00:14:09,467
but I can tell it's...
it's looking at us.
260
00:14:09,567 --> 00:14:11,567
We're definitely
not alone here.
That's for sure.
261
00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,767
Every time I go to walk
to this window,
the meter goes off.
262
00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:23,500
I cannot believe
that just happened.
263
00:14:23,567 --> 00:14:25,367
I'm gonna place
the recorder here.
264
00:14:29,066 --> 00:14:30,000
Can you tell us your name?
265
00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:30,266
Can you tell us your name?
266
00:14:34,066 --> 00:14:36,000
Why do you watch people
when they sleep?
267
00:14:39,667 --> 00:14:42,367
[Steve on recorder]
Every time I go to walk
to this window,
268
00:14:42,367 --> 00:14:43,800
the meter goes off.
269
00:14:43,867 --> 00:14:45,767
-Every time.
-[Cindy on recorder]
Every time.
270
00:14:45,767 --> 00:14:47,800
[Steve on recorder]
Definitely not a coincidence.
271
00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:51,467
Can you tell us your name?
272
00:14:56,367 --> 00:14:58,367
Why do you watch people
when they sleep?
273
00:15:00,767 --> 00:15:02,133
[gasps]
274
00:15:02,166 --> 00:15:06,100
-"You're all gonna die."
-Steve, that is
the scariest [bleep]
275
00:15:06,166 --> 00:15:07,364
I've ever heard.
276
00:15:07,364 --> 00:15:07,533
I've ever heard.
277
00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:09,600
-You heard it. I heard it.
-[Cindy] I am so [bleep]
freaked out.
278
00:15:09,667 --> 00:15:11,567
-No, that was scary.
-[Steve] At the very end.
279
00:15:13,967 --> 00:15:15,800
[Steve on recorder]
Why do you watch people
when they sleep?
280
00:15:16,700 --> 00:15:18,667
-[gasps]
-[Steve]
"You're all gonna die."
281
00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,400
I'm not kidding,
that's fricking terrifying.
282
00:15:23,467 --> 00:15:24,867
That's the worst EVP
I've ever recorded.
283
00:15:24,967 --> 00:15:29,100
Dude, that is... seriously,
that is so messed up.
284
00:15:29,166 --> 00:15:30,367
Female voice.
285
00:15:30,367 --> 00:15:33,700
I'm shaking because that...
that legitimately scared me.
286
00:15:33,767 --> 00:15:37,364
-Yeah. That's...
that's disturbing as hell.
-Wow.
287
00:15:37,364 --> 00:15:38,100
-Yeah. That's...
that's disturbing as hell.
-Wow.
288
00:15:38,166 --> 00:15:41,200
Everyone's gonna have
to be really careful
moving forward on this one.
289
00:15:41,266 --> 00:15:44,166
I mean, that's... you want
to talk about an omen.
290
00:15:44,266 --> 00:15:47,367
It's not safe, for real.
291
00:15:47,467 --> 00:15:49,700
Yeah. I completely agree.
292
00:15:49,767 --> 00:15:56,200
Whatever is in that house,
I feel like it's a force
to be reckoned with.
293
00:15:56,266 --> 00:16:00,767
And people that
have lived here and live here
are terrified of the house
294
00:16:00,767 --> 00:16:03,367
that they live in
and what it can do.
295
00:16:11,500 --> 00:16:14,367
[Steve] Cindy was really
tapped in last night.
296
00:16:14,467 --> 00:16:17,600
Many of her visions
matched the most terrifying
297
00:16:17,667 --> 00:16:20,667
and well-documented elements
of the story.
298
00:16:20,667 --> 00:16:23,266
Last night
was extremely intense.
299
00:16:23,266 --> 00:16:26,266
-Definitely.
-I want to talk to you
about what happened out there.
300
00:16:26,266 --> 00:16:28,567
Um, if you notice, I got
these boards turned around.
301
00:16:28,567 --> 00:16:30,567
There's a lot of information
I have here in the room
302
00:16:30,667 --> 00:16:33,100
-that I know you don't want
to be privy to.
-Right.
303
00:16:33,166 --> 00:16:36,667
There was a lot of things
yesterday that you hit on,
304
00:16:36,667 --> 00:16:37,364
you know,
from that baseline reading.
305
00:16:37,364 --> 00:16:38,700
you know,
from that baseline reading.
306
00:16:38,767 --> 00:16:42,900
Uh, before we go into
that though,
I can't get over that EVP.
307
00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,767
I've played it over and over.
308
00:16:45,767 --> 00:16:47,567
It was really scary.
309
00:16:47,567 --> 00:16:49,166
And I've been scared before,
310
00:16:49,166 --> 00:16:52,600
but that's probably
the most terrifying EVP
that I've ever heard.
311
00:16:52,667 --> 00:16:53,800
Yeah, I agree.
312
00:16:55,567 --> 00:16:56,500
[gasps]
313
00:16:56,500 --> 00:16:58,467
-"You're all gonna die."
-[Cindy] Steve.
314
00:16:58,467 --> 00:17:00,600
-It's a woman for sure.
-Yes.
315
00:17:00,667 --> 00:17:02,667
That leads me
to something else.
316
00:17:02,667 --> 00:17:04,667
You said that you were
picking up on a woman
317
00:17:04,767 --> 00:17:07,364
that was trying to lead us
behind the house
near the barn.
318
00:17:07,364 --> 00:17:07,700
that was trying to lead us
behind the house
near the barn.
319
00:17:07,767 --> 00:17:09,400
-[Cindy] Mmm-hmm.
-What can you tell me
about that?
320
00:17:10,500 --> 00:17:13,000
[Cindy] She felt like
she was trying to lure us
321
00:17:13,066 --> 00:17:14,967
somewhere that wasn't
in her best interest.
322
00:17:14,967 --> 00:17:17,700
The fact that you use luring
is very interesting.
323
00:17:18,900 --> 00:17:21,967
We had an experience out there
of hearing knocking.
324
00:17:21,967 --> 00:17:23,467
[knocking]
325
00:17:23,567 --> 00:17:26,000
Did you... did you hear that
knocking?
326
00:17:26,100 --> 00:17:29,000
-It was three knocks.
-Yes, three knocks.
327
00:17:29,100 --> 00:17:35,000
This is how it all began
with pounding, with knocking
on the outside of the house.
328
00:17:35,066 --> 00:17:36,367
The minute you went out there,
329
00:17:36,467 --> 00:17:37,364
you were hitting on things
left and right.
330
00:17:37,364 --> 00:17:38,567
you were hitting on things
left and right.
331
00:17:38,567 --> 00:17:40,066
You instantly picked up...
332
00:17:40,066 --> 00:17:43,467
You kind of stopped
and started talking about
a window being broken.
333
00:17:45,166 --> 00:17:49,800
What I believe is that night,
that's when evil came
into the home.
334
00:17:49,867 --> 00:17:52,000
But what brought it in there?
335
00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:53,367
That's what we need
to figure out.
336
00:17:53,467 --> 00:17:55,333
Exactly.
337
00:17:55,333 --> 00:17:58,867
[Steve] Knowing what happened
during those first days
of unexplained activity
338
00:17:58,867 --> 00:18:03,266
could be the key to unlocking
the mystery of the Hell House.
339
00:18:03,266 --> 00:18:06,166
One of the first
police officers to respond
to the home
340
00:18:06,266 --> 00:18:07,364
in the summer of 1974
341
00:18:07,364 --> 00:18:08,467
in the summer of 1974
342
00:18:08,467 --> 00:18:11,600
was retired sergeant,
Charles Frisby.
343
00:18:11,667 --> 00:18:15,567
He's agreed to meet with me
and go over the shocking case.
344
00:18:15,567 --> 00:18:16,867
[Charles] I received a call.
345
00:18:17,467 --> 00:18:20,100
I think it was 1974.
346
00:18:20,166 --> 00:18:24,467
A prowler call.
Chapping in, Dice Road
see Mr. Pomeraning.
347
00:18:24,900 --> 00:18:26,200
So I get there.
348
00:18:26,266 --> 00:18:28,867
All he says, "I've heard
some really strange noises."
349
00:18:30,667 --> 00:18:32,467
He says, "My heart's beating
on my ass."
350
00:18:32,467 --> 00:18:34,567
"Okay," I said, "I'll go out
and look around."
351
00:18:34,567 --> 00:18:36,367
But when I went outside
and looked,
352
00:18:36,367 --> 00:18:37,364
I saw no evidence of anybody
being around there,
353
00:18:37,364 --> 00:18:39,600
I saw no evidence of anybody
being around there,
354
00:18:39,667 --> 00:18:41,967
no tracks and anything.
355
00:18:41,967 --> 00:18:44,000
I said, "Well, okay,
we'll keep an eye on it."
356
00:18:44,100 --> 00:18:46,100
So...
357
00:18:46,166 --> 00:18:47,300
I... I left.
358
00:18:48,467 --> 00:18:50,900
[Steve] But the knocking
continued.
359
00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:55,000
I had that fear every night,
just didn't know
what was going to happen,
360
00:18:55,066 --> 00:18:58,166
and if we were going
to make it
through the night or not.
361
00:19:02,367 --> 00:19:03,967
[Steve] Over
the next few weeks,
362
00:19:03,967 --> 00:19:07,364
other witnesses
outside of the family
experienced the phenomena,
363
00:19:07,364 --> 00:19:07,967
other witnesses
outside of the family
experienced the phenomena,
364
00:19:07,967 --> 00:19:11,400
including their friends,
Doug and Vicki Buckley.
365
00:19:11,467 --> 00:19:13,767
So you live right next
to the Pomeranings.
366
00:19:13,867 --> 00:19:15,900
This is happening
right next door.
367
00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,367
We were sitting
in the living room
368
00:19:17,367 --> 00:19:23,100
and the knocking came
from the north side
by the front door.
369
00:19:23,166 --> 00:19:26,600
The stuff that was on the wall
was shaking.
370
00:19:26,667 --> 00:19:28,467
So it was that loud.
371
00:19:28,467 --> 00:19:29,767
He'd go out one door
372
00:19:29,867 --> 00:19:32,400
and I would go out
the other door
and didn't see nothing.
373
00:19:32,467 --> 00:19:33,800
The knocking continued.
374
00:19:33,867 --> 00:19:35,100
Boom, boom, boom!
375
00:19:36,300 --> 00:19:37,364
[Pam] We were just sitting
around the table,
376
00:19:37,364 --> 00:19:37,967
[Pam] We were just sitting
around the table,
377
00:19:37,967 --> 00:19:40,467
all at once, we heard this
bang, bang, bang.
378
00:19:40,567 --> 00:19:42,500
Wow. I mean, bang, bang, bang.
379
00:19:42,567 --> 00:19:43,967
Yeah, it sounded like
somebody was...
380
00:19:43,967 --> 00:19:46,767
Like, if you stood here
and beat on a damn wall.
381
00:19:49,166 --> 00:19:52,500
[Steve] I mean, what was that
like if you didn't know
who was the suspect?
382
00:19:52,567 --> 00:19:54,900
What were you guys thinking
as this first began?
383
00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,767
Well, at first I thought,
you know,
these new neighbors moved in
384
00:19:58,867 --> 00:20:02,266
a month before and this stuff
started happening
in our house and...
385
00:20:02,367 --> 00:20:05,300
In the beginning,
they were really nice people.
386
00:20:05,367 --> 00:20:06,500
[Terry] It seemed like anyway.
387
00:20:06,567 --> 00:20:07,364
In the end, they were not.
388
00:20:07,364 --> 00:20:08,500
In the end, they were not.
389
00:20:13,500 --> 00:20:15,767
[engine starting]
390
00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,500
[exhales sharply] [bleep]
391
00:20:27,567 --> 00:20:29,166
Can I help you with something?
392
00:20:29,266 --> 00:20:31,000
I want to buy your home.
393
00:20:32,367 --> 00:20:36,166
Why would you buy a brand-new
house and then be asking
to buy the neighbor's house?
394
00:20:36,266 --> 00:20:37,364
Good question.
I have no idea.
395
00:20:37,364 --> 00:20:38,467
Good question.
I have no idea.
396
00:20:38,467 --> 00:20:40,767
My dad said, "Sell our house?
397
00:20:40,867 --> 00:20:43,500
Why are you asking
about selling our house?"
398
00:20:43,567 --> 00:20:45,367
And she would never answer.
399
00:20:46,700 --> 00:20:50,400
[Steve] The new neighbors
made a strange
first impression.
400
00:20:50,467 --> 00:20:54,500
But another encounter
between Duane
and the unusual newcomers
401
00:20:54,567 --> 00:20:57,567
still haunts the brothers
to this day.
402
00:20:57,667 --> 00:20:58,934
Duane doesn't even
really know...
403
00:20:58,934 --> 00:21:00,767
I went to their house,
and I don't know
how I got there.
404
00:21:00,767 --> 00:21:04,367
[Terry] He doesn't even know
why or how he even got there.
405
00:21:04,467 --> 00:21:06,367
I looked out, and I said,
"I don't see him anywhere."
406
00:21:06,467 --> 00:21:07,364
And here... he comes home
then that night
and he just started...
407
00:21:07,364 --> 00:21:11,800
And here... he comes home
then that night
and he just started...
408
00:21:11,867 --> 00:21:14,500
he was acting
a little sort of weird, too,
409
00:21:14,567 --> 00:21:18,467
and he started telling us
that she took him
all through their house
410
00:21:18,567 --> 00:21:24,467
and she even cut his hair,
and he just...
just passed right out.
411
00:21:25,367 --> 00:21:28,100
And wasn't coming to.
412
00:21:28,166 --> 00:21:30,667
By the time the ambulance
got out there,
he was turning blue.
413
00:21:30,767 --> 00:21:32,400
We thought
he was going to die.
414
00:21:34,867 --> 00:21:37,364
[Steve] Thanks to an emergency
tracheotomy,
415
00:21:37,364 --> 00:21:37,367
[Steve] Thanks to an emergency
tracheotomy,
416
00:21:37,367 --> 00:21:39,767
Duane narrowly escapes death
417
00:21:39,767 --> 00:21:42,967
and doctors diagnosed
him with epilepsy.
418
00:21:44,066 --> 00:21:47,900
But further testing
told a different story.
419
00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,600
Everybody thought
you had epilepsy,
420
00:21:49,667 --> 00:21:54,800
but I have a report
from the Mayo Clinic that said
you did not have epilepsy.
421
00:21:54,867 --> 00:21:57,800
I mean,
they are the definitive
authority in health care.
422
00:21:57,867 --> 00:22:00,800
I mean, I've been seizure-free
now for years.
423
00:22:00,867 --> 00:22:02,667
Before that,
there was no problems.
424
00:22:02,667 --> 00:22:05,567
So then really
what caused that seizure?
425
00:22:07,266 --> 00:22:07,364
It almost sounds like
you almost kind of had
426
00:22:07,364 --> 00:22:09,900
It almost sounds like
you almost kind of had
427
00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,700
a gut feeling
about these neighbors,
428
00:22:11,767 --> 00:22:13,066
which were next door
to you guys.
429
00:22:13,066 --> 00:22:14,767
-Yeah.
-[Duane] Right.
430
00:22:14,767 --> 00:22:18,467
[Steve] Duane has no memory
of what happened
during those missing hours
431
00:22:18,467 --> 00:22:20,333
at the neighbor's home.
432
00:22:20,333 --> 00:22:24,867
From that day forward,
Mabel refused to let him go
on the neighbor's property.
433
00:22:24,967 --> 00:22:27,166
But still,
throughout the summer,
434
00:22:27,166 --> 00:22:28,967
the knocking continued
435
00:22:28,967 --> 00:22:32,967
and the police reports
on the Hell House
were piling up.
436
00:22:32,967 --> 00:22:36,400
[Charles] Well, I have never,
ever seen
437
00:22:36,467 --> 00:22:37,364
this much paperwork done
on a prowler call
438
00:22:37,364 --> 00:22:40,400
this much paperwork done
on a prowler call
439
00:22:40,467 --> 00:22:44,467
and why this continues
to escalate,
continues to escalate.
440
00:22:45,467 --> 00:22:46,867
[Charles speaking]
441
00:22:48,266 --> 00:22:50,667
-This was the Halloween night
stakeout.
-This is Halloween night.
442
00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:58,600
[Steve] That Halloween night,
investigating officers
assembled a special task force
443
00:22:58,667 --> 00:23:01,300
to conduct a large scale
stakeout.
444
00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,166
[Charles] We put cars
east, west, north, south,
445
00:23:05,266 --> 00:23:06,700
had the whole place
surrounded with cars,
446
00:23:06,767 --> 00:23:07,364
staked it out,
get it off the roads
and I don't see anything.
447
00:23:07,364 --> 00:23:10,300
staked it out,
get it off the roads
and I don't see anything.
448
00:23:10,367 --> 00:23:12,600
[Steve] The family
was completely unaware
449
00:23:12,667 --> 00:23:17,867
that the entire home
was surrounded with officers
lying in wait.
450
00:23:17,867 --> 00:23:21,567
Around midnight, the captain
who was stationed
inside the home
451
00:23:21,567 --> 00:23:24,567
radioed that the knocking
had begun.
452
00:23:24,567 --> 00:23:28,367
The task force surrounding
the home could not hear
the knocking outside
453
00:23:28,367 --> 00:23:32,300
but could hear the knocks
coming through the captain's
radio transmission
454
00:23:32,367 --> 00:23:34,266
as he called for backup.
455
00:23:34,367 --> 00:23:36,467
[officer 1 on radio]
The knocking is coming
from inside the house.
456
00:23:36,467 --> 00:23:37,364
I repeat, the knocking
is coming from inside
the house.
457
00:23:37,364 --> 00:23:40,367
I repeat, the knocking
is coming from inside
the house.
458
00:23:40,467 --> 00:23:42,166
[officer 2 on radio]
Like one of the boys
or something.
459
00:23:42,266 --> 00:23:45,266
[officer 1 on radio]
All I know is someone's
knocking in here.
460
00:23:45,367 --> 00:23:47,467
Well, I was the first suspect.
461
00:23:47,567 --> 00:23:49,700
He said, "Captain is going
to take you
462
00:23:49,767 --> 00:23:55,900
to the state police post
in Bay City, Michigan,
for a lie detector test."
463
00:23:56,000 --> 00:24:01,467
[Steve] Both boys
were prime suspects
and subject to polygraph test.
464
00:24:01,467 --> 00:24:04,600
And life at the Hell House
was only about to get worse.
465
00:24:08,066 --> 00:24:12,600
By early 1975, the unexplained
activity at the Hell House
466
00:24:12,667 --> 00:24:15,967
went from bad to terrifying.
467
00:24:15,967 --> 00:24:17,667
[Davis speaking]
468
00:24:27,500 --> 00:24:31,667
[Steve] The nightly knocking
and pounding turned
into violent blasts.
469
00:24:31,734 --> 00:24:33,767
[Davis speaking]
470
00:24:44,900 --> 00:24:48,600
[Steve]
While the paranormal activity
continued to escalate,
471
00:24:48,667 --> 00:24:51,367
the polygraph results
came back,
472
00:24:51,467 --> 00:24:56,000
officially clearing the family
of any involvement
in the strange happenings.
473
00:24:56,066 --> 00:24:57,367
[Davis speaking]
474
00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:03,300
[Terry] And after that,
we had lot of those voices.
475
00:25:06,900 --> 00:25:11,100
[Duane] It said several times
it's going to kill you.
476
00:25:11,166 --> 00:25:15,567
Just the voice just
came like out of nowhere
through the house.
477
00:25:16,500 --> 00:25:19,767
"I'm going to kill
your family!"
478
00:25:19,867 --> 00:25:25,367
I mean, to this day,
I still... I can still hear
that voice,
479
00:25:25,467 --> 00:25:28,500
and it just scared
the living crap out of me.
480
00:25:28,567 --> 00:25:31,800
But a lot of people
would just say, "We'd get
the hell out of there
481
00:25:31,867 --> 00:25:34,600
and never... never go back,"
you know.
482
00:25:34,667 --> 00:25:36,445
But now we were fighters
and we had our faith
and we thought,
483
00:25:36,445 --> 00:25:39,367
But now we were fighters
and we had our faith
and we thought,
484
00:25:39,367 --> 00:25:42,300
"God will, you know,
take us through this."
485
00:25:43,467 --> 00:25:47,567
[Vicki] They were tortured
for so many years,
486
00:25:47,567 --> 00:25:49,967
seems like
they were robbed of life.
487
00:25:51,667 --> 00:25:53,367
But I hope
they do get closure.
488
00:26:06,867 --> 00:26:09,767
[Steve] The local police
finally threw their hands up.
489
00:26:09,767 --> 00:26:11,333
They simply
couldn't figure out
490
00:26:11,333 --> 00:26:14,900
what was causing
the strange activity
at the Pomeraning home.
491
00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:18,734
We didn't really have a lot
of investigative equipment.
492
00:26:18,734 --> 00:26:22,266
Matter of fact, we turned
to the state police a lot
in those years
493
00:26:22,266 --> 00:26:24,367
because they had
all the technology.
494
00:26:24,367 --> 00:26:26,000
It amazes me.
495
00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:31,266
I mean, literally cutting-edge
technology of this time
was used on this case.
496
00:26:31,367 --> 00:26:34,266
[Steve] The Michigan
State Police
enlisted investigators
497
00:26:34,266 --> 00:26:36,445
to search
for logical explanations.
498
00:26:36,445 --> 00:26:37,100
to search
for logical explanations.
499
00:26:37,166 --> 00:26:41,900
The power company, Bell
Telephone, Dow Chemical,
the FAA,
500
00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:46,100
the US Geological Survey,
brought out seismographs.
501
00:26:46,166 --> 00:26:48,867
The state police did
a full sweep of the home
502
00:26:48,867 --> 00:26:52,100
looking for any trace
of foul play.
503
00:26:52,166 --> 00:26:56,767
Officers even moved in
to monitor the home 24/7.
504
00:26:56,867 --> 00:26:59,467
Yet no one found
any explanation
505
00:26:59,567 --> 00:27:04,266
for the strange knocks
and blasts tormenting
the family.
506
00:27:04,367 --> 00:27:06,445
The Pomeranings
are growing desperate
507
00:27:06,445 --> 00:27:06,900
The Pomeranings
are growing desperate
508
00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,967
and the state police
quietly acknowledge
509
00:27:09,967 --> 00:27:12,600
what many
had already suspected,
510
00:27:12,667 --> 00:27:16,300
that there was something
paranormal happening
in the home.
511
00:27:16,367 --> 00:27:20,867
[Charles] I believe,
uh, state police
called in a paranormal expert,
512
00:27:20,867 --> 00:27:24,000
but I had never heard
of that being done
513
00:27:24,066 --> 00:27:26,266
by a police agency.
514
00:27:26,266 --> 00:27:29,667
I'll give the police
department, the sheriff's
department credit.
515
00:27:29,734 --> 00:27:30,767
They came out every night.
516
00:27:30,867 --> 00:27:32,400
You know,
they did everything.
517
00:27:32,467 --> 00:27:35,500
-Yeah.
-[Terry]
And one of the officers
518
00:27:35,567 --> 00:27:36,445
told my dad that he knew
this guy that worked
519
00:27:36,445 --> 00:27:38,467
told my dad that he knew
this guy that worked
520
00:27:38,567 --> 00:27:40,600
with one of these
spirit boards.
521
00:27:42,767 --> 00:27:44,367
My dad said, "Well, okay."
522
00:27:45,467 --> 00:27:47,000
He came home.
523
00:27:47,100 --> 00:27:50,867
The spirit will communicate
to us through the letters
on the board.
524
00:27:50,867 --> 00:27:52,100
Let the spirit take over.
525
00:27:54,967 --> 00:27:56,266
First letter is K.
526
00:28:00,767 --> 00:28:02,100
That's an N.
527
00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:06,445
I.
528
00:28:06,445 --> 00:28:07,100
I.
529
00:28:11,166 --> 00:28:12,600
F.
530
00:28:16,266 --> 00:28:18,500
E. Knife.
531
00:28:19,667 --> 00:28:21,000
Knife?
532
00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:22,400
Knife, what's that supposed
to mean?
533
00:28:23,367 --> 00:28:24,800
Look out!
534
00:28:26,900 --> 00:28:29,800
[Terry] It was a big knife,
and it came out of that
knife block,
535
00:28:29,867 --> 00:28:31,867
like at 50 miles an hour.
536
00:28:31,967 --> 00:28:35,100
I mean, it just... If someone
had been in that area,
537
00:28:35,166 --> 00:28:36,445
they would have gotten hurt
real bad or killed.
538
00:28:36,445 --> 00:28:36,967
they would have gotten hurt
real bad or killed.
539
00:28:37,967 --> 00:28:39,867
It was just unreal.
540
00:28:39,867 --> 00:28:43,667
I mean, you'd have to see it
to believe it.
541
00:28:43,767 --> 00:28:46,467
We even asked our pastor
to, you know,
542
00:28:46,467 --> 00:28:49,767
come to our house
and bless the house.
543
00:28:49,867 --> 00:28:52,000
And he would not come
to our house.
544
00:28:52,066 --> 00:28:57,100
So it ended up the priest
from the Catholic church.
545
00:28:57,166 --> 00:29:02,667
He came out to our house
and blessed the inside
with holy water and outside.
546
00:29:02,734 --> 00:29:06,445
And after he did that,
all hell really broke
loose that night.
547
00:29:06,445 --> 00:29:06,867
And after he did that,
all hell really broke
loose that night.
548
00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:13,100
Things would be tossed
across the room
that they didn't touch,
549
00:29:13,166 --> 00:29:15,066
more things and more things.
550
00:29:16,300 --> 00:29:19,567
[Terry] It was hard
on everybody,
and especially my parents.
551
00:29:19,567 --> 00:29:23,800
This evil was just constantly
in the house.
552
00:29:23,867 --> 00:29:25,000
[Duane] I mean,
we prayed about it.
553
00:29:25,066 --> 00:29:27,367
And the more we prayed,
the worse it got.
554
00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:34,767
[Steve] It was now clear
to the family that this evil
wasn't going anywhere.
555
00:29:34,767 --> 00:29:36,445
It was, in fact,
determined to drive them
out of their family home.
556
00:29:36,445 --> 00:29:39,200
It was, in fact,
determined to drive them
out of their family home.
557
00:29:40,166 --> 00:29:41,834
But why?
558
00:29:41,834 --> 00:29:46,800
These puzzles seem
as impossible to piece
together as shattered glass.
559
00:29:46,867 --> 00:29:52,567
So with no options left,
the Michigan State Police
do something unprecedented.
560
00:29:52,667 --> 00:29:54,734
With funding
from an anonymous donor,
561
00:29:54,734 --> 00:29:58,767
they reached out
to the parapsychology lab
at Duke University,
562
00:29:58,867 --> 00:30:03,200
run by world-renowned
parapsychologist,
William Roll.
563
00:30:03,266 --> 00:30:06,445
His group had investigated
the most famous poltergeist
cases in history.
564
00:30:06,445 --> 00:30:09,000
His group had investigated
the most famous poltergeist
cases in history.
565
00:30:09,066 --> 00:30:10,967
I went
to the Hoyt Public Library
566
00:30:10,967 --> 00:30:14,467
to meet with William Roll's
associate Jerry Solfvin,
567
00:30:14,567 --> 00:30:18,734
who investigated
the Hell House in 1975.
568
00:30:18,734 --> 00:30:20,867
I arrived on February 7.
569
00:30:23,367 --> 00:30:26,100
State police drove me
to the house.
570
00:30:26,166 --> 00:30:28,300
[Steve] So you actually
stayed with them, right?
571
00:30:28,367 --> 00:30:29,467
[Jerry] Moved in.
572
00:30:29,467 --> 00:30:31,467
So when I first arrived,
573
00:30:31,567 --> 00:30:33,567
uh, the first thing I did
is I mapped out the house
574
00:30:33,667 --> 00:30:36,066
and I made
a two-dimensional model.
575
00:30:36,066 --> 00:30:36,445
And I interviewed people,
"Where did this happen?"
576
00:30:36,445 --> 00:30:38,767
And I interviewed people,
"Where did this happen?"
577
00:30:38,767 --> 00:30:41,166
And they would point
on the map and make a mark
578
00:30:41,166 --> 00:30:43,300
because there's so many things
that happened
579
00:30:43,367 --> 00:30:44,767
and so many witnesses.
580
00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:52,000
Before I arrived,
it started with banging,
then the explosions.
581
00:30:52,066 --> 00:30:54,367
But then it goes
to the next level.
582
00:30:54,367 --> 00:30:58,367
Object movement, the lamps,
583
00:30:58,467 --> 00:31:01,000
figurine, the fruit basket,
584
00:31:01,100 --> 00:31:05,867
the flower basket,
the cup of hot tea,
and a pillow.
585
00:31:05,967 --> 00:31:06,445
The pillow, that...
that's a big incident.
Wasn't it?
586
00:31:06,445 --> 00:31:08,100
The pillow, that...
that's a big incident.
Wasn't it?
587
00:31:08,166 --> 00:31:10,000
It attacked Mabel.
588
00:31:34,266 --> 00:31:36,445
[telephone rings thrice]
589
00:31:36,445 --> 00:31:36,467
[telephone rings thrice]
590
00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:49,867
[Steve] According to the notes
from Jerry's files,
591
00:31:49,867 --> 00:31:53,166
Terry, Duane,
and his two adult cousins
were present
592
00:31:53,266 --> 00:31:55,000
when the attack occurred.
593
00:31:55,100 --> 00:31:58,734
It took all four of them
to save Mabel
from suffocating.
594
00:31:59,300 --> 00:32:00,500
I was on the way.
595
00:32:00,500 --> 00:32:06,100
My goodness, this case
was exploding with phenomena.
596
00:32:06,166 --> 00:32:06,445
[Steve] Like everyone else
who came to evict
this unknown horror,
597
00:32:06,445 --> 00:32:09,734
[Steve] Like everyone else
who came to evict
this unknown horror,
598
00:32:09,734 --> 00:32:13,066
it wasn't long
before it turned on Jerry.
599
00:32:13,066 --> 00:32:17,266
[Jerry] When I took a shower
in the morning,
I took a towel,
600
00:32:17,367 --> 00:32:21,000
tossed it over
the sliding glass doors,
601
00:32:21,100 --> 00:32:22,900
and I just left it there
to dry.
602
00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:27,967
And sometime later,
I said, "Mabel,
did you smell something?"
603
00:32:27,967 --> 00:32:31,367
And I saw smoke coming around
the edge of the bathroom door.
604
00:32:31,367 --> 00:32:35,367
So I opened it
and there was, uh, my towel.
605
00:32:36,767 --> 00:32:38,166
Never seen a fire like that.
606
00:32:39,166 --> 00:32:40,200
I was stunned.
607
00:32:40,266 --> 00:32:42,400
I was like deer
in the headlights.
608
00:32:42,467 --> 00:32:44,500
"My God, that's incredible."
609
00:32:44,567 --> 00:32:46,266
Now, that fire
was also investigated,
610
00:32:46,266 --> 00:32:48,166
correct, by the,
by the State Fire Marshal?
611
00:32:48,266 --> 00:32:49,667
[Jerry] He did.
612
00:32:49,700 --> 00:32:53,500
But he said there was nothing
that could be investigated.
613
00:32:53,567 --> 00:32:58,467
That was an amazing
thing. This doesn't follow
any physical laws.
614
00:32:58,467 --> 00:33:01,967
And secondly, that it might
have been aimed at me.
615
00:33:01,967 --> 00:33:04,367
How many fires took place
in the week you were there?
616
00:33:04,367 --> 00:33:05,667
-Three.
-Three fires?
617
00:33:05,734 --> 00:33:06,445
Three fires.
618
00:33:06,445 --> 00:33:06,867
Three fires.
619
00:33:06,900 --> 00:33:10,600
The second fire would be that
roll of toilet paper.
620
00:33:10,667 --> 00:33:15,667
And the report says language
that when I first read it,
blew my mind,
621
00:33:15,767 --> 00:33:18,000
"humanly impossible".
622
00:33:18,066 --> 00:33:21,000
-This is a State Fire Marshal.
-[Jerry] That's right.
623
00:33:21,066 --> 00:33:23,166
For any season,
State Fire Marshal
624
00:33:23,166 --> 00:33:25,967
-declares the origin
of a fire...
-Yeah, yeah.
625
00:33:25,967 --> 00:33:27,667
..."Humanly impossible"
in nature.
626
00:33:27,767 --> 00:33:31,567
Yeah. It's really amazing.
It's really amazing stuff.
627
00:33:31,667 --> 00:33:35,300
[Steve] Whoever or whatever
was targeting the family
628
00:33:35,367 --> 00:33:36,445
was growing more deadly
by the day.
629
00:33:36,445 --> 00:33:38,300
was growing more deadly
by the day.
630
00:33:38,367 --> 00:33:40,900
And finally,
the third fire occurred.
631
00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:44,867
I brought with me a number
of electronic devices.
632
00:33:44,967 --> 00:33:47,266
Different kinds
of tape recorders.
633
00:33:47,266 --> 00:33:50,900
You know,
there's one part of this
that I listen to.
634
00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:54,100
This is on when the third fire
occurred.
635
00:33:54,166 --> 00:33:58,367
-So the third fire was...
is on one of these recordings.
-[Jerry] Yes. Yes.
636
00:33:58,367 --> 00:34:00,867
[Steve] Thanks to a tip
from Professor Solfvin,
637
00:34:00,867 --> 00:34:04,400
I listened through
nearly 30 hours of audio
638
00:34:04,467 --> 00:34:06,445
and eventually found
the most terrifying moment
caught on tape.
639
00:34:06,445 --> 00:34:09,266
and eventually found
the most terrifying moment
caught on tape.
640
00:34:10,367 --> 00:34:11,867
I'm playing it
for the brothers
641
00:34:11,867 --> 00:34:14,000
and their neighbors,
the Buckleys.
642
00:34:14,066 --> 00:34:16,667
Take a listen, and I think
you'll understand the reason
643
00:34:16,734 --> 00:34:18,400
I'm sitting here today
with you.
644
00:34:18,467 --> 00:34:23,266
It's the first time
they've heard these sounds
in nearly 50 years.
645
00:34:51,967 --> 00:34:53,400
[indistinct whispering]
646
00:34:56,967 --> 00:34:57,900
[growling]
647
00:35:03,233 --> 00:35:04,734
[indistinct whispering]
648
00:35:08,867 --> 00:35:10,266
[Mabel] Duane.
649
00:35:11,867 --> 00:35:13,233
[explosion]
650
00:35:17,266 --> 00:35:18,934
[siren wailing]
651
00:35:25,266 --> 00:35:26,967
[siren wailing]
652
00:35:36,634 --> 00:35:38,967
-Oh, my God, Steve.
-That's amazing.
653
00:35:41,100 --> 00:35:42,333
Wow.
654
00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:47,867
Wow. Kind of brought
chills remembering.
655
00:35:47,967 --> 00:35:51,233
-I hear this and just,
you know?
-Yeah.
656
00:35:52,767 --> 00:35:54,033
Yeah.
657
00:35:54,100 --> 00:35:55,567
Yeah.
658
00:35:57,333 --> 00:35:58,900
Yeah.
659
00:36:00,467 --> 00:36:02,308
I guess probably scares you
'cause that was close
to our home, you know?
660
00:36:02,308 --> 00:36:04,767
I guess probably scares you
'cause that was close
to our home, you know?
661
00:36:04,867 --> 00:36:06,000
[Vicki] Yeah.
662
00:36:06,066 --> 00:36:09,367
I looked out my west window
and I could see the smoke
663
00:36:09,433 --> 00:36:13,066
and Mabel and the boys
was standing out in the yard,
664
00:36:13,133 --> 00:36:17,133
and it was bad enough that
they had to leave their home.
665
00:36:17,133 --> 00:36:22,433
[Steve] Like the other two
blazes, the State Fire Marshal
was called in to investigate.
666
00:36:22,433 --> 00:36:25,567
That report is here
from the Michigan State
Fire Marshal.
667
00:36:25,667 --> 00:36:27,367
I'm just going to read this.
668
00:36:27,467 --> 00:36:28,967
Um, "It should be noted that
669
00:36:29,033 --> 00:36:32,166
two members of the Duke
University Cyclical
Research Center Foundation
670
00:36:32,266 --> 00:36:32,308
have been conducting
extensive testing
at the residence
671
00:36:32,308 --> 00:36:35,233
have been conducting
extensive testing
at the residence
672
00:36:35,233 --> 00:36:37,467
to determine the source
of the strange noises
673
00:36:37,533 --> 00:36:39,767
and strange occurrences
taking place there.
674
00:36:39,867 --> 00:36:42,166
It is felt
by all parties involved,
675
00:36:42,266 --> 00:36:46,266
that there is some
supernatural phenomenon
occurring at this location.
676
00:36:47,467 --> 00:36:50,266
[indistinct whispering]
677
00:36:50,333 --> 00:36:53,667
And then it also could be
the cause of the fires
which have occurred."
678
00:36:55,367 --> 00:36:56,934
That's a bold statement.
679
00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,133
Especially with state police.
680
00:36:59,133 --> 00:37:01,367
They called in
a paranormal expert.
681
00:37:01,433 --> 00:37:02,308
He says, "It's a poltergeist."
682
00:37:02,308 --> 00:37:03,667
He says, "It's a poltergeist."
683
00:37:03,734 --> 00:37:06,166
I said, "What the hell
is a poltergeist?"
684
00:37:06,233 --> 00:37:08,133
I just want to get
really clear with you.
685
00:37:08,133 --> 00:37:11,033
What exactly is a poltergeist?
686
00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:16,667
When we say poltergeist,
it brings to mind one thing.
687
00:37:16,767 --> 00:37:18,634
The anomalous phenomena.
688
00:37:18,634 --> 00:37:21,433
It's a burst of them
over a short period of time.
689
00:37:23,533 --> 00:37:24,800
It's unexplainable,
690
00:37:24,867 --> 00:37:29,433
but that is paired
with the social
psychological setting,
691
00:37:29,433 --> 00:37:32,308
and it's usually a family
going through
some sort of a stress.
692
00:37:32,308 --> 00:37:33,533
and it's usually a family
going through
some sort of a stress.
693
00:37:34,533 --> 00:37:40,734
About 80% of cases
have a distinct individual
694
00:37:40,734 --> 00:37:44,433
who are the focus
or the agent of the activity.
695
00:37:44,433 --> 00:37:47,667
I see. Okay. So at first,
you're identifying
the anomalous force?
696
00:37:47,734 --> 00:37:49,333
-[Jerry] Yes.
-Then you're looking for
the agent?
697
00:37:49,333 --> 00:37:50,533
Right. Right.
698
00:37:51,567 --> 00:37:53,233
[Steve] Thanks to
Professor Solfvin,
699
00:37:53,233 --> 00:37:56,066
I now know that
identifying the agent,
700
00:37:56,133 --> 00:38:00,634
the center of all
the poltergeist activity,
has to be our next step.
701
00:38:03,467 --> 00:38:09,567
So, Cindy, the other night
you've said a statement about
extreme poltergeist activity.
702
00:38:09,634 --> 00:38:10,967
Right.
703
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:14,100
This literally is
one of the most prolific
poltergeist cases,
704
00:38:14,166 --> 00:38:15,667
poltergeist-like activity.
705
00:38:15,734 --> 00:38:18,867
But see, now we're facing,
you know,
with poltergeist activity,
706
00:38:18,934 --> 00:38:22,934
we have to look at
who is fueling this activity
707
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:28,367
or what dynamic
within the family
is creating enough chaos
708
00:38:28,433 --> 00:38:30,367
to support
poltergeist activity.
709
00:38:30,433 --> 00:38:32,308
-Well, tonight I want to go
into the house.
-[Cindy] Mmm-hmm.
710
00:38:32,308 --> 00:38:33,567
-Well, tonight I want to go
into the house.
-[Cindy] Mmm-hmm.
711
00:38:33,634 --> 00:38:34,867
We actually go into the house.
712
00:38:34,967 --> 00:38:37,166
I want to take
some of these items
in the home,
713
00:38:37,233 --> 00:38:39,533
basically by proxy
bringing the family back,
714
00:38:39,533 --> 00:38:43,567
their voices and just see
what happens when we bring
these trigger objects in.
715
00:38:43,667 --> 00:38:45,834
-[Cindy] Yeah.
-But I have no idea
what to expect.
716
00:38:45,834 --> 00:38:47,433
Yeah, I know.
717
00:38:47,433 --> 00:38:50,166
Well, I guess we have
our work cut out for us
on this one, Steve, right?
718
00:38:50,233 --> 00:38:52,467
[Steve] Everybody,
the crew, ourselves,
719
00:38:52,567 --> 00:38:54,667
we have to be beyond careful.
720
00:38:55,767 --> 00:38:57,834
It's time to figure out
what caused this poltergeist.
721
00:39:05,066 --> 00:39:09,033
[Steve]
Tonight, Cindy and I will
meet up at the Hell House.
722
00:39:09,100 --> 00:39:11,567
Using projectors
and audio recordings,
723
00:39:11,667 --> 00:39:14,166
we'll be attempting
to virtually bring back
724
00:39:14,233 --> 00:39:18,467
the family in the house
for the first time in decades.
725
00:39:18,567 --> 00:39:20,533
-You ready?
-Yeah. Let's do it.
726
00:39:20,533 --> 00:39:22,367
-I'm gonna grab some gear.
-[Cindy] All right.
727
00:39:31,667 --> 00:39:33,367
[door creaking]
728
00:39:33,867 --> 00:39:35,266
[Cindy] You got it?
729
00:39:43,667 --> 00:39:46,467
There is something
menacing here.
730
00:39:46,567 --> 00:39:47,634
You're already
picking that up?
731
00:39:47,634 --> 00:39:50,033
Oh, yeah, for sure.
It's like, game on.
732
00:39:51,567 --> 00:39:55,467
[Steve] In order
to reawaken the entity
lurking inside the home,
733
00:39:55,567 --> 00:39:57,967
I'm setting up
several trigger objects,
734
00:39:58,033 --> 00:40:01,005
pictures, projected photos,
and audio recordings
from 1975.
735
00:40:01,005 --> 00:40:03,767
pictures, projected photos,
and audio recordings
from 1975.
736
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:09,634
If whatever happened out here
is really attached
to this family,
737
00:40:09,634 --> 00:40:11,133
I have no idea
what's going to happen.
738
00:40:11,133 --> 00:40:12,266
-[Cindy] Okay.
-[Steve] All right.
739
00:40:12,333 --> 00:40:14,100
-I'm gonna grab some gear.
-[Cindy] All right.
740
00:40:15,667 --> 00:40:17,233
[Steve] We're here right now.
741
00:40:17,266 --> 00:40:21,433
Let me show you
one of the items that I have
for tonight's investigation.
742
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:25,367
[Cindy]
Oh, this is the couple.
743
00:40:28,166 --> 00:40:29,533
Who's Harry?
744
00:40:30,867 --> 00:40:31,005
Harold. This is Harold.
745
00:40:31,005 --> 00:40:32,634
Harold. This is Harold.
746
00:40:32,634 --> 00:40:33,667
-This is Mr. Pomeraning.
-Oh!
747
00:40:33,767 --> 00:40:35,867
[Steve] Oh, my God, Cindy.
748
00:40:35,967 --> 00:40:38,667
[Cindy] My heart is exploding.
749
00:40:38,734 --> 00:40:40,934
You just see...
something happened.
750
00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:42,133
Did he have a heart attack?
751
00:40:42,166 --> 00:40:43,667
-What happened?
-This man died
of a heart attack.
752
00:40:43,734 --> 00:40:45,433
That's it.
He... that's... Okay.
753
00:40:45,433 --> 00:40:46,734
And he went before...
754
00:40:46,734 --> 00:40:48,934
-[Steve] Yes.
-Before her. Um...
755
00:40:52,567 --> 00:40:54,266
She's so sad.
756
00:40:54,333 --> 00:40:57,333
And I keep feeling
it has to do with the boys.
757
00:40:57,333 --> 00:40:59,667
[device 1 chiming]
758
00:40:59,734 --> 00:41:01,005
[device 2 chiming]
759
00:41:01,005 --> 00:41:01,867
[device 2 chiming]
760
00:41:01,967 --> 00:41:03,166
[Steve] Oh, my God.
761
00:41:04,767 --> 00:41:07,000
Something is definitely
moving in the adjacent room.
762
00:41:08,133 --> 00:41:10,467
The boys' room,
as a matter of fact.
763
00:41:10,567 --> 00:41:14,166
As you talk about the boys,
this is Terry Pomeraning.
764
00:41:14,233 --> 00:41:16,000
[Cindy] Terry! I got to talk
about Terry.
765
00:41:16,066 --> 00:41:20,867
That kid, he wants to protect
the mom or take care of her.
766
00:41:20,934 --> 00:41:22,734
[Steve] He absolutely
adored his mother,
767
00:41:22,734 --> 00:41:25,867
and his mother, Mabel, went
through a lot of trauma here,
you know.
768
00:41:25,934 --> 00:41:28,333
What was happening here
was wearing her down
to nothing.
769
00:41:28,333 --> 00:41:29,667
-I see--
-[device 1 chiming]
770
00:41:32,433 --> 00:41:34,166
That is really strong.
771
00:41:35,767 --> 00:41:37,767
[device 2 chiming]
772
00:41:37,867 --> 00:41:42,767
[Steve] Each time Cindy taps
into the family members,
the entity responds.
773
00:41:42,867 --> 00:41:45,266
The trigger items
seem to be working.
774
00:41:45,333 --> 00:41:49,734
It's time to up the stakes
and bring our most powerful
trigger object
775
00:41:49,734 --> 00:41:51,934
back to the Hell House.
776
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:56,767
So I'm gonna play some
of those audio recordings that
I got from that university.
777
00:41:56,867 --> 00:41:58,266
-Okay.
-And these are incidents,
of course,
778
00:41:58,333 --> 00:41:59,767
that happened here
in this house.
779
00:42:07,367 --> 00:42:09,233
Is it the fire we're hearing?
780
00:42:09,233 --> 00:42:10,567
Fire, explosions.
781
00:42:13,066 --> 00:42:15,166
[Cindy] I just keep hearing,
"He didn't do it.
782
00:42:15,233 --> 00:42:16,266
He didn't do it."
783
00:42:16,367 --> 00:42:18,100
Did they blame Duane
for the fire?
784
00:42:18,166 --> 00:42:20,467
Duane was the suspect,
I believe, in everything.
785
00:42:20,967 --> 00:42:21,967
He didn't do it.
786
00:42:24,033 --> 00:42:27,266
I'm hearing, Steve,
it was the man behind him.
787
00:42:27,333 --> 00:42:28,433
[device chiming]
788
00:42:33,533 --> 00:42:35,233
[Steve] What is happening
right now?
789
00:42:35,233 --> 00:42:39,467
Actually, uh, I think
maybe we ought to stand
over here for a moment.
790
00:42:39,533 --> 00:42:44,967
There's quite a horrific story
regarding a knife block...
791
00:42:45,033 --> 00:42:46,667
[Harold] Look out!
792
00:42:46,767 --> 00:42:48,467
[Steve] ...lunged
at a police officer.
793
00:42:50,266 --> 00:42:51,567
That's the spot.
794
00:42:51,634 --> 00:42:53,533
Okay. Something
is right there, Cindy.
795
00:42:53,533 --> 00:42:55,634
[motion sensor chiming]
796
00:42:56,667 --> 00:42:58,000
Motion sensor.
797
00:42:58,066 --> 00:42:59,634
[devices chiming]
798
00:43:03,367 --> 00:43:04,867
I feel like the walls
are shaking.
799
00:43:12,467 --> 00:43:14,033
[devices chiming]
800
00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:18,367
Motion sensor.
801
00:43:20,333 --> 00:43:22,734
-This room has a lot
of paranormal activity.
-[Steve] Yes.
802
00:43:22,734 --> 00:43:26,367
It's a lot
of poltergeist activity.
803
00:43:26,467 --> 00:43:29,166
When I stand here,
I feel like there's
an earthquake happening.
804
00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:32,033
[device chiming]
805
00:43:35,467 --> 00:43:36,667
Why do...
806
00:43:38,467 --> 00:43:40,467
Did Duane go to prison
or something?
807
00:43:40,567 --> 00:43:42,166
Did he get in trouble
with the law?
808
00:43:42,233 --> 00:43:46,433
Both boys were suspects,
and Duane was considered
the number one suspect.
809
00:43:46,433 --> 00:43:48,367
He has demons.
810
00:43:48,467 --> 00:43:51,066
[Steve] Yeah,
Duane was very troubled.
811
00:43:51,133 --> 00:43:52,634
-[Steve on recorder]
Motion sensor.
-Oh, my God,
812
00:43:52,634 --> 00:43:53,934
the Ovilus just went off.
813
00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:55,166
[Cindy] What did it say?
814
00:43:56,467 --> 00:43:59,567
[automated voice]
Son, wrong, devil.
815
00:44:00,233 --> 00:44:01,266
[gasps]
816
00:44:01,367 --> 00:44:04,166
[Steve] Son, wrong, devil.
817
00:44:07,033 --> 00:44:08,377
That thing just fired off
response after response.
818
00:44:08,377 --> 00:44:09,667
That thing just fired off
response after response.
819
00:44:11,867 --> 00:44:13,734
Steve, can I ask you
something?
820
00:44:13,734 --> 00:44:19,433
Is there any chance somebody
did some sort of a sacrificial
thing with an animal?
821
00:44:22,166 --> 00:44:24,567
I'm seeing something
like that.
822
00:44:26,166 --> 00:44:28,433
Is it possible?
Yes.
823
00:44:28,433 --> 00:44:30,266
I wouldn't take that
off the table.
824
00:44:33,767 --> 00:44:35,834
I'm gonna tell you
exactly what I just heard.
825
00:44:38,467 --> 00:44:41,367
There was a presence
of spirit...
826
00:44:43,266 --> 00:44:47,433
that had influence somehow on,
I believe, Duane.
827
00:44:49,367 --> 00:44:54,834
I believe Duane could sense
this spirit, this man,
but I feel it shape-shifting.
828
00:44:54,834 --> 00:44:58,367
I'm not saying
it's actually--
I don't know yet.
829
00:44:58,433 --> 00:45:02,634
I feel that Duane would speak
to people that weren't there.
830
00:45:04,166 --> 00:45:08,377
He would be talking to spirits
that nobody else could see,
831
00:45:08,377 --> 00:45:09,166
He would be talking to spirits
that nobody else could see,
832
00:45:09,266 --> 00:45:11,033
but he would be talking
to them.
833
00:45:11,100 --> 00:45:12,734
Something was leading him.
834
00:45:12,734 --> 00:45:14,834
[device chiming]
835
00:45:16,033 --> 00:45:18,367
[Steve] My opinion right now,
it's toying with us,
836
00:45:18,467 --> 00:45:22,033
because it's showing us,
"I can manipulate everything."
837
00:45:22,100 --> 00:45:25,634
I feel like the more like
you're tuning in, tapping in,
it's like--
838
00:45:25,634 --> 00:45:29,333
It's so much that
I don't even know
where to begin
839
00:45:29,333 --> 00:45:31,934
other than I... I...
like, I'm getting
so much stuff
840
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:34,066
and it's coming at me
from all directions.
841
00:45:34,133 --> 00:45:36,266
[devices chiming]
842
00:45:36,333 --> 00:45:37,767
Please back off!
843
00:45:37,834 --> 00:45:38,377
I can't even, like, think.
844
00:45:38,377 --> 00:45:39,133
I can't even, like, think.
845
00:45:41,133 --> 00:45:42,567
I need to step outside
for a second
846
00:45:42,634 --> 00:45:44,834
because I can't work
with all this stuff going off.
847
00:45:47,533 --> 00:45:50,734
[Steve] The evil entity
is trying to force us
out of the house
848
00:45:50,734 --> 00:45:55,634
to stop Cindy from tapping in
and getting a clear vision.
849
00:45:55,634 --> 00:45:58,033
She must be getting close
to the truth.
850
00:45:58,100 --> 00:46:01,367
So we're taking
the investigation
back outside,
851
00:46:01,433 --> 00:46:05,066
where Cindy is going to try
a technique called scrying,
852
00:46:05,133 --> 00:46:07,934
using a mirror to see
beyond the veil.
853
00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:08,377
I'm very interested to see
what happens
when you try this,
854
00:46:08,377 --> 00:46:11,100
I'm very interested to see
what happens
when you try this,
855
00:46:11,166 --> 00:46:13,767
especially how tapped in
you're to this land.
856
00:46:13,834 --> 00:46:14,967
Yeah.
857
00:46:15,033 --> 00:46:18,166
So really, I'm just going
to relax my gaze
858
00:46:18,266 --> 00:46:21,567
and really allow whatever
impressions come to me.
859
00:46:21,634 --> 00:46:23,867
It's gonna take me a second
to kind of get into it,
860
00:46:23,967 --> 00:46:25,634
but then I'll...
I'll get going.
861
00:46:25,634 --> 00:46:27,266
-Okay?
-Okay. Absolutely.
862
00:46:27,333 --> 00:46:28,533
Okay.
863
00:46:35,033 --> 00:46:36,433
[exhales sharply]
864
00:46:38,100 --> 00:46:38,377
This is not what I expected
to start seeing,
865
00:46:38,377 --> 00:46:40,166
This is not what I expected
to start seeing,
866
00:46:40,233 --> 00:46:43,967
but I keep seeing a house
having its own life force.
867
00:46:45,767 --> 00:46:47,834
It's like the perfect storm,
Steve.
868
00:46:47,834 --> 00:46:49,867
Underneath here, I feel like,
I don't know
869
00:46:49,934 --> 00:46:53,133
if there's a rock bed
or some sort of elementals
870
00:46:53,133 --> 00:46:54,834
around here but it drives it.
871
00:46:54,834 --> 00:46:57,867
-It fuels it.
-Okay.
872
00:46:57,934 --> 00:47:01,333
[Cindy]
The land is not cursed,
but there is something...
873
00:47:01,333 --> 00:47:05,133
there's something fueling,
that fuels
the poltergeist activity.
874
00:47:05,133 --> 00:47:08,377
It... it fuels...
maybe it's elemental,
I don't understand,
875
00:47:08,377 --> 00:47:08,567
It... it fuels...
maybe it's elemental,
I don't understand,
876
00:47:08,667 --> 00:47:10,100
but it's like...
877
00:47:12,033 --> 00:47:15,133
I feel like all these men
marching towards me,
now that's so wild.
878
00:47:15,133 --> 00:47:17,934
Like, I'm looking over here
and I just feel
all of these spirits
879
00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:19,667
just walking towards me.
880
00:47:19,767 --> 00:47:22,166
There's been
shadow figures scene,
there's been faces.
881
00:47:22,233 --> 00:47:23,667
[Cindy] They're everywhere!
882
00:47:23,734 --> 00:47:26,133
And I'm looking
and I see them, not one.
883
00:47:26,133 --> 00:47:28,000
I'm seeing more than one.
884
00:47:28,066 --> 00:47:32,000
I need to come back again
'cause I'm like...
I'm at capacity,
885
00:47:32,066 --> 00:47:34,333
but there's a piece
I'm missing.
886
00:47:34,333 --> 00:47:35,467
We gotta get to the bottom
of it.
887
00:47:35,567 --> 00:47:36,567
We gotta get
to the bottom of it.
888
00:47:36,667 --> 00:47:38,377
We've got to get
to the bottom of it
889
00:47:38,377 --> 00:47:38,433
We've got to get
to the bottom of it
890
00:47:38,433 --> 00:47:40,367
'cause we want to find
that piece.
891
00:47:49,467 --> 00:47:51,066
[Steve] Last night's
investigation,
892
00:47:51,133 --> 00:47:53,233
-that was chaotic,
extremely chaotic.
-Mmm-hmm.
893
00:47:53,233 --> 00:47:56,166
[Steve] I mean, I wondered
what would happen
bringing these objects in,
894
00:47:56,266 --> 00:47:59,767
but I never expected
everything to go off
constantly.
895
00:47:59,834 --> 00:48:01,433
[devices chiming]
896
00:48:01,433 --> 00:48:03,934
[Cindy] Yeah, for me,
it was a little bit
of a nightmare.
897
00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:09,667
This could be an accumulation
of energy shooting around,
an intelligent energy, right?
898
00:48:09,734 --> 00:48:12,867
-Yeah, a poltergeist, perhaps.
-[Cindy] A poltergeist.
899
00:48:12,967 --> 00:48:14,403
In this particular situation,
I question whether or not
this is something else,
900
00:48:14,403 --> 00:48:17,367
In this particular situation,
I question whether or not
this is something else,
901
00:48:17,433 --> 00:48:21,266
because last night, I felt
some connection to Duane
902
00:48:21,333 --> 00:48:23,667
having the ability
to communicate with spirits.
903
00:48:24,867 --> 00:48:27,066
Remember when I saw something
with animals
904
00:48:27,133 --> 00:48:30,166
and I'm seeing blood
and I feel like
occult activity?
905
00:48:30,233 --> 00:48:31,634
Occult activity.
906
00:48:31,667 --> 00:48:33,867
Remember when I said,
"Is there anything
with animal sacrifice?"
907
00:48:33,967 --> 00:48:39,867
-Yeah. Yes.
-I felt that he was influenced
by the man behind him.
908
00:48:41,667 --> 00:48:44,403
So do they ever implicate
Duane as being part
of any occult practices?
909
00:48:44,403 --> 00:48:46,266
So do they ever implicate
Duane as being part
of any occult practices?
910
00:48:46,367 --> 00:48:48,066
No, not Duane.
911
00:48:48,133 --> 00:48:53,100
But there's a huge theory
about occult activity
in the surrounding area,
912
00:48:53,166 --> 00:48:57,133
an occult activity which could
have contributed
to the activity here.
913
00:48:57,133 --> 00:49:02,734
Let me show you a report here
now that we're on the subject
of occult activity.
914
00:49:02,734 --> 00:49:04,834
So the sheriff's department,
915
00:49:04,834 --> 00:49:08,867
they learn of a strange
commune of people
living in the woods...
916
00:49:08,967 --> 00:49:11,734
-Wow!
-...doing weird things.
917
00:49:11,734 --> 00:49:14,403
[Steve] The report
goes on to say,
this commune of hippy types
918
00:49:14,403 --> 00:49:15,567
[Steve] The report
goes on to say,
this commune of hippy types
919
00:49:15,667 --> 00:49:17,934
were living
in the woods nearby,
920
00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:23,567
and it also noted that
the information was withheld
from the Pomeraning family.
921
00:49:23,667 --> 00:49:27,767
Another report states that
Duane and Terry witnessed
their neighbors
922
00:49:27,834 --> 00:49:32,567
and a group of strangers
contorting as if worshiping
the Sun,
923
00:49:32,667 --> 00:49:36,834
just before the barn
behind the house caught fire.
924
00:49:36,834 --> 00:49:41,734
Evidence is mounting that an
occult group centered around
their next-door neighbors
925
00:49:41,734 --> 00:49:44,233
was haunting the family.
926
00:49:44,233 --> 00:49:44,403
Why was I seeing an image
of Duane going out
927
00:49:44,403 --> 00:49:48,333
Why was I seeing an image
of Duane going out
928
00:49:48,333 --> 00:49:51,867
and participating
in these occult activities?
929
00:49:51,967 --> 00:49:56,100
Is it because he was the most
influenced by this force?
930
00:49:56,166 --> 00:49:59,767
I think I may have the answer
in a sense.
931
00:49:59,867 --> 00:50:01,767
Um, so I'm gonna tell you
something.
932
00:50:01,834 --> 00:50:05,967
Duane doesn't remember,
but at one point,
933
00:50:06,033 --> 00:50:10,133
in his words, and again, going
back to the baseline reading,
934
00:50:10,133 --> 00:50:12,467
you said
that we were being "Lured".
935
00:50:12,567 --> 00:50:14,403
-You've used that
word specifically.
-[Cindy] Yes.
936
00:50:14,403 --> 00:50:14,567
-You've used that
word specifically.
-[Cindy] Yes.
937
00:50:14,634 --> 00:50:20,767
Duane tells me that he was
lured by this woman across
the street to her home.
938
00:50:20,834 --> 00:50:22,433
To this day, Duane
doesn't even really know...
939
00:50:22,433 --> 00:50:24,667
I went to their house,
and I don't know
how I got there.
940
00:50:24,734 --> 00:50:28,000
He never really had nothing
to do with them
from the start, really.
941
00:50:28,066 --> 00:50:30,567
And he started telling us
that she cut his hair.
942
00:50:31,734 --> 00:50:33,533
He remembers nothing else.
943
00:50:33,533 --> 00:50:37,634
-Goes home, has a grand
mal seizure that night.
-[gasps]
944
00:50:38,166 --> 00:50:39,333
Wow.
945
00:50:39,333 --> 00:50:41,333
What was she doing?
A ritual?
946
00:50:41,333 --> 00:50:43,233
He doesn't recall.
947
00:50:43,233 --> 00:50:44,403
We need to find out
what happened to Duane
that day.
948
00:50:44,403 --> 00:50:45,967
We need to find out
what happened to Duane
that day.
949
00:50:49,066 --> 00:50:54,166
[Steve] Urban legends about
occult activity in Merrill
have swirled for some time.
950
00:50:54,233 --> 00:50:56,266
But in light
of these new reports,
951
00:50:56,367 --> 00:50:59,000
they take on a disturbing
new meaning.
952
00:50:59,066 --> 00:51:01,734
There was some talk
about a witch.
953
00:51:01,734 --> 00:51:04,734
"You know, there's a witch.
She lives on Dice Road."
954
00:51:04,734 --> 00:51:08,734
Mabel fully believed that
there was witchcraft going on,
955
00:51:08,734 --> 00:51:12,667
and she thought she knew
who the witches were.
956
00:51:12,767 --> 00:51:14,403
[Bea] It was the fellow
that lived across the corner
from them.
957
00:51:14,403 --> 00:51:15,567
[Bea] It was the fellow
that lived across the corner
from them.
958
00:51:15,634 --> 00:51:17,567
Harold told me.
He thought he was a warlock.
959
00:51:19,166 --> 00:51:22,467
[Terry] The new neighbor lady
was always buying
witchcraft books,
960
00:51:22,567 --> 00:51:25,433
going outside and doing
all those different things
961
00:51:25,433 --> 00:51:27,967
with her hands and arms
and looking up in the sky
962
00:51:28,033 --> 00:51:31,266
and talking away and...
and screaming sometimes.
963
00:51:31,333 --> 00:51:33,266
The biggest thing
that I remember
964
00:51:33,367 --> 00:51:38,367
is that she said she had been
ordained as a witch.
965
00:51:38,467 --> 00:51:41,066
I truly believe
she was a witch.
966
00:51:41,133 --> 00:51:42,867
[Duane] Yeah,
she was definitely a witch
967
00:51:42,967 --> 00:51:44,403
because there was a lot
of witchcraft in Merrill.
968
00:51:44,403 --> 00:51:44,867
because there was a lot
of witchcraft in Merrill.
969
00:51:48,767 --> 00:51:52,467
[Steve] Tonight, after months
of negotiating
with its current owners,
970
00:51:52,533 --> 00:51:56,734
I finally got permission
to enter the house
across the street,
971
00:51:56,734 --> 00:51:59,266
where the witch once lived.
972
00:51:59,333 --> 00:52:02,133
If Terry and Duane agreed
to enter the house with me,
973
00:52:02,133 --> 00:52:05,100
it may jog Duane's memory
of that fateful day
974
00:52:05,166 --> 00:52:07,367
when he was lured
to the witch's house,
975
00:52:07,467 --> 00:52:10,367
had his hair cut
and then blacked out
976
00:52:10,467 --> 00:52:14,000
and had a grand mal seizure
that nearly killed him.
977
00:52:15,634 --> 00:52:19,967
First, I meet up with them
back at their old home,
the Hell House.
978
00:52:21,467 --> 00:52:23,467
I can't imagine what it,
you know, must feel like
979
00:52:23,533 --> 00:52:25,767
going back into this house,
everything you guys
dealt with,
980
00:52:25,867 --> 00:52:27,834
but I think
we need these answers.
981
00:52:27,834 --> 00:52:29,533
-All right. We good?
-Let's do it.
982
00:52:29,533 --> 00:52:30,767
All right, let's go, guys.
983
00:52:37,467 --> 00:52:39,033
Wow.
984
00:52:39,100 --> 00:52:41,433
[Terry] Oh, my God.
985
00:52:41,433 --> 00:52:43,867
Well, still brings back
a lot of memories.
986
00:52:45,533 --> 00:52:49,533
Oh, hey, Terry, I'm doing
another load of laundry,
so I need your shirts.
987
00:52:49,533 --> 00:52:52,367
[Terry] I can just see my mom,
you know, walking around
in the house,
988
00:52:52,433 --> 00:52:55,634
you know, and, you know,
just stuff like that.
989
00:52:57,266 --> 00:52:59,567
Still bringing back a lot.
990
00:52:59,667 --> 00:53:01,133
Yeah.
991
00:53:01,133 --> 00:53:03,033
-I've been on this case
for a long time.
-Yeah.
992
00:53:03,100 --> 00:53:05,266
You know, seven years,
we've been talking on and off.
993
00:53:05,367 --> 00:53:06,567
I've been researching this.
994
00:53:07,834 --> 00:53:10,567
We all know
the neighbor always comes up.
995
00:53:10,667 --> 00:53:13,667
You know, Duane,
when you were lured
over to the house,
996
00:53:13,767 --> 00:53:14,403
do you remember anything
from that night?
997
00:53:14,403 --> 00:53:15,634
do you remember anything
from that night?
998
00:53:15,634 --> 00:53:18,333
-No.
-Even the smallest,
vaguest memory whatsoever?
999
00:53:18,333 --> 00:53:19,567
I can't remember anything.
1000
00:53:19,667 --> 00:53:20,667
[Steve] Nothing?
1001
00:53:20,734 --> 00:53:22,867
It's a blank,
like it was magic.
1002
00:53:24,433 --> 00:53:28,166
Well, I might have a solution.
1003
00:53:28,233 --> 00:53:30,567
I'm not sure how you guys
are gonna react to this.
1004
00:53:30,667 --> 00:53:33,867
But I have obtained permission
1005
00:53:33,967 --> 00:53:37,266
to be able to go
across the street
and go into the house.
1006
00:53:40,834 --> 00:53:43,100
Is that something you would
consider doing with us, Duane?
1007
00:53:47,266 --> 00:53:49,467
[Duane] I don't know
how I feel about it right now.
1008
00:53:49,567 --> 00:53:50,767
I wish I could.
1009
00:53:52,467 --> 00:53:54,233
I mean, this is how
I'm looking at it.
1010
00:53:54,233 --> 00:53:57,934
All roads in this
investigation are leading me
to that house.
1011
00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:01,533
If we can go in there, maybe,
Duane, you can walk
around and look,
1012
00:54:01,533 --> 00:54:02,967
maybe it will jog your memory.
1013
00:54:04,767 --> 00:54:06,834
[Terry] I'm all for it.
Duane is.
1014
00:54:08,867 --> 00:54:10,100
How about you, Duane?
1015
00:54:15,166 --> 00:54:16,934
-Yeah.
-Okay.
1016
00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:19,033
[Duane] If it helps the case,
I'll go over there.
1017
00:54:19,100 --> 00:54:22,000
As far as I can remember,
that was the only time
he ever was in that house.
1018
00:54:22,066 --> 00:54:23,867
Only... only time.
1019
00:54:23,967 --> 00:54:25,767
-This is where we need to go.
-[Terry] Yeah.
1020
00:54:25,867 --> 00:54:27,100
-Follow me.
-Okay.
1021
00:54:29,467 --> 00:54:31,934
[Steve] Just across the street
from the Hell House
1022
00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:34,767
is the home
of the alleged witch.
1023
00:54:34,867 --> 00:54:40,133
Like the Pomeranings,
she moved out of her house
nearly 50 years ago.
1024
00:54:40,133 --> 00:54:44,000
This is the first time
Terry has ever entered
the home,
1025
00:54:44,066 --> 00:54:44,403
in the first time
in nearly 50 years for Duane.
1026
00:54:44,403 --> 00:54:47,934
in the first time
in nearly 50 years for Duane.
1027
00:54:50,767 --> 00:54:52,000
-Oh!
-[Terry] Okay.
1028
00:54:58,667 --> 00:55:00,367
-[Terry] You all right?
-No, not really.
1029
00:55:05,867 --> 00:55:07,333
I don't remember
being in this place.
1030
00:55:08,634 --> 00:55:10,000
Go ahead and take a moment.
1031
00:55:19,767 --> 00:55:22,000
How do you feel being in here
when you think
about the things
1032
00:55:22,066 --> 00:55:25,567
that, you know, were happening
across the street here
when you lived there?
1033
00:55:27,967 --> 00:55:31,433
I don't know because it seems
a little...
1034
00:55:32,433 --> 00:55:33,600
a little weird,
1035
00:55:33,634 --> 00:55:38,000
a little funny, but I just saw
the stuff that they did,
1036
00:55:38,066 --> 00:55:41,133
especially what I seen them do
outside.
1037
00:55:41,133 --> 00:55:44,403
She would look up in the sky
and she'd be, like, talking
to somebody,
1038
00:55:44,403 --> 00:55:45,734
She would look up in the sky
and she'd be, like, talking
to somebody,
1039
00:55:45,734 --> 00:55:50,000
even screaming sometimes,
motioning with her arms.
1040
00:55:50,066 --> 00:55:53,166
She would go out there
with their trash barrel
1041
00:55:53,266 --> 00:55:56,867
and it could be downpour
and tremendous thunderstorm,
1042
00:55:56,967 --> 00:56:02,467
and she'd start the bags
on fire and burn it all up.
1043
00:56:02,567 --> 00:56:07,333
[Steve] It almost sounds like,
uh, they referred to it
as exercising their powers.
1044
00:56:09,133 --> 00:56:12,367
So, now that I'm sitting here
in this chair,
there's a lot of things
1045
00:56:12,467 --> 00:56:13,667
that I think is coming back
to me
1046
00:56:13,734 --> 00:56:14,403
because I remember
she was playing with her hair.
1047
00:56:14,403 --> 00:56:16,867
because I remember
she was playing with her hair.
1048
00:56:16,934 --> 00:56:19,066
I don't know what the hell...
what that meant.
1049
00:56:19,133 --> 00:56:20,734
Latch on to those things
that you remember,
1050
00:56:20,734 --> 00:56:22,867
and I think it's going
to keep coming.
1051
00:56:22,934 --> 00:56:25,867
I remember now
she had a black lipstick.
1052
00:56:29,567 --> 00:56:31,266
-[Terry] I remember...
-[Steve] You remember this?
1053
00:56:31,333 --> 00:56:33,767
...him telling me
and my parents that...
1054
00:56:33,834 --> 00:56:36,033
I'm starting to remember
a little bit
when I'm back in here.
1055
00:56:36,867 --> 00:56:38,967
She was always in black.
1056
00:56:39,033 --> 00:56:42,100
That little bit of memory
that was jogged by you
coming in here,
1057
00:56:42,166 --> 00:56:44,403
the fact that she was wearing
all black, that means
something to me.
1058
00:56:44,403 --> 00:56:44,967
the fact that she was wearing
all black, that means
something to me.
1059
00:56:45,033 --> 00:56:47,233
-That... that helps.
-She brought me in
from the other way.
1060
00:56:47,233 --> 00:56:48,533
She brought you
in the other door?
1061
00:56:48,533 --> 00:56:50,567
-Yeah.
-Okay. So you're remembering
right now.
1062
00:56:50,667 --> 00:56:52,533
-Yeah.
-[Steve] You come in
the back door,
1063
00:56:53,033 --> 00:56:54,233
what happens next?
1064
00:56:56,667 --> 00:56:58,133
There was candles
in every room.
1065
00:56:58,133 --> 00:56:59,734
Do you remember
what color candles?
1066
00:56:59,734 --> 00:57:02,367
Just try to put yourself there
just for a moment.
1067
00:57:08,333 --> 00:57:09,734
There was different colored
candles, yeah.
1068
00:57:09,734 --> 00:57:11,533
Okay.
1069
00:57:11,533 --> 00:57:14,367
How did it get to the point
where a haircut got involved?
1070
00:57:15,667 --> 00:57:18,066
[Duane] She got some iced tea.
1071
00:57:18,133 --> 00:57:20,100
It didn't taste right,
you know?
1072
00:57:20,166 --> 00:57:22,033
I told her
I didn't need a haircut.
1073
00:57:22,100 --> 00:57:23,467
And this is what she said.
1074
00:57:23,533 --> 00:57:25,233
"I think I should
just give you a trim."
1075
00:57:26,367 --> 00:57:27,767
And this is amazing.
1076
00:57:27,867 --> 00:57:32,133
She actually put the hair
in her mouth and swallowed it.
1077
00:57:41,667 --> 00:57:43,734
She put the hair in her mouth
and swallowed the hair?
1078
00:57:43,734 --> 00:57:44,967
Yes.
1079
00:57:46,467 --> 00:57:47,867
[Steve] Have you ever heard
any of this?
1080
00:57:47,934 --> 00:57:49,367
No.
1081
00:57:49,467 --> 00:57:51,934
-No, this is all new to me.
-[Duane] Yeah.
1082
00:57:52,000 --> 00:57:55,000
Let me ask you guys something.
I've got my gear out
in the car.
1083
00:57:55,066 --> 00:57:58,166
Would you be willing
to sit here while I place
some meters around
1084
00:57:58,233 --> 00:57:59,667
and just kind of ask
some questions
1085
00:57:59,734 --> 00:58:01,367
with you guys being present?
1086
00:58:01,467 --> 00:58:02,533
Yeah.
1087
00:58:06,233 --> 00:58:06,744
-[device chiming]
-[Steve] Okay.
1088
00:58:06,744 --> 00:58:08,266
-[device chiming]
-[Steve] Okay.
1089
00:58:10,767 --> 00:58:14,233
This device here, guys,
it's ITC communication.
1090
00:58:14,233 --> 00:58:17,433
Look at it as a radio
to connect with the dead.
1091
00:58:17,433 --> 00:58:20,967
If you have any questions,
I want you guys
to ask the questions, okay?
1092
00:58:21,033 --> 00:58:22,834
We're gonna try to get
some answers.
1093
00:58:23,867 --> 00:58:25,433
Huge meter hit.
1094
00:58:28,767 --> 00:58:32,667
Are you here now because
they're back in the house,
back here on this land?
1095
00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:45,333
It said curse them.
1096
00:58:45,333 --> 00:58:47,767
[device chiming]
1097
00:58:47,834 --> 00:58:50,333
[Steve] Whatever it is, guys,
it's right here.
1098
00:58:50,333 --> 00:58:52,166
Who are we communicating with?
1099
00:58:52,233 --> 00:58:53,367
Give us a name.
1100
00:59:05,467 --> 00:59:06,744
[Jamie] I've got an anomaly.
1101
00:59:06,744 --> 00:59:06,867
[Jamie] I've got an anomaly.
1102
00:59:06,967 --> 00:59:08,667
-[Steve] You got something?
-[Jamie] Next to Duane.
1103
00:59:08,734 --> 00:59:10,000
Guys, it's right by Duane.
1104
00:59:13,734 --> 00:59:17,433
Did somebody conjure you to go
after the Pomeraning family?
1105
00:59:19,967 --> 00:59:21,567
Yeah.
1106
00:59:21,634 --> 00:59:23,000
-Did you hear that?
-Yeah. I heard that.
1107
00:59:23,066 --> 00:59:24,100
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
1108
00:59:25,166 --> 00:59:27,266
You're setting off our meter.
Who are you?
1109
00:59:31,233 --> 00:59:32,467
-[Steve] Did you hear it?
-[Jamie] Yeah.
1110
00:59:32,533 --> 00:59:34,166
-Satan.
-[Jamie] Yeah.
1111
00:59:34,233 --> 00:59:36,333
[Steve] Were you sitting
in the chair?
Did we see you?
1112
00:59:39,066 --> 00:59:41,333
-[Jamie] Yeah.
-[Steve] Yes. Yes.
1113
00:59:41,333 --> 00:59:43,233
Today, November 18,
1114
00:59:43,233 --> 00:59:45,767
there was a police report
filed at your old residence.
1115
00:59:45,867 --> 00:59:48,133
Voices threatening
to kill the family.
1116
00:59:48,133 --> 00:59:49,934
-Yeah.
-[Steve] Well,
that's today's date.
1117
00:59:50,000 --> 00:59:52,767
-Yeah.
-I want you to ask
the first question, Duane.
1118
00:59:52,867 --> 00:59:54,934
I'm gonna hit record.
1119
00:59:55,000 --> 00:59:56,266
I'm gonna set it here.
1120
00:59:59,533 --> 01:00:03,467
Are you always just here
or you go somewhere else?
1121
01:00:03,567 --> 01:00:05,200
Where do you,
where do you go?
1122
01:00:10,166 --> 01:00:13,133
[Duane on recorder]
Are you always just here
or you go somewhere else?
1123
01:00:13,133 --> 01:00:14,567
Where do you,
where do you go?
1124
01:00:14,634 --> 01:00:16,100
Here.
1125
01:00:16,166 --> 01:00:17,634
It said here.
1126
01:00:17,634 --> 01:00:19,433
All right, let's try
a few more, guys.
1127
01:00:21,567 --> 01:00:24,734
Am I tonight sitting here
after all these years
pissing you off?
1128
01:00:24,734 --> 01:00:26,367
[device beeping]
1129
01:00:26,433 --> 01:00:28,166
I got the best of you,
didn't I?
1130
01:00:28,233 --> 01:00:31,266
Duane, while you were talking,
Jamie just caught an anomaly
1131
01:00:31,367 --> 01:00:33,767
right behind the cameraman
standing there.
1132
01:00:33,867 --> 01:00:36,033
Yeah, I felt, I felt it.
1133
01:00:36,100 --> 01:00:36,744
Let me try asking a couple
questions real quick.
1134
01:00:36,744 --> 01:00:37,734
Let me try asking a couple
questions real quick.
1135
01:00:37,734 --> 01:00:40,000
[Duane] Okay. Go for it.
1136
01:00:40,066 --> 01:00:43,133
[Steve] Why do you still
linger on this property,
on this land?
1137
01:00:44,367 --> 01:00:46,166
Lastly, where are you
in this room?
1138
01:00:48,433 --> 01:00:51,667
[Steve on recorder] Why do you
still linger on this property,
on this land?
1139
01:00:54,066 --> 01:00:55,967
[Steve on recorder]
Lastly, where are you
in this room?
1140
01:00:57,467 --> 01:00:59,166
Holy... [bleep]
1141
01:00:59,233 --> 01:01:00,767
[Terry] I heard that.
I heard that.
1142
01:01:00,867 --> 01:01:03,033
-Yeah.
-"Everywhere."
1143
01:01:03,100 --> 01:01:05,166
That's what I heard.
"Everywhere."
"Where are you?"
1144
01:01:05,233 --> 01:01:06,567
"Everywhere."
1145
01:01:06,634 --> 01:01:06,744
-I pissed the demon off.
-[Steve] Yeah.
1146
01:01:06,744 --> 01:01:08,233
-I pissed the demon off.
-[Steve] Yeah.
1147
01:01:08,233 --> 01:01:10,667
Well, listen, we never want
to challenge something
like this.
1148
01:01:13,767 --> 01:01:18,533
Between the intense responses
from the GeoPort,
between the anomalies,
1149
01:01:18,533 --> 01:01:21,367
all these EVPs,
I think this is good enough.
1150
01:01:21,467 --> 01:01:23,033
Quit while you're ahead.
1151
01:01:23,100 --> 01:01:24,233
Yeah.
1152
01:01:24,233 --> 01:01:26,333
[crickets chirping]
1153
01:01:29,634 --> 01:01:34,066
[Steve] After nearly 50 years,
Duane was able
to remember key details
1154
01:01:34,133 --> 01:01:36,744
about the terrifying encounter
that changed his life forever.
1155
01:01:36,744 --> 01:01:39,100
about the terrifying encounter
that changed his life forever.
1156
01:01:39,166 --> 01:01:42,266
With mounting evidence
that the incidents
at the Hell House
1157
01:01:42,367 --> 01:01:44,367
were related
to occult activity,
1158
01:01:44,433 --> 01:01:46,967
I've called in the help
of an expert.
1159
01:01:47,033 --> 01:01:52,266
Miss Aida is an ordained witch
and an expert
on occult rituals.
1160
01:01:52,333 --> 01:01:54,433
So where would you like
to begin with this case?
1161
01:01:54,433 --> 01:01:58,233
I know I briefed you over the
phone a decent amount
about the activities
1162
01:01:58,233 --> 01:01:59,567
that took place out here.
1163
01:01:59,667 --> 01:02:02,467
-I'd like to walk around
the property outside...
-Okay.
1164
01:02:02,533 --> 01:02:04,367
...and then on the inside.
1165
01:02:04,433 --> 01:02:05,467
All right. Sure. Okay.
1166
01:02:05,533 --> 01:02:06,567
Would you this way?
1167
01:02:06,667 --> 01:02:06,744
-I'd rather go...
-[Steve] This way around?
1168
01:02:06,744 --> 01:02:08,934
-I'd rather go...
-[Steve] This way around?
1169
01:02:09,000 --> 01:02:10,066
-Okay.
-[Miss Aida] Yes.
1170
01:02:10,133 --> 01:02:11,266
Absolutely.
I'll follow your lead.
1171
01:02:12,967 --> 01:02:15,100
[crow cawing]
1172
01:02:15,166 --> 01:02:21,967
Has anyone mentioned having
seen any entities lately
through the windows?
1173
01:02:22,033 --> 01:02:25,367
Yes. They said a face
would appear
in the window like this.
1174
01:02:25,433 --> 01:02:30,133
We were home alone
and we both seen it.
1175
01:02:30,133 --> 01:02:34,367
And it was almost like
a white thing, like a shadow,
almost with like hands.
1176
01:02:34,433 --> 01:02:35,634
And we freaked out.
1177
01:02:35,634 --> 01:02:36,744
There was no footsteps.
Nothing.
1178
01:02:36,744 --> 01:02:37,967
There was no footsteps.
Nothing.
1179
01:02:38,033 --> 01:02:40,533
I always felt like someone
was watching me at all times.
1180
01:02:42,467 --> 01:02:45,233
I'm feeling something
on this side.
1181
01:02:48,100 --> 01:02:51,433
What about the neighbors,
their neighbors?
1182
01:02:51,433 --> 01:02:54,934
So the story goes that
the woman that lived
across the street
1183
01:02:55,000 --> 01:02:56,433
came over here one day.
1184
01:02:56,433 --> 01:02:57,634
Just bought that house.
1185
01:02:57,634 --> 01:02:59,166
It was brand-new at the time.
1186
01:02:59,233 --> 01:03:02,367
And said to Mr. Pomeraning,
"I'd like to buy your house."
1187
01:03:03,934 --> 01:03:05,934
Why did she want that house?
1188
01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:06,744
Allegedly, she said that
she had some friends
that wanted the house.
1189
01:03:06,744 --> 01:03:09,033
Allegedly, she said that
she had some friends
that wanted the house.
1190
01:03:09,100 --> 01:03:12,000
But what's strange
is she had no friends
or family in the area.
1191
01:03:12,066 --> 01:03:14,266
And when Harold said,
"It's not for sale,"
1192
01:03:14,333 --> 01:03:17,533
she kind of muttered a little
something ominous, I guess.
1193
01:03:17,533 --> 01:03:20,000
You know, you'll regret that
or we'll see about that.
1194
01:03:20,066 --> 01:03:22,266
And then she just kind of
walked on back to the house.
1195
01:03:23,767 --> 01:03:27,767
You know what my feeling is,
she wanted that house
as a residence
1196
01:03:27,834 --> 01:03:31,166
and this house to conduct
the coven activities.
1197
01:03:31,233 --> 01:03:36,033
My feeling is she didn't want
any of the energies
attacking her house.
1198
01:03:36,100 --> 01:03:36,744
She'd rather have it here.
1199
01:03:36,744 --> 01:03:37,934
She'd rather have it here.
1200
01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:40,166
Okay.
I have a police report.
1201
01:03:40,266 --> 01:03:41,834
Uh, they came over here
and apparently
1202
01:03:41,834 --> 01:03:43,100
they were out there
in the yard.
1203
01:03:43,166 --> 01:03:45,567
And the way that the police
described it was
1204
01:03:45,667 --> 01:03:48,000
they were seen
doing contortions.
1205
01:03:48,066 --> 01:03:49,100
That's their wording.
1206
01:03:49,166 --> 01:03:50,667
-Okay.
-Contortions,
strange movements
1207
01:03:50,734 --> 01:03:52,734
and what looked like
worshiping the sun
1208
01:03:52,734 --> 01:03:54,667
with hand gestures.
1209
01:03:54,734 --> 01:03:58,567
They would also see her across
the street, you know, out here
in the rural areas,
1210
01:03:58,667 --> 01:04:00,233
they used to burn trash
in barrels.
1211
01:04:00,233 --> 01:04:02,934
Even when it was pouring rain,
thunder and lightning,
1212
01:04:03,000 --> 01:04:04,934
she would be out
at this trash barrel
1213
01:04:05,000 --> 01:04:06,744
and she would be... I guess,
doing things with her hand.
1214
01:04:06,744 --> 01:04:08,567
and she would be... I guess,
doing things with her hand.
1215
01:04:08,667 --> 01:04:10,567
The fire would just keep
climbing and climbing,
1216
01:04:10,634 --> 01:04:12,867
and several people
actually saw that.
1217
01:04:12,934 --> 01:04:15,867
-So I don't know, you know,
what to make of it.
-That's powerful magic.
1218
01:04:15,967 --> 01:04:19,000
That is absolutely
powerful magic.
1219
01:04:19,066 --> 01:04:21,667
She was demonstrating
her power.
1220
01:04:21,734 --> 01:04:23,867
That's what it
sounds like to me.
1221
01:04:23,967 --> 01:04:25,467
[Steve] Okay.
1222
01:04:25,467 --> 01:04:28,433
And something else
that's important, basically
straight across from us,
1223
01:04:28,433 --> 01:04:30,634
there's kind of a circle
in the grass
1224
01:04:30,634 --> 01:04:32,133
where the grass is different.
1225
01:04:32,133 --> 01:04:33,867
You can clearly see
it's not the same.
1226
01:04:33,967 --> 01:04:36,266
And that's where she used
to do that with the fire.
1227
01:04:36,367 --> 01:04:36,744
[Miss Aida] Interesting.
I am very anxious to see that.
1228
01:04:36,744 --> 01:04:39,734
[Miss Aida] Interesting.
I am very anxious to see that.
1229
01:04:40,967 --> 01:04:43,567
-This is kind of the edge
of it here.
-Yeah.
1230
01:04:43,667 --> 01:04:45,934
You can kind of see
where the grass
is a little bit different.
1231
01:04:46,000 --> 01:04:47,266
There's kind of
that circular spot.
1232
01:04:47,333 --> 01:04:48,367
[Miss Aida] Oh, I see that.
1233
01:04:48,467 --> 01:04:49,734
-Yes.
-Yeah.
1234
01:04:49,734 --> 01:04:51,834
[Miss Aida] This is where
she practiced the magic.
1235
01:04:51,834 --> 01:04:53,767
[Steve] Yeah, right here.
1236
01:04:53,834 --> 01:04:58,834
I will tell you that
I feel a little dizzy here.
1237
01:04:58,834 --> 01:05:00,667
Yeah, kind of disorienting
a little bit?
1238
01:05:00,734 --> 01:05:02,033
-Yeah.
Do you feel that way?
-Yeah.
1239
01:05:02,066 --> 01:05:05,667
I did. Honestly,
I was just kind of
avoiding my eye contact
1240
01:05:05,734 --> 01:05:06,744
with this area,
because when I look at it,
it feels a little...
1241
01:05:06,744 --> 01:05:08,867
with this area,
because when I look at it,
it feels a little...
1242
01:05:08,967 --> 01:05:12,333
[Miss Aida]
Yeah, I feel uneven.
1243
01:05:12,333 --> 01:05:16,867
That's why I'm wondering
if it's a possibility
that it could be a portal.
1244
01:05:17,967 --> 01:05:19,367
Right?
1245
01:05:21,133 --> 01:05:24,000
Now, would it be best for me
to stay outside
of this circle?
1246
01:05:30,367 --> 01:05:31,834
Maybe I'll just stand here.
1247
01:05:37,767 --> 01:05:39,233
I can feel it.
1248
01:05:39,233 --> 01:05:42,333
I can actually feel
when I'm in and out of it.
1249
01:05:42,333 --> 01:05:45,667
That's why I'm leaning
toward a portal.
1250
01:05:46,467 --> 01:05:47,667
Okay.
1251
01:05:47,734 --> 01:05:49,133
Right above that garage door,
1252
01:05:49,133 --> 01:05:51,567
there used to be three
black Xs.
1253
01:05:51,634 --> 01:05:54,033
They would say
that they were iron Xs.
1254
01:05:54,100 --> 01:05:56,834
Iron is a repellent.
1255
01:05:56,834 --> 01:06:02,767
I think she put three up
as a way of saying
get out or stay away.
1256
01:06:02,867 --> 01:06:06,467
It sounds to me like
something scared
the hell out of her.
1257
01:06:06,567 --> 01:06:06,744
Maybe she sacrificed
her soul for the power
1258
01:06:06,744 --> 01:06:11,233
Maybe she sacrificed
her soul for the power
1259
01:06:11,233 --> 01:06:14,467
and maybe someone
came along and said,
"It's time,"
1260
01:06:14,567 --> 01:06:16,367
and she didn't wanna go.
1261
01:06:16,467 --> 01:06:19,367
Obviously,
with all the bad things
that have happened,
1262
01:06:19,433 --> 01:06:23,266
what type of a cult
would do horrible things
to another person?
1263
01:06:23,367 --> 01:06:27,233
It certainly
wouldn't be a Wiccan
community.
1264
01:06:27,233 --> 01:06:30,533
It sounds to me like
a satanic cult.
1265
01:06:30,533 --> 01:06:36,433
I believe that she summoned
something that was horrific.
1266
01:06:36,433 --> 01:06:36,744
They unleashed more than
what they bargained for,
something demonic.
1267
01:06:36,744 --> 01:06:42,133
They unleashed more than
what they bargained for,
something demonic.
1268
01:06:42,133 --> 01:06:47,767
They unleashed something
that was totally
out of their control.
1269
01:06:47,867 --> 01:06:50,367
It makes me wonder,
did she see Satan?
1270
01:06:56,867 --> 01:06:58,467
[Steve] For seven years,
I've been struggling
1271
01:06:58,567 --> 01:07:02,266
to uncover the cause
of the paranormal activity
at the Hell House.
1272
01:07:03,233 --> 01:07:04,567
Was it a poltergeist,
1273
01:07:04,667 --> 01:07:08,000
witchcraft, or something
demonic?
1274
01:07:08,066 --> 01:07:10,967
I now may finally
have the answers.
1275
01:07:11,734 --> 01:07:13,767
It was all of it.
1276
01:07:13,934 --> 01:07:17,567
Using black magic,
the Pomeranings' neighbor
tried to drive the family
1277
01:07:17,634 --> 01:07:20,867
from their home
so she could claim it
for her coven.
1278
01:07:20,934 --> 01:07:23,934
Stress on the family,
caused by the constant
1279
01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:26,429
knocking and disembodied
voices, created a poltergeist
1280
01:07:26,429 --> 01:07:27,734
knocking and disembodied
voices, created a poltergeist
1281
01:07:27,734 --> 01:07:30,100
centered around Duane.
1282
01:07:30,166 --> 01:07:33,433
But with the family
determined to stay
in their home,
1283
01:07:33,433 --> 01:07:36,033
the witch next door
went darker,
1284
01:07:36,100 --> 01:07:38,467
performing satanic rituals
1285
01:07:38,567 --> 01:07:43,967
that unleashed a demon
so powerful, it went well
beyond her control.
1286
01:07:45,867 --> 01:07:51,867
It's clear that demon
is still here and needs
to be sent back to hell.
1287
01:07:51,967 --> 01:07:55,433
But first, before we attempt
to close that portal,
1288
01:07:55,433 --> 01:07:56,429
I want to see
if we can put a name
or a face on the one
1289
01:07:56,429 --> 01:07:59,333
I want to see
if we can put a name
or a face on the one
1290
01:07:59,333 --> 01:08:02,166
who tormented
the Pomeraning family.
1291
01:08:02,233 --> 01:08:07,467
It could be our last chance
to face it, and it's going
to be dangerous.
1292
01:08:07,567 --> 01:08:12,066
So right now I'm standing
in the circle that Miss Aida
believes is a portal
1293
01:08:12,133 --> 01:08:14,100
that the neighbor
here opened up.
1294
01:08:14,166 --> 01:08:16,266
A little nervous,
a little hesitant
to be doing this.
1295
01:08:16,367 --> 01:08:18,133
Um, I'm gonna be using
my GeoPort
1296
01:08:18,133 --> 01:08:20,433
to try to establish
communication.
1297
01:08:20,433 --> 01:08:24,266
This is all happening
while Cindy is doing
her spirit art.
1298
01:08:24,367 --> 01:08:26,429
[Steve] I've positioned Cindy
across the street overlooking
the portal.
1299
01:08:26,429 --> 01:08:28,767
[Steve] I've positioned Cindy
across the street overlooking
the portal.
1300
01:08:28,867 --> 01:08:33,567
She'll tap in and attempt
to sketch an image
of this evil entity.
1301
01:08:33,667 --> 01:08:36,667
I'm just gonna go ahead
and start this up
and see what happens.
1302
01:08:38,367 --> 01:08:39,567
Who are you?
1303
01:08:46,166 --> 01:08:49,166
[bleep] it literally said,
"Satan, the demon."
1304
01:08:49,967 --> 01:08:51,667
What was done here
in this spot?
1305
01:08:52,834 --> 01:08:55,000
Cindy?
Did it just say Cindy?
1306
01:08:57,333 --> 01:08:58,533
What do you want to say?
1307
01:09:04,233 --> 01:09:05,367
[Steve] Magic?
1308
01:09:06,567 --> 01:09:07,934
It said magic.
1309
01:09:08,667 --> 01:09:09,934
What kind of magic?
1310
01:09:13,567 --> 01:09:14,867
Magic ritual.
1311
01:09:16,000 --> 01:09:17,166
Magic ritual.
1312
01:09:26,567 --> 01:09:29,667
I don't like that it keeps...
it keeps saying...
1313
01:09:29,734 --> 01:09:31,834
it keeps saying Cindy.
I don't like that.
1314
01:09:31,834 --> 01:09:33,367
I don't like that at all.
1315
01:09:34,667 --> 01:09:37,066
[Steve] I mean,
Cindy can't hear any of this.
1316
01:09:38,166 --> 01:09:40,333
She has no idea
what's going on.
1317
01:09:43,667 --> 01:09:44,734
Cindy.
1318
01:09:44,734 --> 01:09:46,233
It just keeps saying Cindy.
1319
01:09:49,467 --> 01:09:50,567
I don't know, man.
1320
01:09:50,634 --> 01:09:52,667
I'm sure...
I'm kind of worried
about her.
1321
01:09:53,266 --> 01:09:54,367
This isn't good.
1322
01:09:55,133 --> 01:09:56,166
I don't know.
1323
01:09:56,233 --> 01:09:56,429
I think we should
cut off communication.
1324
01:09:56,429 --> 01:09:58,834
I think we should
cut off communication.
1325
01:09:58,834 --> 01:10:00,266
I want to check on Cindy.
1326
01:10:00,367 --> 01:10:01,934
I'm just going to head
over there.
1327
01:10:12,467 --> 01:10:13,667
You all right?
1328
01:10:13,734 --> 01:10:15,266
[Cindy] Good, man.
How is it out there?
1329
01:10:16,233 --> 01:10:17,533
Crazy.
1330
01:10:17,533 --> 01:10:19,967
Um, I actually left because
it kept saying your name.
1331
01:10:20,033 --> 01:10:21,767
-It did?
-[Steve] Over and over again.
1332
01:10:21,867 --> 01:10:25,166
And so, I started
to get a little concerned
that finally I just
1333
01:10:25,266 --> 01:10:26,429
shut off communication,
I came up here to see
how you were doing.
1334
01:10:26,429 --> 01:10:28,166
shut off communication,
I came up here to see
how you were doing.
1335
01:10:28,233 --> 01:10:29,367
I'm fine.
1336
01:10:29,367 --> 01:10:32,467
But this drawing
was interesting
to me because,
1337
01:10:32,533 --> 01:10:38,266
right, you like tap into
what you think
she maybe conjured up, right?
1338
01:10:38,367 --> 01:10:40,166
So at first, I started
drawing, I'm like, "Oh,
1339
01:10:40,233 --> 01:10:42,166
it's a face of a woman
coming through," right?
1340
01:10:42,266 --> 01:10:44,333
I'm like, "Oh."
Do you see the side of this?
1341
01:10:45,467 --> 01:10:46,533
[Steve] Yeah, I do.
1342
01:10:46,533 --> 01:10:47,867
[Cindy] Is it elemental?
1343
01:10:47,967 --> 01:10:49,033
Is it demonic?
Like...
1344
01:10:49,100 --> 01:10:50,467
[Steve] It looks like a,
like a demon.
1345
01:10:51,367 --> 01:10:53,266
The GeoPort kept saying
Demon.
1346
01:10:53,367 --> 01:10:54,734
[Cindy] Oh, my God.
1347
01:10:54,767 --> 01:10:56,429
I've seen this woman
luring us, saying,
"You're all gonna die."
1348
01:10:56,429 --> 01:11:00,100
I've seen this woman
luring us, saying,
"You're all gonna die."
1349
01:11:02,467 --> 01:11:04,233
We're thinking maybe
it's the neighbor.
1350
01:11:04,233 --> 01:11:08,867
Maybe it's this, maybe
it's this that can
shape-shift into this.
1351
01:11:08,934 --> 01:11:10,266
-Mimicking.
-Mimicking.
1352
01:11:10,367 --> 01:11:11,867
I don't know, Cindy.
1353
01:11:11,900 --> 01:11:14,033
I think whatever's out here
has been following us
the whole time.
1354
01:11:15,467 --> 01:11:16,500
[gasps]
1355
01:11:16,533 --> 01:11:18,033
-[Steve]
"You're all going to die."
-Steve.
1356
01:11:18,667 --> 01:11:21,000
[Steve] Son, wrong, devil.
1357
01:11:22,333 --> 01:11:24,467
-It said Satan.
Sound like it said Satan.
-[Jamie] Yeah.
1358
01:11:24,533 --> 01:11:25,634
-Did you hear it?
-[Jamie] Yeah.
1359
01:11:27,266 --> 01:11:29,967
It literally said, "Satan,
the demon."
1360
01:11:30,033 --> 01:11:32,233
-This has been happening
everywhere we go.
-I know.
1361
01:11:32,233 --> 01:11:36,100
I mean, she literally
could have brought
something demonic in.
1362
01:11:36,166 --> 01:11:39,533
I think there's no doubt
that portal needs
to get closed.
1363
01:11:39,533 --> 01:11:40,834
[Cindy] Yeah.
1364
01:11:48,467 --> 01:11:51,433
[Steve] Nearly 50 years
after it was unleashed,
1365
01:11:52,867 --> 01:11:57,467
the demon that terrorized
a peaceful Midwestern family
1366
01:11:57,567 --> 01:12:01,333
is finally going
to be sent back
into darkness.
1367
01:12:03,266 --> 01:12:07,266
We are going to perform
a ritual to do just that.
1368
01:12:07,367 --> 01:12:11,033
But first, Cindy and I invited
the Pomeraning brothers
1369
01:12:11,100 --> 01:12:14,467
back into the Hell House
one final time.
1370
01:12:14,567 --> 01:12:16,677
Will the demon show itself
with the brothers present?
1371
01:12:16,677 --> 01:12:18,166
Will the demon show itself
with the brothers present?
1372
01:12:18,233 --> 01:12:20,367
Cindy, I'll let you take over.
1373
01:12:20,433 --> 01:12:23,333
I have to tell you, Duane,
the other thing I saw,
1374
01:12:23,333 --> 01:12:29,000
there was somebody
behind you all of the time,
somebody attached to you.
1375
01:12:29,066 --> 01:12:33,767
Initially it felt like a man
but as the investigation
went on further,
1376
01:12:34,967 --> 01:12:36,834
what we discovered was...
1377
01:12:36,834 --> 01:12:38,266
[devices chiming]
1378
01:12:39,133 --> 01:12:40,166
Here we go.
1379
01:12:40,266 --> 01:12:41,533
[Steve] Now everything
is going crazy.
1380
01:12:41,567 --> 01:12:44,467
[Jamie]
I didn't mean to interrupt
but there's an anomaly
1381
01:12:44,533 --> 01:12:46,677
right behind Cindy and Duane.
1382
01:12:46,677 --> 01:12:46,867
right behind Cindy and Duane.
1383
01:12:46,934 --> 01:12:48,333
I felt that right now.
1384
01:12:48,333 --> 01:12:50,333
-[Cindy] Yep.
-Yeah, this is,
this is strange.
1385
01:12:50,333 --> 01:12:52,333
-Is it still there now?
-[Jamie] Yeah.
1386
01:12:52,333 --> 01:12:53,867
It'd be a great time
to capture that.
1387
01:12:53,967 --> 01:12:55,634
Jamie, what's it doing?
1388
01:12:55,634 --> 01:12:57,467
[Jamie]
Um, it's touching Duane.
1389
01:12:57,533 --> 01:12:58,567
It's touching Duane?
1390
01:12:58,634 --> 01:12:59,767
[Jamie] Touching his head.
1391
01:12:59,867 --> 01:13:03,367
Uh, now one is behind
in between the two.
1392
01:13:04,567 --> 01:13:06,133
And this is literally
when Cindy is saying
1393
01:13:06,133 --> 01:13:08,333
that man that's always
behind him,
1394
01:13:08,333 --> 01:13:10,367
-and you're getting this now?
-[Jamie] Yes.
1395
01:13:10,467 --> 01:13:11,967
[Duane] Is there any way
that we can pray
1396
01:13:12,033 --> 01:13:13,367
to just get that demon off me?
1397
01:13:13,467 --> 01:13:16,033
Yes. That's why we're here
because we want to help
with that.
1398
01:13:16,100 --> 01:13:16,677
-[Duane] Yeah.
-[knocking]
1399
01:13:16,677 --> 01:13:17,867
-[Duane] Yeah.
-[knocking]
1400
01:13:19,367 --> 01:13:20,467
[Cindy] I heard that, too.
1401
01:13:20,533 --> 01:13:21,867
-[Steve] You guys hearing
these knocks?
-Yeah.
1402
01:13:21,967 --> 01:13:25,433
Yes, like it's '74
all over again.
1403
01:13:25,433 --> 01:13:28,233
After all these decades,
it's still,
it's still here.
1404
01:13:28,233 --> 01:13:31,767
I think it's time
that we bring
in Miss Aida that...
1405
01:13:31,867 --> 01:13:34,367
you know, that person
I was telling you
about earlier.
1406
01:13:34,467 --> 01:13:36,767
Um, she's our best bet
at this point.
1407
01:13:36,834 --> 01:13:40,767
She has the ability to help us
and help bring this
to a close.
1408
01:13:40,867 --> 01:13:43,266
I think, Duane,
you really need this,
1409
01:13:43,333 --> 01:13:45,567
-maybe more than anybody
at this point.
-Hmm-mmm.
1410
01:13:45,634 --> 01:13:46,677
Right.
1411
01:13:46,677 --> 01:13:47,066
Right.
1412
01:13:47,133 --> 01:13:48,767
All right. I think it's time
to get her involved.
1413
01:13:48,867 --> 01:13:50,367
[Cindy] Yeah, definitely.
1414
01:13:52,433 --> 01:13:54,266
-[Terry] Yeah. Miss Aida.
-[Miss Aida] Yes.
1415
01:13:54,367 --> 01:13:55,867
[Terry] Yeah, please come in.
Please come in.
1416
01:13:55,967 --> 01:13:57,867
Thank you so much
for coming out here tonight.
1417
01:13:59,333 --> 01:14:00,767
-[Duane] Hi.
-Terry, Duane.
1418
01:14:00,867 --> 01:14:02,266
Cindy, this is Miss Aida.
1419
01:14:02,367 --> 01:14:03,367
You are Duane?
1420
01:14:03,467 --> 01:14:04,767
-[Duane] Duane. Yeah.
-I'm Terry.
1421
01:14:04,834 --> 01:14:06,367
Terry, my name is Miss Aida.
1422
01:14:06,467 --> 01:14:08,567
-Nice meeting you.
-Nice to meet you.
1423
01:14:08,634 --> 01:14:13,033
-Steve has told me a lot
of what had happened to you.
-Yeah.
1424
01:14:13,100 --> 01:14:16,677
From what I understand,
you went to the witch...
1425
01:14:16,677 --> 01:14:17,266
From what I understand,
you went to the witch...
1426
01:14:17,367 --> 01:14:20,634
I'm gonna call her
the witch because
she's obviously a witch.
1427
01:14:20,634 --> 01:14:22,967
-You went to the witch's home.
-[Duane] Yeah.
1428
01:14:23,033 --> 01:14:27,567
[Miss Aida] And she gave you
some sort of a potion
to drink?
1429
01:14:27,667 --> 01:14:29,667
[Duane] Yeah,
and a haircut, yeah.
1430
01:14:30,934 --> 01:14:32,433
[Miss Aida]
And she took your hair?
1431
01:14:32,433 --> 01:14:33,667
Yeah.
1432
01:14:33,767 --> 01:14:38,934
So hair is a personal concern
that we say in witchcraft.
1433
01:14:39,000 --> 01:14:44,166
Anything that contains
our DNA, such as hair,
1434
01:14:44,266 --> 01:14:46,677
they now own
an essence of you.
1435
01:14:46,677 --> 01:14:46,834
they now own
an essence of you.
1436
01:14:46,834 --> 01:14:48,867
So she...
1437
01:14:48,934 --> 01:14:53,567
-She, uh, danced around me,
was acting strange.
-I'm sorry.
1438
01:14:53,667 --> 01:14:58,166
When she danced around you,
did she dance around you
in a circle?
1439
01:14:58,233 --> 01:14:59,934
Sort of like that, yeah.
1440
01:15:00,066 --> 01:15:01,934
And then you passed out.
1441
01:15:03,367 --> 01:15:07,634
You came home,
you had a grand mal seizure.
1442
01:15:07,634 --> 01:15:09,033
[Duane] Correct.
1443
01:15:09,100 --> 01:15:13,100
What unusual feelings
did you have prior
to the seizure?
1444
01:15:13,166 --> 01:15:14,934
A strange feeling
came over me.
1445
01:15:15,000 --> 01:15:16,677
I don't know
how to explain it, you know?
1446
01:15:16,677 --> 01:15:16,867
I don't know
how to explain it, you know?
1447
01:15:16,967 --> 01:15:19,033
Somebody watching me.
1448
01:15:19,100 --> 01:15:21,867
It just seemed like
he wasn't himself.
1449
01:15:21,967 --> 01:15:24,166
[Miss Aida] You felt
a presence around you.
1450
01:15:24,233 --> 01:15:27,033
Did it feel
as if it was a part of you?
1451
01:15:27,100 --> 01:15:28,100
Part of me, no.
1452
01:15:28,166 --> 01:15:29,233
I was very stressed out.
1453
01:15:29,233 --> 01:15:30,333
[Miss Aida] Okay.
1454
01:15:30,333 --> 01:15:31,467
So it's a part of you.
1455
01:15:31,567 --> 01:15:33,834
So there we go
with the attachment.
1456
01:15:34,767 --> 01:15:38,266
So the witch,
what happened at the end?
1457
01:15:38,333 --> 01:15:40,934
[Terry]
The priest that came here
and blessed our house
1458
01:15:41,000 --> 01:15:42,433
inside and out
with holy water.
1459
01:15:42,433 --> 01:15:43,567
[Miss Aida] A Catholic priest?
1460
01:15:43,567 --> 01:15:45,567
[Terry] Yeah, catholic priest,
Father Horton.
1461
01:15:45,634 --> 01:15:46,677
My mom and dad,
they got up
that one Sunday morning
1462
01:15:46,677 --> 01:15:48,100
My mom and dad,
they got up
that one Sunday morning
1463
01:15:48,166 --> 01:15:50,467
and they said,
"You know what,
we should go out
1464
01:15:50,567 --> 01:15:53,266
to Father Horton's service
this morning."
1465
01:15:53,333 --> 01:15:55,367
The neighbor lady,
that's where she went
to church.
1466
01:15:55,467 --> 01:15:56,467
The witch?
1467
01:15:56,567 --> 01:15:58,100
-[Terry] Yeah.
-Okay.
1468
01:15:58,133 --> 01:16:05,667
[Terry] And she was the very
first person to leave
the church that day.
1469
01:16:05,767 --> 01:16:11,367
She went up
to Father Horton first,
and she fell into his arms
1470
01:16:11,467 --> 01:16:13,934
and started crying
and crying and crying.
1471
01:16:15,367 --> 01:16:16,677
He arrived to their house
that Monday morning
1472
01:16:16,677 --> 01:16:18,433
He arrived to their house
that Monday morning
1473
01:16:18,433 --> 01:16:21,834
and he didn't leave till,
like, 6:00 o'clock
that evening.
1474
01:16:21,834 --> 01:16:27,667
He called my dad and said,
"I told them leave yous alone
or to move away."
1475
01:16:27,734 --> 01:16:30,934
Well, then a month later,
they put the house up
for sale.
1476
01:16:31,000 --> 01:16:33,166
[Miss Aida] At this point,
I get it.
1477
01:16:33,233 --> 01:16:35,100
-I get what she did.
-Okay.
1478
01:16:35,166 --> 01:16:40,100
You unknowingly partook
in a ritual.
1479
01:16:41,333 --> 01:16:44,166
What was the spell
or what was...
what did she do?
1480
01:16:44,233 --> 01:16:46,677
[Miss Aida] Well, what she did
was she did a satanic ritual.
1481
01:16:46,677 --> 01:16:47,467
[Miss Aida] Well, what she did
was she did a satanic ritual.
1482
01:16:47,533 --> 01:16:50,967
She bonded him and hers,
almost like a marriage.
1483
01:16:51,033 --> 01:16:53,634
Would it be easier
for somebody like that
1484
01:16:53,634 --> 01:16:57,667
to prey upon somebody
who is open more...
1485
01:16:57,734 --> 01:16:59,834
-Absolutely, yes.
-...to the spirit world?
1486
01:16:59,834 --> 01:17:00,934
Absolutely, yes.
1487
01:17:01,000 --> 01:17:03,066
[Cindy] So my sense is that
Duane is open.
1488
01:17:03,133 --> 01:17:05,767
Um, Duane, have you ever
had experiences
1489
01:17:05,867 --> 01:17:07,867
with seeing spirits
when you were younger?
1490
01:17:11,634 --> 01:17:12,867
Yeah. When I was younger,
yeah.
1491
01:17:12,967 --> 01:17:14,533
[Cindy] But, you know,
Duane, here's the thing.
1492
01:17:14,533 --> 01:17:16,634
I think that you're open.
Since you were a kid,
1493
01:17:16,634 --> 01:17:16,677
like me, you might have
had some media mystic
abilities,
1494
01:17:16,677 --> 01:17:18,967
like me, you might have
had some media mystic
abilities,
1495
01:17:19,033 --> 01:17:23,734
and with that, it can create
an entry or a place
for spirits to come in.
1496
01:17:23,734 --> 01:17:29,066
I do want to ask you
about that circle
and in... in their yard,
1497
01:17:29,133 --> 01:17:31,533
there is a brown patch there.
1498
01:17:31,533 --> 01:17:34,634
-I walked over that circle,
I felt a little dizzy.
-Hmm.
1499
01:17:34,634 --> 01:17:39,734
[Miss Aida] So it could be
a portal she may have brought
the demons in.
1500
01:17:39,734 --> 01:17:40,834
[Cindy] Mmm-hmm.
1501
01:17:40,834 --> 01:17:44,133
And I've been consulting
with a demonologist,
1502
01:17:44,133 --> 01:17:46,533
and I'm going to do
something about that.
1503
01:17:46,533 --> 01:17:46,677
-I'm going to try
and stop that...
-Hmm.
1504
01:17:46,677 --> 01:17:49,166
-I'm going to try
and stop that...
-Hmm.
1505
01:17:59,166 --> 01:18:02,433
[Steve]
Just before midnight,
Miss Aida will perform
1506
01:18:02,433 --> 01:18:06,100
a ritual to close the portal
and send the demons
1507
01:18:06,166 --> 01:18:10,667
that were conjured here
50 years ago back to hell.
1508
01:18:10,734 --> 01:18:12,967
While she and Cindy prepare
for the ritual,
1509
01:18:13,033 --> 01:18:16,166
I'm setting up devices
inside the Hell House.
1510
01:18:16,266 --> 01:18:21,333
If the entity is agitated,
these will certainly
detect it.
1511
01:18:21,333 --> 01:18:24,767
Because of Duane's strong
connection to the evil here,
1512
01:18:24,834 --> 01:18:25,253
Miss Aida asks both Duane
and Terry to leave this area
1513
01:18:25,253 --> 01:18:28,834
Miss Aida asks both Duane
and Terry to leave this area
1514
01:18:28,834 --> 01:18:31,767
entirely until the portal
is closed.
1515
01:18:31,834 --> 01:18:34,467
All right, Miss Aida,
we're back in this spot
1516
01:18:34,533 --> 01:18:37,867
where you and I felt really
uneasy, that portal.
1517
01:18:37,934 --> 01:18:39,767
How would you want
to close this?
1518
01:18:39,867 --> 01:18:41,767
What's the next step?
1519
01:18:41,834 --> 01:18:46,634
So what my plan is,
is I'm going to recite a Psalm
1520
01:18:46,634 --> 01:18:49,467
that keeps away bad entities.
1521
01:18:49,533 --> 01:18:53,266
When I'm in the circle,
I wish for you and Cindy
1522
01:18:53,367 --> 01:18:55,253
to be in the circle with me,
to protect me.
1523
01:18:55,253 --> 01:18:56,834
to be in the circle with me,
to protect me.
1524
01:18:56,834 --> 01:19:00,767
You will be protecting me
with an iron cross because
1525
01:19:00,867 --> 01:19:04,533
iron repels negative entities.
1526
01:19:04,533 --> 01:19:09,667
I'm asking you to hold up
the statue of Saint Michael...
1527
01:19:09,767 --> 01:19:11,767
-Okay.
-...over me.
1528
01:19:11,867 --> 01:19:16,767
And as we all know,
Saint Michael kicked
the devil's butt.
1529
01:19:18,100 --> 01:19:22,834
Then I'm going to spray
this entire area
with holy water
1530
01:19:22,834 --> 01:19:25,253
and close this area
with sea salt.
1531
01:19:25,253 --> 01:19:26,000
and close this area
with sea salt.
1532
01:19:26,066 --> 01:19:32,166
I will drive an iron knife
into the ground
to keep them there.
1533
01:19:32,266 --> 01:19:37,266
Also, for you to know,
if I faint or if I get dizzy,
1534
01:19:37,333 --> 01:19:39,667
right, I want somebody
1535
01:19:39,734 --> 01:19:43,834
to grab the holy water
and spray the hell out of me,
1536
01:19:43,834 --> 01:19:48,467
the crown of my head
where entities like
to attach themselves initially
1537
01:19:48,567 --> 01:19:49,767
and the back of my neck.
1538
01:19:49,867 --> 01:19:52,433
Just don't be afraid
to soak me.
1539
01:19:53,934 --> 01:19:55,253
Saint Michael's statue.
1540
01:19:55,253 --> 01:19:55,266
Saint Michael's statue.
1541
01:20:03,667 --> 01:20:07,367
"I will lift up mine eyes
unto the hills,
1542
01:20:07,433 --> 01:20:10,367
from whence cometh my help.
1543
01:20:10,467 --> 01:20:15,233
My help cometh from the Lord,
which made heaven and earth.
1544
01:20:15,233 --> 01:20:19,233
He that keepeth thee
will not slumber.
1545
01:20:19,233 --> 01:20:23,667
He will not suffer
thy foot to be moved.
1546
01:20:23,767 --> 01:20:25,253
The Lord shall preserve
thee from all evil."
1547
01:20:25,253 --> 01:20:28,166
The Lord shall preserve
thee from all evil."
1548
01:20:28,266 --> 01:20:29,667
[device chiming]
1549
01:20:29,767 --> 01:20:33,333
Dear God,
I am your daughter, Aida.
1550
01:20:34,567 --> 01:20:39,667
I beg of you to protect us
while we close this portal,
1551
01:20:39,767 --> 01:20:42,367
to protect us, Your children.
1552
01:20:42,467 --> 01:20:45,634
In the name of the Father,
Son, Holy Spirit, amen.
1553
01:20:47,767 --> 01:20:53,567
Now... I will drive
this iron knife
1554
01:20:53,634 --> 01:20:55,253
into the center
of this circle.
1555
01:20:55,253 --> 01:20:56,166
into the center
of this circle.
1556
01:20:56,233 --> 01:20:58,266
[devices chiming]
1557
01:21:01,166 --> 01:21:05,000
[Miss Aida]
Remain in the ground.
1558
01:21:05,066 --> 01:21:10,033
Remain under the ground
from whence you came.
1559
01:21:10,634 --> 01:21:12,767
[devices chiming]
1560
01:21:15,266 --> 01:21:19,934
I command thee
in the name of God.
1561
01:21:33,233 --> 01:21:34,934
How do you feel, Miss Aida?
1562
01:21:36,367 --> 01:21:38,166
-It feels different.
-[Cindy] Thank you.
1563
01:21:38,233 --> 01:21:39,467
[Steve] Yeah.
Thank you so much.
1564
01:21:39,567 --> 01:21:40,567
Thank God.
1565
01:21:40,667 --> 01:21:43,233
Don't thank me.
Thank God.
1566
01:21:43,233 --> 01:21:44,533
[Steve] Okay, yeah.
1567
01:21:51,233 --> 01:21:53,033
[birds chirping]
1568
01:21:58,367 --> 01:21:59,767
[Steve] Terry, Duane.
1569
01:22:02,066 --> 01:22:04,734
Thank you guys again
for having me over.
1570
01:22:04,734 --> 01:22:09,133
You know, I made a promise,
years ago, that I would see
this thing through to the end,
1571
01:22:09,133 --> 01:22:11,567
I would find everything
there is to find
1572
01:22:11,634 --> 01:22:16,467
and explore everything
there is to explore
because I know it's real.
1573
01:22:16,567 --> 01:22:20,634
Even 40-some years later,
you know,
still there's a lot of days,
1574
01:22:20,634 --> 01:22:23,166
you have bad days, you know,
thinking about it.
1575
01:22:23,266 --> 01:22:25,253
And I think that I can
get through days better now.
1576
01:22:25,253 --> 01:22:28,266
And I think that I can
get through days better now.
1577
01:22:28,367 --> 01:22:30,333
[Duane] You know,
you reopened the case,
1578
01:22:30,333 --> 01:22:33,467
...it helped
a great deal
with me and my brother.
1579
01:22:33,567 --> 01:22:36,467
And if my parents
were living today,
1580
01:22:36,567 --> 01:22:37,867
they probably would have
thanked you,
1581
01:22:37,934 --> 01:22:40,467
because had you never
found us,
1582
01:22:41,233 --> 01:22:42,767
God knows what would have
happened.
1583
01:22:43,967 --> 01:22:46,767
It's, uh... it's not the end.
1584
01:22:46,867 --> 01:22:49,467
It's just... I feel like
it's just the beginning.
1585
01:22:49,567 --> 01:22:51,000
I want to thank you for that.
1586
01:22:53,233 --> 01:22:54,967
[birds chirping]
1587
01:23:04,333 --> 01:23:06,767
[Steve] I never got
to meet Harold and Mabel,
1588
01:23:06,834 --> 01:23:10,634
but I pored over countless
reports of their case,
1589
01:23:10,634 --> 01:23:14,033
listened to hours of audio
recorded in their home,
1590
01:23:14,100 --> 01:23:18,867
and heard their sons
reveal the terror
of the Michigan Hell House.
1591
01:23:19,667 --> 01:23:22,634
I feel I know
the Pomeraning family.
1592
01:23:22,634 --> 01:23:25,253
They didn't deserve
to suffer like they did.
1593
01:23:25,253 --> 01:23:25,667
They didn't deserve
to suffer like they did.
1594
01:23:25,767 --> 01:23:27,634
No one does.
1595
01:23:27,634 --> 01:23:33,166
Ultimately, they had faith,
strength, and survived.
1596
01:23:33,266 --> 01:23:36,266
So for their family
and the town of Merrill,
1597
01:23:36,333 --> 01:23:42,266
I pray that demon conjured
across the street will stay
in hell where it belongs.
1598
01:23:43,533 --> 01:23:47,667
Me, I will continue to keep
a watchful eye
1599
01:23:47,767 --> 01:23:51,000
because evil spirits
never rest.