02x05 - Hungry Ghosts

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Narrator: in this world,

There is real evil in the

Darkest shadows and in the most

Ordinary places.

These are the true stories of

The innocent and the

Unimaginable.

When arne johnson and

Debbie glatzel move to a new

Home, the family becomes trapped

By a demonic nightmare.

...in the name of the father,

The son, and the holy spirit.

Narrator: they try to run,

But dark forces target them all,

Thrusting them into a brutal

Showdown with pure evil.

Aaaaaah!

Narrator: between the world

We see and the things we fear,

There are doors.

When they are opened,

Nightmares become reality.

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In the river valleys of western

Connecticut lie historic towns

Dating back to the early 1700s.

Here, gothic churches and

Weathered graveyards stand as

Monuments to a belief in a

Higher good.

Yet hidden beneath this

Landscape, an ancient evil still

Lurks.

Arne johnson and debbie glatzel

Abandon the big city and rent a

House.

Arne works for a tree service.

Debbie is a dog groomer.

Debbie's younger brother david

Comes along to help.

What do you think of our new

House?

Totally cool.

Narrator: the cost of the

Move consumes most of their

Savings, but they believe their

New life will be worth it.

I was excited about it.

So, you can imagine having nice

Picnics, place for the kids to

Play instead of the streets.

It really felt like it was a

Good move.

It was like my dream house,

And I thought we can build a

Nice beautiful life there.

Do you have the keys?

What is that?

Do you have the keys?

Oh, yeah, yeah, I got the

Keys.

David was our family teddy

Bear.

He always had a smile on his

Face.

He was always ready and willing

To give a hand if you needed

Help.

Hey, david, do you think you

Could sweep out the master

Bedroom?

Oh, yeah, sure.

He's a real good kid.

And then I guess I'll wipe

The windows down.

Yeah, yeah, I'll get this,

And I'm gonna have to carry

In more boxes.

Okay.

Oh, we've got a problem in

The room.

Problem?

Just come look.

Narrator: debbie is surprised

To see that the previous tenants

Left their bed in the master

Bedroom.

I'll tell the landlord to get

Rid of it.

Just sweep around it.

Okay.

What's wrong?

He pushed me.

Who?

The old man.

There's nobody in the house

But us.

Come on, I'll show you.

No!

I can't go back in there.

I said, "david, come on.

I got things to do.

If you don't want to help just

Say so."

Look, I have to clean the

House.

If you want to stay out here

And play, fine.

What's going on?

I have no idea.

I noticed david was outside,

But I really didn't pay any

Attention.

I figured he was bored.

Narrator: david remains

Outside the rest of the day, too

Frightened to even approach the

House.

Come on, let's go.

Narrator: that evening, they

Return to the brookfield home of

Debbie's family, where they have

Been staying until they move

Into the new house.

Her mother, judy glatzel,

Assures them they can stay with

Her as long as needed.

What's the matter, honey?

I keep seeing the old man.

What old man?

David imagined an old man

Pushed him at our house.

He did!

I really did see him!

He's talking to me right now.

You can actually hear him?

He's there now.

I can see him.

If you can see him, what's

He doing?

There's an animal frightened

By the old man.

It's clawing at the door.

All right, look, that's

Enough.

The joke's getting old.

Don't move in there.

David, arne and I are going

To live there.

We have already spent two

Months' rent.

He says if you go back, he's

Going to hurt you.

Yeah, right.

Old man, if you don't want us

To live there, show us a sign.

See?

Nothing.

It's your imagination.

[ Banging, creaking ]

[ Rattling ]

Come on.

Let's get you to bed.

It was scaring me.

I was becoming frightened.

[ Rattling continues ]

[ Rattling stops ]

[ Exhales heavily ]

Arne, what if david's right?

What if the house is haunted?

Now you have evidence, so

You're starting to wonder, well,

Maybe there's something to this

Old man.

Look, we have all our money

Tied up.

Narrator: debbie and arne

Worry that there's something

Not quite right with the house,

But they decide to move in

Anyway.

They've already paid two months'

Rent, and arne has invited his

Mother to live with them.

We'll be okay.

I wasn't gonna let anything

Shatter our new life.

Narrator: the next morning,

Arne and debbie return to their

New house to continue cleaning.

When I saw the scratches on

The doors, I was starting to

Really question "well, maybe

Something is definitely wrong

Here."

That was proof enough for me.

So we give up the house?

Agreed.

Well, let's get our stuff.

Narrator: as they move out,

Arne's mother arrives.

We're not gonna take the

House, mom.

You know, I just gave up my

Apartment.

Yeah, she was upset with me

And arne.

"How could you do this to me,

Leaving me here stranded like

This?"

There is no such thing as

Ghosts.

I'm sorry, mom.

We're just not gonna take the

House.

But I was so frightened, I

Didn't want to stay there.

Just give me the keys.

And I tried to explain to her

What happened...

She didn't believe that.

"Don't tell me that kind of

Stuff."

Narrator: arne's mother

Decides to stay in the house

Despite his pleading against it.

We had a little bit of

Conflict over that, and which

Was totally understandable.

You know, she felt abandoned.

He's coming for me!

He's coming for me!

Arne, something is happening.

He's coming for me.

I can see him.

He's coming for me!

He wants to get me!

He's coming for me!

I can see him!

Who's coming for you, david?

Is it the old man?

Except at night he turns into

A beast.

He's mad at me because I told

You about him.

Everything's gonna be okay.

I'd seen the fear in this

Child, and it was just

Overwhelming.

Something was going wrong, and I

Believed him.

We told david, "you'll be

Fine.

You're gonna be safe with us."

Narrator: the next day, the

Family goes on an outing.

David seems recovered.

Judy, arne, and debbie hope he's

Put the odd incident behind him.

I'm going up.

Oh, yeah, off the chest.

Whoo!

Oh, interception!

Basically the whole day was a

Great day...

Until we returned back to

Brookfield.

Come on, david.

Let's go in.

No, I can't.

Why not?

He's in our house.

I'll go check it out, okay?

All right, buddy, let's go on

Inside.

There's nothing in there.

No, I can't go back in there.

David, move, now.

And I said, "well, I'll

Protect you.

The family will protect you.

We'll do whatever we can."

But he's always here.

Shh, don't think about that,

Honey, okay?

Okay?

Just try to calm down.

No, he's still here.

Arne came in and checked.

It's fine.

Everything is fine.

See if you can sleep.

Yeah.

All right?

Now get some rest.

We had to be strong for

David, because he felt all

Alone.

[ Eerie whispering ]

Aaaaaaaah!

My god.

Aaaaaah!

David!

What's wrong?

He's gonna hit me!

Nothing's gonna hurt you.

Ugh!

You hear the breath come out

Of him, and he goes flying on

The floor.

Oh!

Ugh!

Help me!

He says he's gonna take my soul!

No one's gonna take your

Soul.

We're gonna protect you, okay?

The scariest part to me was

Seeing david go through this

With nothing there to do it.

It was terrifying.

We saw him getting beaten.

Narrator: debbie and judy

Tell their priest about david's

Torment.

His skin would turn red where

He'd been hit and begin to

Bruise.

Something was attacking him.

Ugh! Help me!

He would cry for help, but

There was nothing we could do.

Please, can you help us,

Father?

There is an outside chance

That this could be demonic

Possession.

Narrator: the priest says

That before the church can

Become involved, they will need

To investigate.

He suggests that the family

Light candles and use holy water

For protection.

And pray as much as you

Possibly can.

Our father, who art in

Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be

Done on earth as it is in

Heaven.

Give us this day our daily

Bread, and forgive us our

Trespasses as we forgive those

Who trespass against us.

Lead us not into temptation, but

Deliver us from evil.

[ Coughs ]

[ Choking ]

Oh!

I'll go call father.

Yeah.

And you felt hopelessness.

You're trying to protect him,

And he's still receiving the

Blows.

The holy candles only seemed

To make things worse.

We have a big problem.

God bless this place in the

Name of the father, of the son,

And the holy spirit.

Narrator: the next morning,

The priest tries to cleanse the

House of evil.

I bless this place in the

Name of the father, of the son,

And the holy spirit.

In the name of jesus christ, I

Command you to leave and go back

To where you came from.

After he blessed the house,

It made us feel better.

We felt like we were being

Protected.

Narrator: but the priest admits

That the blessing may not be

Enough.

He says he's going to consult

Two experts on hauntings and the

Demonic, just in case.

[ Telephone rings ]

Narrator: ed and

Lorraine warren have

Investigated hundreds of cases,

Including the amityville horror.

Ed is known worldwide as a

Religious demonologist.

Of course.

Narrator: and lorraine is a

Clairvoyant.

And when he called, he told

About this case, about the

Strange things that were

Happening.

How soon does he want us up

There, tonight?

"There is something

Definitely wrong, and I believe

It could be possession."

And so he said, "I'd like

You to look into it."

And so I said, "father, would

You like us to go tonight?"

Yes, I would.

I think it's pretty urgent.

[ Growling ]

Aaaaaaah!

Ugh!

Ugh!

Narrator: ed and

Lorraine warren go to the

Glatzel home to evaluate david.

Hi, I'm lorraine.

We spoke earlier.

Yes, thank you for offering

To help.

This is my daughter, debbie.

When I first met ed and

Lorraine, I said "oh, thank god

Somebody's gonna help us.

They'll let us know what's here.

They'll let us know what we're

Dealing with."

There was tremendous tension

In that house.

You you could cut it with a

Knife.

Look, david, these kind

People are here to help.

[ Deep voice ] I know who you

Are.

And when he lifted his head

Up, it was no longer david.

And to see that, that is very

Intimidating.

You're seeing a creature in

That child's body.

[ Normal voice ] you tripped

Coming up the stairs tonight.

Ugh.

How did you know about that?

The beast told me.

I'd like to ask questions of

The rest of the family first.

Then I'll come back, and we'll

Talk.

He was constantly being

Informed by a level of psychic

Ability, but it wasn't a psychic

Ability coming from any good.

And what else has david done

That seems supernatural?

He told us we'd find

Scratches on the door of our

Rental home.

And we've witnessed david

Being attacked by something

Invisible.

Narrator: the family's

Testimony may be needed later to

Convince the church to authorize

An exorcism.

As if it had really happened.

You have to prove beyond a

Shadow of a doubt that it is not

Psychological, what is happening

To this individual.

Kind of hard.

The stuff's the same.

Oh, yeah.

I'd like to ask the beast a

Few questions.

Is he a ghost?

Are you a demon?

Does he have any special

Powers?

He could throw you out the

Window right now.

Well, if he has those powers,

Why not have him knock on the

Table or knock on the walls?

He's laughing at you.

You can't order him around.

He can't do it.

I guess he can't.

[ Rattling ]

What if we moved to a

Different state?

David says it lives at the

Rental house.

It will follow you.

She explained it would do no

Good at that point, because

Wherever we would go, it would

Follow us, and that's the

Difference between a haunted

House and haunted people.

Haunted people, these things

Will follow you.

Well, then, what can we do?

Narrator: ed and lorraine

Tell them that to free david,

The church will have to

Intervene.

Do you mean an exorcism?

Yes.

Narrator: ed explains that it

Could take months for the church

To approve a formal exorcism.

Instead, the warrens hope to

Arrange for a minor exorcism,

Which will only take a few

Weeks.

Alarmed by the evil that has

Invaded their lives, arne and

Debbie return to the rental

House to try to rescue arne's

Mother.

I felt really concerned for

My mother, because this is the

Place where it's all emanating

From.

What do you want?

I said she had to move out.

It's not safe.

I have no place to go.

I'm staying, and that's final.

But she didn't want to hear

It.

Hey, my truck's coming after

You.

[ Imitating truck horn ]

It has to turn into a ring.

Okay.

Narrator: for a few days,

David remains free of demonic

Possession.

Night, mom.

[ Gasps ]

Oh!

Aah!

Oh!

[ Grunting ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Moaning ]

David!

[ Screaming ]

[ Deep voice ] david's gone.

I'm in control now.

[ Rattling ]

Tell him to stop hurting me!

Oh!

[ Moaning ]

Quit picking on the child!

Do you hear me?!

If you want to pick on

Somebody, pick on me!

Arne, don't!

I challenged it to take me

On.

[ Breathing heavily ]

Narrator: a few days later,

When david seems recovered, arne

Leaves to run a few errands.

[ Engine turns over ]

[ Engine revving ]

The car engine just started

To race.

[ Engine continues revving ]

Narrator: a dark figure

Appears out of nowhere.

And then an arm lifted up and

Pointed to the tree.

All of a sudden, the vehicle

Just took off.

Didn't have no control.

[ Tires screech ]

[ Engine idling ]

Narrator: ed and

Lorraine warren suggest that

Arne and debbie talk to an

Exorcist.

I looked up, and there was a

Demon.

What did he look like?

He looked just like the

Devil.

I'm telling you, I've never been

So scared in my life.

Why do you think it happened?

I think it was because I

Challenged the demon to attack

Me instead.

I know you meant well.

The father said, "you just

Did the wrong thing.

I know you're trying to help,

But that was the worst thing you

Can imagine."

But you should never have

Challenged the demon to attack.

This crucifix has been blessed.

I want you to wear it at all

Times for protection.

And be careful, both of you.

I'm going to begin making plans

For a minor rite of exorcism.

Thank you, father.

Thank you, father.

[ Deep voice ] I know who

Gave you that.

David looked at the crucifix,

Saw it on arne's neck.

And he said, "I know where you

Were, and I know who gave you

That," and he said the names.

It won't do you any good.

And somehow it was thrown off

Arne's neck.

[ Normal voice ] he went back

To the well.

What well?

The one behind the rental

House.

There is no well, david.

Yes, there is.

That's how he comes into our

World.

Narrator: if david is right,

Arne urgently needs to rescue

His mother from the rental

House.

Can I have the holy water?

Narrator: the house is

Deserted.

Why don't you go look at the

Other rooms?

I'm gonna go check out back.

Narrator: arne fears that his

Mother became so terrified of

The demon that she moved without

Telling him.

And I went around to the back

To see this well that david was

Talking about.

I saw the black figure standing

There.

The eyes were dark pits, drew

Me in.

And I just remember standing

There, staring into his eyes.

[ Floorboard creaks ]

Are you okay?

Arne?

Arne?

[ Screaming ]

[ Engine revving ]

Arne!

[ Screams ]

What happened?

I went around to the back to

See this well, and I came under

Demonic possession.

And the next thing I know, I

Was in the house.

And I don't remember anything

Between there.

Narrator: lorraine tells the

Family to be patient and assures

Them she'll do whatever it takes

To expedite the exorcism.

Thank you.

Of course.

David?

Aaaah!

What happened?

Possession set in, but it

Wasn't david.

David, it's gonna be okay.

He hid the knife, and he went

After arne with a knife.

Narrator: david tells them

That the beast has called upon

More demons to possess him.

They're all tormenting me.

Ah!

Narrator: they attack him

Together, demanding he give them

His soul.

[ Grunting ]

He was frightened.

So we all protected him as much

As we could.

I was so worried.

I was frightened trying to

Fight something you can't see.

Narrator: five weeks after

David's possession began, the

Priests bless the house in

Preparation for the minor

Exorcism.

In the name of jesus christ I

Command you, leave this place

And go back where you came from.

In the name of jesus christ I

Command you, leave this place

And go back where you came from.

In the name of jesus christ I

Command you, leave this place

And go back where you came from.

In the name of jesus christ I

Command you --

Debbie, the belt!

In the name of jesus christ I

Command you, leave this place

And go back where you came from.

[ Grunts ]

In the name of jesus christ I

Command you, leave this place

And go back where you came from.

I'm thinking to myself, "this

Has got to work."

Leave this place and go back

Where you came from.

How much more can we take?

How much more can david take?

Lord have mercy.

All: lord have mercy.

Most glorious prince in the

Heavenly army, st. Michael the

Archangel, defend us in battle.

[ Screaming ]

Behold the enemy and m*rder*r

Of old, vehemently transfigured

Into an angel of light with the

Whole troop of malignant

Spirits.

[ Bellowing ]

Oh, invincible leader for the

People of god against the

Assaults of the wicked spirits

And bring victory.

[ Snarls ]

By defense of the holy mother

Church, confident and secure in

The name of our lord and god

Jesus christ.

[ Screaming ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Bellows ]

We exorcise you, every

Unclean spirit, every satanic

Power, every incursion of the

Infernal adversary, every

Legion, every diabolical

Assembly and sect, in the name

And by the power of our lord

Jesus christ.

Clear the room of the most

Cunning serpent to deceive the

Human race and persecute the

Church of god.

Narrator: the exorcism

Continues for hours.

Aaah!

God the father commands you,

God the son commands you.

And we just had to hold him

There so they could do their

Ritual.

They were making the sign of

The cross, which made this beast

Scream and yell.

[ Screaming ]

[ Bellows ]

You can't believe how

Powerful it is.

[ Snarls ]

...every incursion of the

Infernal adversary of our jesus

Christ of the eternal word of

God made flesh commands you.

He's not breathing.

Let him go!

God the father commands you.

God the son commands you.

God the holy ghost commands you.

Stop!

You're k*lling him!

Come on, david.

We tried to save him.

[ Crying ]

Don't leave me!

Come on, david.

God the son commands you.

God the holy ghost commands you.

The majesty of christ, the

Eternal word of god remains

Flesh commands you.

Ugh!

It's david!

Get the chair!

Narrator: one demon has been

Exorcised.

The bad ones are still here.

Narrator: but others remain.

The exorcism goes on as the

Priest deals with one demon at a

Time.

And the power of the cursed

Dragon and every diabolical

Legion, we adjure you through

The living son of god, through

The holy ghost, through the true

God.

Through the holy god.

Begone satan.

[ Grunting ]

[ Panting ]

Narrator: david is finally

Free.

But lorraine and the priests

Have been battered by a

Spiritual battle with unholy

Demons.

Every one of them take their

Toll on you.

They do.

They leave scars.

Scars stay there forever.

Oh!

There you go, david.

Whoa!

You like that?

Narrator: david recovers

Completely and resumes his life

As a normal 12-year-old.

What are they doing?

I'm open, I'm open.

Narrator: the harrowing

Encounter brings debbie and arne

Even closer together.

Oh, yeah, we did.

Oh, boy.

Our love has only grown

Stronger.

I mean, he was willing to give

His own life.

He was willing to sacrifice

Himself to save my brother.

I hope people that are out

There can open their minds and

Hearts and realize that such

Things do exist.

Narrator: to this day,

Arne johnson and debbie glatzel

Believe that demons still haunt

Their old rental property...

Lurking in darkness...

Waiting...

For a new victim to devour.

[ Screaming ]