03x10 - The Dark Side

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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.

Bobby wilcott buys his wife,

Addie, a new house, hoping to

Save their struggling marriage.

[ Gasps ]

Narrator: when a dark force

Invades their lives, they refuse

To believe it can hurt them.

But when things turn violent,

They must decide to stay and

Fight or run and risk tearing

Their family apart.

Between the world we see and the

Things we fear, there are doors.

When they are opened, nightmares

Become reality.

New england, a region steeped in

History and natural beauty.

It is said that for hundreds of

Years, legions of dead have

Roamed this land.

Many are lost souls, unable to

Find their way in the afterlife.

Others remain tormented, looking

For eternal peace.

But some are reared from the

Depths of hell that only exist

To t*rture the living.

The year is 1978.

Bobby and addie wilcott are

Looking to buy a home.

I don't think anybody's home.

Why don't you take the keys?

Narrator: addie is a

Housewife, and bobby is an

Engineer.

She's not coming in?

No.

Narrator: they are currently

Living with bobby's parents, but

It's been causing problems in

Their relationship.

Addie wants her own house.

I met with some real estate

Agents, and I dragged bobby

Along to look at some houses.

And he just found fault with

Each and every single house we

Looked at.

What do you think?

Narrator: concerned that

Addie may leave him, bobby

Agrees to buy a house, believing

That it will bring them closer

Together.

I love it.

It was built in the early



Fixing up.

We're not afraid of a little

Work, are we?

Not a problem. Come on.

Let's go inside.

Our realtor had been in the

House once before.

She said she would never go in

It again.

And we asked her why, and she

Wouldn't give us a reason.

It's already open.

Huh. Go inside.

Don't go up there.

We're with the real estate

Agent.

The door was open.

Wait here.

And don't go upstairs.

Come on.

Bobby, bobby!

Come on. It's all right.

He said not to go upstairs.

Besides, I already put a down

Payment on the place.

We practically own it.

What?

I gave her a check -- a down

Payment.

I can't believe this!

You bought a house without

Telling me?

I didn't buy it.

It was such a great deal, and I

Didn't want to let it slip away,

So I put a deposit on it

Immediately.

Addie, I had to.

I checked the ad in the paper,

And the place was so cheap, we

Would have lost it.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime

Opportunity.

I can't believe you didn't

Tell me.

I just did.

Narrator: although addie is

Annoyed, she hopes this house

Will be the answer to their

Marital problems.

I was really excited about

The idea that he was finally

Excited about having a home.

It's nailed shut.

Why would they do that?

I don't know.

Look.

All of them are nailed shut.

It doesn't make any sense.

Every single one.

I wouldn't do that.

Jeez.

Wow, this place is a mess!

Yeah.

Hey, I told you not to go

Upstairs.

Sorry, but I can't buy a

House unless I see it, can i?

Okay, come on.

Let's go downstairs. Come on.

We kind of brushed him off as

Crazy.

We just thought that maybe he

Had gone senile, and why

Shouldn't anybody be upstairs?

Right this way.

Oh, hi.

Why don't you go check out

The kitchen?

Is that okay?

Yeah.

You went upstairs.

Yeah.

Why were all the doors nailed

Shut?

It looked like they had never

Lived in the whole house all the

Years they were here.

Hey.

There was something peculiar

Going on here, but we just

Associated it more with the

Family rather than anything

Really being wrong with the

House.

In here, I noticed -- is this

One of those old player pianos?

It doesn't work.

[ Plays notes off-key ]

Hmm.

All right. Well, thank you.

Yeah, thanks.

Okay.

Okay.

Well, I know why you didn't go

Inside.

Well, it's a fixer-upper, but

It's priced to sell.

It's a real new england

Colonial house.

It'll be so beautiful.

Our first house -- a clean

Slate.

It'll give us a fresh start.

Okay, yeah!

I couldn't wait to have my own

Place to put my own things in,

To have my own holidays and to

Have our own friends over and to

Be able to entertain them.

Narrator: as the wilcotts get

Caught up in restoring the old

House, all of their marital

Problems seem to disappear.

Working side by side together

Brought us closer.

Maybe we should try moving

Back in with my mother.

Oh, don't start.

That is not even funny!

We were really excited about

Having our own home, and it was

Just gonna be beautiful once we

Fixed it up.

Narrator: a few months later,

While bobby runs errands,

Addie's friend shannon stops by

To see their new home.

For some reason, the previous

Owners left the broken player

Piano behind.

[ Glass shatters ]

What's that?

I thought someone had thought

The house was empty and had come

In to break into the house.

[ c*ck g*n ]

Addie.

I know I heard something up

Here.

I know.

[ Thumping ]

What was that?

Downstairs.

Oh, my god.

What the hell are you doing?

We were down here, and we

Heard this huge crash upstairs,

So we went to investigate.

Addie, it's an old house.

Old houses make noises.

Not like this.

This was a huge crash.

It was a huge crashing sound.

There is no explanation for

That.

Yeah.

It's gonna take a while to

Get used to this old house.

You know what?

I got to go.

Narrator: the mysterious

Noises begin to stir up old

Tensions in their relationship.

What's with her?

She's a little freaked,

Bobby.

Narrator: the next day, addie

Feels she must get out of the

House.

[ Engine turns over ]

[ Classical piano music plays ]

[ Music stops ]

Addie?

Addie!

It was broken.

It couldn't make music

Automatically.

It was baffling.

[ Plays notes off-key ]

No luck at the antique

Auction, but I got plenty of

Things at the farmer's market.

Were you just inside?

No, I just pulled up.

I was upstairs, and I heard

The piano playing, and I came

Down, and there's no one there.

It was music -- real music, with

The notes and everything, like

The piano was working perfectly.

Bobby, you're really upset!

Yeah, no kidding.

There has to be some

Explanation for this.

I'm not so sure about that.

Come on inside.

Let me make you some lunch.

No, you go ahead.

I'm not hungry.

Narrator: addie simply

Ignores what happened, not

Wanting to give bobby a reason

To move out.

Over the next year, the cost of

Renovating and maintaining their

Home becomes a financial burden

For the wilcotts.

I don't understand why this

Bill is so high.

There is no way -- no way we are

Using that much power.

Well, you're the one that's

Always leaving the lights on.

Something else is wrong.

Where you going?

I'll be right back.

I went and shut everything off,

And the meter was still turning.

That's impossible.

[Bleep]

You scared the hell out of me!

I'm sorry.

I came down to see what's going

On with the lights.

What are you doing?

I shut the power off. Look.

That's why our bill is so high.

The meter's broken.

Well, turn it on.

Yeah, it reads the same

Whether it's on or off --

Definitely broken.

All right, well, this

Basement creeps me out.

I'm going upstairs.

Bobby!

Sorry.

Leave the lights on.

I was just checking.

Well, you can call the

Electric company tomorrow.

Oh, yeah, another big repair

Bill, and we're on our way to

The poor house.

I called the power company.

They come up and checked it.

The meter was okay.

It was very frustrating for me

'Cause I thought this should be

A very tangible problem that we

Could get a handle on and fix,

And it was never really resolved

To my satisfaction.

Narrator: one night the

Following week, bobby returns

Home from work.

"Went to town. Be back soon."

[ Wind blows ]

Great.

Let's leave all the doors open.

[ Wind blows, door creaks ]

[ Door creaks ]

Aah!

You scared me!

[ Both panting ]

And you know you left the

Front door open?

No, I didn't.

Yeah.

When I came in, this door was

Open.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I was standing right

There!

The first time I closed it, and

It opened by itself.

And then I came back in, and I

Locked it, and it opened again!

It doesn't make any sense.

Well, what are we gonna do?

I don't know, addie.

Maybe I should just nail all the

Doors shut.

Bobby.

[ Classical piano music plays ]

[ Music stops ]

I was always a person of

Reason.

I thought there was a logical

Explanation for everything.

But I was just completely

Unprepared for this.

That's impossible.

I don't understand.

I heard it.

I know.

We just looked at each other,

Shocked.

We had no explanation for it.

We were sharing the house with

Something.

Narrator: the next day, addie

Arranges for a local dealer to

Take the piano away.

Do you really think that will

Do any good?

Well, if this door opens with

This lock on it, we know we have

A problem.

We never told anybody else

About what was going on in the

House for the reason that we

Just didn't want to be labeled

Crazy.

Wow, you've been busy.

I've come by because I have

Great news for both of you.

How would you like to make a big

Profit?

How would you like to double

Your investment?

I have a client.

He came by the other day.

He saw the house.

He's absolutely in love with it.

He's ready to make an offer on

The house.

That's incredible!

Is he serious?

He's dead serious.

We're really not interested.

Narrator: in spite of all the

Strange events, addie knows that

The house is the glue to their

Marriage.

If they sell it now, she fears

It would be the end of their

Relationship.

He wasn't ready to grow up

Yet, even though I had made him

Buy me a house, and I felt that

If we had to start all over

Again, if we had to buy another

House, it might not happen.

Thanks for the news.

If we sell this place now, we'll

Make a profit.

We can get a whole new place.

But I love this house.

It's too big for us.

Well, um, soon we're gonna

Need the extra room.

For what?

Really?

Yeah. Are you happy?

Of course I am.

Narrator: over the next few

Years, the bizarre incidents

Happen so infrequently that the

Wilcotts learn to live with

Them.

These occurrences -- the

Electrical, the crashing noises,

The piano music -- it wasn't

Enough to really warrant us to

Push the panic button.

Hey, sterling!

Hey, sweetie!

Narrator: the birth of their

Son, sterling, now 5 years old,

Has created a new bond between

Bobby and addie.

Hungry?

Sterling came along, and we were

Enjoying our family, doing our

Little outings and barbecues and

Having our holidays.

Narrator: one day, addie runs

Errands with sterling, leaving

Bobby to handle the house work.

Bobby is now convinced that

Whatever is in the house has

Become more aggressive.

I wanted to disbelieve it,

But I couldn't.

It was a sinister presence.

"We got to get help now."

He's here.

Narrator: the couple turns to

Their lutheran pastor for help.

Pastor, hi.

Hi, addie.

Thank you so much for coming.

It's nice being here, addie.

It's good to see you.

Hey, robert, how are you?

I want to tell you what I told

Your wife the other day at

Church.

We can offer you a blessing and

A prayer.

That's all I can do.

We understand, and anything

You can do, we really appreciate

It.

Why don't you come on inside?

Yeah.

All: oh, god of kindness and

Mercy, enter this home and grant

It the grace of your presence...

There was no provision inside

The protestant church for

Dealing with these occurrences,

Other than you could do a

Blessing on the house, and that

Was more of an appeasement to

Try to ease our fears.

All: in the name of jesus, we

Pray.

Amen.

Hey, bobby, you awake?

Yeah.

Do you think it worked -- the

Blessing?

I hope so.

It is quieter.

You think?

I'd like to think so.

Yeah, me too.

[ Thundering crash ]

What was that?

I don't know.

Where are you going?

Bobby, what are you doing?

Bobby.

I'm gonna check it out.

Call the police.

And tell them what?

Our house is haunted?

Stay here.

Did you find anything?

Nothing.

I checked the kitchen.

The back door is locked.

I don't know what could have

Made the noise.

There's nothing.

I don't know what it was.

Oh, what are we gonna do?

I got to go check on sterling.

Narrator: concerned for their

Child's safety, addie and

Sterling stay with bobby's

Parents for the week, leaving

Bobby at home alone.

[ Thundering crash ]

If a 747 had broken the sound

Barrier 100 feet over our house,

It wouldn't have been any

Louder.

[ Thumping ]

[ Buzzing, evil laughter ]

[ Panting ]

By the blood of christ, be gone!

By the blood of christ, be gone!

Whoever -- whatever the hell you

Are, get the hell out of my

House!

Do you hear me?

Get out of my house!

You just felt you were in a

Struggle for your very soul.

Narrator: the following day,

Addie and sterling return home.

It's getting worse.

I just hate to wonder -- how bad

Can it get?

Narrator: that night...

Riley?

Come here, boy!

[ Whistles ]

Riley?

[ Dog whimpers ]

Riley?

[ Creaking ]

Riley?

Riley?

Addie.

Oh!

[ Whimpering, panting ]

[ Gasps ]

Narrator: addie tries to put

The recent incident out of her

Mind, not wanting to move from

The house that has brought

Stability to her marriage.

I thought, "well, I just have

To get control of myself.

I have to trust in god."

And I thought the less I thought

About it, the less that it could

Have an effect on my life.

Narrator: as a precaution,

Addie and bobby move sterling

Into their bedroom.

[ Dog barks ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

What is it?

Addie, addie, what is it?

I felt a presence beside the

Bed, and suddenly I saw this

Jet-black man.

I saw...this...

It's okay.

There's nothing there.

No, it was here.

It was by the bed. [ Cries ]

We can't just pack up and

Leave.

We had too much invested in the

House, but we were just getting

Increasingly terrified.

Narrator: desperate, the

Wilcotts decide to hire a team

Of paranormal investigators.

Now, tell me -- what is it

Exactly that you are witnessing?

Narrator: for over three

Decades, ed and lorraine warren

Have explored thousands of

Hauntings and paranormal

Phenomena in the u.s. And

Europe.

Ed is known worldwide as a

Religious demonologist.

His wife, lorraine, is a

Clairvoyant.

Almost immediately, she begins

To sense what has been going on

In the house.

Things can stay dormant in

These homes for years.

Nothing happens.

And then a family moves in where

There is turmoil -- arguing,

Fighting, animosity between

Family members.

That is what triggers off and

Gives it and energizes the

Phenomenon.

Narrator: richard jackson has

Been a student of the warrens

For the past year.

I believe in ghosts in the

Same way that most people

Believe that they breathe air.

It is not even a question of

Belief whatsoever.

It's hot.

There is a demon.

This area is a portal to evil.

At that time, we really

Didn't want to believe her.

We were still denying that

Something that bad could be

Going on right in our own home.

Demons can be difficult to

Remove, but it can be done.

Lorraine said that if we left

The house, the demons would just

Follow us wherever we went.

We had to make a stand here, at

This time and this place.

This house is going to have

To be exorcised.

Don't worry.

We'll handle all the

Arrangements.

Now, it may take some time

Because we have to apply to the

Vatican for approval.

That could take months.

Narrator: later that night...

Aah!

Get them off me!

Bobby! Bobby! Bobby!

Bobby! Bobby! Wake up!

Wake up!

Bobby, bobby, bobby, bobby.

It's a dream. It's a dream.

There were bugs all over me.

I couldn't get them off.

It was awful!

There's nothing here.

No, they were real.

I swear they were real.

The nightmare was so real that I

Couldn't get it out of my head.

It was pretty frightening.

Narrator: a few days later...

Why don't I fix you some

Lunch?

Narrator: ...richard stops by

To check on the wilcotts.

I felt suddenly protective of

The family, and I told them, no

Matter what, there's always

Going to be help and that I was

Gonna help them find it.

Addie! Addie!

Oh, god!

Oh, god! Oh, god! Oh, god!

Oh, my god, what is happening?

He's not breathing.

Baby, breathe!

Breathe, sweetie, breathe!

It's a demon attack!

Oh, my god! Do something!

Addie! Call 911!

Yes, he's my 5-year-old son.

He's choking.

Sterling!

Help!

What's that?

Salt -- blessed salt.

If it is a demonic attack, it'll

Ward off the evil spirit.

Baby, breathe.

Breathe, sweetie, breathe.

Please, god.

In the name of the lord, I

Command any and all spirits of

Hate and spite to release this

Lamb of god.

It is not i, but the holiest of

Holy that commands you.

[ Gasps, coughing ]

Oh, oh, oh.

Oh, baby!

Oh, my god. My baby.

Oh, oh, sweetie.

I knew, at this point, the

Escalation was really ramping up

And something had to be done.

I'll burn this house to the

Ground if I have to.

Narrator: sterling's brush

With death pushes bobby and

Addie to their breaking point.

We can't wait any longer.

We have to have an exorcism.

Narrator: bobby and addie

Take sterling to his

Grandparents' house and track

Down the warrens.

Because of the attack, bobby and

Addie must act quickly.

They cannot wait for the vatican

To approve the exorcism.

The warrens call on

Bishop robert mckenna, who has

Performed over 100 exorcisms

Throughout new england.

When I first laid eyes on

Bishop mckenna, somehow I knew

This man is the real deal.

The sacrament of the cross

Commands thee as does also the

Virtue of all the mysteries of

The christian faith.

Theotokos commands thee.

She who, in her humility, did

Crush thy most proud head from

The first instant of her

Immaculate conception.

The faith of the holy apostles

Peter and paul and of all the

Other apostles commands thee.

The blood of the martyrs...

I started to black out.

I was right in front of god, and

He said it was gonna be okay.

The lion of the tribe of

Judah...

Narrator: as addie tries to

Regain her strength, she hopes

That the bishop can rid her

House of evil.

...the root of david.

May thy mercy, lord, be upon

Us, and as much as we have hoped

In thee.

Every unclean spirit, every

Satanic power, every as*ault of

The infernal adversary, every

Legion, in the name of our lord

Jesus christ, be uprooted and

Flee from the church of god,

From the souls...

[ Creaking ]

The creaking and groaning --

It was just coming from

Everywhere, all at once.

Let them be driven away.

As wax melts before the face of

Fire, so may sinners perish

Before the face of god.

We exorcise thee, every unclean

Spirit...

Every satanic power, every

as*ault of the infernal

Adversary, every legion, every

Diabolic congregation, in the

Name and by the virtue of our

Lord jesus christ...

Redeemed by the precious blood

Of the divine lamb.

Dare no more, cunning serpent,

To deceive the human race,

Persecute the church of god,

Drive out god's elect and sift

Them as wheat.

The most high god commands

Thee, he to whom thou in thy

Great pride still presume to

Consider thyself similar.

The most high god commands thee,

He to whom thou in thy great

Pride still presume to consider

Thyself similar.

He who wants all men to be

Saved and to come to the

Acknowledgement of the truth.

God the father commands thee.

Narrator: bishop mckenna

Concludes the rite of exorcism,

And, immediately, the evil

Vanishes from the house.

It felt empty, like there was

No one else in here with us.

The fog had lifted.

It felt beautiful.

Mmm. Do you smell that?

It smells like roses.

What you're smelling is the

Odor of sanctity.

It's a sign of god's presence

And the end of a successful

Exorcism.

Narrator: after years of

Torment, bobby and addie have

Finally found peace.

Honey, sit down.

Oh, mommy's big now.

This whole experience pulled

Us much closer together as a

Family unit.

We realized if we could deal

With this, then we could get

Through anything together.

Mmm.

That's a good seed right

There.

We went back to pretty much

Being the people we were before,

And I think that was the

Greatest gift of all -- that we

Got to go back to being husband

And wife, parents, enjoying our

Family and being able to enjoy

It without being in fear in our

Own home.

Want something to drink?

It's hard to believe this

Until you really observe it.

You really can't send evil away

Forever.

They're here with us, whether

We like it or not.