10x06 - The Haunted Cabinet

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There is a sinister force...

Hiding in a haunted cabinet.

My god.

Look.

Look right there, see?

When robb and I were
looking at the footage,

Seeing the black shadow

And the things
coming out of the cabinet,

We knew there was something.

A hand pulled the curtain back,

And the bed was torn up.

We knew what we were watching
was real.

And when the evil is set free...

It will steal your heart
and your soul.

James, where are you?

It's like being in a dream.
You can't wake up.

I was just losing it.

He was definitely not the man
that I knew.

I don't need you!

In america, there is real evil.

It lurks in the darkest shadows
and in our most ordinary towns.

Between the worlds we see...

Someone is in my room.

And the things we fear...

There are doors.

When they are opened...

Nightmares become reality.

I did second guess
coming for an interview

Because there's so many people

That don't believe
in the spirit world.

But after everything
we've been through,

People need to be more aware.

I know what happened to me
and my boyfriend was real.

I lived it.

I now know true evil.

It exists.

It was just another normal day

In the life of sandy elkins
and james hilton.

The couple had now been
dating three years,

And although sandy
didn't live with james,

She stayed over
a few nights a week.

Hey, babe.

Hey. How's it going?

Good, how are you? Good, good.

Nice to see you.

Sandy, she's just a lot
of fun to be around.

We hit it off right off the bat.

We liked the same things.

We just love each other.

Ah, looks like you
made great progress.

So I did some sanding,
and I'm gonna put another stain

On there and then redo that.

I think it'll look good.

I worked at
the jonesborough pizza parlor,

And james worked upstairs
in the barber shop,

And that's how we met.

And we dated for a lot of years.

That's awesome.
I appreciate that.

Hey, I got a surprise for you.

Oh, you do?

But that spring would
be anything but ordinary.

Ooh, is that it?

What do you think?

We love antiques.

Hunting antiques.

We do that every chance we get.

We just go out
and look for antiques.

Well, it's bigger
than I expected,

But it's so beautiful.

What a great find.

The cabinet was handmade.

It looked like old barn wood.

Double front doors, small
shelves on the outside of it,

And then shelving on the inside

Like just a normal cabinet
would have on the inside.

I can't believe stephanie
didn't want it.

I know.

James' daughter
had worked with the lady,

And she gave her the cabinet,

So she asked james if he
would like to have the cabinet,

And he said sure.

And we don't know
where it actually came from.

A few hours later,
the cabinet is home.

Okay, to the right.

Little bit more.

Oh, perfect, perfect.

Well, looks like it could use
a good cleaning.

I'll go get
the furniture polish.

We put the cabinet
in his bedroom.

We talked about putting
it in the living room at first,

And we figured it'd be better
in the bedroom beside the bed.

That way, I could
store clothes in it.

The door couldn't open
on its own.

You know, it's an oak cabinet.

Something's out of kilter
or, you know, maybe humidity

And the door might be warped
a little bit or something.

Later that day,

Sandy finishes moving james'
belongings into the cabinet.

There, perfect.

When I would go over
to james' house,

I tried to make it homey.

James?

Were you doing
something in here?

What are you talking about?

Well, this wasn't like
this a minute ago.

Mm. Darn.

Look, it cracked.

I didn't touch it at all.

She walked back in
a few minutes later,

And everything that she had put
up there was off on the floor.

I said, "I've not even
been in there."

And I kind of laughed it off
as, "sure," you know.

Thought he had, but he just
didn't want to admit it.

Well, that's weird.

Darn it.

Now, look, I'm about done
for the night.

One afternoon,

Sandy finds herself
alone in the house.

I started feeling like somebody
was watching me.

I was very nervous
about being alone there.

Everything's fine.

Sandy keeps her
uneasy feelings to herself.

But not for long.

Something in the house
has been unleashed.

It was just like a loud knock,
a thump up under the bed,

And it just terrified me.

I knew something was there.

Unbeknownst to james hilton

And his girlfriend, sandy...

The antique cabinet
he recently acquired is haunted.

James!

What's wrong?

I saw something under the bed.

It looked like a man.

I had looked up,
and I saw a shadow figure.

When I yelled,
it just disappeared.

She said there was, like,
she could feel something

Under the bed, like, pushing up.

She said, "don't ever leave me
in here again by myself."

She was upset.

I think something's going on
in this house.

I think this house is haunted.

You're just overreacting.
Everything's fine.

Everything is not fine!

James wouldn't admit to anything
actually being wrong.

You probably had a bad dream.

Everything's fine.

I'm telling you,
something is going on!

I'll prove it to you.

This. We're gonna use this.

We're gonna set it up.

And we'll see what happens.

I tried to figure out
what was going on in the house,

So I set up a video camera.

I knew it had to do
with the cabinet

Because nothing had happened
before then.

For days, the couple
leaves the camera running

While they are at work,

Hoping for proof.

Then one evening, they come home
to a shocking surprise.

What in the world?

James, did you do this?

Oh, my god, no.
Why would I do this?

We could see
the cabinet doors were open.

His clothes were thrown out.

Everything was out in the floor,

Just completely
all over the bedroom.

The bedspread and everything
was pulled back.

The camera.
We gotta check the video.

The couple scrolls
through hours of videotape.

Then, they spot it.

Oh, my god, look.

Look right there, see?

At 10:08 a.M.,

They see the cabinet doors
open on their own.

And some clothes
being thrown out.

Then, at 10:11 a.M.,

They see the curtain
being pulled back.

And a few seconds later,
the bedspread sliding off.

It's like a hand
that pulled the curtain back,

And the bed was torn up.

That was really unnerving.

Because there's really
something there.

That was the moment
that I realized

James' house was haunted.

There is something going on.

Ever since you brought
this thing home,

Weird things
have been happening.

But even after
watching the video,

James has a hard time believing.

Honey, come on.
What are you saying?

I couldn't explain what was
happening in my house,

But I wouldn't admit
that it was paranormal.

What, you don't believe me?

It's right there in the proof.

Right there.

Well, we're not
getting rid of it.

You're overreacting.

I was trying to tell her,
I said, you know,

"I think it's gonna be
all right."

You know, "no big deal."

Not to worry about it.

Well, I'm not
staying here tonight.

I don't feel safe here.

James did not want to admit

That the house was haunted.

There was a big strain on
our relationship because he...

He just couldn't see
that something was really wrong.

Over the next few days,

Sandy avoids spending time
at the house.

I heard something.

I didn't feel right
about any of it.

Nothing was in there.

Ever since james hilton

Brought an antique cabinet
into his home...

The house has come alive
with paranormal activity.

Although james
and his girlfriend, sandy,

Have both sensed a presence...

Out of the corner of my eye,
I just seen something move.

And it was like a figure
of a man standing there.

I looked up, it was gone.

Little do they know
there are two entities

Inhabiting the cabinet...

A spirit and something
much darker and more evil.

One evening, sandy drops
by to check in on him.

Hey, babe.

Whatcha doin'?

You know what? I'm so excited.

My coworker friend told me
about this antique mall

That just opened up,

And I thought it'd be fun
to go this weekend.

What do you think?

I thought it was very strange
the way james was acting.

James?

James?

It's as if he's become
obsessed with the cabinet.

Sandy said my attitude changed.

It was kind of like I wasn't...

You know, I was,
like, in a daze.

Huh?

Oh, sure,
whatever you want to do.

I really didn't know
what to think.

I didn't know what to do
to help him.

Over the next few days,

James grows even more detached.

James, he changed
during all of this.

He was... he was just hateful.

He didn't want to be
around anybody.

I just felt like he was...
I was just losing him.

He was definitely not the man
that I knew.

One afternoon,

Sandy receives
a series of text messages.

They're from james.

Then things just
kind of got weird,

And I would get texts from him.

What is that?

You couldn't tell
what the words were.

And then it started
getting a lot worse.

I've gotten a message
that would say, "cry, cry."

And then it said, "he's mine."

Come on, answer.

I would try to call him back,
couldn't get an answer.

James, it's me. Pick up.

I'm really worried about you.

Come on, now.
I'm really worried.

I was freaked out, very so.

I was very panicked.

Come on!

James!

James, where are you?!

James!

Are you upstairs?

James?

James, I've been trying
to call you.

What are all these
text messages about?

Are you okay?

Answer me!

What are you talking about?

It was like... it was
like I was having a dream.

And then when you wake up,

You can remember bits
and pieces of it,

And it's like it was
just actually happening.

I wasn't thinking right at all.

It wasn't like me thinking...

James, I'm worried about you.

What's going on?

Talk to me.

You're not yourself.

This house,

This cabinet...

Something bad's going on here.

I can feel it.

I did think he was
becoming evil.

I think it had already
taken over him.

It was taking his spirit.

I'm just being my real self.

Just leave me alone.

I don't need you!

Do you hear me?!

I don't need you!

My god.

Look.

Sandy elkins is
convinced that her boyfriend

James' antique cabinet
is haunted

And that whatever entity lives
inside the cabinet

Is attempting to possess him.

Just leave me alone.

I don't need you!

I don't need you!

James' eyes turned
completely black.

When you're so close to someone

And you see that something is
actually taking over their mind

And their body,
it's very terrifying.

Oh, my god.

James, your eyes.
What are you talking about?

I'm fine.

It felt like you were...
you know, you're just...

You was trapped there,

And you couldn't really figure
a way to get out.

It's like being in a dream.

You can't wake up.

Get out of here!

You hear me?
I want you to leave me alone!

I think that was just about
the breaking point.

Terrified for james,

Sandy knows
she must do something.

She conducts research
and comes across a prayer

Used to calm spirits.

Be strong in the lord
and the strength of his might.

Put up all your armor to god
so that you can be strong

And stand up to the devil.

I felt like,
if I had that prayer

And just kept saying
it over and over,

I felt like it may work.

And I just tried
everything I could.

Lord.

Fill this house with your light
and your love.

Amen.

Sandy, was that you?

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Why wouldn't I be?

Sandy is in disbelief.

The prayer appears to have
broken the entity's

Hold over james.

He kind of snapped out of it.

He woke up and knew
that something was going on.

It was like it lost some of
the power it had over him.

I actually felt like I was back,
you know,

That I had actually woke up.

But for how long?

Hey, don't cry.

What's wrong?

It's this house, james.

It's making you crazy.

What are you talking about?

I was really confused
during that time.

I still feel confused
a lot about it.

Your eyes were jet black.

Something in this house
is trying to take you over.

We need help.

I'm so sorry I put you
through this.

Whatever you want to do.

James agreed
to let someone come in

And kind of check things out,

See what was going on.

I was becoming very desperate.

As soon as sandy contacts them,

Paranormal technology
investigations

Of jonesborough, tennessee,
agrees to take on the case.

I didn't know who else
to turn to.

I had never experienced
anything like this,

So they were kind of
like our only hope.

What is it?

I don't know, but whatever
it is, it isn't good.

Let's get set up.

Robb phillips
and co-founder kathy shephard

Are both paranormal
investigators and sensitives.

Sandy came to us asking for
help with an investigation.

She knew that something
was going on with this cabinet.

She knew something
was going on with james.

Sandy was very terrified
for james.

You could tell that she was
very anxious

To get something done with this.

She wanted to get this
took care of immediately.

And what's more,
sandy has sent the team

The video
of the haunted cabinet.

When we watched
the footage of their video,

We knew they were
telling the truth,

And we knew what
we were watching was real.

Seeing the black shadow

And the things
coming out of the cabinet,

We knew there was something.

It wasn't just hearsay.

We were seeing it on the camera.

It was real.

We were concerned that it was
something there

That was taking james over,

And we needed to act
on it right away.

We'll start with a walk-through
and an evp session.

We'll start in the bedroom,
since that's where you said

You've noticed
the most activity.

Do you have any questions?

No. I think we're just ready

To put this all behind us.

During the investigation,
I'm conducting the evp session,

And kathy's recording in
night vision with the camera.

It's 8:32 p.M.

We're about to start
the walk-through

Of james and sandy's home.

Evp stands for electronic
voice phenomenon.

We're trying to contact anyone
who is in the house.

During the evp session,

One of the questions
that we were asking,

We were trying to find out
the nature of the entity.

We wanted to know if it was
human or demonic.

Can you tell me your name?

We wanted to know
what it wanted with james.

When we walked into the room,

You knew there was
something there.

The room's just heavy.

I didn't feel, like,
white in the other rooms.

There's a difference there.

There's like a...

Even like a temperature
difference in both rooms.

And the closer you get
to the cabinet,

The stronger
that feeling become.

It would be darker, heavier,
and it was, like,

By the time you got
completely back to the cabinet,

It was like 1,000 pounds
of weight on you.

Do you belong to the cabinet?

Was it yours
when you were alive?

What do you want with james?

He is mine.

Did you hear that?

He is mine.

We had gotten an evp
that said, "he is mine,"

And then we knew that
this entity was talking about

And targeting james.

Suddenly, robb is hit
by a vision...

Of both entities
haunting the cabinet.

Get away from me!

Do you hear me?

Get away from me!

One is the ghost of the old man

James and sandy may
have sensed in the house...

While the other is the more
threatening and evil entity.

It's a demon.

Paranormal investigator
robb phillips has just seen

The two entities haunting
james hilton's home.

One is a human spirit...

While the other is pure evil.

I don't have the best news
for you.

What? What is it?

It's that cabinet, isn't it?

Yes. I believe there's a...

A demon attached to the cabinet.

Oh, my god.

Hearing that it was a demon,
it was a very scary experience.

You feel totally helpless.

You... you can't see
what's going on.

You don't know
what to expect next.

You just... you're lost to it.

The cabinet was created
as a holding place

For a demonic spirit.

It's similar to a dybbuk box.

What do you mean?

From jewish mythology,

A dybbuk
refers to a malicious entity

That possesses the living.

The dybbuk box is built
to contain it.

It's basically a vessel.

It's used to capture and hold
an evil spirit,

A demon, to prevent it
from doing harm to others.

I had a vision.

I saw the cabinet.

It was created,
it was made by hand,

To hold the demon c*ptive,
to keep him prisoner,

To prevent him
from hurting anyone else.

I saw this man
making this cabinet,

And then he was performing
some type of a ritual,

And he banished
the demon into the cabinet.

I do conjure and constrain thee,
demon, by thy name!

I banish thee to this vessel!

We believe this is what you saw,

James, and what you felt
in the bed...

The spirit of the man
who made the cabinet.

He was trying to warn you both.

I believe the human spirit
is a good spirit.

It's the man trying to warn

James and sandy that
there's something evil there,

Something very demonic there.

How do we get rid of it?

We need to get rid
of the cabinet.

But we can't burn it
or destroy it.

We need to remove it
from the home...

Keep it someplace safe.

But first the team
must perform a blessing

On james, cleanse the home,

And force the demon
back into the cabinet.

James, the demon
is focused on you.

It's oppressing you.

It's trying to possess you.

If we don't force this demon
back into the cabinet...

It will...

It will try and take your soul.

If this cabinet hadn't have been
dealt with,

It would have probably
ended up taking james' life.

It was real terrifying.

When I finally realized
what was going on,

This is serious,
what you got here.

If you'd have stayed
that much longer,

It would have
probably k*lled you.

That's how bad it got.

I took it serious then.

I said, "just, boy, we've got
to get this thing

Out of here, then."

No weapon
that is fashioned against you

Shall succeed,

And you shall confute
every tongue

That rises against you
in judgment.

This is the heritage
of the servants of the lord

"And their vindication from me,
declares the lord."

Amen.

But the blessing
on james is only temporary.

As long as the demon
remains in his presence,

James is at risk.

We'll start the cleansing now,

If you can all please
take your places.

During the cleansing,
robb has a bible,

And he does the prayers,
and while he's doing prayers,

We start and we'll do the sage
and the holy water.

You're up against
the spiritual world,

And you got to have faith

And you got to believe
for these things to work.

Most importantly,
when we start, we cannot stop.

We have to remain strong
and confident.

Through the name and the blood
of the lord jesus christ,

I bind any dark energy,
negative spirit,

Any demonic forces.

We rebuke you through the name

And the blood
of the lord jesus christ.

You no longer control anyone.

You are no longer welcome
in this home.

I could feel the energy
being sucked from my body.

I could feel it just
pulling away.

That's the demon
trying to stop me.

It is trying to confuse me,
it's trying to disorient me,

And it's trying to do
whatever it can to stop me.

When we were doing
the cleansing, it was watching,

And I felt like it was going
from room to room with us.

It was real intense
while he was doing it.

It was real intense.

We rebuke you, satan!

We bind you!

We cast you behind us!

We pit you under our feet!

We cast you back into the pit
of hell, in jesus' name!

You're actually the enemy
at that point

Because it knows
you are trying to force it

From where it wants to be.

It doesn't want to leave, but
we're trying to make it leave.

We rebuke you through the name

And the blood
of the lord jesus christ!

With the power of god,
I banish you!

With the power of god,
I banish you!

Through the name and the blood

Of the lord jesus christ,

We rebuke you!

Paranormal investigators
are performing a ritual

To banish a dangerous entity
back into a haunted cabinet.

With the power of god,
I banish you!

With the power of god,
I banish you!

But the demon won't go easily.

The cabinet door flipped open.

The demon...
it was trying to fight back.

It was determined
it was gonna stay.

But there is no stopping now.

Keep praying!

Stay focused!

Rebuke you through the name

And the blood
of the lord jesus christ!

During this process,
you have to keep going.

Whatever this demon's
trying to do,

Whatever it throws at you,
you absolutely cannot stop.

You have to fight through it.

With the power of god,
I banish you!

With the power of god,
I banish you!

Is it gone?

Yes. It is.

Oh.

You're safe now.

Oh. Lord.

It was like flipping
a light switch.

I mean, it was dark and gloomy,
and flip the light on...

It's just bright and vibrant.

Thank you.

After they did the blessing,
I could actually talk to james

Without feeling like
he was pushing away from me.

It did feel like a cloud lifted.

You could actually feel like,
"hey, I'm home," you know?

"I'm back in," you know?
"I'm back home."

Robb phillips removes
the cabinet from the home,

And james and sandy
return to life as usual.

In December of 2015,

The couple announces
they're engaged to be married.

Yeah. We're beyond happy.

We're like two kids.

So, she's got a big heart,
you know?

She's been through
a lot with me.

Oh, that's beautiful.

Yes, it is.

The experience has
definitely changed me and james.

It has brought us closer
since we have gone through this.

I did feel like I got
my boyfriend back.

I feel like we got
our life back.

Here's to new beginnings.

New beginnings.

If you don't believe in it,
you know, that's your choice.

I didn't believe in it, either.

But once you live through it,
you know,

You're gonna wake up real quick.

I do now.

I do believe
in the paranormal now.

But the story is far
from over for robb phillips.

While the cabinet remains
in his possession,

He still has
unfinished business.

I actually have the cabinet now.

The demon's contained
inside of it.

I keep it in storage.

I keep it there for protection.

I want to make sure
that it stays locked

Where it's locked up at

And never get into
the hands of anyone else.

The demon is not the only entity

Locked up in the cabinet.

The spirit of the cabinetmaker
is also contained inside.

I would love to be able to free

The human spirit
that's trapped in there.

I'd love to try
to cross him over.

But I've got to do it
without setting this thing out.

I can't let that demon
get back out.