01x02 - Demonic Portal

[bunniefuu]

[suspenseful music playing]

[clanging]

[roars]

- [screams]

[music crescendos and stops]

[Eli Roth]

Evil is mon the rise.

Demons battle

to possess our soul,

and drag us one stop closer

to hell.

But now, there is a gathering

of spiritual warriors

who defend us against

the Devil's minions.

Go back to hell!

Saint Michael, the Archangel,

defend us in battle.

[Roth] They unite to banish

the demons in our midst.

These are the true stories

of The Legion of Exorcists.

There is a boundary between

the land of the living,

and the dead.

A barrier that shields us

from the Devil's minions.

But exorcists have encountered

a terrifying connection

between the two worlds,

a link known as

a Demonic Portal.

[Scott Johnson] We all enter

into cases

so frequently, that we develop

procedures and protocol.

But one thing we're never

prepared for,

the first time it happens,

is when you're called in

to help,

and someone in the home is

actively working against the help

you've been called to provide.

Sometimes there are skeptics

and non-believers.

Other times, there are those who are

actively working in league with the demonic

to open up portals

and to bring terror

into the home.

I experienced this first hand

with what seemed to be

a normal, loving family.

A father, a daughter, a mother,

and a grandmother living

right down the road.

But things are not always

as they appear.

[snoring]

[continues snoring]

[choking]

[roars]

[Johnson] So, the Dad

was getting greatly affected

by all of this and he was

having trouble sleeping.

And when he did sleep,

he would have these terrible nightmares.

And it just began to

wear him down.

He was afraid to sleep

because of it.

This guy is

a union steel worker.

He's bigger than me,

He's like, 6' 5''.

This is not a small man.

Not weak at all.

And this man is terrified.

It was affecting his relationship

with his wife, with his children.

It affected his work,

it affected his sleep.

And it was to the point where

he could not take it anymore.

[woman's voice echoing]

Staying home again today?

Henry?

Are you taking the day off?

Henry?

- [Henry] No!

I'm not going anywhere.

It came to me again last night.

Couldn't sleep.

[woman] Doctor says

it's just stress.

You're damn right I'm stressed.

Something is trying to k*ll me.

It's just a dream.

I felt its hands on my neck!

I smelt its breath in my face.

It's not a dream.

[screams]

Jesus! Henry!

What's the matter?

Henry?

[Johnson] Ultimately, for me,

I go there to offer assistance.

This place is out

in the country.

I couldn't help but thinking, as I'm

driving along this winding country road,

that this is a scene straight

out of a horror movie.

[knocking]

Ah. You must be the ones

my husband called.

That's right, ma'am.

I gotta say right now,

I don't put a lot of faith

in holy water and mumbo-jumbo.

And I don't wanna see

a spook-show.

I didn't invite you here.

I completely understand, ma'am.

Your husband did. Maybe we could

just talk to him for a minute.

Fine. Sure.

[Johnson] Thank you.

Henry Duncan?

I'm Pastor Scott Johnson.

I'd like to hear about

what's been troubling you.

That sage?

My wife says it helps

keep the spirits away.

She's patronizing me.

[Johnson] I know people say that

but you have to be careful.

Sometimes, these home cures can

actually help focus the demonic energy.

Mr. Duncan, did you hear

what I said?

Mr. Duncan, can you hear me?

[roars]

- [screams]

What is it?

Talk to me, Henry.

Do you see something?

And we're like,

"What is wrong with you?"

Like, "Look us in the eye,

tell us what's going on."

He was confused.

He didn't know and

At first, when I entered in, I'm

like, something's wrong with the guy.

But he begins to soften and be

much more conversational.

He began to open up.

And what he revealed

was absolutely terrifying.

Are you rolling?

- Yes. Ready.

All right, Henry.

Tell us everything.

It comes for me at night.

[roaring]

I can't breathe.

But I don't think it wants

to k*ll me.

It just wants me to know

that it can.

Go on. What else?

Oh, dear God.

Wait, wait. Stop right there.

Jean, get a shot of that?

What do you see?

I don't suppose you speak

ancient Hebrew, Henry?

[stammers] No.

It didn't just look like

the Hebrew character,

Aleph.

It was the actual

letter.

Aleph represents

the oneness of God.

The upper yud represents

the hiddenness.

The lower yud represents his

revelation and presence on Earth.

I believe the entity

was mocking us

and insulting any representation

or presence of God in that home.

When you're dealing

with scratches,

you have to be careful,

'cause they can be caused

subconsciously in your sleep,

or there can be

medical explanations for them.

But this shows that something

sentient and intelligent,

and knowledgeable

of a dead language

wrote this character,

scratched this character into Dad's body.

We've got this sleep paralysis incident,

we've got this scratch thing going on,

we've verified this.

Also, I happened to notice,

on the counter,

a bundle of sage that has

been used.

Now, that doesn't throw me off.

What grabbed my attention is that it's

sitting on a bed of multicolored crystals.

That raises a red flag to me,

because those are not tools

in my toolbox.

The crystals indicate that there

is occult activity going on there.

Most likely, witchcraft.

So, I'm like, "Do you mind if

I take a walk around your home,

just to, kind of, get a feel?"

Um, and this is when

things start getting weird.

I'm pretty sure there's a

demonic presence in this house.

But there's something else

going on here too.

Yeah. I saw more crystals,

I saw more sage,

Do you think it has anything to

do with all this new age stuff?

I hope not.

What's that?

Take this.

My dollies are keeping

the secret.

Immediately, alarm bells go off.

This is not a fixture that is

a typical decoration,

in anyone's room.

Let alone a young girl.

At this point, after seeing

the Dad's scratches

and the inverted pentagram

in the daughter's room,

I knew there was something

demonic going on.

The problem was, I didn't know

where it was coming from.

Was this witchcraft?

Was there a portal somewhere?

I just had no idea.

Has your daughter been exhibiting

any unusual behavior lately?

Aggression? Anger? Violence?

No!

What are you talking about?

She's totally normal.

Okay.

Because pentagrams

are not normal.

Besides your bedroom,

is there anywhere in the house that feels

off?

Pastor, this is getting

a bit-- - The basement.

That's the first place

that I saw it.

Saw what?

[sighs]

[distant growling]

Stay close to me.

Jean, holy water.

Heavenly Father,

protect this home,

and all your faithful

children within.

Make known new presence.

Protect this home

with all your power.

Invite yourself into this home,

force yourself into this home,

and demand all the evil

that exist within it

vanish.

[clanging]

[clanging continues]

[roars]

- [screams]

The demon was grotesque.

There's nothing I've ever seen

like it, in this world.

And I never ever wanna see

anything like it again.

And in that moment, I knew

it was time to get rid of it.

I cast out all those foul creatures

who would oppose the will of God

and would seek the corruption

of His children.

[holy water splashing]

If you are such a creature,

and you hear my voice now,

I cast you out!

Get out!

[low growling]

[creature breathing heavily]

[Jean screams]

[Johnson] Jean! Jean!

Help me up! My back!

My back! My back! My back!

My back! My back!

There was three scratches

down her back,

right there.

Pretty gnarly ones.

The fact that it physically

attacked her,

proved to us we were dealing with

a very powerful demonic force.

So, I see the demon rush out

of the window in the basement,

and in my mind, I'm thinking,

"We've gotta find this thing,

we've gotta find the portal,

we've gotta close it off."

The problem is, I have no idea

where that is.

I'm immediately drawn to

the garage that's separated.

In my mind, God reveals to

all of us that

this is some kind of

entry point going on here.

So, I'm like, "Okay. We need to focus on

this because maybe there's a portal here.

There's something going on.

This is the source of all this

bad energy

and things that are going on,

all of this activity seems to be here."

[water dripping]

Scott, look at this.

I see it.

It's a pentagram.

On a mirror.

What's that used for, Jean?

Summoning demons.

Exactly.

Lord have mercy.

Jean, come help me with this.

I don't know what it is,

but I

I'm getting a bad energy

from down there.

We're gonna have

to get this off.

Easy.

Oh, my God!

When I see the depth of this,

and the darkness,

I get this burst of really

foreboding feeling.

That has to be, in my mind,

where this is emanating from.

It has to be.

This has to be some

kind of portal.

Something demonic is there.

And I know we have to

seal this off.

Closing a demonic portal is not the same

as doing the solemn rite of exorcism

on a possessed individual.

It involves more prayer,

using holy water,

anointing oil

to close that gateway

between their world and ours.

Lord, give us strength.

From all evil, deliver us,

O Lord.

From all sin, from your wrath,

from your sudden

and unprovided death.

From the snares of the Devil,

deliver us, O Lo--

I'm sorry, Mrs. Duncan,

you need to take those crystals

out of here immediately.

This is my home.

I'm gonna do what I think

is best for my husband.

Ma'am, we found the source,

it's right here.

We must perform the rites

to close the portal,

and those crystals

will inhibit me.

Then I guess you'll have to

leave it the way it is.

I'm trying to help your husband.

I didn't ask for your help.

There are demons

within this well.

Your husband and daughter

are being affected.

I don't think you understand.

No, you don't understand.

I want you to leave.

And if you don't, I will call

someone who will make you leave.

Out of nowhere,

it was as if a switch

was flipped.

And I was confronted with a very

hostile, aggressive Mom.

At that point, you're a guest

on somebody's property.

You're kind of in a place

where, if you were hurt, that

they may not find you.

You look at this moment and there's no

other choice, but you have to leave.

Right.

So, we left.

Let's go, Jean.

[overlapping whipering sounds]

This is an incredibly

difficult emotional struggle

because you are there

with the ability

to help someone that

actually has a problem.

And you are not allowed

to do so.

[footsteps approaching]

Henry, I'm sorry,

but we have to go.

But I'll try to find a way

to come back.

You have to hold out until then.

There's no holding out.

Have faith, Henry.

We tried contacting them

over and over again.

No return calls, nothing.

What we didn't know,

until about a month later,

Grandma down the road,

and Mom,

were practicing witches.

Ah. [chuckles ruefully]

And they used black magic

to open a portal and summon

demons into our world.

[women chanting] Lord Satan,

by your grace,

grant me, I pray thee,

the power to conceive

in my mind and to execute

that which I desire to do.

[scratching]

That's perfect, honey.

Can you hear them calling?

Yes. What do I do?

Just listen.

Obey.

[demonic whispering]

[choking]

[roars]

This woman and her Mom

were in league with

the demonic powers.

[Rita Strugala] Absolutely.

[Johnson] I don't know

what happened.

I don't know how it ended,

or will end.

But the shocking thing

about the demonic,

is that they will use people

to actively block you

from being able to help.

Like, you're there,

you're physically able,

you're spiritually able because

you have the authority of Christ.

You can help this family.

And you're not allowed.

And so, everyday since then,

I have prayed for that family.

And I think of that Dad

who is a

giant of a man,

just absolutely terrified.

[Henry screams]

And all I can think of

is Mom and Grandma

holding him hostage, basically.

That's what gets me, is this man

who's obviously crying out for help.

And the wife,

and the wife's mother,

they don't care enough

for that man,

or for the children

to even give him some comfort.

That's horrifying.

[Donnie Williams] The problem is

some witches, they enjoy - Yes.

They enjoy doing what they're doing.

- [Strugala] I believe so.

And they don't see that

the enemy has them blinded.

And they don't see what

they're doing is wrong.

[Strugala] These other cases,

a lot of times, you have resolution.

- Mmm-hmm.

[Strugala] You have closure.

Here, you don't. You think

you'll ever forget it?

Never.

- [Johnson] No.

In a situation like this,

opening up a demonic portal

is extremely dangerous

because, as we all know,

very rarely is it just one

that comes through.

It could be many hundreds

or thousands.

And who knows what kind of

untold carnage that inflicts

on people all over the world.

I once worked a case where there

were many portals left open,

discovered by

an unsuspecting homeowner.

[indistinct murmuring]

[man] Hail Satan!

Please, no! No! Please don't!

Once a demonic portal

has been opened,

it can be a source of an

evil infestation for years.

An open door,

a trap waiting for

an unsuspecting victim.

I've been an exorcist in

Las Vegas for about a decade.

And there's a reason why

they call it "Sin City."

All you have to do is

look out your window,

and you can see all

the evilness that's going on.

[Whittington] As dark

as this town can get,

I'll never forget

the first case I worked,

where I encountered

a demonic portal.

And it wasn't until that day

that I realized just how thin

the veil is between our world

and the demonic's.

I got a call form a woman

who was recently widowed.

Living back east is

a constant reminder

that she just lost her husband.

Having a background in real

estate and flipping homes,

the market's pretty hot

in Las Vegas.

So, she decides, "I'm going to

relocate to Las Vegas

and find a good home,

and flip it, make some money,

start my new life there."

But little did she know,

that she purchased a home

with a very dark secret.

Why would someone do this?

What in the world happened

in here?

[Whittington] It was

extremely disturbing.

There was a mattress covered

in stains

that could possibly

have been blood,

and all the mirrors

in the home, covered up.

Help me, please!

- [screams]

Please, help me!

[woman's voice echoing]

Please, help me! Please!

She says, "I could swear

to you, Reverend Shawn,

that I saw the apparition

of this young girl

which made me whip

my head around,

and there was nothing there."

[screams]

She just thought, "You know,

it's been a long trip. I'm really tired."

But this was just the beginning.

[ghostly voice whispering]

Kneel before me

[indistinct whispering]

[TV static]

[raspy growling]

[screams]

[woman 2] Please, help me.

[woman 3 crying in fear]

Linda was seeing apparitions

of a bloody girl

in every mirror in the house.

She's very concerned,

but she's mostly concerned about

the apparition of the girl.

She's starting to feel

that perhaps

a young girl did die

in the home,

and she wants to help

this spirit cross over.

So, I find out, I get

the address to the house,

and I go there.

And she's got her RV

in the driveway.

She goes, "Well, that's where

I'm living now.

I went to the RV

as a safe haven."

So, Linda runs off

to run errands.

She leaves me alone in the house

to conduct an investigation.

I'm getting those Spidey-senses

that there's something following me,

something watching me.

[woman 2] Please, help me!

[coughs] Please!

Please! Let me out of here!

[woman 2 sobbing, choking]

[woman 2 coughing,

crying continues]

Please, help me. Please!

Please, help me.

[woman 2 screams]

Please, help me. Please!

[sobs] Please!

Please! Please.

[woman 2 crying]

- [door handle jiggles]

Please, help me. Please!

I go into the bedroom

that she said the mattress

was in.

When I turn to look

at the mirror,

I see a girl looking at me.

That's when I realized,

this wasn't just a mirror,

this was a portal to hell.

All the mirrors were.

Please, help me.

[sobs] Please.

[woman 2 screams]

[woman 2 crying continues

in distance]

Please, help me.

[woman 2 screams]

- [door handle jiggling]

[Whittington] Master bedroom

door slammed shut,

I go and I

I can't get it open.

I know better than, at this

point, to even fight it.

I need to just absorb

what's going on.

Don't get all panicky

and freaked out.

What do I always do?

- Pray.

I love you, brother.

- Mmm-hmm.

Just That's why I got that

today, brought that today.

I just brought out my

old Catholic prayer book.

Heavenly Father,

protect your servant

from this foul affliction

that has taken this home.

Give me the strength

to battle this evil.

I realized what I was

up against,

that there were demonic forces

attached to this home.

And I knew that I was going

to perform

an extensive blessing and

sealing of the whole place.

I may have been by myself,

but I wanted the demons to know

that I had an army with me.

[whispering] Hail Mary,

full of grace.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

[low growling]

[roaring]

I heard, "Leave."

There was pressure on my back

of somebody large,

standing right behind me.

Just kind of leaning

into me a little bit.

And now, I'm in fear of my life.

'cause not only is this demon

acknowledging me,

it's telling me to leave.

[growling continues]

When that demon told me

to leave,

I realized then,

that my presence

was not welcomed by the demonic.

So, I had to be very careful

in continuing the rest

of my investigation.

[low growl]

In the name of the Lord,

I tell you now,

I am not leaving!

You are leaving!

[demon speaking in tongues]

[sputters]

Every room I went into,

demons were using mirrors

to try to attack.

I realized, in order to make

this all stop,

I had to close the portals,

the portal where it all started.

And I believe

that was the portal

in the bedroom where

the bloody mattress was found.

So, I gathered my strength,

I gathered my faith,

and I went back in that room

ready to fight.

Watch over us during life,

defend us against the evil

and the darkness of the demons.

Assist us,

especially in the moment

of death.

What are you doing here?

[woman 2's screaming echoes]

[woman 2 sobbing]

I came face to face

with this demon.

And I had a vision

as to how all these portals

were opened.

[men chanting indistinctly]

[men] Hail Satan.

The blood we drink,

the flesh we eat.

Praise the body of Satan.

Hail Satan.

Hail Satan.

[woman 2 struggling

and speaking indistinctly]

[woman 2 chokes]

Please. Please.

Release this girl

from her suffering.

You have no power over her!

You have no power over this home!

- [snarling]

Release her! Go back to hell!

Go back to hell!

After hours of one of the most

intense thorough house blessings

you can do at a location,

it felt like a brand new home.

All was good.

And I could actually hear

the demons up on the hillside,

in retreat.

- Awesome.

My theory here,

before I throw this out there to you was,

the girl was m*rder*d

in the home.

I also theorize,

that this place was actually

used for Satanic rituals

Please, help me.

because of the apparition of the

dead girl on the bloody mattress.

And that use of mirrors

enabled the demonic

to enter this home,

and terrorize the occupants.

I do believe that, uh,

maybe that girl was a sacrifice

in a Satanic ritual.

That's why the demons

were so strong in that house.

It's interesting, I've had a lot of

cases that are Satanic in nature.

And in the early 1890s or so,

a lot of people would black out

mirrors, it's called a black mirror,

and they would actually

do this in Satanic rituals

to summon that demon,

to make an offering to summon the demon.

So, they're giving the demon

something to summon it.

It proves to me, there was a

group of Satanists in that house.

And Satanists, they conduct

blood sacrifices for power.

Right.

- For Satan.

And the more sacrifices they do,

the more power they get in the spirit realm.

And sin attracts demons.

There's no way to know how

many demonic portals are open,

unleashing darkness

into our world.

Please, help me.

[Roth] At the next gathering

of The Legion of Exorcists,

as their battle

with evil continues,

the challenge for the rest of us

is to avoid becoming the

victim of a demonic invitation.

[roars]

I knew it was trying to trick

me into thinking it was Sam.

This was the case

that opened my eyes.

It frightened me.

And it frightened me

to the core.

[man 2] Get out!

Go back to hell!

[woman screaming]