01x05 - Demonic Familiars

[bunniefuu]

[creepy indistinct growling]

[screams]

[screams]

[creepy indistinct growling]

[screams]

[Eli] Evil is on the rise.

Demons battle to possess

our souls.

[growls]

[Eli] And drag us

one step closer

[growls]

- [Eli]to hell.

But now, there is a gathering

of spiritual warriors

who defend us against

the devil's minions.

Go back to hell!

The might of the archangel

defend us in battle.

[growls] - [Eli] And unite to

banish the demons in our midst.

[demons growling]

[Eli] These are the true stories

of The Legion Of Exorcists.

Demons lurk in the shadows

waiting to create

a connection to our world

by infesting people,

objects, even animals.

It's the power to create

what exorcists call,

"The Demonic Familiar."

I've told you this many times

since we've all met.

I'm big about keeping it simple.

There's gonna be some battles

that we lose and a lot

of collateral damage

spiritually,

for a lot of people.

And that's why the world

is so ugly right now.

In my decade

of doing exorcisms

in the Las Vegas area,

I've been fortunate enough

to save many souls.

And I've lost a few, too.

Many years ago,

I learned about the link

between the demonic

and the animal world.

This story begins

with a veterinarian

named Cynthia

that reached out to me.

When I first spoke to Cynthia,

she described

having a whole list

of terrors that

she was suffering.

Starting with heavy objects

moving on their own,

a painting on her wall

that every time

she tried to hang it,

would either turn upside down

or be thrown down.

And the list goes on and on.

But what really made her

finally say, "Enough is enough.

I need to find some help,"

and reach out to me,

was the severe night terrors

that she was having.

Cynthia described to me

these night terrors

that were so frightening,

she didn't even wanna go

to sleep at night.

[footsteps approaching]

[wood creaking]

[wood creaks]

[heavy thud]

[beathing heavily]

[sighs wearily]

[dramatic music playing]

[hyperventilating]

[coughing]

[creepy indistinct growling]

[choking]

[panting]

[cries]

[Shawn] Doctor Cynthia told me

the most horrific story

of being terrorized

over and over again

by this black mist

that appears in her home.

Bites her, scratches her,

throws her about in her bed.

Absolutely horrific.

It felt so real to her,

not like a vision,

as though

it was really happening.

And I can feel

through her description

it was real.

And her attitude

towards life itself

and everything

about her life changed.

She became very violent

to her co-workers,

other colleagues, other doctors.

So, my wife decides

to come with me

and we go over

to this doctor's house.

We can sit here.

Thank you.

How long have you been

having these nightmares?

Nightmares?

It's more like attacks.

A month.

I'm so sorry.

Are the scratches on your legs

from the animals at the clinic?

My wife and I

are talking to this doctor.

And I'm trying to get

more information out of her

about her background,

things she might have done

to bring this on.

And Doctor Cynthia

begins to act very strangely.

And as I look at these

scratches on her,

I then start to believe

that they're truly demonic.

[creepy music plays]

Anything else going on here

you wanna tell me about?

[heavy thud]

Cynthia?

What was that?

That's

him.

[creaking]

Was that there before?

[Cynthia] I don't think

he likes me talking to you.

Don't come near me.

- Just trying to help.

[in demonic voice] Get away!

[coughs violently]

She's manifesting.

[Shawn] She starts

violently convulsing.

And at first, I couldn't tell if

she was having an actual seizure

or if this was indeed

a demonic attack.

But it became

brutally apparent to me

that this was a demonic entity

that did not want us there.

And this was only the beginning.

[both] Hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done

on Earth as it is in heaven.

[creepy indistinct growling]

[dramatic music swells]

[demon growls, vomits]

[dramatic music swells]

When a demon vomits on you

[demon growls, vomits]

I refer to that

as Demonic Venom.

It felt like I had sewage

thrown up on me.

Demonic venom can be deadly.

It can k*ll you

if you ingest it.

Thank God,

I didn't have my mouth open.

Doctor Cynthia finally came to.

And God bless her,

she seemed to be okay.

I knew this woman was in danger.

Unfortunately, I did not have the proper

tools with me to perform an exorcism.

So, we called a friend of

hers to

come stay with Doctor Cynthia,

while I regrouped

and got prepared

to do the exorcism.

In a spiritual w*r like this,

I felt I needed to make

a strategic retreat.

And get the proper help.

- Absolutely.

[Shawn] We set the date

for an exorcism.

It was all ready to go.

Two days before,

my friend calls me up

and says, "She's gone.

Doctor Cynthia is gone.

Didn't show up to work.

We couldn't open the clinic.

Everybody's been

looking for her.

We've contacted the police.

But she is gone."

And it just breaks my heart

that she's out there

somewhere alone

with no one to help her.

I had to contact everybody

and tell them

that the exorcism is off.

So, it never happened.

To this day, I still wonder

what happened to Cynthia.

I worry about her.

I pray for her everyday.

But that wasn't the last time

I was going to encounter

this demon.

There's a part two to this.

[creepy music swells]

About a month later,

I got another phone call

from another co-worker

of Cynthia's

who also needed my help.

Shortly after

Doctor Cynthia disappeared,

a co-worker of hers,

named Sharon

reached out to me.

Her daughter was starting to

have night terrors very similar

to the ones that

Doctor Cynthia was having.

And I suspected

they were connected.

My heart was bleeding for this

mother and her daughter.

I could really feel

in our conversation

how much torment

she was going through.

[Sharon] I love you.

[Carly] I love you, Mommy.

I know. Lie down.

Let's get cozy.

[clears throat]

Look out.

Now, no getting

out of bed tonight.

You need to sleep.

Good night, sweetie.

[creepy indistinct growling]

Carly?

Carly?

[sighs in exasperation]

[indistinct screaming]

[Sharon] Carly.

Carly.

[Carly's voice distantly]

I don't know what to do.

I can't do that.

[Sharon] Carly.

But what do I do?

Okay. Okay.

But where do you want me to go?

I will. I will, I promise.

Carly.

Honey. Who are you talking to?

I have to hide.

Grandma told me where to go.

Grandma?

Come here.

Well, the grandma died

before the girl was even born,

so she never even knew her

grandmother or met her.

She would walk

into the living room

and just sit down in the

pitch black and watch TV,

but the TV wasn't on.

And when the mother would say,

"Honey, what's wrong?

What are you doing out here?"

She would explain that she was

hiding from the man

with no face.

And that grandma was there

to help her.

And then, Sharon tells me,

"Rev, I can't sleep anymore.

I'm so terrified

for my daughter."

"A mother knows," she says,

"when something's

after your daughter.

So, help."

And I have to go over there

and see if perhaps

the demonic is involved.

That's where he waits

for me to fall asleep.

[Shawn] He waits for you

under the bed?

Does he say anything to you?

He just whispers.

I think he wants

to take me away.

[Shawn] It was eerie,

it was creepy.

I was getting that same feeling

that I got from the demonic

entity at Cynthia's house

now at Sharon's.

In spite of all this,

I had no concrete evidence,

I hadn't seen anything

or personally

experienced anything.

All I could go on

was my feeling

and my discernment.

Knowing the demonic could rear

its ugly head at any moment,

I was in fear for the life

of the young girl.

And I had Sharon take her

to a relative's house.

I do my complete walkthrough

inside the home

and I get nothing.

No signs of the demonic

being present at all.

So, I changed things up and

decide to go walk the property.

Do a little

outside investigation.

See what I might see,

what I might feel.

If there's anything out there

that might alert me

to what's actually

taking place inside the home.

In the name of the Father.

[creepy music playing]

I clearly see two red eyes

peering at me

through a window

on the second floor.

So, I rush back inside

to where I saw the red eyes

and I come face-to-face

with the same demon

that I saw at Cynthia's.

[creepy indistinct growling]

When I saw that

black mist again,

I knew I was in for a fight.

But this time I came prepared.

I had my Bible,

crucifix, holy water

and most importantly,

my faith.

But this demon was powerful.

And it quickly overtook me.

[creepy indistinct growling]

[demon growls]

[choking]

[screams]

[screams]

[screams]

I am now face-to-face

with the same black mist

that I saw at Cynthia's.

The first time, it tried

to get me with demonic venom.

Now, I am paralyzed

by this black mist

that is dishing out

a whoop a*s on me like

I've never been

whooped on before.

It felt as though

I was being repeatedly

jabbed over and over

and over again

by cattle prods.

[screams]

Jeez.

There was a moment

during this attack

where I honestly felt

I was going to die.

I was being dragged to hell.

[indistinct screaming]

[Shawn] I heard

what sounded like

thousands and thousands

of souls just in agony,

crying out.

I know that this is it

for me, this is it.

[screams]

I wasn't done with God.

I wasn't done with God.

I wasn't done with Jesus.

And I wasn't done

with my guardian angel.

[sobbing] But I told him, I said,

"God, I'm made out for this."

[voice breaks] "I'm not

cut out for this.

I can't do this. I cannot

do this anymore. I'm done.

I know, maybe,

you created me for this.

This is your grand scheme

for me,

but I'm not up to it."

Well, you don't tell God

what you're up to

[man] Right.

- He tells you.

[thunderclap]

And I don't know

how much time passed by,

but I remember hearing a voice.

I hear this woman say to me

these exact words,

"Pray, dummy. Pray."

Hail Mary, full of grace.

Jesus, send me your strength.

To all those above

who watch over me,

send me your strength.

Michael the Archangel, Peter,

Paul and all of the saints,

send me your strength.

I am only a vessel.

It is He who commands you.

Find the power

of our higher authority.

All wicked legions,

assemblies and sects,

I exorcise thee unclean spirit

in the name of God

and Jesus Christ, our Lord.

I have had enough of you!

[sighs in relief]

[Shawn] All of a sudden

it was over.

The attack was over.

I was able to get a deep breath,

sit up.

And I could feel that

the demon was gone.

And I knew that

I had defeated it.

Praise God.

- Amen.

[Sharon] Reverend!

[breathes heavily]

Are you okay?

Don't move.

Your wife's on her way.

It's gone. I promise.

Thank you.

Sharon and her daughter

are doing very well.

I think her and her sister

bought another home together.

They're very religious people.

Both families combined to make

a really strong family unit.

And they're very active

in their church.

Cynthia was never found.

There was no crime,

no sign of foul play, no m*rder.

- Wow.

So, they just basically,

they're not searching for her

anymore, but she's gone.

So, Reverend, do you think

these two cases are related?

Absolutely.

I believe the demonic

run in packs.

So, I do believe

it's all connected.

And since it all originated

at an animal hospital,

I started questioning everybody

to see if I can figure out

if they came in contact

with something there

that followed them home

of a demonic nature.

And it seems as though

it was connected.

Both Sharon and Cynthia

came in contact

with a very odd cat

that was brought

into the hospital.

Can I help you?

- [man] Yeah, you should have got a call

from the Police Department

about a cat.

Cat found at crime scene, right?

Yeah, he was pretty

freaked out when I got there.

I don't him. You should have

seen the place.

There was skulls and pentagrams

scratched in the walls.

It was pretty crazy even for me.

Sharon.

- [Sharon] Coming.

Oh, my.

What happened?

I did my best.

Looks like they were trying

to sacrifice the little guy.

[cat growling]

Come here, it's okay.

Come here, it's okay.

[both scream]

It was unclear at that time

that this cat was part

of some type of cult activity,

witchcraft, what have you.

That cat had become

a Demonic Familiar,

an embodiment of evil.

So, this cat was the link.

Because it came

into the hospital.

Both Sharon and Cynthia

had contact with it.

And it seemed like the demonic

had taken up shop.

That demon was trying

to take you out twice.

And twice you defied it.

Even with all that

demon's trickery and violence,

you were able to save that girl.

I've had this discussion

with many colleagues

in our field

and the overall consensus is,

is that I probably did die

during that demonic attack.

What pulled me back out

of the bowels of hell

was prayer,

was the power of prayer.

When that spirit left Cynthia

and went through you,

it caught a glimpse

of the light,

your destiny, your calling

and it knew

what it was dealing with.

This connection between

demonic and animal,

I've seen it before.

It brought me face-to-face

with this demonic evil.

A woman came to my office

because she was being tortured

by nightmares, attacks, terror.

These night terrors

that she told me about

could only be brought on

by the demonic.

I command you to

release this woman

and everyone you had

tainted with your curse.

[in demonic voice] You do not

have enough power.

You cannot command us.

By the power

of the angels in heaven,

release this woman.

Now!

How does a demon attach itself

to an object or an animal?

Exorcists blame the rise

in witchcraft

black magic

and the power of curses.

Before I've gone to the

ministry that I'm in now,

I fought evil

in a different way.

I was in law enforcement.

Throughout my 21-year career,

I've seen so much evil

on the streets

that I didn't understand.

Back in the days

of law enforcement,

you know, I looked at things

that are natural.

I didn't realize

that what was out on the streets

is simply just a rise

of the demonic

and witchcraft.

But I thank God that it prepared

me for what I'm doing today.

I had no idea

that I was going to get involved

in a ministry like this.

But Lord will call you

to do some things

and pull you

into a different direction.

That's what happened to me,

I got pulled into hell.

[knock on door]

I'm sorry. I didn't know

who else to call.

Is that your son?

[mother] That's him.

You probably think I'm crazy

calling the police.

I don't know what to do.

Hey, look at me, son.

Your ma's worried about you.

I know you probably

think you're a big boy

and don't need

to listen to your ma.

She's really concerned

about you.

[in demonic voice] Leave.

What's wrong with my son?

That was my first time experiencing

demonic to that capacity.

But I knew then that

that would not be my last.

That launched the calling

that the Lord have for my life.

I've been training

and I've been actively doing

ministry for deliverance

for almost 17 years now.

People come into

my office from

thank the Lord,

from all over the country.

A variety of different things,

some dealing with

emotional wounds.

Some dealing with what they believe

is witchcraft coming against them.

Some dealing with

demonic oppression.

On this particular day,

it was about

Six o'clock was my last

appointment for the day.

I went into the lobby area

of my office

and I met a woman at the door.

It was an African-American lady

who identified herself

as Miss Jill.

And I noticed that

she was very fidgety.

She was looking down,

she seemed to be

really fearful and worried.

She had bandages on her arms

and I noticed

they were covering tattoos.

And she would tell me

that at night she would just

continually itch and scratch

her arms excessively.

Then she proceeded to tell me

about these horrible

demonic dreams

that she's been having.

No, leave me alone.

Leave me alone.

[pants]

No. No!

[breathing heavily]

[snake hissing]

[screams]

[breathing heavily]

[scratching vigorously]

Oh.

[Donnie] She said,

"Pastor Donnie,

I don't know what's going on

with my body.

I feel like there's something

crawling underneath my skin."

I asked her,

"Well, what does it feel like?

What is it

What do you think it is?"

And she said, she felt that

it was some type of insect

or maybe, a serpent

or some type of snake

that was crawling 'cause

it was like a wiggly motion.

So, clearly, I wanna help her

because I don't know

what's going on with her.

She's a bit concerned.

But everything is not a demon.

It could be some

psychological issues,

a medical issue,

so I need to do

more investigation.

The doctor, the medical team could

not find anything wrong with her.

So, she knew then that

that was a spiritual attack.

She said it lasted over a

period of about a month or so.

By the time she came to see me,

she said it was far worse.

This thing was really

trying to wear her out.

She's been

tormented at night

and even during the day.

[heavy thud]

[office worker] Ooh, sorry.

Dropped my stapler again.

Never mind. Sorry.

[Jill cries]

[uneasy crawling noises]

[whimpering]

[screams]

I begin to wonder,

the tattoos, the bandages,

the night terror,

I begin to think

that they were all related.

The tattoos, I notice there

was a sleeve on both arms.

And she assured me

that they were

all done professionally.

And my immediate impression

was witchcraft.

Because witches

and people involved in voodoo

will send snakes,

will send insects.

Through their connection

of witchcraft and dark arts,

animals can become connected

to a demonic entity.

That's what we call

a Demonic Familiar.

She assured me that she was not

involved with any type of witchcraft

or anything of this sort.

At this point, I didn't know

if it was a possession case

or not.

But my goal is to pray with her

and see what the Holy Spirit

would reveal.

And when I started

praying for her,

I knew then that

this is something deeper

than just a fear

that she was experiencing.

There was something more

demonic and darker.

I just want it to stop.

I never felt anything

like this before.

Let's pray.

Let's get you the help needed

to fend off these attacks.

We come to you, Lord

for the help and guidance.

I need to relieve this woman

for the evil

that has gotten a hold of her.

[creepy indistinct growling]

- [Donnie] Our Father

who art in heaven,

hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will--

- [Jill gasps]

[angelic voice echoes]

Her arms.

[Jill continues whimpering]

[angelic voice echoes]

The tattoos.

[uneasy music grows more tense]

[gasps]

Release her!

I command you in the name

of the Lord Jesus Christ.

[creepy indistinct growling]

[Donnie] I command you

to release her.

[creepy indistinct growling]

- [Donnie] Release this child.

The Holy Spirit told me twice.

"Focus on the tattoos."

There were some flowers

or some trees

and tropical things

on both sleeves.

Nothing that would stand out

that was demonic.

When a Holy Spirit speaks,

I stop and I listen.

So, I took some annotated oil

and I annotated her arms.

But I was not prepared

for what happened next.

[creepy indistinct growling]

[growls]

[hissing]

- [woman screams]

[whimpers]

Who are you?

I command you to answer.

[in demonic voice]

My name is Maria.

[Donnie] When I heard

that Hispanic voice

coming out of that

American woman,

I knew there was some

sort of strong witchcraft.

She says,

"I'm a Santeria witch."

So, this woman was in Mexico.

And the woman that I mentioned

to you was in United States.

And so, at that point,

we're about to go into battle.

[whimpering]

[Donnie] How did you

get inside this woman?

[in demonic voice] We are in.

You cannot get us out.

[creepy indistinct growling]

Do you like our pretty drawings?

The ink is cursed, Priest.

You cannot reach her.

We are in her blood.

As I was ministering to her,

I took the Bible and I

placed it against her head

and I asked the Lord

to open up my eyes to see.

And the Lord gave me a vision

of a person cutting a snake.

And draining the blood

of the snake

in what appears to be ink.

That's when I realized,

that when Jill got those tattoos

that the ink contained

rattlesnake blood.

And the ink was cursed.

When Maria told me that the

ink of the tattoo was cursed,

I knew there was a demon

attached to that.

Witches will use demons

to inflict curses.

So, now I know

because of the blood

from the rattlesnake

that's in the ink,

there are serpent spirits there.

Now, this is beyond

just simple prayer for Jill.

Now that I know that

I'm dealing with witchcraft,

it is time to do an exorcism.

In the Jesus' name,

I command you

to release this woman

and break this curse!

[creepy indistinct growling]

[growls]

It was very terrifying

and horrific to watch

this demon contort her body.

[creepy indistinct growling]

She fell out of the chair

and began to squirm

like a serpent

with her tongue

slithering back and forth.

For any person to see

a human body conform

to the image of a snake

is hard to look at.

It's a very traumatic sight.

[creepy indistinct growling]

[Donnie] Clearly, this was

a very strong demonic spirit.

[hissing]

[screams]

[Donnie] By the power of the Holy

Spirit, I command you

break this curse!

[Jill whimpers]

No matter what I did,

as far as praying

and commanding the enemy

to release her,

the enemy wouldn't.

So, I knew then the devil was

holding onto something. - Right.

'Cause when the devil

fights that hard,

then he's gotta be holding on to something.

- Has the hold.

And the Holy Spirit spoke to

me, saying, "There's another."

So, I knew then I had

another witch to contend with.

This woman was possessed

by multiple demons.

[growls]

I command you, demon,

send forth your master.

Now!

[in demonic voice] I am Jesus.

A Hispanic man

spoke out of this woman

and he said his name was Jesus.

Jesus says,

he's the head witch

or the head warlock

over the Santeria witches.

I ask Jesus, "How many batches

of ink was sent to the US?"

He said, "Thousands.

We put snake blood

in all of them."

I command you to release

all of whom you have afflicted.

[in Jesus' voice] Never.

[screams]

I command you to release

all whom you have afflicted.

[in Jesus' voice] No!

[growls]

I command you to release

this woman

and everyone you have tainted

with your curse.

[in Jesus' voice] You do not

have no power,

you cannot command us.

By the power

of the angels in heaven,

release this woman.

Now!

- [screams]

The demon was resistant

'cause demons don't wanna go.

They will fight to the end.

I asked the angels of the Lord

to take their swords and point

it at the neck of this demon.

And then the demon

started screeching.

And it started growling.

[growling]

By the power of the Father.

[screams]

The Son and the Holy Spirit.

[panting]

Be at peace.

[panting]

[Donnie] We knew then

that she was free.

And I spoke with her weeks later

and she was doing fine.

No issues at all.

Sleeping well at night,

doing great in her job.

She was so happy.

Her faith went

to a whole different level

'cause she knows

that the power of God is real.

I believe this case

is a good example

in how the enemy can get in

without you even knowing it.

It's different when you

open a door knowingly

to the demonic, to darkness.

But Jill,

she had no knowledge

that the ink was cursed.

And that the demon came in

through the cursed ink.

And there was a serpent demon

attached to the ink.

[hissing]

[Donnie] The ink

itself was cursed.

It was considered

a cursed object at that point.

So, it made me angry that the enemy

will slither in any way he can.

The Santeria witch

who did this,

did this with an intent

and that's what made it

even more dangerous

because it was conjured.

And that's how

the demonic gets involved

and even stronger.

[Donnie] It seems like lately,

we're dealing with more witchcraft

then we are demons. - Yes.

Witchcraft is on the rise here

in this country. - Absolutely.

And it's getting even more evil

and I see that increasing

in these end times.

I believe that the devil

is trying to take out

as many people as he can.

Amen. - And he would

use whatever device

or whatever he can do to

get in to try to destroy you.

'Cause he comes to

k*ll, steal and destroy.

We're in the end times.

For all of the demon's

power and fury,

all their tricks and deception,

sometimes a simple word

is enough

to threaten humanity forever.

All it takes is one mistake

to give the devil the edge.

Then, no one is safe.

At the next gathering

of The Legion of Exorcists,

demonic provocation,

unleashing the power of evil.

[growls]

We ended up having our

very first demonic experience.

[growls]

I command you

to part from this place.

[growls]

Back to hell!

[growls]