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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 Randy Irvin dabbles in the occult, he unleashes dark forces he cannot

control.

Night after night, vengeful spirits torment him as he struggles to protect

his family.

Desperate to free himself from evil's grip, Randy turns to a white witch,

unaware that a battle with a demonic has just begun.

Between the world we see and the things we fear, there are doors.

When they are opened, nightmares become reality.

Standish, Michigan, a rural town near the shores of Lake Huron, was once the

hunting grounds of Native American tribes.

To this day, many of their descendants believe in the divine power of the

spirit realm.

With this comes a profound respect for the dead and a warning.

Whoever disturbs sacred burial grounds will unleash the unholy.

The year is 1974.

22-year-old Randy Urban has lived in the area all his life.

I wasn't in college.

I wasn't pursuing a career.

I was still kind of enjoying my time away from high school, where I really

knew what I was going to do with my life.

Eventually, Randy finds a job working for the U.S. Postal Service.

I had very good income at that time.

I was looking for a place of my own.

Randy moves into a beautiful old fixer-upper that his father, Roy, has

been renovating.

My dad would take these houses and refurbish and rebuild and whatever they

needed, you know, to bring them up to par to have them ready for rental

property.

Hey. What you doing out here?

The living room floor was sagging, so I had to come in down here and jack it up.

And while I was digging for these 4x4s, look what I found.

Those bones?

I think so, son.

How do you think they got down here?

I don't know. This house is over 100 years old.

Think they might be human?

I hope not.

I mean, this could have been maybe a murder, a mysterious story from the past

that nobody knows about.

So he was wondering if someone was buried here that shouldn't have been

buried.

Roy contacts a local physician who he hopes will provide some answers.

So what do you think? Well, I think you might have stumbled across an old Indian

burial ground.

That it was a common thing to find grave sites like this in Standish pretty much

anywhere.

My

dad

didn't like the idea that this grave site was under his house.

We put the bones back in the ground, and we kind of felt comfortable and

confident that we did the right thing.

Randy is disturbed by the discovery, yet something about it intrigues him.

He becomes fascinated by Indian burial grounds and the mysteries that surround

them.

One day on my break at work, I stopped at a bookstore.

I came across this book on witchcraft. It drew me to it.

And my full attention went on this book.

Randy learns that spirits can manifest from consecrated burial grounds.

He also finds detailed instructions about how to conjure spirits.

He had talked a lot about people that had passed away many years ago and were

still caught in limbo, haven't went to heaven.

These are the ones they said that you could communicate the most with.

And it told me different things that I was able to do, and the one thing that

intrigued me the most was to look for buried money.

Randy's relatives have always talked about a family treasure that was buried

somewhere in Michigan.

This book on witchcraft told me that I could conjure up some spirits that would

help me find this treasure.

Hey, Randy, how are you? It's been a while.

Hi, Paula, yes. I kept this very secret.

I didn't share it with any of my friends.

A little light reading?

I didn't tell anybody.

I wanted to experiment on my

own without anybody coming in and telling me don't do it or that's silly

or this is dumb.

I made a decision that I wanted to do this. It was my personal venture and

I wasn't going to get disturbed in it.

That night, I went home and I opened the book on witchcraft.

The book told me I had to control the environment.

I had to have all noise turned off.

Anything that would disturb my concentration.

The book instructs Randy to recite the names of four spirits.

I read the instructions and what to do.

All I had to do was call them out, ask them to come to me.

Anitosa. Lavariki, Corazina, Simosani,

appear before me.

Anatoza, Lavariki, Corazina,

What is dark be filled with light.

Bring these spirits into sight.

According to the instructions, they were supposed to show up immediately.

I expected maybe some voices, maybe writing on the wall.

I waited and I waited and I sat there and after a while thought maybe I did

something wrong because they weren't showing up.

the following night.

I started hearing dishes clanging in the kitchen.

I started to hear someone walking.

I couldn't find anything to attribute the noises to.

The next morning.

Randy? It's Mom.

Hi, Mom. Randy gets a call from his mother, Belva. Honey, are you okay?

Belva lives in Mississippi, having moved there after she and Randy's father got

divorced.

I'm fine.

Seriously, I'm fine.

Something is wrong. I don't know what it is, but I can feel it.

She felt very strong that she needed to come back.

That was a clairvoyant kind of a thing.

She said, something has happened. I don't know what it is, but I'm going to

find out.

My mother and me were very close as far as picking up how each other

felt. Something bad has happened.

Tammy Irvin is Randy's younger sister.

She is 11 years old.

Look, something is wrong.

Ma knew something was wrong with Randy.

I didn't get the whole.

because I was just little.

They don't like to talk around kids, but we listen.

A month later, Belva and Tammy return to Michigan and move into Randy's house.

This is your house?

Did you have a good trip?

He was pale, like sickly looking.

He lost a lot of weight compared to what he did when we left.

We didn't look good at all. You look tired, honey.

I had a little trouble sleeping, that's all.

Hey, come on. Let me show you the house.

Randy?

Do you hear that, Mom?

Do you hear that music?

Would you turn the radio down, please? It's late. We're trying to sleep.

I don't have a radio in here, Mom.

It was coming from the far corner of the bedroom.

We both started searching to see if maybe a friend of mine had left a radio.

Mommy?

Go back to bed, honey. Everything's fine.

But I heard music.

Randy just had his radio on too loud, that's all.

Yeah, sorry about that, kiddo.

Didn't mean to wake you up.

It's kind of difficult trying to understand.

when they won't totally explain what's going on.

Going back to bed.

I'll be there in a minute.

What was that, Mom?

I'm not sure.

Belva attributes the organ music to her late mother.

She knew that her mother loved playing the organ.

How could it be Grandma?

She's dead. I know that but music is just Belva believes that the music is

just her mother's way of letting them know that she's looking out for them.

Yeah Grandma, right?

Try to get some sleep honey Randy is afraid that the spirits he invoked

are causing these unexplainable noises But he can't bring himself to tell his

mother

That he's been experimenting with the occult.

would put my hand in the place where they were.

I felt a lot of cold air.

How do I explain this to somebody?

Who do I tell? Who's going to believe me? Who's going to listen?

Randy doesn't want to worry or scare his family until he himself understands

what's going on.

If anything was to happen, I wanted it to happen to just me.

And I was willing to go through whatever that was that was necessary to...

to have all the torment reflect upon me and no one else.

But at night, alone in his bedroom, Randy is petrified.

I felt its hot breath on my leg.

It never cut into my skin, but they were sharp. I could feel how sharp they were.

I thought that I was losing my sanity.

Randy, you all right?

My God, you're shaking like a leaf. What is it? What's wrong, son?

Something's happening to me, Mom.

I go to sleep every night, and every night something wakes me up.

What wakes you up?

The music wakes you up? No, Mom, not the music.

I'm hearing things.

I mean, it's the music, but it's footsteps and it's clanging dishes.

And now there's something growling at the foot of my bed.

It's growling at me like it's going to rip me apart. I can't see it, but I know

it's there because it's breathing and clawing at me.

Sit down and take a deep breath.

Am I going crazy?

Am I going out of my mind?

Randy, listen to me.

I believe you.

Whatever this is, we'll figure it out together.

Did you hear that?

It's over there, behind the TV.

Belva turns to the Book of Psalms for protection.

Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth

in the way of sinners... Somebody else was there, and we just didn't know who

or what was causing it.

I just know that it was going on, and it was scary.

Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly... As Belva

continues to recite verses from the Bible, the vicious growling slowly

subsides.

Randy prays that this will be the end of his affliction.

The torment

that plagues Randy at night takes its toll during the day

as he struggles to focus on his job.

I was getting mentally exhausted, emotionally exhausted.

It was because almost every single night I was wrestling with these

things.

Hey, this package isn't for me. I'm 633 Maryland to 639.

That's across the street.

Sorry. It's okay.

At home, Randy tries to spend some quality time with his sister.

But his mind is elsewhere.

Do you hear that?

Do I hear what?

I actually heard scratching from a door to a room that my dad had some antiques

stored in there.

Hey, Mom?

You gotta hear this.

and he runs to get Belva her Bible.

This thing literally

had her in a chokehold, and I believe trying to take the life right out of

her.

I think I was shocked and freaked out all at the same time.

This situation really convinced me these things were evil.

They were out to get us, and it wasn't just me now that was experiencing the

torment.

We didn't know where we were going to go, but we headed for the car because we

had nothing else on our mind except to escape.

Randy and his family are forced to move.

They rent a small house across town.

It's the only place they can find on such short notice.

Randy is overwhelmed with guilt.

Can opener?

He knows that he is the reason why his family is suffering.

Honey,

everything's going to be okay.

I'm fine.

I felt a lot of remorse.

What I brought upon my family. I need to tell you something.

Dad found some bones underneath the house.

They were a part of an Indian burial grave.

I didn't think it worked at first because nothing happened, but I was

wrong. My God.

Randy, what have you done?

I bought a book on witchcraft.

She was very shocked that I did that.

I don't know what else to say. She knew I had kicked something open.

It's all my fault.

I did this to us. I'm the one responsible for all of this happening.

Listen to me. Everything is going to be okay.

We're safe.

I realized that it was not going to stop.

They followed us.

They don't want the house.

They want me.

Mom, I heard weird noises. The noises, all of it, it came

with us.

It followed us.

Go back to bed, honey.

Everything's okay.

You want to know why it's still happening, but nobody's given any

answers?

Randy is desperate.

I wasn't going to give in to these creatures. I wasn't going to crawl in a

corner somewhere and die.

I had made a decision that I'm going to find help one way or another.

Although he's not a member of any church, Randy seeks the help of a local

minister.

I didn't know where else to turn.

Oh, God is here for you to help, my son.

So tell me, what's on your mind?

Do you believe in witchcraft?

Witchcraft was created by Satanists to dispel the Lord's power.

They prey on the weak-minded.

creating an imaginary world of demons but it's not real it's a fabrication

created by you i don't think you understand these

things are real they're not just in my mind i i

i know that i'm awake when they attack

He said, I've never come across a situation like this before.

I've never heard anyone having a problem with having spirits and

entities like that taunting them.

Have you accepted Jesus Christ into your life?

Have you asked for his forgiveness?

You're not listening to me.

Okay, you're not listening.

These things want to destroy my family.

Don't you understand that?

I don't need you to preach at me right now. What I need is your help.

Have you considered talking to a therapist?

I'll pray for you, my son. I went to several different churches, different

faiths. I got the same answer from every church and every pastor I went to see.

They didn't know how to help me.

There's got to be someone out there.

If these things are demons or devils, somebody has got to know something.

I wanted my life back, and I was fighting for everything that was within

me. I didn't know how to fight, but I wasn't giving in.

I don't know about this, Randy.

I don't know what else to do.

Determined to put an end to his family's torment, Randy decides to take a risk.

He figures since witchcraft released evil into their lives, perhaps

witchcraft can send it back.

Belva is uneasy with the idea, but realizes that they have no other choice.

If we don't do something, what next?

Who's next?

Tammy? All right, son.

Randy contacts a white witch named Mike Bossick.

A white witch believes in good, believes in God, and believes in trying to help.

Mike practices the traditions of Wicca, a modern pagan religion based on ancient

witchcraft originating in Western Europe.

Don't mom me. It's late.

Go to bed.

Wiccans believe in a reverence for nature.

and the use of magical circles for ritual purposes.

I'm going to conduct ceremony. I thought it was an answer to a long awaited

prayer. That will protect the house and us.

He knew how to close the doors if I had opened doors that I shouldn't have.

He knew how to send these things back.

To guard them from malevolent forces, Mike must first create a ring of

protection around the house.

Mike warns them that they must stay inside or the barrier will weaken and

their safety will be jeopardized.

This is Mike's first attempt at expelling unholy souls from a person's

life.

I looked at it as a way of...

Expanding my experiences, a lot of it is a leap of faith.

You have to trust in that you're doing everything right.

Guardian spirits, hear my call.

Well, in the dark corners of the night... Mike must circle the house

three times to complete the protective barrier.

He hopes it will be strong enough.

And then return from whence you came. As I was constructing the ring, the wind

was picking up.

Guardian spirit, hear my call. As all of this intensified, I knew it was

something trying to stop me.

And if there's something trying to stop me, I must be on the right course.

You're dealing with the occult.

You can't have no sign of weakness.

You have to be determined and with a resolve that shows the spirits

that you're the one in control about them.

completes the ritual.

When I completed the third ring the wind stopped.

Will you join me in the circle?

As part of the protection ceremony Mike constructs a pentagram on the floor.

It just symbolizes the five important deities.

A Wiccan.

Unlike a satanic pentagram, the Wiccan star is not inverted.

Mike lights candles and pours salt around the pentagram, sealing the

protection ring.

It is imperative that we stay within the pentagram until I complete

the ceremony.

Unfettered spirits.

Far from home.

The candle started to flicker, which to me meant that something trying to come

through. Come to this place. Do not delay.

And it was something I didn't want there. But I felt confident enough in

the strength of the ring I had set up.

And force all the unholy ghosts away.

To complete the ceremony, Mike must blow out the candles.

Belva and Randy are relieved.

The nightmare is finally over.

I was getting excited because from what I understood, this gentleman knew what

he was doing.

Because of Mike's inexperience his protection barrier fails against the

dark forces of the occult This thing was a lot more powerful than I realized

Randy can no longer ignore the dangers of tampering with witchcraft

He threw fuel onto the fire and made it worse

Unable to offer another solution Mike leaves

the house

Try not to think about it.

Randy, Belva, and Tammy are left alone to deal with the aftermath.

What's happening to us?

I don't know, honey.

I just don't know.

Will we be okay?

Yes.

We are going to be okay.

Everything's going to be just fine.

For Randy Irvin, life has become a nightmare.

I started falling into a deep depression.

I didn't know where to reach out.

I didn't know who to reach out to.

I knew that the edge of insanity was in front of me.

And I could cross that line at any time.

Hey, Randy.

Hey, what's going on?

You know that book on witchcraft?

And that's when I broke down and kind of started explaining what I've been going

through.

You think I'm crazy?

No, I don't.

Randy, I know someone who can help you.

Paula directs Randy to Nora Rayner, a healer known to help those who have been

oppressed and tormented by demonic spirits.

When I went to her house, I kind of refrained a little bit outside of

wondering how a woman could help me in this situation when I've went everywhere

else.

Looking to get a haircut?

Yeah, you don't usually get many men around here, but... Have a seat.

Nora Rayner appears in silhouette to protect her privacy.

When I first met Randy, he was in a terrible physical state.

He was very thin, very nervous, very

anxious, and he looked very sickly.

Look, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come. I shouldn't be here.

Are you okay?

Nora senses that Randy is deeply tormented.

You want to talk about it?

I want to die.

Why?

I did something stupid and I put my family in danger. He came to me out of

desperation, in a state of fear.

Did you ask for help?

God.

Listening to him.

I just knew he needed deliverance.

Do you have the answers?

And I knew I could do that.

I believe I have a gift from God, an ability to heal.

But in order for me to help you, you must believe in God.

Can you do that?

She says, I'm going to say a prayer out loud, Randy, and I want you to repeat it

for me, and I want you to mean the words that I recite to you. Don't just recite

them. I want you to mean exactly what, you know, you're saying.

Jesus, I ask that you forgive all of my sins. Nora says a prayer of deliverance.

And deliver me from what I am going through.

I can't. I can't. I'm trying. I can't say it.

Take your time.

Focus on his love.

Randy finds himself unable to recite the prayer.

I felt myself going partially unconscious.

Jesus!

I had prayed deliverance before but never imagined anything like this.

It was important to me to stay strong in my faith.

If I would have let my guard down, I would have lost.

I would have lost the battle for Randy's life.

I knew that I was liberated.

I wasn't dead inside anymore.

Someone cared.

It was him.

It was Jesus that cared.

enough to Set me free

Soon

after Randy's deliverance the family returns to the house Nora believes

they must bless the place where dark forces were first unleashed

Thank you for your many blessings and ask that you bless this house and this

family. She felt a bottomless pit had been opened and she wanted to go back

there and close it.

There's a power of darkness out there that's lurking to feed in to anyone

who has this curiosity about the supernatural.

Everything's going to be okay.

i wouldn't advise anybody to mess with witchcraft i wouldn't advise anybody to

dabble it may not affect you as it did me but you will open a door

you will let something in your life it is a door that you can't close