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It's a war between good and evil.

There's a point where your will

leans to what you believe is right or wrong.

I thought my life would be a soap opera.

It could be a romance, or an action movie, or whatever,

but not a horror movie.

The day I made contact,

I could feel the energy of a demon.

I was very concerned.

Sharing this story

weakens the devil.

I never thought this would happen to us. Never.

Wow. It's here.

MY ENCOUNTER WITH EVIL

My name is Andrea Viridiana Rostro Olvera.

My name is Florencia Macías.

I am Sully Urbina.

THESE THREE STORIES ARE REAL

I'm here to tell my mother's story.

An encounter with God, the demon, and her exorcisms.

My story and my daughter's.

She was possessed by a demonic entity.

I'm the mother of the girls, and I lived this story with them.

THESE ARE THEIR STORIES

Jessy!

I'm a forensic psychiatrist,

a graphology and body language specialist.

Currently, I am an alternative therapist and medium.

JESSICA'S MOTHER

And I am here with you to tell you about

the paranormal experience with my daughter,

the horror story that we lived.

REAL FOOTAGE

Listen to me! This is the last time I'll face you!

Leave her right now.

She doesn't belong to you.

What it feels like to be possessed by a demon...

That made me feel like there was something wrong with me.

My name is Jessy, and I was possessed by a demon.

I was a target of violence when I was a child.

My childhood was full of physical and emotional abuse.

It was a very rough childhood.

But my grandfather, Jorge Urbina, was there.

He was like courage to me,

with his affection, love and tenderness.

He used to heal... every injustice

and every blow that I received when he wasn't there.

I wanted to know why a human being could contain so much evil.

That led me to study forensic psychiatry.

We wanted Jessica.

I remember very well when her dad asked me to give him a child.

When I was pregnant, she was very active in my belly,

she moved a lot.

And weird things were always happening.

Jessy was going to be a very special girl.

And yeah, she definitely was.

My childhood... My childhood was very tough.

I did feel a little sad, because I saw that my friends,

both parents picked them up at school, and they had a normal life.

Their mom and dad were together and had a happy family.

But, at the end of the day, I didn't need my dad.

My mom was always there, and I never needed that father figure.

Because my mom was always there.

I began to see her characteristics when she started kindergarten.

Hurry up. Go to your classroom. Go to your classroom. Hurry up.

You with the ball, go to class!

Go.

Jessy, look at those hands!

Wash them in the restroom. Hurry up!

Go to class! Come on!

What are you doing, Jessy?

What happened?

There was a girl, there.

Nobody's there.

"Who is that girl? We don't see anyone."

Jessy would desperately cry sometimes,

because she said that she was there and no one saw her.

She was a girl about my age, five or six years old.

She had long hair. She had kind of pearly skin.

She'd say, "Look, she's the girl from the bathroom."

She used to draw her,

and you could see how she drew her with black or red,

saying that she was crying.

"Look, she was beaten. She's dirty."

After that, it was very difficult.

My teacher ignored me too much.

Her treatment towards me

was very different than with my classmates.

I wanted to belong.

I saw everyone was part of a group.

They had boyfriends. They'd go to the movies.

They had a social life.

They had friends.

And I was the girl who spent her time reading and drawing.

I remember they'd bully me.

They'd pull my hair.

Once they locked me in the bathroom,

saying that I was crazy and crazy people had to be locked up.

That made me feel like there was something...

wrong with me.

At school, they started suggesting that I take her to a pediatrician.

And then to therapy,

or to a psychologist who could help her

because it wasn't normal.

I mean, the behavior that she had.

I remember how in Jessica's room,

she started to tell me that she felt restless.

What's wrong?

There's a man in my room, Mom!

A man in your room?

Jessy!

Stay here! Stay here.

This was practically every night.

She'd cry or yell, "Mom, come!"

And obviously I was very concerned, because Jessica had bruises,

bruises that were not normal.

It was an old man with a stick, Mom.

Trust me. He was there.

I saw him.

He was an old man.

He always wore a hat, like those palm hats.

And he always had a stick, like a broom, and he'd hit me with it.

Jessy... tell me the truth.

Who did this to you?

My reaction was crying, in fear.

The next day I woke up with bruises, scratches and bites.

Many times I'd scream to wake up my mom.

He's there! He's there!

He's there!

He's there. He's there!

He's there!

Things... were getting much worse.

Her behavior became stranger.

It was always between 3:00 and 3:30 a.m. when he visited me.

No, no. Stop!

Jessy?

Sweetheart?

Sweetheart? Jessy?

She insisted that there was an old man with a stick that beat her.

Jessy! Honey, sweetheart, sweetheart!

Stop it! Stop it!

Honey! Sweetheart! Stop it! Stop it!

Stop it! What's wrong?

Look. He's there, Mom.

The... The old man, Mom! He's there!

He was always expressing anger, as if he wanted to take it out on me.

One day it occurred to me to play some prayers.

That cruel, ancient serpent called the Devil or Satan

that seduced the whole world,

he was cast down onto the earth, and his angels with him.

Fight, on this day, the battle of the Lord.

Now have come the salvation and the power...

What are you doing?

Jessica immediately turned to me with a face full of hate.

I love you.

You can't know what it's like to witness your girl getting hurt

and you don't know who's hurting her,

and you can't protect her like a parent.

It makes you feel incredibly impotent.

I am Archbishop Andrés Tirado Pérez,

founder of the Independent Congregation of International Catholic Priests.

For 20 years, I've been the minister of liberation and exorcism.

REAL FOOTAGE

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

People believe nowadays

that these spiritual and paranormal phenomena don't exist,

but they are actually very real.

There are different types of possessions.

Many shout, many become contorted,

and the first signs of manifestation appear.

They start moving with desperation and aggression.

They become violent, aggressive.

I am Ruth Alcalá Lozano, a psychiatrist.

Possession cases may be people with a serious chronic mental illness.

HYSTERIA

But also there may be another type of circumstance,

not necessarily a chronic condition.

For instance,

like a person who suddenly behaves as if they had a demon inside of them.

And in some cases, it might last just a few minutes

before they go back to normal.

Honey! Honey!

But everyone comes to them saying,

"Hey, you lost it, as if you were possessed."

And sometimes the person doesn't even remember any of it.

Why did we move here?

ON AIR MEXICO CITY, 2020

Welcome to my radio show, where we talk about what no one dares,

horror, mystery, the paranormal.

I'm Héctor Uribe, better known as "El gamer chilango",

and it's a pleasure to introduce you to our guest today.

My name is Andrea Viridiana Rostro Olvera.

I'm here to share my experience,

some stories, and the process of writing my book.

I have it right here.

It's a narrative novel entitled The Fascination of Evil Obscures Good.

It's inspired by what my mother told me about her experience with the Devil.

I am Esther Aguilera Olvera.

I'm here to tell you a little of what

I experienced in the story that my sister wrote about in her book.

Where my mother was possessed.

I was very young, but now it makes sense to me.

Although I didn't experience it in person,

one of the reasons why I wanted to write the book

was so that people who have had paranormal events

would have the certainty

that they are not the only ones who have experienced this.

Yeah, sure, my mom had to live through this.

Things happen for a reason.

When I remember this, I feel afraid

that the enemy could possess me again.

It's a story so strong and so ugly that I don't want to relive it.

My name is Coni.

I am here to tell you what happened to me...

to tell you my truth.

Frankly, what I'm about to tell you, I don't wish it... on anyone.

My mother was at a true crossroads...

MEXICO CITY, 1979

...at the moment when all this happened,

this exorcism.

She was vulnerable because, on top of everything,

she was going through a divorce.

She was wondering what to do as a single mother.

We didn't have our father's support, but we certainly had our mom's.

My father was always gone.

I saw my mother cry.

Of course something was going on because, well, she was always crying.

I was affected by my divorce.

I felt, how do you say... sad.

My children were very young then.

Although I have gaps, I do remember several things that happened.

This happened because my neighbors used to play with the Ouija board.

They had this... dog.

But suddenly I noticed that the dog was acting strangely.

MEXICO CITY, 1979

I'm tired, Luis.

I'm chained here.

The children are your responsibility.

Yes, sure.

More effort.

It's what I do.

What do you do, Luis?

Hello?

Brush your teeth and go to bed.

It's late.

Mom?

Are you okay?

I remember that...

the neighbor's dog started to howl.

Mom?

The dog started barking.

And when it started howling, I started to shiver. I was afraid.

What's happening, Mom?

We have to go.

We have to go. We have to get out of here.

And then my mother started to talk strangely.

Esther, get dressed.

Quickly!

Damián.

Damián, honey. We have to go, come on.

Calm down. Calm down.

Put your pants on. Help your brother.

The dog's eyes...

they turned bright red.

The enemy doesn't care and possesses whatever he can,

dogs, cats, humans.

My mother was completely shocked

by the dog with those eyes staring at her.

At that point, she realized that something was off.

She then turned to my sister's dolls.

What's going on with your dolls?

Why are they looking at me?

What happened to your dolls?

One of them had the same eyes as the dog and it was smiling.

"Look at how the dolls are laughing and look at how they're moving."

"They're moving their eyes."

And we didn't see anything.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Mom? What's wrong?

Let's go. Quickly, Esther.

The lights went out, we couldn't see anything.

It was an immense darkness.

Come on. Come on, Esther.

Come on.

Stay with your brother.

All my life I've used candles.

The candles were blinking horribly.

I said to myself, "This is the devil."

I experienced an indescribable fear

because I wasn't sure what was going on with my mom.

And that's why we went to my uncle's house.

Come on.

I wasn't afraid of it attacking me, but my children.

So, I got them out of the house as soon as I could.

My uncle, who was very religious, has a charismatic revival group.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning...

...is now, and will be forever. Amen.

My mom was uneasy. She was always looking around.

What's wrong?

You don't believe me. You think I'm crazy.

I believe you.

You're my sister.

I'm always here for you.

I was restless.

The devil was making me restless.

What do you think?

I've never told you this.

I didn't want you to worry.

What visited you today...

already visited me.

Two years ago.

I pushed it away.

It was a lot of work at the church.

It's time for you to do the same.

He had already tormented him.

He tormented him before my mother.

He told me that he had already been there.

Since he couldn't beat my brother, he went for me. He preys on the weak.

My uncle said that the enemy was visiting her and was attacking her.

The enemy in question is a being described in Holy Scripture

as the tempter, as Satan, as Beelzebub,

as the forces of evil, seeking to destroy mankind.

There are many people who, during the course of their lives,

have never had a paranormal encounter, a spiritual encounter...

REAL FOOTAGE

...the blood of Christ.

...or an attack from this being or these characters.

But there are others who have had direct contact,

who are affected by these forces...

that instill a force, a fear, very strong things towards the person.

There's a war between good and evil.

There's always been a war between the extremes.

It's always existed.

We look for a way to stabilize ourselves.

We're not on the good side all the time nor on the bad side all the time.

When this is difficult for someone...

it is possible that that person will live in a very painful way.

DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER

But with mental illness, for example...

it is sometimes difficult to find this balance.

Don't worry, Mommy...

MEXICO CITY, 2022

I used to live with my boyfriend... my fiancé... Pablo.

There's where it all happened.

FLORENCIA'S EX-PARTNER

My name is Pablo.

I'm here because we had paranormal activity

in the apartment where we lived.

FLORENCIA'S MOTHER

My name is Roxana Torres,

and I am Florencia's mother, the girls' grandmother.

This happened to us, to my family.

The first time I saw her was where we worked.

She was a sales executive and I was a validator,

let's say, a higher position.

I liked her. Yep.

The moment I saw her, I wanted to be with her.

The girls got along well with him from the first day.

I really wanted to move out.

I wanted to live on my own.

We were already engaged.

It was the next logical step.

REAL FOOTAGE

It was like a good start for what we wanted to build.

When I met Pablo, I didn't like him.

I just didn't.

I don't know why. I didn't like him.

I tried not to impose my prejudice on Florencia.

If I told her that he wasn't good for her,

it's like saying, "Go with him."

Then she said they were moving in together.

I told her, "If you want." And she left. She left to live with him.

Florencia's friend told us about the apartment.

MEXICO CITY, 2022

Wow!

- No way! - Come here! Come see these!

Wow! No way!

No way!

- Come on! - Watch out! Careful, girls.

Wow!

Look at these, Emma.

Look at these shoes.

Wow!

Wow.

They're so cool!

I was happy.

And I think it was like a good start for what we wanted.

Hey!

Finally.

They're so excited.

Not as much as me.

Oh, is that so?

The first day in the apartment was tiring.

We had lots of things to do.

And when we were lying down on the mattress,

it happened.

What?

What?

What's up with you?

Me? I'm fine.

- Tell me. - Nothing.

I was just thinking.

Thinking about the next room.

We can turn it into a nursery for a baby.

What do you think?

A baby...

Yeah, a baby.

You're crazy.

We both wanted another baby.

In addition to the girls...

we wanted one together.

A little Pablo.

Hmm?

I wanted to be with her... until the end of our days.

What?

There was a girl at the door.

I turned my head and she was gone.

Nothing.

That was the first time I saw her.

The girl that was lurking.

Strange things started happening after about four or five days.

Mom is awake.

Emma?

What happened, honey?

What's wrong, honey?

Are you alright?

She was staring into nothing.

Like she saw everything, but nothing at the same time.

Like she wasn't there.

I got some information from the neighbors.

One of them told me that before us...

there was a lady who lived in that apartment with two girls,

but they disappeared overnight.

The rooms' and the bathroom's doors...

began to open and close on their own.

The light in the closet would turn on and off on its own.

The atmosphere was heavy.

It was tense.

Pablo, let me sleep. Pablo!

♪ Sleep, baby ♪

♪ The moon has come out ♪

♪ They all went... ♪

Emma?

♪ ...to sleep ♪

Florencia told me, "Mom, Emma's sleepwalking."

♪ Go to sleep The moon has come out ♪

♪ The moon has come out ♪

♪ They all went... ♪

What is that, dear?

Who are you singing to?

She carried it as if it were a baby. She was caressing it.

Heading towards our bed.

Like this, like a baby.

She was deep in the void.

Calm down, Mom.

He's dead.

♪ Sleep little baby... ♪

Emma stood up like this.

Looking into the dark.

That moment was when I said,

"Something terrible is going on here."

CHILD PSYCHIATRIST

I am Doctor Marco Antonio Ávila Olvera.

I am a psychiatrist at the National Institute of Psychiatry

and child psychiatrist at Dr. Navarro's Children's Psychiatric Hospital.

It's not uncommon for a person to identify shapes and figures in the dark.

There's a name for that.

It's called pareidolia.

We understand that in these cases, the paranormal,

it's usually the person's interpretation.

There's a stage of life in which this is problematic.

You have to consider it's something outside of the imagination,

and more typical of a psychological or psychiatric dysfunction.

Evil has existed since the creation of the universe.

REAL FOOTAGE

At this time, we will create a protective circle

with the blood of Christ,

and we ask you, Lord, with the blood of our sins.

When humans began to drift away from the divine plan...

God has a wonderful purpose for our lives.

He saves us, blesses us, liberates us.

But when the human being, in his freedom, drifts away from the ways of God...

- I command you, spirit... - No!

...that force of evil increases itself...

And it becomes incredibly strong and powerful enough to destroy us.

They performed psychological and psychiatric studies on my mom.

These are the characteristics of a psychotic break.

I recommend hospitalization and treatment.

Since Jessy was waking up practically every day at 3:00 a.m.,

I found a mantra I had... on a CD.

That cruel, ancient serpent called the Devil or Satan

that seduced the whole world,

he was cast down onto the earth,

and his angels with him.

Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God.

Pablo wanted us to have a child.

I wanted another baby too.

We were looking forward to it, to form that family.

Girls, what did we say about eating in the living room?

Girls?

Concepción, we want to help you.

But you need to help yourself.

That's what's upsetting you, right?

I gathered my courage and entered her room.

That cruel, ancient serpent

called the Devil or Satan...

...that seduced the whole world,

he was cast down onto the earth,

and his angels with him.

Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God.

Jessy.

Jessica... was still asleep.

Suddenly, she sat up, clenching her teeth.

What's up, sweetheart?

I don't want to meddle, but we have to do something about the girls...

Pablo...

You haven't seen the mess they made in the living room.

My mom?

When?

- But it's all... - Pablo!

What?

Mommy, no!

- No. - Not my mommy, please!

I did the math...

My period was late.

Am I pregnant?

I sure am.

No way!

Not my mommy. Not my mommy.

Alone in this house.

In charge of your daughter.

You feel responsible for them.

- Shut your mouth, Manolo! - Concepción!

Son of a bitch! Fuck you!

Ah!

They couldn't stop her or subdue her.

Fuck you!

Open her mouth!

Wide!

Jessy! Honey...

Sweetheart?

Sweetheart? Sweetheart?

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done...

She had a hateful look on her face.

She seemed completely lost.

Give us this day, our daily bread.

Forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us...

...and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,

now and forever. Amen.

Jessy...

That's when I knew she had an infestation.

We needed help.