Hostage to the Devil

Hostage to the Devil

The "Hostage to the Devil" podcast features exclusive interviews and stories about Malachi Martin not found in the film. Produced by Causeway Pictures and Scattered Images with music by Andrew Simon McAllister, it explores Martin’s life, his controversial ideas, and themes of possession and exorcism. Each episode provides unique insights, creating an eerie atmosphere. This series is essential for documentary enthusiasts, challenging views on faith, fear, and the unknown. The film is globally available on platforms like Amazon.

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April 13, 2025 53 mins

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Cheryl talks to Marty about her harrowing experiences with demonic oppression and infestation in her homes, including numerous sexual attacks by an invisible entity. She has undergone minor exorcisms with the help of her Catholic diocese but it is clear that a lot more spiritual work needs to be done. 

It's been a lifetime of suffering but Cheryl continues to battle on, gathering and presenting her evidence over o...

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Marty sat down with Chief Exorcist Archbishop Ronald Feyl Enright to discuss his 48 years of service in the Exorcism Ministry. 

Archbishop Ronald Feyl Enright, S.O.S.M., is a distinguished exorcist with over four decades of experience in the Ministry of Exorcism. Throughout his career, he has conducted numerous confirmed demonic assessments and possession cases, earning international recognition within various independ...

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Marty interviewed paranormal investigator John Zaffis on 4th March 2015 as part of the main US production of 'Hostage to the Devil'. Here is his uncut and unreleased interview.

John Zaffis has over forty three years of experience studying and investigating the paranormal. He has had the opportunity to work for and with his aunt and uncle, Ed and Lorraine Warren. This sent John beyond looking for gho...

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December 2, 2024 62 mins

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The disturbances became so intense for Nathan and his family in Northern Ireland back in 2003, that they called upon the assistance of 82-year-old Religious Demonologist, Lorraine Warren to investigate the family home. Together with her son in law, Tony Spera, they made the voyage over to Belfast to help the Hughes family find the truths to what they were encountering.

"The house where Ulster says &apos...

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November 24, 2024 82 mins

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We are digging around the 'Hostage to the Devil' (2016) documentary vault with the plan of releasing unedited interviews from our main contributors in the film.

Marty interviewed Father César Truqui in Rome before the main production began in the USA. He talked about his experience as a Catholic priest exorcist in the exorcism ministry and being a teacher on the exorcism course at the Pontifical At...

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November 10, 2024 24 mins

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Marty was fortunate enough to interview radio personality and author Art Bell at his home in Pahrump, Nevada for the 'Hostage to the Devil' feature documentary on 19th February 2015. Here is the uncut and unreleased interview of this masterful radio host. 

Arthur William Bell III (June 17, 1945 – April 13, 2018) was an American broadcaster and author. He was the founder and the original host of the...

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November 3, 2024 63 mins

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Our guest on this episode is a former RAF veteran who recounts a terrifying experience with a Godless entity as she slept in her bed. The encounter has still left a mark and she's looking for answers.

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July 24, 2024 70 mins

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We had the opportunity to sit down with academic psychiatrist Dr. Richard Gallagher in September 2018 to talk about his experiences working on demonic oppression and possession cases.

His book 'Demonic Foes: My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal' is now available to BUY HERE.

The world’s leading psychiatric authority on demon...

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July 14, 2024 37 mins

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Marty spoke to Chris DeFlorio, the author of the book 'Called Into Darkness'. When Chris, an NYPD Cop, and Harmony, an FDNY EMT, first met at a Police precinct in New York City, they were never expecting to be prepared for an even bigger purpose. This TRUE STORY of two lost souls, living separate lives and searching for meaning, are brought together, healed, and restored by God to be sent out to battle the S...

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July 14, 2024 36 mins

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We had returning champion Jimmy, aka "Mr Haunted," on to talk about releasing his new book, 'Mr HauntedOrigins: My Head-spinning Journey from Haunted Cemeteries to Assisting an exorcist.' 

Mr. HauntedOrigins chronicles my early experiences leading up to becoming an investigator and photographer for Ed and Lorraine Warren and later assisting in over 50 exorcisms. Inside, you will learn about my exp...

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We had regular visitor Robert Marro on the show talking about his ambitions to write a new book on his close friend Malachi Martin. Here is what he had to say: 

"I was a very close friend of Malachi for the last decade of his life until his untimely death on July 27, 1999. Countless people have told me that since I was Malachi's confidante who knew and assisted Malachi Martin daily, I'm obligat...

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September 29, 2023 34 secs

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Having chatted with Emma in a previous episode, we decided to take her up on her invitation to the Rectory, and we thought we'd bring you along.

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Built in 1775 as a Church of Ireland rectory, Sharon Rectory was the site of a gruesome double murder in 1797 when the United Irishmen ruthlessly murdered the Rev William Hamilton and his wife Sara Waller on the eve of the 1798 Rebellion. ...

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September 22, 2023 34 secs

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Having chatted with Emma in a previous episode, we decided to take her up on her invitation to the Rectory, and we thought we'd bring you along.

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Built-in 1775 as a Church of Ireland rectory, Sharon Rectory was the site of a gruesome double murder in 1797 when the United Irishmen ruthlessly murdered the Rev William Hamilton and his wife Sara Waller on the eve of the 1798 Rebellion. T...

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September 15, 2023 35 secs

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Having chatted with Emma in a previous episode, we decided to take her up on her invitation to the Rectory, and we thought we'd bring you along.

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Built in 1775 as a Church of Ireland rectory, Sharon Rectory was the site of a gruesome double murder in 1797 when the United Irishmen ruthlessly murdered the Rev William Hamilton and his wife Sara Waller on the eve of the 1798 Rebellion. T...

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September 8, 2023 46 secs

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Having chatted with Emma in a previous episode, we decided to take her up on her invitation to the Rectory, and we thought we'd bring you along.

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Built-in 1775 as a Church of Ireland rectory, Sharon Rectory was the site of a gruesome double murder in 1797 when the United Irishmen ruthlessly murdered the Rev William Hamilton and his wife Sara Waller on the eve of the 1798 Rebellion. T...

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February 8, 2022 56 mins

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Author Michael Anthony Gagliardi talks about his survival for 12-plus years with a demonically possessed Mother, who terrorized the family, neighbours and authorities in a small northern town in Ontario, Canada, from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.

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January 17, 2022 71 mins

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In this episode, Marty talks to Duncan O'Finioan about his experience in the highly classified MK-ULTRA programme named PROJECT TALENT. From a thousand others trained as child warriors in 1966, he is now, he believes, only one of a handful left alive to tell the story. 

Duncan has now set up P.T.M. Practical-Tactical-Magical, a husband-and-wife team that deals with all things paranormal and energy-relate...

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December 26, 2021 54 mins

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Marty talks to Emma Louise Tully about her book, The Haunting of Sharon Rectory, which is based on the author's 22-year diary of her paranormal experiences since moving into the property in the 1990s. 

Emma shares intriguing insights into the eerie occurrences and the network of psychic supporters they have called on to help with their unconventional plight. She explains why this close-knit family is unp...

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December 23, 2021 60 mins

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In this episode, Marty talks to Robert Marro about his thoughts on Malachi Martin's controversial Windswept House: A Vatican Novel (1996).

Windswept House describes a satanic ritual - the enthronement of Lucifer - taking place at Saint-Paul's Chapel inside Vatican City on June 29, 1963. The book shows a scary depiction of high-ranking churchmen, cardinals, archbishops, and prelates of the Roman Curia taking o...

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July 31, 2021 1 min

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Series 2 is coming soon and thanks for everybody's patience. In this series, we'll be covering MK ULTRA, Windswept House, the death of Father Kunz, Demonic Possession and Hauntings along with several special guests!

Music by Andrew Simon McAllister. Podcast produced by Causeway Pictures & Scattered Images.

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