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Christmas in 1700 England was a true site to behold. Bows of holly and ivy wrapped around street lamps and entryways, aroma of mid-winter feast, including jolly cakes. Roasted duck and rich gravies filled the air while the distance sound of carers could be heard at every turn. Performers in lavish costumes would take to the streets to celebrate the birth of their Lord and Savior.

But when one such performer was violently s...

On July 1st, 1909, a New York Times article's headline read: "SAYS DEAD ARTIST'S SPIRIT OBSESSES HIM; Goldsmith Suddenly Takes Up Painting and Carries on Robert Swain Gifford's Work. HEARS A STRANGE VOICE Strains of Weird Music, Too, Come to Him as He Visits Scenes Familiar to the Artist." A man claimed he was possessed and compelled to carry on the work.
This dead man. Was Robert Swain Gifford and the ...

One day, a doctor in training finds that the spirit of the man he dissected that day has followed him home and things are only worse when he realized the spirit has entered the body of his medium wife. Rather than be afraid, he takes another approach. He helps the spirit to realize it's no longer a living being. T his was only the beginning, but for the next 30 years, this husband, wife duo would help extract spirits from thos...

On October 3rd, 1869, a young boy was exercised at a chapel in the orphanage where he resided. However, he wasn't your typical orphan as he had a family who loved him, but could no longer care for him after they claimed he became possessed by the devil.  His behaviors, including twisting his limbs in various directions and violent outbursts, was the catalyst for the family to relinquish him while he awaited exorcism.

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Schools all across the globe share many similarities between them, such as hardworking, yet underpaid teachers and students constantly distracted by their cell phones. But there's one similarity that only a small handful of schools can say they share with one another: instances where students would mysteriously fall under demonic influence while in class. The events that unfolded at three schools drew national media attention ...

This episode is a continuation of the possession of Loudun. Make sure you listen to Part 1 before you continue.

This is episode is focused on Jeanne des Anges, Ursuline nun at the center of the havoc of the Possession of Loudun.

Sources:
The Devils of Loudun- Urbain Grandier and the Possessed Nuns of Loudun by Bad Ideas
"Loudun Possessions" Occult World
"Looking Back: The possessions ...

Situated in the picturesque countryside of Earling Iowa is a Franciscan convent. The warm breeze of a bright summer day in 1928 is in stark contrast to the dark soul-stirring phenomenon occurring just beyond the convent walls. Inside, a disturbed woman displays such bone-chilling behaviors that the nuns caring for her are left terrified.

This case quickly became a national sensation, and the attending Father emerges as Ame...

In 1634, a small French convent of nuns is struck by mass hysteria when visions of ghostly men are seen on the property. But chaos enues when one nun suggests that the one causing the drama is none other than a handsome local priest who has made a pact with the devil. Hysteria leads to public exorcisms in a notorious witch hunt and trial that would shake the world of Catholic France and become known as the most famous case of its k...

*Warning: this episode contains graphic and violent content.*
In the early morning hours of October 6th, 1974, a chill was felt in the air of Ossett a small, sleepy town in Yorkshire, England, but it wasn't because it was a cool, crisp fall day. It was because an unspeakable act had just occurred. A devoted wife and loving mother to five children was violently murdered alongside the family dog in her home.

The man...

During the summer of 1980, a young Connecticut couple moved into a rented home to start a new life together, but their presence unknowingly releases a demon that will haunt not only them, but their loved ones. Initially, the demon possesses a young boy in the family before turning on the young man who attempts to challenge it.

Even with the help of famous demonographers Ed and Lorraine Warren, a murder and trial will soon ...

In 1978, Warren Zevon released the song Werewolves of London that included the lyrics: "You hear him howling around your kitchen door, you better not let him in, little old lady got mutilated last night, werewolves of London again." The song was inspired by the 1935 movie of the same name. Little did anyone know that the popular hit song would be released just as a small town in London was in the midst of dealing with its...

Some movies leave a lasting impression on its viewers, and the Exorcist, released in 1973, was no exception. But it wasn't just the vile and shocking nature of the scenes that made this movie so historic. It was the fact that the tormented young girl depicted in the movie was based on an actual person. With Hollywood having turned this tale into a cult classic, most assume that the movie is far worse than what could have trans...

On July 1, 1976 a 23 year old woman died in her family home. Riddled with facial wounds, broken teeth and weighing only 68 pounds, the official cause of death as stated in her autopsy report was malnutrition and dehydration. However, many believed, as did the woman when she was alive, that something more sinister was at play. The facts surrounding this case: extreme religion, bizarre behavior, an ominous death, and a criminal trial...