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OH, MY GOD, YOU DID NOT. SO, THEN--

LET'S SEE IF MEGHAN WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING. HANG ON.

HEY, MEGHAN, I'M MAKING A VIDEO FOR GRANDMA AND GRANDPA.

WANT TO SAY ANYTHING?

YEAH. GET OUT!

YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING.

YOU'RE JUST E-MAILING ON YOUR STUPID COMPUTER.

NO, I'M NOT E-MAILING ON MY STUPID COMPUTER.

IF I WAS E-MAILING, THEN YOU WOULDN'T SEE MY MOUTH MOVING.

LIKE THIS-- GET OUT!

WHY DO YOU HATE ME SO MUCH?

WELL, THAT WOULD TAKE ALL NIGHT. GET OUT OF MY ROOM!

FINE! THEN I HATE YOU, TOO!

OH, MY GOD! YOU'RE SUCH A FREAK!

I'M NOT A FREAK!

AAH!

THERE ARE CREATURES SCIENCE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE.

THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN THERE!

WHAT IS THAT?

THEM-- THEY'RE MONSTERS!

IN MAY 2005,

THE GOLDEN FAMILY MOVED INTO THE HOUSE OF THEIR DREAMS

IN THE SLEEPY SUBURBAN TOWN OF LAKEVIEW, COLORADO.

BUT THOSE DREAMS WERE SOON SHADOWED

BY UNEXPLAINABLE OCCURRENCES

THAT SEEMED TO SURROUND THEIR SON, TROY.

AFTER TROY'S SISTER, MEGHAN,

WAS NEARLY CRUSHED BY A FALLING BOOKCASE,

MARK AND JEN GOLDEN DECIDED

THEY COULD NO LONGER CLOSE THEIR EYES

TO THE GROWING DANGER.

UNSURE OF WHERE TO TURN, THEY REACHED OUT

TO PARAPSYCHOLOGIST DR. JEREMY RINEHOLDT

AND AGREED TO BE FILMED FOR HIS TELEVISION SERIES.

WHAT JEREMY AND HIS TEAM EVENTUALLY ENCOUNTERED, HOWEVER,

WENT FAR BEYOND THE EXPLAINABLE.

LAKEVIEW, COLORADO.

THE PARENTS OF 11-YEAR-OLD TROY GOLDEN

BELIEVE THEIR SON IS EXHIBITING POWERS OF TELEKINESIS.

HARMLESS ENOUGH

UNTIL HE ALLEGEDLY TIPPED A BOOKCASE ONTO HIS SISTER

WITHOUT ACTUALLY TOUCHING IT.

MY TEAM AND I HAVE COME HERE TO DETERMINE

WHETHER THESE POWERS ARE REAL

AND IF SO, HOW TROY CAN LEARN TO CONTROL THEM.

I'M DR. JEREMY RINEHOLDT,

AND WE INVESTIGATE THE PARANORMAL.

WHY DON'T YOU START OUT BY TELLING US

WHEN THE ACTIVITY SURROUNDING TROY STARTED?

I'D SAY IT'S WHAT?

WHEN WE MOVED INTO THE HOUSE, PRETTY MUCH--

ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.

AND THEN THERE WAS THE INCIDENT WITH MEGHAN.

YES, AND THAT WAS-- THAT WAS PRETTY HUGE.

SO, THAT'S WHY WE-- THAT'S WHY WE CALLED YOU.

YOU KNOW, I-I JUST DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO BE IN DANGER.

OF COURSE.

BUT TROY IS A REALLY GOOD BOY.

HE'S WONDERFUL.

HE'S NEVER HURT HIS SISTER BEFORE.

OH, WE UNDERSTAND YOUR FEAR AND CONCERN FOR YOUR CHILDREN,

BUT WE ARE CONFIDENT WITH OUR EXPERIENCE,

WE CAN DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY IT IS IN THIS HOUSE.

I THINK PROBABLY THE BEST THING FOR US TO DO NOW

WOULD BE TO PROBABLY TALK WITH TROY DIRECTLY,

IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'D BE COMFORTABLE WITH.

AND YOU'LL FIND OUT THE SITUATION WITH THE BOOKCASE?

'CAUSE THAT'S-- THAT'S IT. THAT'S--

I CANNOT HAVE MY KIDS HURT.

I LOVE MY CHILDREN VERY MUCH.

AND I--

WHATEVER.

YEAH, WE-- PLEASE, IT'S FINE TO TALK TO TROY.

WE'RE-- WHATEVER-- WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP.

Dr. Rineholdt: GREAT.

THE TERM "POLTERGEIST" IS GERMAN FOR "NOISY SPIRIT."

POLTERGEISTS ARE MORE OFTEN

FELT, HEARD, AND SMELLED RATHER THAN SEEN.

SOME OF THEM ARE MISCHIEVOUS.

THEY LIKE TO PLAY JOKES AND PRANKS.

OTHERS ARE DOWNRIGHT MALICIOUS.

THEY CAN CAUSE PHYSICAL PAIN, NIGHTMARES,

SEVERE PSYCHOLOGICAL UPSET,

AND THAT CAN ESCALATE OVER TIME TO INCREASINGLY VIOLENT ACTS.

HEY, TROY, CHECK THIS OUT.

IT'S A THERMAL-IMAGE CAMERA.

IT'LL RECORD YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE.

PRETTY COOL, RIGHT?

Dr. Rineholdt: OKAY, TROY,

I WANT TO SEE IF YOU CAN DO SOMETHING FOR ME, OKAY?

I JUST WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THIS PEN

AND TRY AND MOVE IT WITHOUT TOUCHING IT.

I TOLD YOU, I CAN'T DO THAT!

I'M NOT A FREAK.

NO ONE SAID YOU WERE A FREAK.

I MEAN, LOOK AT ME. I'VE GOT WHEELS FOR LEGS.

I'M NOT A FREAK.

AND EVEN IF YOU COULD DO IT, TROY,

WE WOULDN'T THINK THAT ABOUT YOU, OKAY?

EVERYTHING'S STILL READING NORMAL.

OKAY, SO LET'S JUST TRY IT ONE MORE TIME.

JUST LOOK AT THE PEN.

I TOLD YOU, I CAN'T DO THAT!

WHOA, THERMAL IMAGE IS WAY HOT, AND I JUST GOT A SPIKE OF EMF.

TROY, HOW DID YOU DO THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHEN I GET MAD, WEIRD STUFF JUST HAPPENS.

TELEKINESIS IS THE ABILITY TO MOVE

OR TO AFFECT OBJECTS WITH THE MIND.

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED

IN OCCULT, PARANORMAL, AND METAPHYSICAL LORE FOR CENTURIES.

A MORE RECENT TERM FOR IT IS PSYCHOKINESIS.

SOME PARAPSYCHOLOGISTS ATTRIBUTE THE WORK OF THE POLTERGEIST

TO RSPK-- RECURRENT SPONTANEOUS PSYCHOKINESIS,

PSYCHOKINESIS BEING MIND OVER MATTER.

TEENAGERS, ADOLESCENTS, HAVE EXTRA PSYCHIC ENERGY.

IT'S KIND OF BOTTLED UP INSIDE.

SO, THE THEORY IS

THAT POLTERGEIST ARE PROJECTED OUT FROM THESE PEOPLE.

THERE SEEM TO BE A LOT OF CORRELATION

BETWEEN THE EXPERIENCE OF POLTERGEIST-LIKE PHENOMENON

AND HIGHLY EMOTIONAL STATES IN HUMAN BEINGS,

ESPECIALLY EMOTIONS LIKE ANGER.

WHEN TROY BECAME AGITATED,

WE SAW A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF TRUE TELEKINETIC ABILITIES.

THE GOLDENS HAVE GIVEN US PERMISSION

TO SET UP SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN TROY'S ROOM.

THAT WAY, WE CAN OBSERVE HIM OVERNIGHT.

TROY.

TROY!

AAAAAAHH!

TROY.

TROY!

AAAAAAHH!

TROY!

AAAAAAHH!

OUR INTENTION OF SHOWING YOU THIS SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE

WAS NOT TO FRIGHTEN YOU.

THE KNIFE WAS IN HIS BED.

IT DOESN'T--

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A KNIFE THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS COULD BE HAPPENING.

H-HOW IS THIS HAPPENING TO MY SON?

WHAT WE KNOW AT THIS POINT IS

THAT WHATEVER IS CAUSING THE ACTIVITY IN THE HOUSE

IS VERY AGGRESSIVE,

AND IT'S CONNECTED TO THE EMOTIONS OF YOUR SON.

WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS REMOVE TROY FROM THE EQUATION

AND SEE IF WE CAN PINPOINT

EXACTLY WHAT'S CAUSING ALL OF THIS.

AAAAAAHH!

YEAH.

YOU HAD MENTIONED

THAT YOU HAD SENT MEGHAN TO YOUR FAMILY'S HOUSE.

WE THINK THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA

FOR THE BOTH OF YOU AND TROY

TO SPEND THE NIGHT THERE TONIGHT, AS WELL.

OKAY.

YEAH, SURE.

Dr. Rineholdt: INSIDE THE HOUSE,

WE'RE CURRENTLY SETTING UP SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS

TO CAPTURE ANY ANOMALIES,

AUDIO EQUIPMENT TO DETECT ANY ELECTRONIC VOICE PHENOMENA.

THEN WE'RE GONNA CLEAR THE HOUSE,

RIG OURSELVES WITH CAMERAS,

AND THEN KRISTY, SHOTS, AND I

ARE GONNA SPEND THE NIGHT ALONE-- NO CREW.

PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS USE

A VARIETY OF EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS CAMERAS TO CAPTURE ORBS,

OR BALLS OF LIGHT, SEEN IN PHOTOGRAPHS,

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD METERS, INDICATING GHOSTLY ENERGY.

THE PARANORMAL, BY ITS VERY NATURE,

DEFIES SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION.

THE PHENOMENA CAN'T BE RUN THROUGH CONTROLLED TESTS.

IT'S SPONTANEOUS. IT'S CAPRICIOUS.

IT'S HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE.

SOME OF THE MOST FRIGHTENING THINGS ABOUT POLTERGEISTS

ARE THEIR UNPREDICTABILITY.

SOMETIMES YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY YOU'RE UNDER ATTACK.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THE ATTACKS ARE GOING TO OCCUR

OR WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO INVOLVE

OR HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST THEM.

OKAY. ARE WE SET?

YEAH. YEP.

ALL RIGHT, SHOTS AND I

ARE GONNA SO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE HOUSE.

KRISTY, I NEED YOU TO STAY DOWNSTAIRS

AND MONITOR AUDIO FREQUENCIES FOR ANY EVP.

ARE YOU COOL? I'M COOL.

ALL RIGHT.

ANYBODY GETS ANYTHING, JUST HOLLER.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS. ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Rineholdt: ANYTHING?

NOTHING.

NOT GETTING MUCH IN HERE.

UH, .01-- THAT'S ABOUT IT.

KRISTY, WE'RE GONNA CHECK UPSTAIRS. SOUNDS GOOD.

I'LL SEE IF I CAN PICK UP ANYTHING FROM THE LOWER FREQUENCIES.

STILL NOTHING? PRETTY CLEAR.

PICKING UP ON SOMETHING OVER HERE.

I JUST GOT A HUGE SPIKE OF EMF.

TROY'S ROOM.

IT'S GETTING STRONGER OVER HERE BY THE CLOSET.

THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING GOING ON IN HERE.

AAH! SHOTS?!

CAN POLTERGEIST ACTIVITY

BE MISTAKEN FOR DEMONIC POSSESSION?

THE BIZARRE CASE OF A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY

BELIEVED TO BE POSSESSED BY THE DEVIL--

BUT WAS HE?-- WHEN "LOST TAPES" CONTINUES.

IN 1949,

NEWSPAPERS REPORTED A TERRIFYING STORY

ABOUT A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY EXHIBITING DISTURBING SYMPTOMS,

LEVITATION, SNAKE-LIKE HEAD ROTATION,

AND WELTS ON HIS BODY THAT SPELLED OUT WORDS.

A PRIEST WAS CALLED IN TO PERFORM AN EXORCISM,

AND ULTIMATELY THIS NOTORIOUS CASE

INSPIRED ONE OF THE GREATEST HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME,

"THE EXORCIST."

BUT RESEARCHERS WHO LATER EXAMINED THE CASE

CONCLUDED THAT HIS PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS WERE MUCH CLOSER

TO THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH POLTERGEIST PHENOMENA.

THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING GOING ON IN HERE.

AAH! Dr. Rineholdt: SHOTS?!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

DID YOU SLAM THE DOOR?

I-I DIDN'T TOUCH THE DOOR.

WHOA.

WHAT'S BACK THERE?

WHAT THE HELL?

WE GOT TO GET DOWNSTAIRS.

KRISTY, CHECK OUT WHAT WE FOUND UPSTAIRS. Shh! Shh!

LEAVE.

DID YOU GUYS HEAR THAT?

HEAR WHAT?

HERE.

LEAVE.

LEAVE?

THAT'S WHAT I HEARD, TOO.

IT'S ALL STARTING TO MAKE SENSE.

CHECK THIS OUT.

"LAKEVIEW, COLORADO, 1985.

"CHARLES WEATHERLY, 25, IS THE PRIME SUSPECT

"IN THE BRUTAL KNIFE SLAYING OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.

"AUTHORITIES BELIEVE WEATHERLY TOOK HIS OWN LIFE

IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE SHOCKING INCIDENT."

THE ADDRESS IS THIS HOUSE.

I DON'T THINK TROY'S HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

THERE IS A STRONG PRESENCE HERE.

SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? WHAT'S THE PLAN?

TRY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH WHATEVER THIS FORCE IS

AND FIND OUT IF IT'S THIS GUY, CHARLES.

AND IF IT IS?

WE GOT TO GET HIM TO LEAVE.

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GET RID OF A POLTERGEIST.

AND DEPENDING ON THE CULTURE YOU'RE IN,

YOU WOULD SEEK OUT DIFFERENT SORTS OF EXPERTISE.

IN THE WEST, PARAPSYCHOLOGISTS ARE CONSULTED,

SOMETIMES EVEN PSYCHOLOGISTS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.

RELIGIOUS AUTHORITIES MIGHT BE CONSULTED,

PEOPLE WHO SPECIALIZE IN EXORCISMS.

MANY CULTURES HAVE PEOPLE SKILLED IN THE MAGICAL ARTS

WHO CAN IDENTIFY THESE SPIRITS, SEE THEM,

PERHAPS EVEN COMMUNICATE WITH THEM,

AND USE VARIOUS RITUALS AND INSTRUCTIONS

FOR BANISHING THEM FROM AN INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE.

Dr. Rineholdt: IT IS NOW 3:00 A.M.,

THE HOUR IN WHICH PARANORMAL ACTIVITY

IS TYPICALLY AT ITS HIGHEST.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE CONTACT

WITH THE PRESENCE IN THIS HOUSE

IN ORDER TO DRAW IT OUT.

CHARLES WEATHERLY!

IF THAT'S YOUR NAME, GIVE US SOME KIND OF A SIGN.

COME ON, CHARLES. SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT.

WHAT? WHAT IS IT?

N-NOTHING.

I GUESS IT WAS MY...REFLECTION IN THE WINDOW.

MAN, YOU'RE GONNA KILL ME WITH THAT.

GUYS...

HE'S HERE.

AAH!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

AAAAAHH!

LET HER GO, CHARLES.

STOP THIS! STOP IT NOW!

UGH! IT'S CRAZY, JEREMY. WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

NO. WE'RE NOT LEAVING.

THIS IS A BATTLE OF WILLS. IT'S US AGAINST HIM.

KRISTY! KRISTY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

LEAVE!

WE'RE OUT OF HERE, JEREMY.

NO. NO, WE CAN'T LEAVE. WE CAN'T LET HIM WIN!

YOU DO NOT WIN, CHARLES!

YOU HEAR ME?!

JEREMY, YOU GOT TO SEE THIS, MAN.

JEREMY, YOU GOT TO SEE THIS, MAN.

OH, GOD.

WHERE'S MY INHALER?

MY INHALER.

AAAAH!

SHOTS?!

SHOTS!

SHOTS!

OKAY, CHARLES, YOU WIN.

JEREMY!

TROY?

HELP ME!

JEREMY.

TROY?

TROY?

JEREMY!

AAAAAAAHH!

THE DEATHS OF KRISTY JOHNS, BILL COOPER,

AND JEREMY RINEHOLDT WERE ATTRIBUTED TO CORONARY ARRESTS.

THE EPISODE OF THEIR SERIES NEVER AIRED.

SHORTLY AFTER THE EVENTS OF JUNE 11, 2009,

THE GOLDENS SOLD THEIR HOME.

COLORADO REAL-ESTATE LAW DID NOT REQUIRE THEM TO DISCLOSE

ANY OF THE ACTIVITY THAT HAD OCCURRED.

OVER 2 BILLION PEOPLE BELIEVE

IN THE EXISTENCE OF GHOSTS AND POLTERGEISTS.

BUT ARE THESE SPIRITS CONFINED

TO THE UNSEEN WORLD OF THE AFTERLIFE,

OR DO THEY LIVE AMONG US?

AAAAAAHH!

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