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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:07,008 --> 00:00:10,142 An idyllic new England town 2 00:00:10,144 --> 00:00:13,312 Surrounded by a cursed forest. 3 00:00:13,314 --> 00:00:17,116 It is well known as the dark woods. 4 00:00:17,118 --> 00:00:19,284 Here darkness reigns. 5 00:00:19,286 --> 00:00:23,589 You have all that evil that went on over there. 6 00:00:23,591 --> 00:00:25,190 Satanic cults. 7 00:00:25,192 --> 00:00:29,094 He called himself the son of satan. 8 00:00:29,096 --> 00:00:33,632 You could see pentagrams painted everywhere. 9 00:00:33,634 --> 00:00:36,935 We saw a group of people standing around with rifles. 10 00:00:36,937 --> 00:00:42,307 All echoes of a hidden past and a centuries-old portal. 11 00:00:42,309 --> 00:00:44,009 To the underworld. 12 00:00:44,011 --> 00:00:45,778 I felt like I was in a horror movie. 13 00:00:47,181 --> 00:00:49,314 But it wasn't. It was real. 14 00:01:22,817 --> 00:01:24,249 For most of history, 15 00:01:24,251 --> 00:01:28,220 New England was blanketed in forests. 16 00:01:28,222 --> 00:01:31,356 But today, many of these trees have been cut down 17 00:01:31,358 --> 00:01:36,829 And replaced by modern housing and urban sprawl. 18 00:01:36,831 --> 00:01:43,135 However, a few remain along with their ancient powers. 19 00:01:43,137 --> 00:01:46,839 I worked for the freetown police department 20 00:01:46,841 --> 00:01:48,240 And I worked for the bristol county 21 00:01:48,242 --> 00:01:50,242 District attorney's office. 22 00:01:52,279 --> 00:01:55,114 Alan alves spent his career patrolling 23 00:01:55,116 --> 00:01:57,583 The freetown state forest. 24 00:02:00,287 --> 00:02:04,389 That state forest is not the same as any other forest 25 00:02:04,391 --> 00:02:08,460 Anywhere that I've ever been in my life. 26 00:02:08,462 --> 00:02:12,297 The hairs on your arms stand up on end, and if you notice 27 00:02:12,299 --> 00:02:13,932 When you're in the woods, you don't hear birds. 28 00:02:13,934 --> 00:02:15,834 You don't see deer. 29 00:02:15,836 --> 00:02:19,304 It just feels very eerie here, very eerie. 30 00:02:19,306 --> 00:02:20,973 It's, like, cold. 31 00:02:30,351 --> 00:02:34,653 When I was a young rookie and I rode with the lieutenant, 32 00:02:34,655 --> 00:02:39,558 And I saw these people in the woods. 33 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,094 Red robes and stuff like that around the fire 34 00:02:42,096 --> 00:02:44,196 And I said "what's going on here?" 35 00:02:44,198 --> 00:02:47,266 He said, "those are just hippies left over from the '60s. 36 00:02:47,268 --> 00:02:50,669 Don't worry about it." 37 00:02:50,671 --> 00:02:55,374 But it turned out not to be. 38 00:02:55,376 --> 00:02:58,977 These groups, these people were doing some 39 00:02:58,979 --> 00:03:01,480 Very heinous things in the forest. 40 00:03:04,785 --> 00:03:06,718 Alan's career will take him 41 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,621 Deep into this fortress of darkness... 42 00:03:11,392 --> 00:03:15,060 ...Commonly known as the cursed forest. 43 00:03:19,333 --> 00:03:22,534 Settled by the pilgrims in 1659, 44 00:03:22,536 --> 00:03:24,770 Freetown is one of the oldest communities 45 00:03:24,772 --> 00:03:27,773 In the united states. 46 00:03:27,775 --> 00:03:32,344 Today, residents paint a serene picture of a modest village 47 00:03:32,346 --> 00:03:35,714 That takes care of its own. 48 00:03:35,716 --> 00:03:37,883 I grew up here in freetown, massachusetts, 49 00:03:37,885 --> 00:03:40,118 Lived here pretty much all my life. 50 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:44,423 You know, it is very much a friendly country setting. 51 00:03:44,425 --> 00:03:47,492 Freetown is a very small town. 52 00:03:47,494 --> 00:03:52,331 A little, quaint town with not too much industry going on. 53 00:03:52,333 --> 00:03:54,399 That's the way the locals seem to like it. 54 00:03:57,805 --> 00:03:59,671 It's a good place to grow up. 55 00:03:59,673 --> 00:04:02,374 The people are good. 56 00:04:02,376 --> 00:04:04,476 We look out for each other. 57 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,448 But one thing sets freetown apart 58 00:04:09,450 --> 00:04:15,120 From the many other idyllic villages that pepper the region. 59 00:04:15,122 --> 00:04:17,823 Within the town of freetown there is a huge forest. 60 00:04:17,825 --> 00:04:21,326 That's about a 10,000-acre preserve. 61 00:04:21,328 --> 00:04:22,861 And it's called the freetown-fall 62 00:04:22,863 --> 00:04:26,365 River state forest. 63 00:04:26,367 --> 00:04:30,502 As clean and quaint and beautiful as freetown is, 64 00:04:30,504 --> 00:04:33,905 Everybody who lives around here knows about the shadow 65 00:04:33,907 --> 00:04:36,642 That the forest casts upon the town. 66 00:04:40,848 --> 00:04:46,985 I always describe the forest as its own entity. 67 00:04:46,987 --> 00:04:50,422 There's something in the forest. 68 00:04:50,424 --> 00:04:53,325 It is well known as the cursed forest. 69 00:04:56,997 --> 00:05:00,666 Residents commonly refer to the freetown state forest 70 00:05:00,668 --> 00:05:03,702 As the cursed forest 71 00:05:03,704 --> 00:05:07,105 Because it is well known as a place where terrible 72 00:05:07,107 --> 00:05:10,676 And unexplainable things happen. 73 00:05:10,678 --> 00:05:13,745 I believe the curse is to keep people out of the forest. 74 00:05:13,747 --> 00:05:17,215 I believe the power of the curse is what's fueling 75 00:05:17,217 --> 00:05:20,118 All the bad things that have gone on. 76 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:23,488 Many keep their distance at all costs. 77 00:05:23,490 --> 00:05:25,357 When I was growing up my parents told me 78 00:05:25,359 --> 00:05:28,860 They never wanted me to go in the forest by myself. 79 00:05:28,862 --> 00:05:30,462 You definitely feel that 80 00:05:30,464 --> 00:05:34,599 There might be something walking with you. 81 00:05:34,601 --> 00:05:38,637 But for others the forest is a source of curiosity 82 00:05:38,639 --> 00:05:40,972 That's impossible to resist. 83 00:05:44,178 --> 00:05:46,845 When I was a kid, my friends and I would spend a lot of time 84 00:05:46,847 --> 00:05:50,349 Out walking in the woods and exploring the swamps. 85 00:05:50,351 --> 00:05:54,886 James rice grew up just steps from the woods. 86 00:05:54,888 --> 00:05:58,156 But when he was 12 years old, he had an experience 87 00:05:58,158 --> 00:06:02,094 That made him understand why his hometown state forest 88 00:06:02,096 --> 00:06:04,296 Is believed to be cursed. 89 00:06:10,904 --> 00:06:12,804 We're walking down elm street, a friend and I 90 00:06:12,806 --> 00:06:17,075 And we happen to notice some footsteps. 91 00:06:17,077 --> 00:06:18,310 And we thought that was unusual. 92 00:06:18,312 --> 00:06:19,911 So we started following the footprints 93 00:06:19,913 --> 00:06:22,047 And they disappeared into the woods. 94 00:06:24,785 --> 00:06:28,120 So we followed this path for quite some ways to the woods. 95 00:06:28,122 --> 00:06:30,722 And I just felt very uncomfortable. 96 00:06:33,427 --> 00:06:36,628 This sort of sense of dread and a mental chill. 97 00:06:49,743 --> 00:06:51,943 We could see a girl coming from the woods 98 00:06:51,945 --> 00:06:55,147 And someone's chasing her or something's chasing her. 99 00:07:02,956 --> 00:07:04,956 When we got there she'd had disappeared. 100 00:07:12,733 --> 00:07:14,566 And I called my friend over and said, "I'm feeling 101 00:07:14,568 --> 00:07:17,869 Something very strange here." 102 00:07:17,871 --> 00:07:21,406 I could sense sadness or despair 103 00:07:21,408 --> 00:07:25,410 Or fear sort of all combining at once. 104 00:07:25,412 --> 00:07:27,245 My friend said, I don't feel anything." 105 00:07:27,247 --> 00:07:29,548 I said, "well, no, come stand exactly where I'm standing." 106 00:07:36,657 --> 00:07:38,423 And he said, "wow, yeah, you're right. 107 00:07:38,425 --> 00:07:40,058 I don't understand it 108 00:07:40,060 --> 00:07:41,526 And I've never felt this way before. 109 00:07:41,528 --> 00:07:45,330 I don't feel comfortable in this particular place." 110 00:07:45,332 --> 00:07:47,098 I think a part of me wondered 111 00:07:47,100 --> 00:07:49,868 If maybe what I was experiencing was a call for help, 112 00:07:49,870 --> 00:07:52,938 But being a 12-year-old boy I had no idea 113 00:07:52,940 --> 00:07:55,807 How I could possibly help this person or this spirit. 114 00:07:58,378 --> 00:08:01,413 James doesn't realize that the mysterious woman 115 00:08:01,415 --> 00:08:05,884 May have been warning him of the dangers in the cursed forest. 116 00:08:05,886 --> 00:08:08,887 Within months of this unexplainable encounter, 117 00:08:08,889 --> 00:08:12,791 James has another more terrifying experience. 118 00:08:16,029 --> 00:08:18,230 One Halloween night, we were coming back 119 00:08:18,232 --> 00:08:20,031 From a little bit of trick or treating 120 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:23,368 And we saw a car that looked like an elderly couple. 121 00:08:27,574 --> 00:08:31,109 We thought that they were lost, but they pulled down this road 122 00:08:31,111 --> 00:08:32,444 With great deliberation 123 00:08:32,446 --> 00:08:34,713 As if they knew exactly where they were going. 124 00:08:37,985 --> 00:08:40,185 We built up the courage to go down there. 125 00:08:46,059 --> 00:08:48,593 When we got down there just around this area 126 00:08:48,595 --> 00:08:50,762 We found a burned cross... 127 00:08:53,300 --> 00:08:55,200 ...And some bones from some animals. 128 00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:06,411 My friend said, "wow, I think that what we're seeing 129 00:09:06,413 --> 00:09:09,180 Is some sort of gathering on Halloween night." 130 00:09:13,754 --> 00:09:16,388 We saw a group of people standing around with rifles. 131 00:09:30,704 --> 00:09:33,371 And they turned in our direction. 132 00:09:37,978 --> 00:09:39,377 We weren't sure if the intention 133 00:09:39,379 --> 00:09:43,582 Was just to scare us or if they had a darker intention. 134 00:09:46,553 --> 00:09:49,287 Eventually we knew we'd have to come out from behind the rocks 135 00:09:49,289 --> 00:09:50,989 And we didn't know if somebody would be 136 00:09:50,991 --> 00:09:52,757 Lying in wait for us at that time. 137 00:09:58,799 --> 00:09:59,798 And they weren't. 138 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,033 And we were able to get away safely. 139 00:10:02,035 --> 00:10:04,736 James wonders if this terrifying encounter 140 00:10:04,738 --> 00:10:07,906 Has anything to do with the mysterious girl 141 00:10:07,908 --> 00:10:09,674 And the chilling sense of dread 142 00:10:09,676 --> 00:10:13,111 He experienced a few months earlier. 143 00:10:13,113 --> 00:10:15,013 Is it all evidence of a curse 144 00:10:15,015 --> 00:10:19,084 That earned the dark forest its nickname, 145 00:10:19,086 --> 00:10:23,388 And what was this menacing group? 146 00:10:23,390 --> 00:10:27,158 These are questions that retired detective alan alves 147 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,362 Began asking early in his career when he was assigned 148 00:10:30,364 --> 00:10:34,132 To investigate the freetown state forest. 149 00:10:34,134 --> 00:10:38,003 Originally believed by other officers to be harmless hippies, 150 00:10:38,005 --> 00:10:41,473 Alan soon learned that the group was far more dangerous 151 00:10:41,475 --> 00:10:45,243 Than he could have ever imagined. 152 00:10:45,245 --> 00:10:47,145 They would tie ribbons 153 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:48,913 That you could track. 154 00:10:48,915 --> 00:10:51,516 The yellow means turn right. 155 00:10:51,518 --> 00:10:54,586 You come to another ribbon that might be red. 156 00:10:54,588 --> 00:10:55,987 Turn left. 157 00:10:55,989 --> 00:11:00,825 Until you came to the site of the actual rituals. 158 00:11:00,827 --> 00:11:02,227 And that's where we would find 159 00:11:02,229 --> 00:11:05,063 Some of the evidence the ritual took place. 160 00:11:13,807 --> 00:11:19,844 A large stone. 161 00:11:19,846 --> 00:11:23,114 Pentagrams in the ground. 162 00:11:23,116 --> 00:11:24,449 Dead animals. 163 00:11:29,790 --> 00:11:33,792 There was one where we found 20 or 25 calves 164 00:11:33,794 --> 00:11:35,593 Completely drained of blood. 165 00:11:41,401 --> 00:11:44,335 I felt like I was in a horror movie. 166 00:11:44,337 --> 00:11:46,204 But it wasn't. It was real. 167 00:11:59,586 --> 00:12:02,387 In the center of freetown lies a forest 168 00:12:02,389 --> 00:12:06,825 Constantly teeming with mystery and terror. 169 00:12:06,827 --> 00:12:10,061 Are all the horrors people experience today 170 00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:14,032 Connected to a mysterious curse from the past? 171 00:12:14,034 --> 00:12:17,335 Police officer alan alves began examining 172 00:12:17,337 --> 00:12:18,837 Disturbing activity 173 00:12:18,839 --> 00:12:23,341 In these so-called cursed woods in the 1970s, embarking on 174 00:12:23,343 --> 00:12:27,078 One of the most frightening investigations of his career. 175 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,981 I started doing research and I brought 176 00:12:29,983 --> 00:12:34,853 Photographs of what I took, what I saw in the state forest. 177 00:12:34,855 --> 00:12:36,721 Alan discovered that the pictures 178 00:12:36,723 --> 00:12:39,023 That he had taken matched up with symbols 179 00:12:39,025 --> 00:12:42,327 Commonly used in satanic rituals. 180 00:12:42,329 --> 00:12:45,263 And I started understanding what was going on there. 181 00:12:45,265 --> 00:12:49,300 There was rituals worshipping satan. 182 00:12:49,302 --> 00:12:51,703 Since first stepping into the forest, 183 00:12:51,705 --> 00:12:54,038 Alan felt a dark energy. 184 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,275 And as a young and hungry rookie, he was determined 185 00:12:57,277 --> 00:13:02,013 To find out the source of the evil gripping his hometown. 186 00:13:02,015 --> 00:13:05,116 He soon learned that a man named carl drew 187 00:13:05,118 --> 00:13:07,919 Was at the center of the disturbing activity 188 00:13:07,921 --> 00:13:10,855 Taking place in freetown forest. 189 00:13:10,857 --> 00:13:14,926 I think the forest brought up the darkness in carl drew. 190 00:13:14,928 --> 00:13:19,030 When carl drew's crimes were discovered, 191 00:13:19,032 --> 00:13:21,966 He was brought in for questioning. 192 00:13:21,968 --> 00:13:25,703 To this day, a few figures cast as dark a shadow 193 00:13:25,705 --> 00:13:28,039 As this menacing cult leader. 194 00:13:31,077 --> 00:13:34,045 I saw an evil. 195 00:13:34,047 --> 00:13:36,414 It was like looking at the devil himself. 196 00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:43,955 He called himself the son of satan. 197 00:13:43,957 --> 00:13:45,757 He believed that satan will punish you 198 00:13:45,759 --> 00:13:48,092 Even if he has carl drew do it. 199 00:13:50,964 --> 00:13:53,464 Carl drew was a pimp. 200 00:13:55,435 --> 00:13:58,503 If any called of carl drew's girls got out of line, 201 00:13:58,505 --> 00:14:01,072 They would be violently punished. 202 00:14:06,913 --> 00:14:10,215 It was a very active cult. 203 00:14:10,217 --> 00:14:14,118 They were doing their rituals in the forest. 204 00:14:18,458 --> 00:14:22,560 You have all that evil that went on over there. 205 00:14:22,562 --> 00:14:24,429 Rumors of cult activity 206 00:14:24,431 --> 00:14:26,764 Begin to spread through freetown 207 00:14:26,766 --> 00:14:32,637 Giving the cursed forest an even more sinister reputation. 208 00:14:32,639 --> 00:14:35,640 As a teenager, local resident john brightman 209 00:14:35,642 --> 00:14:37,542 Started to hear the stories 210 00:14:37,544 --> 00:14:40,612 But he had no idea that the area of the forest 211 00:14:40,614 --> 00:14:43,214 That he and his friends often explored 212 00:14:43,216 --> 00:14:47,619 Was once the site of horrific cult sacrifices. 213 00:14:47,621 --> 00:14:49,554 I became aware of some of the darker things 214 00:14:49,556 --> 00:14:51,522 That went on here in the freetown state forest 215 00:14:51,524 --> 00:14:54,259 When I was probably about 14. 216 00:14:54,261 --> 00:14:56,661 I was told a lot of bad things happened there 217 00:14:56,663 --> 00:15:00,298 And that people were afraid to go into the forest. 218 00:15:00,300 --> 00:15:03,668 But when john ventures into the woods on a sunny day 219 00:15:03,670 --> 00:15:07,472 In 1984, he can't imagine the dark energy 220 00:15:07,474 --> 00:15:09,140 He will come in contact with. 221 00:15:09,142 --> 00:15:12,577 I was riding my bike with some friends. 222 00:15:14,848 --> 00:15:18,449 I was riding fast. I pulled away from them. 223 00:15:18,451 --> 00:15:21,586 And I needed to stop to let them catch up. 224 00:15:27,761 --> 00:15:31,195 And I hear this noise. 225 00:15:31,197 --> 00:15:33,932 It's almost like a branch break in the back. 226 00:15:51,952 --> 00:15:54,218 I noticed this figure 227 00:15:54,220 --> 00:15:57,622 About maybe 3-1/2, 4-foot-tall, child-like, 228 00:15:57,624 --> 00:16:00,158 Standing there staring right at me. 229 00:16:03,396 --> 00:16:05,296 You could see right through it. 230 00:16:05,298 --> 00:16:09,634 His eyes were just piercing black. 231 00:16:09,636 --> 00:16:11,936 Never said a word. 232 00:16:11,938 --> 00:16:13,037 Never moved. 233 00:16:17,143 --> 00:16:19,243 I can hear the bikes coming. 234 00:16:23,116 --> 00:16:26,951 And as I turned back, it was gone. 235 00:16:30,991 --> 00:16:33,257 It was the first time that anything like this 236 00:16:33,259 --> 00:16:37,195 Has happened to me, and it really did shake me. 237 00:16:37,197 --> 00:16:39,163 It sent chills down my bones 238 00:16:39,165 --> 00:16:41,332 Because I didn't know what it was. 239 00:16:45,138 --> 00:16:47,839 John's encounter with the black-eyed boy 240 00:16:47,841 --> 00:16:51,209 Haunts him to this day. 241 00:16:51,211 --> 00:16:53,478 I was right about where the car is 242 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:54,746 And I just happened to turn around 243 00:16:54,748 --> 00:16:57,648 And right here 244 00:16:57,650 --> 00:16:59,984 I saw the little boy. 245 00:16:59,986 --> 00:17:02,453 The little boy just standing like this. 246 00:17:02,455 --> 00:17:06,724 Just kind of looking right up at me. 247 00:17:06,726 --> 00:17:09,260 The memories are spinning through my head 248 00:17:09,262 --> 00:17:11,562 And I'm just kinda thinking of me 249 00:17:11,564 --> 00:17:14,766 As a little boy kind of freaking out again. 250 00:17:14,768 --> 00:17:19,270 It's stuck with me for so long and still to this day 251 00:17:19,272 --> 00:17:23,674 That it made me draw it out. 252 00:17:23,676 --> 00:17:26,544 And I decided to finally get it tattooed on me. 253 00:17:28,415 --> 00:17:31,883 Over the years, john also repeatedly returned 254 00:17:31,885 --> 00:17:35,753 To the site where he encountered the black-eyed boy. 255 00:17:35,755 --> 00:17:40,324 On one of his visits he noticed a beaten-down shack. 256 00:17:40,326 --> 00:17:43,995 The shack that used to be at this site was here 257 00:17:43,997 --> 00:17:45,696 When I was a young kid. 258 00:17:45,698 --> 00:17:49,067 And it was very broken down 259 00:17:49,069 --> 00:17:53,137 But it was covered with graffiti and satanic symbols and signs. 260 00:17:53,139 --> 00:17:57,308 Pentagrams painted everywhere. 261 00:17:57,310 --> 00:17:59,844 Hearing the stories of what I grew up hearing 262 00:17:59,846 --> 00:18:05,216 And thinking this was so close to home, it really startled me. 263 00:18:05,218 --> 00:18:07,285 When I think about what could have happened, 264 00:18:07,287 --> 00:18:10,088 It scared me. 265 00:18:10,090 --> 00:18:13,758 Back in the 1970s, detective alan alves 266 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:17,562 Was once called to this very location to investigate 267 00:18:17,564 --> 00:18:20,665 An ominous shack rumored to be associated 268 00:18:20,667 --> 00:18:24,102 With a disturbing cult activity in the area. 269 00:18:24,104 --> 00:18:26,437 I was directed to an area 270 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:29,740 Where these hunters found the bunker. 271 00:18:29,742 --> 00:18:32,810 The cults are very secretive, they're very protective. 272 00:18:32,812 --> 00:18:36,047 They're the ones who become very dangerous. 273 00:18:36,049 --> 00:18:39,317 The horror that he is about to unearth reveals 274 00:18:39,319 --> 00:18:42,720 A whole new level to the group's depravity. 275 00:18:54,134 --> 00:18:57,235 As a child growing up in the mid-1980s, 276 00:18:57,237 --> 00:19:00,471 John brightman came face-to-face with the dark side 277 00:19:00,473 --> 00:19:03,708 Of the freetown forest, 278 00:19:03,710 --> 00:19:07,044 When he encountered a mysterious black-eyed child 279 00:19:07,046 --> 00:19:11,582 Near an ominous shack covered with satanic symbols. 280 00:19:11,584 --> 00:19:14,585 It's just a few miles from town and is a site 281 00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:19,557 That detective alan alves had also discovered in the 1970s 282 00:19:19,559 --> 00:19:23,661 When he was investigating disturbing cult activity. 283 00:19:23,663 --> 00:19:27,532 What he found there were the makings of a nightmare. 284 00:19:30,637 --> 00:19:33,237 Chair had an upside-down cross on it. 285 00:19:37,243 --> 00:19:40,745 And then there was all kind of baby clothes all there. 286 00:19:46,352 --> 00:19:48,753 And then they had several dolls. 287 00:19:51,491 --> 00:19:54,425 Some with their eyes taken out some with the heads off. 288 00:19:56,529 --> 00:20:00,164 I learned that in the satanic religion sacrifices 289 00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:01,632 Of newborn babies 290 00:20:01,634 --> 00:20:07,638 Are the best sacrifice followed by children, followed by female. 291 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:11,142 Though it is never proven that children were sacrificed, 292 00:20:11,144 --> 00:20:15,279 Eventually the cult's leader, carl drew, is arrested 293 00:20:15,281 --> 00:20:17,782 For murdering one of his followers. 294 00:20:17,784 --> 00:20:22,153 And the activity in the forest seems to subside. 295 00:20:22,155 --> 00:20:25,656 But john's encounter with the black-eyed boy suggests 296 00:20:25,658 --> 00:20:29,627 That a dark presence continues to linger. 297 00:20:29,629 --> 00:20:31,862 I started learning the history of the forest 298 00:20:31,864 --> 00:20:34,532 And heard about the cults and the rituals. 299 00:20:34,534 --> 00:20:37,001 Who knows if the black-eyed child 300 00:20:37,003 --> 00:20:42,006 Could be possibly one of the victims of this cult. 301 00:20:42,008 --> 00:20:45,076 John will always wonder if the mysterious spirit 302 00:20:45,078 --> 00:20:47,445 Who he encountered by the satanic shack 303 00:20:47,447 --> 00:20:50,848 Is connected to carl drew's cult. 304 00:20:50,850 --> 00:20:54,585 But he is not the only one to have an unexplainable encounter 305 00:20:54,587 --> 00:20:58,289 With a disturbing apparition. 306 00:20:58,291 --> 00:21:03,461 Friends luann joly and rené car live near the forest. 307 00:21:03,463 --> 00:21:05,596 One day, a walk in the woods 308 00:21:05,598 --> 00:21:08,432 Leads to a chilling confrontation. 309 00:21:08,434 --> 00:21:12,837 René and I were in the forest walking through. 310 00:21:12,839 --> 00:21:17,174 And I thought I saw a figure, a dark figure 311 00:21:17,176 --> 00:21:19,944 Step behind a tree. 312 00:21:19,946 --> 00:21:24,749 It felt like something else was there with us, a presence. 313 00:21:24,751 --> 00:21:28,386 But there was no one for miles around. 314 00:21:28,388 --> 00:21:30,321 I was scared. I even stepped down 315 00:21:30,323 --> 00:21:34,191 And I looked around with my flashlight. 316 00:21:34,193 --> 00:21:37,395 Moments later, I heard a voice say... 317 00:21:39,565 --> 00:21:42,800 Carl drew. 318 00:21:42,802 --> 00:21:46,871 Was this a victim or a warning to stay away? 319 00:21:46,873 --> 00:21:48,906 When you hear the name carl drew, 320 00:21:48,908 --> 00:21:55,813 It is like somebody poured ice water down your back. 321 00:21:55,815 --> 00:21:59,050 It was very, very upsetting. 322 00:21:59,052 --> 00:22:01,452 But not every eerie encounter 323 00:22:01,454 --> 00:22:04,221 Can be connected to carl drew. 324 00:22:04,223 --> 00:22:08,125 You have people right up to today, they're enacting 325 00:22:08,127 --> 00:22:10,161 The same kind of things that the cult did. 326 00:22:10,163 --> 00:22:13,364 Which came first, the chicken or the egg? 327 00:22:13,366 --> 00:22:17,168 You know, in this case, was there a negative energy 328 00:22:17,170 --> 00:22:18,836 Before the cult came 329 00:22:18,838 --> 00:22:24,709 And that's why they even picked the forest? 330 00:22:24,711 --> 00:22:27,845 The problem was that strange things in the state parks 331 00:22:27,847 --> 00:22:32,216 Didn't stop with carl drew or end with carl drew. 332 00:22:32,218 --> 00:22:35,119 What is the curse that lies beneath the surface 333 00:22:35,121 --> 00:22:37,655 Of the forest and seems to attract 334 00:22:37,657 --> 00:22:40,257 So much darkness and evil? 335 00:22:42,095 --> 00:22:44,695 Travis pike grew up in freetown 336 00:22:44,697 --> 00:22:46,597 And heard all of the stories. 337 00:22:46,599 --> 00:22:50,935 It has quite the reputation. 338 00:22:50,937 --> 00:22:52,770 Despite that reputation, 339 00:22:52,772 --> 00:22:54,438 When travis was a teenager 340 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,007 The cult hadn't been active in years 341 00:22:57,009 --> 00:23:00,544 And he and his friends enjoyed the eerie feeling they got 342 00:23:00,546 --> 00:23:03,481 Exploring the freetown forest 343 00:23:03,483 --> 00:23:05,282 We're all used to being out in the woods. 344 00:23:05,284 --> 00:23:07,885 So when we started to come out on some of these old dirt roads 345 00:23:07,887 --> 00:23:10,955 You get a sense of being completely isolated 346 00:23:10,957 --> 00:23:14,492 And on top of that you always felt like 347 00:23:14,494 --> 00:23:17,395 You were kind of being watched. 348 00:23:17,397 --> 00:23:20,064 But one day, travis had an experience 349 00:23:20,066 --> 00:23:24,301 In the cursed forest that still shakes him to his core. 350 00:23:26,506 --> 00:23:28,939 It's just a group of friends in a rural town 351 00:23:28,941 --> 00:23:31,275 With not much really to do. 352 00:23:31,277 --> 00:23:33,978 So we would go out to have a bonfire. 353 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:42,987 I was kind of standing over the firepit 354 00:23:42,989 --> 00:23:44,822 Trying to get it going and... 355 00:23:47,393 --> 00:23:49,160 ...One of my friends had yelled, you know, 356 00:23:49,162 --> 00:23:50,361 "I think there's somebody over here." 357 00:23:50,363 --> 00:23:52,396 Guys, I think there's someone over here. 358 00:24:01,941 --> 00:24:05,443 Hey! Who's in there? 359 00:24:05,445 --> 00:24:08,245 Hello? 360 00:24:08,247 --> 00:24:11,816 Hey. 361 00:24:11,818 --> 00:24:14,552 We could all see bits of something 362 00:24:14,554 --> 00:24:15,986 Moving through the brush. 363 00:24:22,195 --> 00:24:23,561 He was there. 364 00:24:23,563 --> 00:24:27,932 We were kind of yelling, "hey, why are you following us?" 365 00:24:27,934 --> 00:24:30,167 We never got any answer. 366 00:24:30,169 --> 00:24:33,504 Who's back there? 367 00:24:33,506 --> 00:24:37,308 It was almost taunting us to come into the woods. 368 00:24:37,310 --> 00:24:39,243 - Come on, let's get out of here. - Yeah, let's go. 369 00:24:39,245 --> 00:24:41,345 Everybody panicked and freaked out. 370 00:24:41,347 --> 00:24:44,515 - Hurry up! - Come on! 371 00:24:45,818 --> 00:24:48,085 Damn it! Come on, please? 372 00:24:48,087 --> 00:24:49,987 And we turned the keys and nothing happened. 373 00:24:49,989 --> 00:24:51,555 - Start the car. - I'm trying. 374 00:24:51,557 --> 00:24:53,891 - Start it! - Come on! 375 00:24:53,893 --> 00:24:56,527 - Go! Go! - It's not starting. 376 00:24:56,529 --> 00:24:59,897 You got to be kidding me. 377 00:24:59,899 --> 00:25:01,932 Come on! 378 00:25:03,936 --> 00:25:06,270 Hurry! 379 00:25:06,272 --> 00:25:08,172 Let's go, let's go! 380 00:25:08,174 --> 00:25:11,008 And when I went to jump in the driver's side of my truck... 381 00:25:14,580 --> 00:25:15,679 What is it? 382 00:25:19,318 --> 00:25:22,086 I went pale and all the hair on my neck stood up. 383 00:25:37,837 --> 00:25:40,538 In a forest where unexplainable encounters 384 00:25:40,540 --> 00:25:43,173 Frequently occur and a dark energy 385 00:25:43,175 --> 00:25:45,609 Is rumored to inspire evil, 386 00:25:45,611 --> 00:25:48,946 An ominous note is enough to send travis pike 387 00:25:48,948 --> 00:25:50,848 Into a fit of terror. 388 00:25:50,850 --> 00:25:53,317 Jump back in the car and turn the key. 389 00:25:53,319 --> 00:25:56,287 - Start it. Start the car. - Stat the car! 390 00:25:56,289 --> 00:25:59,490 And again, nothing happened. Everybody's freaking out. 391 00:25:59,492 --> 00:26:03,594 Hurry! Hurry. 392 00:26:03,596 --> 00:26:06,664 And then the third time I turned the key... 393 00:26:06,666 --> 00:26:09,633 - Yeah! - Yes! Yes! 394 00:26:09,635 --> 00:26:12,036 ...The car started like nothing was wrong. 395 00:26:12,038 --> 00:26:15,005 And we left that dirt road sideways. 396 00:26:16,909 --> 00:26:20,311 Who was the author of this threatening note 397 00:26:20,313 --> 00:26:22,546 And what did it mean? 398 00:26:22,548 --> 00:26:25,649 After I had that experience it kind of intrigued me. 399 00:26:25,651 --> 00:26:31,755 Was it just us being anxious and scared or was there actually 400 00:26:31,757 --> 00:26:33,324 Something else at work? 401 00:26:33,326 --> 00:26:35,526 Travis isn't alone in feeling 402 00:26:35,528 --> 00:26:38,195 That there might be a threatening presence 403 00:26:38,197 --> 00:26:40,598 Lurking in the trees. 404 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:45,002 Many believe that there are dark forces in the forest. 405 00:26:45,004 --> 00:26:47,671 Years after alan alves investigated 406 00:26:47,673 --> 00:26:51,308 Carl drew's evil cult, disturbing things 407 00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:55,112 Continue to happen in these mysterious woods. 408 00:26:55,114 --> 00:26:58,349 Evil things, satanic things still went on in the forest. 409 00:26:58,351 --> 00:27:00,084 People were still having rituals, 410 00:27:00,086 --> 00:27:02,353 People were committing suicide, 411 00:27:02,355 --> 00:27:04,855 Other people had been found dead there. 412 00:27:04,857 --> 00:27:07,358 Why does everyone pick the forest? 413 00:27:09,929 --> 00:27:12,563 Something's drawing them to it. 414 00:27:12,565 --> 00:27:15,933 The freetown state forest appears to be a force field 415 00:27:15,935 --> 00:27:17,801 Like no other. 416 00:27:17,803 --> 00:27:19,870 Something deep in these woods 417 00:27:19,872 --> 00:27:22,906 Has an immense power to bring out evil. 418 00:27:26,345 --> 00:27:28,479 It's interesting with route 24, 419 00:27:28,481 --> 00:27:32,016 People call it massachusetts's deadliest highway. 420 00:27:32,018 --> 00:27:33,751 It goes right through the forest, 421 00:27:33,753 --> 00:27:35,653 And it's very narrow. 422 00:27:35,655 --> 00:27:39,056 Manny famalore has been a paramedic in freetown 423 00:27:39,058 --> 00:27:41,291 For almost 20 years. 424 00:27:41,293 --> 00:27:44,628 He knows the horror stories well. 425 00:27:44,630 --> 00:27:45,996 A lot of people say that there's 426 00:27:45,998 --> 00:27:48,165 Really negative energy in this area. 427 00:27:48,167 --> 00:27:50,901 I believe that there must be something in this area 428 00:27:50,903 --> 00:27:53,337 Because with the stories consistent, 429 00:27:53,339 --> 00:27:54,571 There has got to be something 430 00:27:54,573 --> 00:27:57,608 That keeps them the way that they are. 431 00:27:57,610 --> 00:28:00,911 In his job, manny has seen trends that suggest 432 00:28:00,913 --> 00:28:03,580 All the chatter about the cursed forest 433 00:28:03,582 --> 00:28:06,183 Is more than just speculation. 434 00:28:06,185 --> 00:28:09,787 He has seen an unusually high number of car accidents 435 00:28:09,789 --> 00:28:11,922 On route 24, the highway 436 00:28:11,924 --> 00:28:16,060 That runs directly through the freetown state forest. 437 00:28:16,062 --> 00:28:20,097 In 2009, there was over 650 accidents. 438 00:28:20,099 --> 00:28:22,933 On route 24 in freetown, this was the scene 439 00:28:22,935 --> 00:28:24,902 Shortly after 4:30 this evening. 440 00:28:24,904 --> 00:28:26,804 The victim is 53-year-old... 441 00:28:26,806 --> 00:28:30,741 In 2017, there was over 500 accidents. 442 00:28:30,743 --> 00:28:32,710 Massachusetts state police have confirmed 443 00:28:32,712 --> 00:28:35,612 That one person died at the scene. 444 00:28:35,614 --> 00:28:37,881 A lot of these accidents have fatalities 445 00:28:37,883 --> 00:28:40,084 And these are very, very violent accidents 446 00:28:40,086 --> 00:28:45,289 And people can't explain why there's so many on this highway. 447 00:28:45,291 --> 00:28:48,726 There's deaths everywhere, but there's a consistency 448 00:28:48,728 --> 00:28:52,429 In the deaths and in the suicides in the area. 449 00:28:52,431 --> 00:28:54,364 And it really makes you wonder, 450 00:28:54,366 --> 00:28:58,469 Is there something that's drawing that negative energy? 451 00:28:58,471 --> 00:29:01,171 Manny has a theory that the forest's history 452 00:29:01,173 --> 00:29:03,373 May provide an important clue. 453 00:29:03,375 --> 00:29:05,509 People say that the area is cursed. 454 00:29:05,511 --> 00:29:09,480 So could it be because the area was built parallel 455 00:29:09,482 --> 00:29:10,881 To an old indian trail? 456 00:29:10,883 --> 00:29:14,551 But it's just one of those mysteries. 457 00:29:14,553 --> 00:29:16,754 Those who know the history of the region 458 00:29:16,756 --> 00:29:20,824 Are certain that the experiences of the native americans here 459 00:29:20,826 --> 00:29:24,161 Have contributed to the forest's dark energy. 460 00:29:26,031 --> 00:29:28,232 Long before the cult activity 461 00:29:28,234 --> 00:29:30,033 And other modern murders, 462 00:29:30,035 --> 00:29:32,469 The native american wampanoag people 463 00:29:32,471 --> 00:29:35,072 Faced horrors in these cursed woods 464 00:29:35,074 --> 00:29:38,408 That nearly led to their annihilation. 465 00:29:38,410 --> 00:29:42,446 The wampanoag people came up from the south as the ice 466 00:29:42,448 --> 00:29:45,482 Retreated, as the bays were formed. 467 00:29:45,484 --> 00:29:48,652 We've been here about 12,000 years. 468 00:29:48,654 --> 00:29:50,320 Hartman deetz is a member 469 00:29:50,322 --> 00:29:54,124 Of the mashpee wampanoag tribe. 470 00:29:54,126 --> 00:29:56,326 The freetown state forest in particular 471 00:29:56,328 --> 00:30:00,330 Is an area where wampanoag people have 472 00:30:00,332 --> 00:30:02,432 Had ongoing presence. 473 00:30:02,434 --> 00:30:05,102 One place in the forest that has always been 474 00:30:05,104 --> 00:30:07,971 Especially significant to the wampanoag people 475 00:30:07,973 --> 00:30:10,240 Is the hockomock swamp. 476 00:30:10,242 --> 00:30:12,910 Now separated by modern architecture, 477 00:30:12,912 --> 00:30:15,012 The hockomock swamp was considered 478 00:30:15,014 --> 00:30:17,181 Part of the freetown state forest, 479 00:30:17,183 --> 00:30:20,651 Wetlands to be respected and feared. 480 00:30:20,653 --> 00:30:22,820 The wampanoags felt that this swamp held 481 00:30:22,822 --> 00:30:24,555 A lot of negative energy. 482 00:30:24,557 --> 00:30:28,859 That it was basically a gateway to their version of hades. 483 00:30:28,861 --> 00:30:31,495 In fact, the name hockomock swamp loosely translated 484 00:30:31,497 --> 00:30:34,965 From algonquin means "dark place" or "place of the devil." 485 00:30:34,967 --> 00:30:37,935 A local author, andrew lake, has researched 486 00:30:37,937 --> 00:30:42,606 The wampanoag's troubled history with the swamp. 487 00:30:42,608 --> 00:30:45,409 From the time that the pilgrims landed in plymouth 488 00:30:45,411 --> 00:30:47,544 The wampanoags would tell the settlers not 489 00:30:47,546 --> 00:30:48,946 To venture too far in the swamp 490 00:30:48,948 --> 00:30:51,849 Because they may never come back. 491 00:30:51,851 --> 00:30:55,052 This was considered to be a very spooky place 492 00:30:55,054 --> 00:30:57,921 Of superstition and supernatural beings. 493 00:30:57,923 --> 00:31:00,457 Despite these warnings, tensions between 494 00:31:00,459 --> 00:31:05,362 The wampanoags and the european settlers arose, and a bloody war 495 00:31:05,364 --> 00:31:07,531 Was fought for control of the lands 496 00:31:07,533 --> 00:31:09,566 Surrounding the hockomock swamp. 497 00:31:12,571 --> 00:31:15,606 King philip's war, as it's known, is the war 498 00:31:15,608 --> 00:31:18,041 That was fought in the 1670s 499 00:31:18,043 --> 00:31:23,146 Between the wampanoag people and the english. 500 00:31:23,148 --> 00:31:26,083 There's conflicts over land transactions which are happening 501 00:31:26,085 --> 00:31:28,318 Very constantly and big chunks of land 502 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,721 Are being transferred from native hands 503 00:31:30,723 --> 00:31:33,390 To foreigner hands. 504 00:31:33,392 --> 00:31:36,326 And ultimately people fought back and forth and whole towns 505 00:31:36,328 --> 00:31:41,331 And whole villages were destroyed on both sides. 506 00:31:41,333 --> 00:31:43,867 The king philip's war was actually bloodier 507 00:31:43,869 --> 00:31:48,138 Than our own civil war, american civil war, per capita. 508 00:31:48,140 --> 00:31:50,941 It was a very horrible, horrible war where both sides 509 00:31:50,943 --> 00:31:55,112 Did very horrible things to one another. 510 00:31:55,114 --> 00:31:57,848 Some believe that the brutality of the war 511 00:31:57,850 --> 00:32:01,218 Was due to its proximity to the hockomock swamp 512 00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:04,087 With all its mystical powers. 513 00:32:04,089 --> 00:32:09,259 The idea that the forest was cursed began to take shape. 514 00:32:09,261 --> 00:32:10,861 Because even the warfare 515 00:32:10,863 --> 00:32:12,996 Was almost horrific and supernatural. 516 00:32:12,998 --> 00:32:15,465 I mean, there were crimes committed on both sides 517 00:32:15,467 --> 00:32:18,468 To women and children that were just absolutely unspeakable. 518 00:32:18,470 --> 00:32:21,471 And a lot of people believe 519 00:32:21,473 --> 00:32:24,107 That it was supernatural forces within the area 520 00:32:24,109 --> 00:32:27,144 That may have actually influenced the wampanoag 521 00:32:27,146 --> 00:32:31,048 And the plymouth colony to be so violent towards one another. 522 00:32:34,486 --> 00:32:37,621 Like the spirits reminding residents of the cult 523 00:32:37,623 --> 00:32:41,992 And other modern evil, there is unexplainable activity 524 00:32:41,994 --> 00:32:46,096 That harks back to the king philip's war. 525 00:32:46,098 --> 00:32:49,199 There have been the stories of drumbeats. 526 00:32:49,201 --> 00:32:51,568 That happens at all the locations 527 00:32:51,570 --> 00:32:56,139 That seem to be key to the king philip's war. 528 00:32:56,141 --> 00:32:58,542 We've heard the stories and we were out there. 529 00:32:58,544 --> 00:33:02,579 We heard drumming, we heard 15 beats in intervals of three. 530 00:33:02,581 --> 00:33:05,949 Boom boom boom. Boom boom boom. 531 00:33:05,951 --> 00:33:08,385 It was pretty dramatic. 532 00:33:08,387 --> 00:33:10,153 And it wasn't anybody messing with us. 533 00:33:10,155 --> 00:33:13,223 You hear the drumming. 534 00:33:22,234 --> 00:33:24,468 It's kind of an eerie feeling that, 535 00:33:24,470 --> 00:33:25,802 "hey, there's something out there 536 00:33:25,804 --> 00:33:27,804 That wants to play this for you." 537 00:33:49,428 --> 00:33:51,628 Mysterious encounters with spirits 538 00:33:51,630 --> 00:33:53,597 And vicious criminal activity 539 00:33:53,599 --> 00:33:55,799 In the freetown state forest 540 00:33:55,801 --> 00:33:58,969 Follow in a long tradition of violence and blood 541 00:33:58,971 --> 00:34:01,872 That has been spilled for centuries. 542 00:34:01,874 --> 00:34:05,409 It could be argued that the hockomock swamp 543 00:34:05,411 --> 00:34:09,046 And freetown seem to be the real centers 544 00:34:09,048 --> 00:34:12,582 For the spirit activity because of their connection to the war. 545 00:34:12,584 --> 00:34:14,751 The dark history trickled down the evil 546 00:34:14,753 --> 00:34:17,387 That could be responsible for the king philip's war 547 00:34:17,389 --> 00:34:20,490 May be the reason why you have such dark crimes 548 00:34:20,492 --> 00:34:23,627 Such as the satanic activity. 549 00:34:23,629 --> 00:34:25,996 To this day people still report very strange 550 00:34:25,998 --> 00:34:28,031 And unsettling things around this area. 551 00:34:32,404 --> 00:34:34,571 In the cursed forest, a spot known 552 00:34:34,573 --> 00:34:37,908 As the assonet ledge has been the unfortunate site 553 00:34:37,910 --> 00:34:41,011 Of many suicides. 554 00:34:41,013 --> 00:34:43,847 Could this have something to do with its proximity 555 00:34:43,849 --> 00:34:46,283 To the hockomock swamp? 556 00:34:46,285 --> 00:34:48,051 The first time I went up there, 557 00:34:48,053 --> 00:34:52,155 I felt an enormous feeling to jump. 558 00:34:52,157 --> 00:34:54,057 And I backed away from it. 559 00:34:54,059 --> 00:34:56,927 It was really a strong feeling 560 00:34:56,929 --> 00:34:58,228 And then I tried to get back 561 00:34:58,230 --> 00:35:00,330 And it was a strange feeling that I was gonna fall. 562 00:35:00,332 --> 00:35:02,365 And I got further and further back. 563 00:35:02,367 --> 00:35:05,001 And I've never walked to that ledge ever since. 564 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:11,241 Once a bunch of us friends were at the assonet ledge. 565 00:35:11,243 --> 00:35:15,045 I'm afraid of heights, would not go near the edge. 566 00:35:15,047 --> 00:35:18,949 And I felt this weird feeling come over me. 567 00:35:27,559 --> 00:35:29,593 And my friends saw me start walking 568 00:35:29,595 --> 00:35:31,194 To the edge of the ledge. 569 00:35:35,734 --> 00:35:37,367 They thought I was gonna jump. 570 00:35:42,141 --> 00:35:43,907 And I don't remember any of it. 571 00:35:48,847 --> 00:35:51,047 One local legend says that during 572 00:35:51,049 --> 00:35:54,851 The king philip's war, a number of wampanoag warriors 573 00:35:54,853 --> 00:35:57,721 Leapt to their deaths from the assonet ledge 574 00:35:57,723 --> 00:36:00,724 To avoid being killed by the colonists. 575 00:36:03,028 --> 00:36:05,128 Might this be the reason people feel 576 00:36:05,130 --> 00:36:08,131 That they are being lured towards the edge? 577 00:36:10,135 --> 00:36:13,970 Haunted by their own experiences at the assonet ledge 578 00:36:13,972 --> 00:36:18,608 And throughout the forest, john, alan, and andrew 579 00:36:18,610 --> 00:36:20,577 Decide to see if they can connect 580 00:36:20,579 --> 00:36:22,679 With the source of the curse. 581 00:36:22,681 --> 00:36:24,915 We've always been told don't go there at night 582 00:36:24,917 --> 00:36:28,418 And a lot of people will purposely stay out of there 583 00:36:28,420 --> 00:36:33,723 And I'm nervous about being there at night right now 584 00:36:33,725 --> 00:36:36,226 Because of what could be going on 585 00:36:36,228 --> 00:36:38,295 Or what could happen. 586 00:36:42,601 --> 00:36:45,368 You know, a lot of people have gone into the woods 587 00:36:45,370 --> 00:36:47,571 And some haven't come out. 588 00:36:53,345 --> 00:36:55,478 What is the evil that's in here 589 00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:58,682 That draws the people to come here and interact 590 00:36:58,684 --> 00:37:00,684 And cause the trouble that they cause 591 00:37:00,686 --> 00:37:02,619 And the problems that they bring here? 592 00:37:02,621 --> 00:37:05,522 I mean, to have that much crime, 593 00:37:05,524 --> 00:37:08,558 I mean, and satanic stuff all concentrated 594 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:09,993 In one area like that. 595 00:37:09,995 --> 00:37:13,396 It is a place I find strange. This is no doubt about it. 596 00:37:13,398 --> 00:37:15,098 Let's face it, the native americans 597 00:37:15,100 --> 00:37:16,666 In this area always felt that the swamps 598 00:37:16,668 --> 00:37:19,502 Were special places places, places to fortify. 599 00:37:19,504 --> 00:37:22,372 But this place right here, the hockomock, 600 00:37:22,374 --> 00:37:24,307 This is a place of darkness, a place of evil. 601 00:37:24,309 --> 00:37:26,876 The indians always known, it's always been. 602 00:37:28,447 --> 00:37:30,614 It could show itself. 603 00:37:30,616 --> 00:37:33,450 Andrew, john, and alan are about to venture 604 00:37:33,452 --> 00:37:36,686 Into the heart of the hockomock swamp. 605 00:37:36,688 --> 00:37:39,656 They have all been impacted by the cursed woods 606 00:37:39,658 --> 00:37:43,526 And are uniting in a mission to confront the source of the evil 607 00:37:43,528 --> 00:37:46,630 Head on. 608 00:37:46,632 --> 00:37:49,199 It is a crazy, crazy place, that's for sure. 609 00:37:54,039 --> 00:37:55,772 I don't know. It might be my imagination 610 00:37:55,774 --> 00:37:57,007 But it does feel heavy back here. 611 00:37:57,009 --> 00:38:01,478 Yes, very, very heavy back here. 612 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,180 It is very, very quiet. Very quiet. 613 00:38:04,182 --> 00:38:06,049 My experience has been, you know, human activity 614 00:38:06,051 --> 00:38:10,120 Doesn't shut tree frogs up. Those things are awful quiet. 615 00:38:15,227 --> 00:38:17,360 Do you feel cold? 616 00:38:17,362 --> 00:38:19,696 It does -- it does feel like the temperature's dropped. 617 00:38:19,698 --> 00:38:22,432 It does. 618 00:38:22,434 --> 00:38:26,336 And being summertime, almost the first week of July, 619 00:38:26,338 --> 00:38:31,107 It should not be this cold but it has dropped. 620 00:38:31,109 --> 00:38:34,144 As the group moves deeper into the swamp, 621 00:38:34,146 --> 00:38:37,213 They begin to feel that they are not alone. 622 00:38:39,117 --> 00:38:40,583 The hell was that? 623 00:38:46,425 --> 00:38:47,724 What the hell was that? 624 00:38:47,726 --> 00:38:49,092 I heard some movement over there. 625 00:38:49,094 --> 00:38:50,794 Yeah, you did too. Right? Yeah. 626 00:38:50,796 --> 00:38:52,329 You definitely heard that, like, a little splash. 627 00:38:52,331 --> 00:38:53,697 I did. Yeah. 628 00:38:53,699 --> 00:38:55,332 Hey, andrew? Yes. 629 00:38:55,334 --> 00:38:58,034 Come here and take a look at this. 630 00:38:58,036 --> 00:39:00,603 Straight ahead, where my light is. 631 00:39:00,605 --> 00:39:02,605 We're being watched right now. 632 00:39:16,788 --> 00:39:20,156 The dark energy emanating from the hockomock swamp 633 00:39:20,158 --> 00:39:22,992 Is believed by many to be the root of the evil 634 00:39:22,994 --> 00:39:26,262 Pervading the freetown state forest. 635 00:39:26,264 --> 00:39:29,466 Something was reflecting back, looking back us. 636 00:39:29,468 --> 00:39:31,901 You mean like eyes? Yeah, like eyes, yes. 637 00:39:31,903 --> 00:39:34,904 John, alan, and andrew are venturing deeper 638 00:39:34,906 --> 00:39:37,607 Into the notorious hockomock swamp. 639 00:39:37,609 --> 00:39:40,043 They are experiencing the dark energy 640 00:39:40,045 --> 00:39:42,379 That usually keeps people away 641 00:39:42,381 --> 00:39:46,249 And believe that a mysterious presence is following them. 642 00:39:46,251 --> 00:39:48,017 You know, the indians would warn the settlers, 643 00:39:48,019 --> 00:39:50,186 You know, don't go too far into it 644 00:39:50,188 --> 00:39:52,088 And you don't get lured into it. 645 00:39:52,090 --> 00:39:54,090 Are we allowing our own fascination, 646 00:39:54,092 --> 00:39:56,926 Our own interests, our own curiosity 647 00:39:56,928 --> 00:39:58,962 To have us walk further and further into this? 648 00:39:58,964 --> 00:40:01,898 And that's what I'm getting afraid of. 649 00:40:01,900 --> 00:40:04,968 As they get closer to the heart of the swamp, 650 00:40:04,970 --> 00:40:08,605 The forest's dark energy becomes too much. 651 00:40:08,607 --> 00:40:11,541 I can't. I'm feeling very uncomfortable over here. 652 00:40:11,543 --> 00:40:13,810 Yeah. Yeah. You know, you were saying earlier, 653 00:40:13,812 --> 00:40:17,247 Maybe we could find, you know, the evil that's in here. 654 00:40:17,249 --> 00:40:19,015 I don't know, maybe if we go a little further 655 00:40:19,017 --> 00:40:21,017 We're going to and I don't know if that's such a good idea. 656 00:40:21,019 --> 00:40:23,219 Not what we want to find. Yeah. 657 00:40:23,221 --> 00:40:24,654 No, I agree. 658 00:40:24,656 --> 00:40:26,823 The group stops in their tracks. 659 00:40:26,825 --> 00:40:29,626 They are not comfortable traveling any deeper 660 00:40:29,628 --> 00:40:32,262 Into the dark swamplands. 661 00:40:32,264 --> 00:40:34,531 Just the heaviness of it. 662 00:40:34,533 --> 00:40:35,965 It was uncomfortable. 663 00:40:35,967 --> 00:40:38,435 It made me very nervous 664 00:40:38,437 --> 00:40:40,270 And anxious to actually get out of there. 665 00:40:40,272 --> 00:40:41,337 Yeah, no, I'm glad you said it 666 00:40:41,339 --> 00:40:42,405 'cause I was keeping it to myself, 667 00:40:42,407 --> 00:40:43,807 I didn't want to, you know. Yep. 668 00:40:43,809 --> 00:40:45,575 You guys ready to get out of here? 669 00:40:48,713 --> 00:40:52,015 From the ancient powers of the hockomock swamp, 670 00:40:52,017 --> 00:40:55,084 To the bloodshed during the king philip's war, 671 00:40:55,086 --> 00:40:57,921 To murders, suicides, accidents, 672 00:40:57,923 --> 00:41:02,759 Cult sacrifices, and mysterious encounters with lost souls, 673 00:41:02,761 --> 00:41:04,661 The freetown state forest 674 00:41:04,663 --> 00:41:07,197 Has more than earned its reputation 675 00:41:07,199 --> 00:41:10,033 As a cursed forest. 676 00:41:10,035 --> 00:41:12,602 And many freetown locals believe 677 00:41:12,604 --> 00:41:16,973 That their state park is destined to be cursed forever. 678 00:41:18,276 --> 00:41:20,743 I was definitely skeptical growing up 679 00:41:20,745 --> 00:41:23,046 But the more time I spend out here 680 00:41:23,048 --> 00:41:26,082 The more I feel that there's definitely something not right. 681 00:41:29,488 --> 00:41:32,856 I think freetown state park will always be remembered 682 00:41:32,858 --> 00:41:35,325 As an odd and strange place. 683 00:41:38,029 --> 00:41:41,631 Everybody around the area knows about it. 684 00:41:44,836 --> 00:41:48,771 Freetown will always be haunted by its dark history. 685 00:41:48,773 --> 00:41:52,675 There will always be something that is attaching to this town. 54300

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