(lively music)
- Welcome back everyone.
We've had even more
disappearances lately
that I believe is tied
to the Brotherhood
of Darkness cult
that are Satanic worshipers,
and they're dressed
as hooded monks
and they are led by
one Messiah Ward.
Now, if you haven't
heard of these guys,
they first popped up in
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania,
around a decade ago,
but there's evidence that it
could be even further back.
They could have popped
up around in the 80s,
and they've potentially spread
to other rural areas
around the country.
Now, as a Kaiju podcaster,
the reason I'm
talking about this
is because there is
a higher than average
number of disappearances in
areas that the cult is in,
and the killings are brutal.
I'm talking decapitation,
disembowelment, dismemberment,
and there's never been any ties
or convictions made
to the cult at all,
and I believe I know why.
The cult has enlisted the
help of something else,
a lake monster.
(crickets chirping)
(water splashing lightly)
(haunting music)
(creatures shrieking)
(haunting music)
(creature shrieking)
(haunting music continues)
(creature shrieking)
(haunting music continues)
(creature shrieking)
- [Priest] Tell me what you see.
- [Priestess] What you ask
for is in a dark place.
- [Priest] I need to know.
- [Priestess] Silence.
I need to concentrate
to send my soul
to see in such a terrible place.
- [Priest] If you find it,
I can stop it here and now.
- [Priestess] Evil that
has existed for so long
cannot be vanquished so easily,
even by someone
with so much faith.
I see, I see shadowy figures
full of hate and rage.
I see twisted souls
with no way of escape.
I see blood and carnage.
- [Priest] Where are they?
What location is home
to this evil cancer?
- [Priestess] A deep
black pool of water.
A dwelling nearby.
It is all I can see.
I cannot pass any further,
and you, you must not
interfere by yourself.
- [Priest] I must.
It needs to end now.
- [Priestess] Nothing ever ends.
It takes on a different form
and continues on the same path.
Beware and be strong.
(tense music)
(thunder cracking)
(creature shrieking)
(creatures chanting)
(haunting music)
(creatures chanting)
(tense music)
(creature chanting)
(haunting music)
- [Messiah] My children,
my flock, welcome.
We have been gathered here
for our final sacrifice,
as our master calls
us to a darker place.
Our shaman has seen
it in a vision.
We have been prosecuted
through the ages
for our service to our Lord.
Burned at the stake by infidels.
Now the time has arrived
for our fiery transition.
Do not fear.
Do not fear.
The brotherhood of
darkness shall reign.
(ominous music)
(blood splattering)
Drink the life giving fluid
as the hour draws near.
(cult members sipping)
We welcome your cold
embrace, oh Master.
(tense music)
We've been expecting
you, old friend.
(g*nshots firing)
Do what you came here to do.
(g*nshots firing)
(haunting music)
(thunder cracking)
(haunting music continues)
- [Priest] Relish in hell.
Enjoy your journey
to the dark abyss.
(intense music)
(crickets chirping)
- What is it?
- Huh?
- Was it my beans from earlier?
You're acting all distressed.
- The air.
It's so still, funny like.
- Now you're just acting
like a scared little child.
- Nothing been same
around here since...
- Since?
The suspense is k*lling me.
- Since the m*ssacre of
Messiah Ward and his followers.
- That jerk and his clan
got what they deserved.
Probably some secret op
came in and wiped 'em out.
None too soon.
The Brotherhood of
Darkness. (chuckles)
They were no good for anybody.
- They say his spirit
still roams these parts
in revenge for what
happened to 'em.
Maybe we should go.
- Stop acting silly.
Catch some fish so we
can get on outta here.
(creatures shrieking)
What the hell?!
(boat motor chugging)
- What is that?
- It's another boat.
- Is it?
- And they don't see us.
Wave your arms around.
They're about to run us over!
Yo, hey yo!
Yo, hey yo!
- Hey, yo!
- Yo, over here!
- Right here!
(water splashing)
- Orville!
Orville, oh my God.
Where are you?
(horn honking)
Who are you?
(motor revving)
(flesh squelching)
(fisherman screaming)
(horn honking)
(haunting music)
(horn honking)
(typewriter clacking)
- Yes, old technology
you can count on.
(phone ringing)
Lake Jude Patrol Chief,
Barney Rayl, speaking.
How may I help you?
What, a swamped boat
at Lodger's Point?
Probably Ned and Orville's.
You know they're illegally
fish in that spot all the time.
Yep.
Okay, I'll be right down.
(Barney sighs)
If that boat belongs to them,
I'll fine them both this time.
(melancholy music)
Barney to HQ.
I'm in boat number seven and
I'm heading to Lodger's Point
to check on a swamped boat.
I'll report in after
I assess the scene,
but I'm sure it belongs
to Ned and Orville, out.
(engine chugging)
(light melancholy music)
(radio buzzing)
- [Radio] Smile and fog.
(radio chattering)
(melancholy music)
- [News Reporter] It's another
sunny day here in Wellsboro,
as we mark the two
year anniversary
of the Brotherhood
of Darkness m*ssacre.
Messiah Ward may be long gone,
but his shadow still casts a
dark curtain over the town.
However, our community is
strong and we continue to heal.
In lighter news,
striper season is
in full swing here
as fishermen from all
over descend on the lake
for some of the finest
fishing in the Northeast.
(light tense music)
- This is their boat, but
where the hell are they?
Damn!
(haunting music)
What the hell happened here?
(birds chirping)
(haunting music)
(intense music)
(haunting music)
(Father gasping)
- [News Reporter] Two men are
dead in a boating accident
during Wellsboro's annual
Striper Fishing Season event.
In an apparent hit and run,
police said the other
driver fled the scene
and were currently
investigating leads.
Officials wouldn't
comment further
due to the ongoing
investigation,
but they asked if anyone
has any information
to call their local
police department.
In weather, a cold front
is moving into the area
later this week.
(ominous music)
- It's happening again.
(tense music)
(horn honking)
(tense music)
- Nice.
(tense music)
(phone ringing)
Hello?
- [Friend] Hey,
Lena, how's it going?
You didn't call me this morning.
- I decided to head over
to the lake a little early.
Making the most of my day off.
Are you coming out later?
- [Friend] I might.
Where are you exactly?
- I'm near Lodger's Point.
It's beautiful.
- [Friend] Hmm, I'd be careful.
- Why?
- [Friend] I just
heard on the news
that the Lake Patrol found
some bodies near there.
- Well, you wouldn't
know by looking around?
What happened?
- [Friend] A boating
accident, I think.
- Oh, well there you go.
Nothing to worry about.
I'm gonna swim, not boat,
so I should be fine.
- [Friend] Be careful
just the same.
That place has a history.
I don't know why you don't
use Bunk Beach instead.
- It's too crowded over there.
Lots of noisy brats
and perverted learers.
- [Friend] The perverts
are the most fun.
- Figured you'd say that.
Listen, give me a ring
when you head over.
- [Friend] If I head over.
- Okay, if you head over.
We can grab some lunch
by the concessions stand.
- [Friend] Okay,
catch you later, bye.
- See you.
Ah.
(motor revving)
That's a boat.
Better watch out for rocks,
it's pretty shallow
in this area.
(tense music)
(horn honking)
(haunting music)
Hello?
Hey as*h*le,
you're not supposed mull
your top this close to shore.
Where'd you come from, anyway?
Well get the hell
outta here then!
(motor revving)
(Lena grunts)
Ah, no, help!
(motor revving)
(haunting music)
(horn honking)
(people chattering)
- Mm, that's some good Joe.
(phone ringing)
Lake Jude Patrol Chief,
Barney Rayl, speaking.
How may I help you?
What, another body?
That's three in one day.
Where?
Lodger's Point.
Okay, close off the area
until further notice.
I'll be right there.
(Chief sighs)
Dying around here is
becoming a bad habit.
(melancholy music)
(haunting music)
- Who was Messiah Ward?
Leader of the Brotherhood
of Darkness cult.
Very little is known about
the man and his followers
who have maintained
a low profile
since settling in the area
some 10 years earlier.
They've been blamed
for the disappearance
of several domestic animals
by nearby residents,
but nothing was ever proven.
Some had even accused
them of being behind
the disappearance of two
hikers some four years ago
near the Mount Tom Trail.
But again, no connections
were ever made.
(tense music)
- Well, what do you think?
- It's obviously a
boating accident.
She got too close
to the propeller.
Whether it was a hit and run
or malicious, I don't know.
- Three boating
accidents in 24 hours?
Seems suspicious.
- It does happen.
When people drink
and get into boats,
all kinds of stupid
things happen.
It's a bad coincidence.
- The question is, whose
propeller k*lled her?
- Excuse me, may I give
this poor soul Last rights?
No one should die
without absolution.
- A little late for
that, don't you think?
- The Lord is ready to
receive anyone's soul,
even after death.
- Sure, go ahead, but
be quick about it.
- Please wait.
- I'm not dead yet.
I don't need last rights.
- I have some information
that may shed some light
on these, accidents.
- You hesitated, why?
You don't think
they're accidents?
Let me guess, the devil did it.
(tense music)
That guy must be a ninja.
I didn't see him leave.
(tense music)
(phone ringing)
Lake Jude Patrol Chief,
Barney Rayl, speaking.
How may I help you?
- Hey Barney, I have a full
report if you wanna listen.
- I'm all ears.
- Officially these were
all boating related.
In fact, the boys determined
it was the same propeller.
- Then it is homicide.
- You know what that
strange part is?
- Other than we have a k*ller
chopping up people on the lake
with an outboard motor?
- The blade marks
aren't consistent
with any prop on the market.
It's completely
new, maybe homemade.
We're going to keep
delving into it.
- Thanks, you do that.
Great, just great. (sighs)
- Two years since the
Brotherhood of Darkness m*ssacre
and questions still remain.
Police have revealed very little
of what they know
about the cult,
and even a bigger
mystery still remains.
Who k*lled Messiah
Ward and his followers
on that fateful night?
We may never know.
(thunder roaring)
(rain pouring)
(tense music)
(creature shrieking)
(haunting music)
- No, no.
- [Messiah] My children,
my flock, welcome.
We have been gathered here
for our final sacrifice,
as our master calls
us to a darker place.
Our shaman has seen
it in a vision.
We have been prosecuted
through the ages
for our service to our Lord.
Burned at the stake by infidels.
Now the time has arrived
for our firey transition.
Do not fear.
Do not fear-
- No!
- [Messiah] The Brotherhood
of Darkness shall reign.
(dramatic music)
(blood splattering)
Drink the life giving fluid
as the hour draws near.
- No, no, no.
(cult members sipping)
- [Messiah] We welcome your
cold embrace, oh Master.
- No!
- [Messiah] I warn
you, do not interfere.
(creature shrieking)
(tense music)
(horn honking)
(phone ringing)
- Hello?
This is Father Thomas.
- [Chief Rayl] I'm sorry
to call you so late,
but we need to talk.
- Yes, yes we do.
(crickets chirping)
- Okay, Father
Thomas, let's talk.
Why don't you tell me what you
know that can help my case?
These weren't accidents
we're dealing with.
I'm calling it homicide.
- You have every right to.
- [Chief Rayl] What's
your take on this?
- You want to know the truth?
Even if it questions everything
about the world around you?
- I wouldn't expect someone in
your profession to lie to me.
Yes, the truth.
- What you, what we are
facing, is an evil force.
An evil that has
lived on beyond death,
and it's here now.
- What we are dealing with?
- Yes, you because it
affects you directly,
and I, because of my
actions, it's here.
- You're not making much
sense, Father Thomas.
- Do you remember
the Brotherhood of
Darkness incident?
- Of course, it
was headline news.
But they're long gone, right?
- The Death of Messiah Ward.
The m*ssacre of the cult.
I had something to do with that.
- You were involved
in the m*ssacre?
- Yes, I, and I
alone am responsible
for the demise of
that death cult.
Before you tell the police,
we need to finish this.
I will accept moral and legal
ramifications for my actions.
- Well, a lot of folks might
see what you did as a favor,
not a crime.
- It is what it is.
I will answer to
God for my actions.
But we must put a
stop to this, now.
- Why don't you start
at the beginning?
- Messiah Ward was my brother,
both men of the cloth.
Look how we turned out, a
monster and a fallen priest.
He, my brother, wanted
the ultimate power.
Found what he was looking
for in Satan's palm.
He enticed others to join him.
And soon they were committing
despicable acts in his name.
I had to put a stop before
it went any further.
(tense music)
(haunting music)
- [Messiah] We've been
expecting you, old friend.
(g*nshots firing)
Do what you came here to do.
(g*nshots firing)
(haunting music)
(thunder cracking)
(intense music)
- Relish in hell
and enjoy your journey
to the dark abyss.
(intense music)
So there you have it.
That's how it went down.
- Hm, okay.
Assuming I believe you, which
I'm not certain I really do.
- It's hard to swallow, I admit.
- What can we do?
How can we put this to rest?
- The derelict building
at Lodger's Point.
- Yeah?
We chase partying kids
from there twice a week.
- That was their sanctuary.
We must consecrate it
so Messiah can never
go in there again.
- What do you mean?
- We must bless it
with the hand of God
and make it pure again
so he can never step
foot in there, ever.
- You sure about that?
- Positive.
- And what if we don't find him?
- He'll find us.
- It is not exactly known when
Messiah Ward brought his cult
to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.
Some estimates put his arrival
at about a decade earlier.
But other reports do claim
that he placed his roots
as early as the 1980s.
Regardless, the Satanic church
has valued their privacy,
though some residents
have feared rumors
of strange cult activity in
the surrounding area of woods.
We'll keep you updated.
(motor whirring)
(horn honking)
- You might wanna
slow it down a bit.
I'd hate to have to write
you a speeding ticket.
- I thought your authority
extended to the water only.
- Just slow it down, okay?
You just put in an Amazon order?
- Our weapons.
- Hm, I have my
weapon right here.
- That g*n will do you no good.
(birds chirping)
(horn honking)
(tense music)
- What about the big cross?
- That'll be our last resort.
This will do in the meantime.
We're gonna have to grab
a few of these items.
Holy water.
Quickest and easiest
way to drive away evil.
Cross.
Evil can't stand the
sight of a cross.
Take a few of these.
- You're really serious.
- You don't understand the
magnitude of what is before us.
I implore you, heed my
words and stay strong.
- Okay, okay, I'm with you.
But if all else fails,
I'm using my religion.
- And like I said,
it'll do you no good.
- We'll see.
(tense music)
The Brotherhood doesn't
clean much, do they?
(tense music)
You certainly know
your way around here.
- Please stop talking.
This is the epicenter of evil,
the sacrificial room of the
Brotherhood of Darkness.
Few have been here and
lived to talk about it.
- Well, it's not much to
write home about either way.
So do I just stand
here and look pretty?
- You're lucky you
haven't been called upon
to do anything, yet.
- I don't like
how you said that.
(motor whirring)
- Oh Father in heaven,
hear my prayer.
I place myself at the
foot of your cross
and ask you to cover me
with your precious blood
which flows forth from
your most sacred heart
and from your most holy wounds.
Cleanse me Jesus, in
your most holy water.
I ask you to surround me Lord
Jesus, with your holy light.
Heavenly Father, with the
healing waters of my baptism,
now flow back through
the maternal and
paternal generations
to purify the evil
line of Satan and sin.
I come before you, Father,
and I ask forgiveness
for myself,
my relatives, and my ancestors.
For any powers that set
themselves in opposition to you
or that do not offer true
honor to Lord Jesus Christ.
I now reclaim any territory
that was handed over to Satan
and place it under the
Lordship of Jesus Christ.
By the power of
your Holy Spirit,
I bind all evil spirits
of the air, water, ground,
underground, and nether world.
In the holy name of Jesus,
I seal myself, my relatives,
this building and
all sources of supply
in the precious love
of Jesus Christ.
In the holy name of Jesus
I break and dissolve
any and all curses,
hexes, spells, snares,
traps, lies, obstacles,
deceptions, diversions,
spiritual influences,
evil wishes,
evil desires, hereditary
seals known and unknown,
and every dysfunction and
disease from any source
including my mistakes and sins.
I sever the transmission of any
and all Satanic vows,
pacts, spiritual bonds,
soul ties, and satanic works.
In Jesus' name,
I break and dissolve
any and all links
and effects of links with
the evil, Messiah Ward,
his followers, and any
blackness that lingers.
I bind it.
Make it so, amen.
- That's it?
I thought it would
be more dramatic.
(haunting music)
(creatures muttering)
- What the hell?
- Hell is exactly what it is.
(g*nshots firing)
- They don't die.
- You can't k*ll
what's already dead.
- Now what?
- We use God to help us.
(creature shrieking)
A little help here!
Use the holy water!
Do it!
(creature shrieking)
(haunting music)
Use the holy water.
(creature shrieking)
We got one more task.
Quickly.
(tense music)
(creatures shrieking)
- You know, up until now, I
thought you were full of crap,
but now I'm inclined
to believe you.
- He won't be able to enter
this structure anymore
and defile it with his evil.
- Hmm, this Messiah Ward.
He sounds as if he isn't
going to take this lightly.
- Now he can only
roam the lake waters.
We've made a small victory, but
he still has the upper hand.
- I don't like how that sounds.
(tense music)
(horn honking)
(haunting music)
(tense music)
What's wrong?
He at least has to
stick to the water.
We'll have another chance.
- Tired, my friend.
- Well, this is what you
were called to do, right?
- At seminary we were taught
about evil in it's basic form.
But this evil is greater
than any head diocese
could bear to battle.
- Can we get help
from the church?
You know, an army of
spiritual warriors?
- I'm afraid not.
- Why?
You guys do exorcisms
and stuff like that.
Why is this any different?
- If I were, I'd have
to reveal my actions,
and that's an even greater
evil in the church's eyes.
- [Chief Rayl] You
did them a favor.
- m*rder is m*rder.
There's no distinction
in God's eyes.
- Well, maybe you
have God all wrong.
- How so?
- Maybe, just maybe,
it was in his plans for you
to be the advocate for good
and erase this mess
despite what you had to do.
- You think it's God's plan
I was supposed to m*rder
Messiah Ward and his acolytes?
- Hmm, erase, not m*rder, erase.
- Maybe you should
join the clergy.
- Hmm, no.
I swear too much
and drink too much.
- We all have our vices.
Well, let's go.
We'll be safe for now.
(melancholy music)
(water splashing)
- Now let's figure
out our next move.
Hey, easy on the
the sauce, boss.
- Another to clear my head.
- And soak your soul.
So now that the
boating barbarian is
relegated to the water,
how do we send him to
the bottom for good?
- Send him to the bottom?
- Well yes.
Think of Messiah
Ward as a vessel.
How do you disable a vessel?
You scuttle it or send
it to the watery bottom.
- Hmm, excellent thought.
That'd make a good sermon.
If you could scuttle a
vessel, how would you do that?
- Puncture its hull,
burn it, blow it up.
They all would work.
- What, what if Messiah escaped,
he didn't go downward the ship?
- Possibly.
Wait, when you put that
cross on the door earlier,
couldn't we do the
same to Messiah Ward?
- Latch a cross, a large one,
to him and send
him to the bottom?
That could work.
Embracing the sign of the cross,
he would be put to the end.
- He's not just going to
let us tie a cross to him
and dunk him in the lake.
- No, but spontaneity
is our upper hand.
- Just like that, huh?
- Have faith.
- I think I'll have
another drink instead.
Do I make you feel so fine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
My bass line
Gonna make you mine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
My my my bass line
I make you feel you so fine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
My bass line
Gonna make you mine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
My my my bass line
Gonna make you feel so fine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
My bass line
Gonna make you mine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
(lively music)
Gonna make you feel so fine
When you feel my bass line
My bass line
My bass line
Gonna make you mine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
My my my bass line
Gonna make you feel so fine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
My bass line
Gonna make you mine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
My my my bass line
Gonna make you feel so fine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
My bass line
Gonna make you mine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
My my my bass line
Gonna make you feel so fine
When you hear my bass line
My bass line
- Are we all set?
- God be with us.
When you hear my bass line
(starter beeping)
(lively music)
- Let me guess.
I don't even have to ask.
He'll find us, we
won't find him.
- Precisely.
Keep your eyes peeled.
My bass line
My bass line
My my my bass line
(motor humming)
(water splashing)
- Police are currently
investigating reports
of a black boat traveling
at unsafe speeds
in Ness Muck Lake.
It is striper season
here in lovely Wellsboro,
and fishermen and women can
be seen dotting the waterways
in hopes of landing
one of our prized fish.
Please, you're doing any kind
of recreational
activity on the water,
exercise caution
and consideration
for our local and
visiting anglers.
- Hey Radcliff,
where are the sodas?
(toilet flushing)
What died in here?
- Shut up, man.
They're right there.
Open up your eyes.
- Oh, thanks.
- Dude, it stinks.
I'm going outside.
(Radcliff sniffing)
(water splashing)
(haunting music)
- Hey, did you see that?
- What?
- A, a boat.
- So what?
A boat.
- It just, it just...
- Just what?
- Jed, it just appeared
like a mirage or something.
- Yeah, that's it,
Radcliff, mirage.
- Well, I'm gonna
go check it out.
- Yeah, you do that.
You just do that.
I'm gonna rest right here.
(tense music)
- Hello?
Hey, is anyone in there?
Hello in there.
Anybody there?
That ain't very neighborly like.
(flesh searing)
Damn, that's hot!
(motor revving)
No, no!
(bones crunching)
(horn honking)
- Where'd that idiot get to?
Oh.
(tense music)
Idiot fell asleep.
Better drag him back to shore
before he washes out to
see and drowns himself.
(tense music)
Radcliff, get up, you idiot,
before your sorry washes out
into the lake and you drown.
(motor revving)
What the hell is that?
Hey!
(horn honking)
Hey, slow down!
(water splashing)
(boat crashing)
(tense music)
- So why did you decide to
eliminate the cult on your own?
- No one was willing to help.
- I know you said the
diocese wouldn't assist,
but what about local
law enforcement?
- Did it ever occur to you
that maybe some of the
high ranking officials
were part of the
Brotherhood of Darkness?
- Yeah, that would explain
all of the job vacancies
a few years back.
I still think what
you did was right.
Had I busted in there that
night, I would've done the same.
- Thanks, that's reassuring.
I guess we'll figure it
all out on the other side.
- That's deep.
(horn honking)
What does it want?
- Messiah Ward's challenging us.
- Then let's catch his
and send him to hell.
(intense music)
(horn honking)
(intense music continues)
(horn honking)
(intense music continues)
(horn honking)
(intense music continues)
(horn honking)
(intense music continues)
(horn honking)
(intense music continues)
(horn honking)
(intense music continues)
(horn honking)
(haunting music)
- [Father Thomas]
It's disappeared.
- He's lured us out into
the middle of the lake.
He has something planned.
Stay alert.
- The time has come.
(horn honking)
- Let's finish this.
Come on, Messiah Ward!
(g*nshots firing)
(intense music)
(g*nshots firing)
- Name of God, be gone!
(creatures shrieking)
(boat exploding)
(water glugging)
- It's over.
- It appears it is.
(tense music)
(Father Thomas gasps)
(intense music)
Latch him to me quickly!
- But-
- There's no other way!
I'll see you on the other side.
And you, you're going to hell!
(water splashing)
(creature shrieking)
(haunting music)
(water glugging)
(creature shrieking)
(haunting music)
(birds chirping)
(calming music)
- You forgot these.
(calming music continues)
(air whooshing)
(calming music continues)
(horn honking)
(eerie music)
(horn honking)
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