02x09 - Dark Forest

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Narrator: in this world,

There is real evil in the

Darkest shadows and in the most

Ordinary places.

These are the true stories of

The innocent and the

Unimaginable.

For clara dandy, life in the

Country promises peace and hope,

But in her new house, these

Things are hard to find.

Something sinister lurks in the

Woods and st*lks her family.

Clara relies on her faith and on

The sixth sense of a respected

Psychic to fight a legion of

Lost souls.

Between the world we see and the

Things we fear, there are doors.

When they are opened, nightmares

Become reality.

For nearly 200 years, the town

Of hinsdale, new york, has had a

Kind of rural charm.

Far from the concrete and crime

Of the city, the mountains keep

Their secrets.

The house sits on 8 acres

Of land.

You're going to love it.

Narrator: for clara dandy,

Western new york is a rural

Paradise.

Her family has vacationed here

For years to escape the stress

Of their life in buffalo.

That's it. I told you. See?

We figured the country was

Our redemption.

We seemed to get along better

There, and I thought "well,

Maybe we should move to a

Country place."

Narrator: in 1970, a

Real-estate agent suggests they

Look at a house for sale in the

Town of hinsdale.

See that?

When we saw the house, I

Can't really describe the

Feeling we had, because it was

So peaceful.

It's nice.

And the air, the air was like

Breathing in champagne.

It was great.

It sits on 8 acres of land.

Right.

Beautiful tree, beautiful

Mountains over there.

The house is over 100 years old.

Narrator: clara and her

Husband, phil, are impressed

With the house.

As you can see.

It was gorgeous.

It wasn't modern or anything,

But it just glowed.

It was just perfect for us.

It was just perfect.

I will show you around.

We thought, "okay, this is a

Good place for the family."

Look at the nice stairs over

Here.

You know when I first talked

To you about david cassidy?

Jan and judy are, like, five --

Narrator: the children,



Mike, are excited about the

Move.

Buffalo is a tough town, and

A lot of tough guys.

I was very much into wildlife,

And so that was, like, just

Perfect for me, and that's where

I wanted to be.

It's a wonderful home.

Okay.

A beautiful house.

I'm sold.

[ Laughs ] thank you.

What is that door for?

Oh, let me show you.

That is the crawl space of the

House.

I'll show it to you.

So, what's in there?

Um, it's like a storage.

It's not been opened for a while

Now.

We can do this another time.

No, no. I'll get it.

Don't have to worry about it

Now.

It's very stuck.

It probably hasn't been open in

A while.

The crawl space was weird

To me.

It gave me a funny feeling.

But I thought, "okay, you know,

It's just your city upbringing."

Welcome to country living.

Narrator: clara thinks it is

Strange that there's a fireplace

In the storage area.

You can make a use for

Something.

Narrator: a few months later,

The dandy family moves to the

Country.

Phil plans to commute to his job

In buffalo, 70 miles away.

On move-in day, clara's brother

Arrives at the house a few hours

Before the rest of the family.

[ Bee buzzes loudly ]

[ Bees buzzing ]

What's going on?

I don't know, sis.

Look, I came here --

What is that?

They were bees.

They were all over the window in

There.

This place is flooded with them.

I called the exterminator to

Come out here.

He said he'd never seen so

Many bees in one place, and it

Wasn't the time of year for them

To swarm.

So, I thought, "okay, this is

One of my first lessons.

I'm going to have to learn to

Live with this, because this is

The way it is in the country.

I got to show you.

Narrator: a few weeks later,

Mike explores the woods with his

New neighbors.

I guess so.

So, you guys ever get lost

Around here?

No way.

We know these woods like the

Back of our hand.

Which way is my house?

Up there.

No, it's that way.

We could find it if we had to.

[ Brush rustling ]

What was that?

Probably nothing.

We saw a tall teenage boy

Walk past us with a g*n.

Come on.

Hey, this is private property!

That's a ghost.

What?!

We wanted to catch up with

This kid and say "what are you

Doing on our property?"

[ Breathing heavily ]

I could not explain how he

Could have just disappeared.

No, it's just --

Mom, you won't believe what

We just saw.

Hold on a second.

Hold on, just -- what's up?

We saw a ghost, mrs. D.

The guy disappears.

I was preoccupied with what I

Was doing.

I know what I saw.

I should have listened.

I couldn't be bothered with a

Ghost.

Hey, what's wrong?

Narrator: a few weeks later,

Clara has forgotten all about

Mike's story.

[ Liturgical chanting in

Distance ]

Hear that?

Do you hear that, madison?

[ Chanting continues ]

[ Dog barking ]

I stopped and I listened and

I hear this chanting.

[ Barking continues ]

I know.

I felt surrounded by

Something.

What is that? What is that?

I know, I know!

Madison, where are you going?!

Madison!

[ Chopping ]

The reason I say that is

Because things are a little

Crazy around here without you,

You know?

Narrator: clara's husband

Calls from his workplace in

Buffalo.

Oh, you can't?

Narrator: she tells him about

The strange sounds she heard in

The woods.

I don't know that he was

Disbelieving, but he didn't

Entirely believe either.

Okay, all right. I will.

Okay, bye.

So I was losing his support

Right there.

Is everything okay?

[ Sighs ] yeah.

[ Sighs ]

You all right?

I heard this, uh, this

Strange sound today.

I went up to the woods and there

Was a strange sound, like a

Gregorian chant.

Like monks?

Above our farm was a

Campground.

I just thought, "well it's the

Campers, you know.

There's campers up above there.

Come on.

My mom said she heard the

Chanting over this way.

I decided to go up into the

Woods and find out what that

Was.

The older of the neighbor

Boys decided he'd had enough.

Matt and I were the skeptics, so

We just kept going.

It was slow going with the

Denseness of the underbrush.

[ Brush rustling ]

[ Woodpecker tapping ]

[ Bird squawking ]

This is a weird area.

Really don't think anything is

Going to happen.

Narrator: matt tries to

Meditate, thinking this may help

Him to contact the supernatural.

I'm not getting anything,

Matt.

Just concentrate.

[ Thud ]

Did you hear that?

What was that?

I don't know.

It sounded like an ax hitting

Wood or something.

[ Woman screams ]

Let's go, let's go!

Matt! Matt!

Matt!

What?

What?

My ankle, my ankle.

What's wrong with you guys?

[ Sighs ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

Want to take this plate to

The table?

Yeah.

Narrator: clara and mike try

To dismiss the strange

Experiences they've had in the

Woods.

Madison.

All right.

I'm so hungry.

So, we had a great life other

Than these weird things that

Happened, and it was too easy to

Explain them away and say "okay,

That's all right.

You know, maybe it's just

Something I don't understand."

Yeah, me too.

Can I get some of those?

Mm-hmm.

All right, do you want to

Pass the burgers over this way.

Yeah.

Narrator: a few nights

Later...

[ Breathing heavily ]

There is absolutely no way

That I can come up with any

Physical explanation.

There's no gravitational shift

Or vortex that can cause

Something to come from the

Bottom of the pile and leave the

Top on there.

Mom!

Mom, can you come in here?!

Mike.

Mama, mama, I was sleeping,

And -- and this chess set and --

And the checkers, they --

They fell on me from under that

Stack of magazines.

It fell from right under there.

Mike is very logical, and

This didn't make sense to him.

Narrator: clara fears that

Whatever has been lurking in the

Woods is starting to invade her

Home.

What was that?

Matt!

You what?

At first, it was like [sighs]

Like, you know, all these

Strange things, like windows

Slamming.

Narrator: clara turns to her

Faith for answers.

She contacts father al, a

Catholic priest at a nearby

University.

But, father, this thing with

Mike, I mean, he's running

Around scared now.

I had to find out answers

Somehow so I could fight

Whatever this thing was, and the

Only way to go was find a

Professional -- somebody who had

Studied this.

Would you like for me to come

By your house tomorrow and say a

Mass?

[ Footsteps approaching ]

Is there anything I can do

For you, father?

You can get the family

Together in here.

Okay.

I went to a catholic school,

And I was quite confident my

Faith could take care of it,

Whatever it was.

What's going on?

We're going to do mass.

It really bonded us closer,

In a way, because we were

Together more for support.

We were all quite sure this

Was it, and we wouldn't have any

More problem.

Let us pray.

In the name of the father, the

Son, and the holy spirit, amen.

Narrator: one night, while

Clara's husband is away on

Business...

[ Footsteps approaching ]

[ Girl whimpers ]

[ Girl whimpering ]

This figure passed by, and I

Thought it was my daughter.

Tina?

[ Door creaks ]

Good morning.

There you go.

Bon appétit.

[ Whistling ]

[ Screams ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Voice breaking ] mom.

What? What's wrong, honey?

She's by the window.

What's by the window?

A woman with stringy hair.

She's gone, sweetie.

Whatever it was, it's gone,

Okay?

Narrator: clara realizes that

The priest's blessing was

Ineffective.

It's going to be okay, my

Love.

I thought, "wait a minute,

I've been taught that this

Works.

I've been taught that a priest

Can come in and say a prayer,

And everything is okay."

It did not work.

[ Screams ]

[ Rotary telephone dialing ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Telephone ringing ]

This is father al.

May I help you?

Father al, it's still

Happening.

Yeah, this -- no, tina -- tina

Just saw something in her room.

Everything I had ever

Believed in suddenly was crashed

Around my feet.

Perhaps I could, uh, ask him.

Narrator: father al promises

That he will bring a paranormal

Expert to the house as soon as

Possible.

I'm keeping a log.

I wrote -- I'm writing down

Everything that's happening,

Because it's -- it's not

Stopped.

Narrator: in the meantime,

Clara knows she must keep her

Family calm.

Thank you, father.

All right, bye.

"I'm going to stay in control

Of myself, and if I can do that,

Then they will be able to stay

In control, too."

Narrator: that weekend, mike

Is out with friends.

Tina is asleep.

You have a dirty condenser

Back here, mrs. Shake.

I cleaned it up for you, no

Charge.

I certainly hope so,

Considering you...

What?

I heard something.

[ Clatter ]

What was that?

Narrator: phil and clara hear

Something outside.

Going outside.

[ Clatter ]

Oh!

[ Sighs ] raccoons.

Okay.

Tina?

Did you see that?

Go! Just go, go, go, go, go!

Tina?

Tina?

[ Voice breaking ] tina?

She's not responding. Phil!

Oh, my god, phil, look at her

Eyes.

Tina, are you okay?

Tina?

Tina?

Tina [sobs] talk to me, please.

Oh, my...

Am I going crazy?

No, you're not going crazy.

[ Sobbing ]

You're okay.

It's not your fault, not your

Fault.

I'm in defense mode.

I'm in mama bear mode.

"Don't mess with my kids."

I was starting to get mad.

[ Thumping ]

I'm going to check.

Don't leave this room.

[ Telephone rings ]

Hello?

Narrator: mike calls home to

Ask if he can spend the night at

A friend's house.

No, no, no.

I don't think you can stay late.

Narrator: when his mother

Tells him what's been happening,

He rushes home and brings his

Friend randy with him.

He's shaken.

He's pale.

He -- almost like he can hardly

Keep his hand on the steering

Wheel.

I said, "what's wrong, mike?"

And he just said, "things --

Things are going on at the house

That I can't understand."

What's going on?

My father is running like a

Chicken with his head cut off,

Because he's going to do battle

With whatever is happening.

Are we reaching some kind of

Communal psychosis or something?

What's happening?

[ Thumping continues ]

All right, quiet.

Wait, it's in there.

Quiet, quiet!

Narrator: the overhead lights

Go out, even though the power is

Still on in other parts of the

House.

I hear scratching.

I know.

It's the crawl space.

Stay back, mike.

Is it stuck?

It's stuck.

It's coming.

Have you been working on

The...

Narrator: bricks from the

Fireplace have been stacked in

The middle of the floor.

No!

Nobody has been in this room.

[ Gasps ]

Oh, my god.

It took some doing to cart

All those bricks all the way

Across the crawl space.

Oh, my god.

I thought, "oh, no, this --

I can't fight this thing.

Whatever it is, it's too

Strong."

Narrator: father al returns

To the house, accompanied by

Alex tanous, a respected psychic

Whose abilities were studied at

The american society for

Psychical research.

Alex tanous was a real

Presence.

When he looked at you, there was

An intensity.

It was like he was looking into

Your soul.

Narrator: the family leads

Him to the crawl space.

[ Sighs ]

This is where the noise came

From.

Please, please, don't tell me

Anything.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ]

What do you see?

I see bodies.

[ Gasps ]

Oh!

Tina?

[ Clears throat ]

[ Sighs ]

I have a very strong feeling

That many people died in this

House.

Some died of natural causes.

Some were m*rder*d.

[ Sighs ]

This property used to be a

Stopping point for stagecoach

Passengers.

What I'm getting is that someone

Nearby robbed and k*lled the

Travelers.

[ Sighs ]

Their bodies were placed in

The crawl space until they could

Be buried.

I sense the presence of seven

Different spirits.

It was freaky.

It was really scary, and I

Thought, "man, we got the guy.

This is the guy.

He knows what we're talking

About."

Let us pray that these souls

Might find release.

Missing piece of the puzzle.

I think things should calm

Down.

Narrator: clara has renewed

Hope.

The house feels more peaceful.

Whatever his presence did, it

Calmed the place down.

Narrator: mike and randy are

Skeptical of the psychic's story

About the m*rder*d travelers.

They search for proof of an old

Stagecoach route near the house.

Okay, so according to the

Map, the stagecoach went through

Here.

And see, the track goes all the

Way down that way.

[ Thud ]

Narrator: they see a strange

Light in the trees.

This has got to stop.

I couldn't breathe.

Something was pushing against

Me, almost like somebody is

Having you in a bear hug,

Squeezing you.

Mike, what's going on?

Where have you been?

Randy and i, we went into the

Woods and...

Mike was, "oh, lord, you

Know, something is going on."

And while we were out there,

We saw these, like, these orbs

Of light in the trees.

"We got to do something."

We got to do something.

I said, "what?

What on earth can we do?"

Honey, it's dangerous.

We got to do something, mom.

Go! Go inside, guys.

Just go.

Mothers deal with, you know,

Cuts and bruises and falls and

Homework and stuff like that.

They don't deal with things that

Can't happen and that couldn't

Have happened.

[ Sobbing ]

Narrator: clara fears that

There is nothing left to do but

Move out of the house, but this

Seems like an unrealistic

Solution.

There was really no place

To go.

We had sunk all our money into

That house, and I didn't want to

Be beaten.

Neither did the kids.

[ Doorbell rings ]

Narrator: a few days later...

Yes, are you mrs. Dandy?

Yes.

Do you have a son mike?

Yes, I do.

There has been an accident.

We just took michael to the

Emergency room.

It was bad.

He has a serious head injury

And a ruptured spleen.

We're taking him to surgery now.

He was bleeding so bad, they

Said they;d have to remove his

Spleen.

[ Sobbing ]

All right, all right.

[ Sniffles ]

Excuse me.

I'm sorry, folks, I know this is

A tough time for you.

Yes?

In the ambulance...

The state troopers who had

Gotten him out of the car said

That mike had said someone was

In the car with him.

We've searched for a

Passenger but were unable to

Find anybody else at the scene.

Honey, he was by himself.

Dr. Wilson, you're needed

In icu.

Narrator: weeks later, mike

Wakes up from a coma.

Mike? Mike?

Can you hear me?

Mom, I -- I can't see.

Mike, just don't move, honey.

Mom.

You've been in a bad

Accident.

Maybe I was clutching at

Straws, maybe I wanted somebody

To blame, but my gut reaction

Was that whatever was in the

House had done something.

Many people have died in this

House.

Narrator: father al and

Psychic alex tanous return to

The house to make one final

Attempt to end the haunting.

I'm going to try to de-psych

Your house.

Confession is good for the

Soul, even after death.

Obviously, there are some

Spirits here that feel they have

A story to tell.

Okay?

God bless you, father.

We'll be fine.

We'll be fine.

[ Sighs ]

[ Footsteps approaching ]

[ Tapping ]

[ Door opens ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Whispers indistinctly ]

There's someone here with us.

[ Whispers indistinctly ]

Narrator: the psychic has a

Vision of one particularly angry

Spirit in the room.

The energy, a young woman,

Is telling me she does not want

To leave.

[ Whispers indistinctly ]

The woman used to lock

Herself in this room and not

Come out.

[ Whispers indistinctly ]

She does not want the other

Energies to leave.

[ Whispers indistinctly ]

No. No, you must leave.

You must leave!

I want to stay.

No, the answer is no!

You must leave!

You cannot stay in this house!

You cannot stay!

I want to stay in this house.

Let go.

Jesus, let go.

Narrator: the psychic and the

Priest must try to release the

Negative energies in the house.

We'll start by holding hands.

Okay.

Narrator: the priest prepares

For a common exorcism, the most

Extreme action that he can take

On his own authority.

And release the energy that

Is evil.

He said there were multitudes

Of entities there.

Whether these were people who

Were m*rder*d there, I don't

Know.

He didn't say that.

But that was the implication.

Defend us in the conflict

Which we have to sustain against

The prince of this world of

Darkness...

This was the culmination.

This was going to do it.

...against the spirits of

Wickedness in high places.

It had to work this time.

Come to the rescue of men

Whom god has created to his

Image and likeness, and who he

Has redeemed at a great price

From the tyranny of the devil.

Cease by your audacity, cunning

Serpent, to delude the human

Race, to persecute the church,

To torment god's elect, and to

Sift them as wheat.

This is the command made to you

By the most high god!

Let god arise and let his

Enemies be scattered and let

Them that hate him flee from

Before his face!

As smoke vanishes, so let them

Vanish away as wax melted before

The fire, so let the wicked

Perish at the presence of god!

God the father commands you!

God the son commands you!

God the holy spirit commands

You!

[ All breathing heavily ]

Dear god.

What I remember was the

Feeling of, "wow, they've got

To go.

I mean, this is strong.

This is powerful."

Narrator: for several months,

The dandy family lives in peace.

But within the year, the

Haunting begins again.

The family is forced to move.

Unable to find a buyer for the

House, they declare bankruptcy.

Clara has come away from her

Experience conflicted about her

Own religious beliefs.

I have trouble believing in

Anything anymore -- I really

Do -- because I think formal

Religions, maybe each one of

Them has a little bit of the

Truth, but none of them have it

All, and not enough of them

Admit that this type of thing

Happens.

[ Bees buzzing ]