From the real case that inspired The Exorcist to a man who murdered his wife after priests claimed to cast out 40 demons, these documented exorcisms didn't just fail—they ended in starvation, madness, and brutal death.

IN THIS EPISODE: Demonic possession… it’s real – and sometimes even more terrifying than even Hollywood can portray. A demon can take hold in a variety of ways and show itself in a variety of forms. And sometimes, when a case is deemed to need an exorcism, the spiritual battle that takes place can appear worse than the possession itself… both during the exorcism and in its aftermath.

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SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
CHURCH OF THE UNDEAD episode, “The Dangers of Demons And The Devil (And What To Do About Them)”: https://weirddarkness.com/dangersofdemons/
BOOK: “Possessed: The True Story of an Exorcism” by Thomas B. Allen: https://amzn.to/3RrodAB
BOOK: “The Exorcist” by William Peter Blatty: https://amzn.to/3Zn8xjS
“Demon Possession and Exorcisms” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4mf8td6r
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EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/RealExorcismsGoneDeadly
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