The Haunting at Wizard Clip

American Catholic History

Noelle & Tom Crowe

History, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Education

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🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In the late 1700s, Adam Livingston, who was Lutheran, moved with his family to a farm near Smithfield, Virginia. After a stranger, who turned out to be Catholic, died in his home, manifestations of a demonic infestation of their home began to disturb his family. The sound of invisible horses galloping loudly, crockery flying off shelves, a clipping sound accompanied by articles of clothing being damaged, and other disturbing occurrences. The clipping is what gave the area the name "Wizard Clip." The manifestations continued until two Catholic priests, including Father Demetrius "Prince" Gallitzin, intervened to exorcise the demons. Livingston's family became Catholic as a result. Following their conversion, a consoling heavenly voice instructed the Livingston family in the faith, led them in prayer, and inspired Livingston to do good things for others in need. When the Livingstons moved back to Pennsylvania in 1802, Adam Livingston donated 34 acres to the Catholic Church, and that land is, since 1978, the Priestfield retreat center for priests in modern day Middleway, West Virginia.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to American Catholic History, brought to you by the support of listeners like you.
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0:26.7	I'm Newell Heister Crowe.
0:28.0	And I'm Tom Crowe.
0:29.3	Today, we're talking about a haunting.
0:32.6	Yes.
0:33.6	It seems appropriate since this episode is being released just before Halloween, with all of the
0:39.8	costume parties, haunted houses, hayrides, and trick-or-treating.
0:43.4	Yes, but this is a real haunting, which went on for years, and it really seems to have been
0:50.6	a full-on demonic possession.
0:53.6	We're talking about the legend of wizard clip.
0:57.0	Yes, and just the name makes you want to know more.
0:59.7	Wizard clip.
1:01.3	Two words you don't generally associate with each other.
1:04.0	You expect something like wizard spell or wizard hollow or wizard forest,
1:08.2	something that carries a narrative or suggests a location
1:11.5	where something happened. But clip, I mean, it's just unexpected. It just begs to be
1:17.3	investigated. Well, that's just what we're doing, because this story just makes the hair
1:23.2	rise on the back of your neck. It does. It involves a mysterious stranger, a sudden death,
1:30.0	a burial and non-hallowed ground, a series of incredible and terrifying phenomena, and a real-life
1:36.9	spiritual battle resulting in an exorcism. Yeah, and if that isn't enough, the exorcism wasn't
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