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When you look into the eyes of the dead, sometimes they look.
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Back at you. When a boy visits a museum and
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comes upon a mummified body on display, he begins to experience
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horrific day and nightmares that he can't escape an ancient.
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Creature stalks. Him from the.
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Shadows and it's. Hunger and torment are endless.
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Will he survive or will the abyss?
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Swallow him like. Helpless prey.
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Being trapped within the jaws of a Nile.
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Crocodile. This is the untold.
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Story of the. Terrifying.
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Haunting. Of Caleb Weaver.
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Also known. As the curse.
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Of the mummy case, this one is. Very scary to say the least.
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So I don't recommend that you watch this episode alone or in
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the dark. Now let us begin.
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Our story begins in Geneva, NY in the year 1997.
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Situated along Seneca Lake, Geneva, NY is known for its
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scenic beauty and historic charm.
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However, underneath this wholesome place lies an
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underbelly of darkness. 14 year old.
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Caleb Weaver. His parents, Chris and Susan,
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and his grandmother are spending time together. 1 morning.
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Caleb, who is. Excited to go on a field trip?
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This day is. Explaining to his parents that.
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His class is. Visiting a museum.
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Little does he know that these series of events.
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Would alter his life forever. Caleb and his class were
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visiting a local museum that had recently acquired Egyptian.
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Artifacts dating back. To 2000 BC.
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Marvelous. Displays of jewelry, pottery.
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And amongst the inventory laid something more mortifying as the
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young man and his classmates. Perused the various.
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Exhibits 1 signal suddenly. Cut through the static of the
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rest. Upon seeing it, Caleb froze in
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his tracks. There before his eyes.
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Laid a mummified. Body as he stared.
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Into the holes where the eyes once sat, he suddenly felt as
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if. Whoever.
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This person was, and that moment was staring directly back at
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him. The mummy was speculated to have
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once been a priestess. Who worshipped a?
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Violent God. As he.
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Stared into the face of the mummified.
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Priestess. Caleb is suddenly overcome with
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a sharp sense of dread unlike anything he's ever.
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Felt before. Feeling as if.
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He had to escape whatever. Was causing this he soon breaks
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from the crowd of his classmates and heads back to.
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The bus as he heads back to school.
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And eventually back home for the night, he can't help.
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But replay the. Face of the mummy over and over
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again in his mind, its teeth gnarled.
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Eye sockets hollow and it's leathered.
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Skin seared itself deep into his memory that evening as he sits
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down at the dinner table with his family.
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Caleb's father. Asked him just how the trip it
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went in response. The boy tells.
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His parents, that. He was disturbed.
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At the sight of the mummy and that seeing it truly bothered
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him, Caleb's parents, believing their son was overcome with
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anxiety upon seeing what was a dead body on display, comfort
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him. They explained that although
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it's frightening, it's normal to have these kinds of feelings
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about seeing death. Face to face.
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And that everything was going to be OK.
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That he should try to relax, however relaxing.
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As we'll come to see, isn't in. Caleb's future as the rest.
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Of the family lays their heads on their pillows and fall
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asleep, and a large moon hangs above the Weaver home.
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Something else? Was very awake.
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And watching. Caleb, who was.
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Asleep in his bed was getting anything.
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But rest. In his dream.
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He was wandering through a dark and foreboding stone.
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Structure at. The end of the path.
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Laid before. Him the very.
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Same mummy that. He had seen in his waking life.
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As he stared at its. Decayed face in horror, deep
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from within the. Eye sockets.
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Slit pupils. Began to emerge and stare at him
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with utter intensity from behind its rotten teeth.
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A swarm of locusts began to emerge and fly towards him as he
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was panicking in his nightmare. He soon shakes himself.
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Back to the. Waking world as he glances
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around the room. He's at first relieved.
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That was until he sees something standing in the corner of his
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room, there, amongst the. Shadows cast.
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By the moonlight coming through the window stands a large and
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foreboding figure, one that appears to be wearing some kind
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of robe. Caleb's pupils dilate with fear
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as he sees. Glowing green eyes from beneath.
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Its hood as it steps. Closer towards him, more light.
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Reveals Jagged. And sharp looking teeth that
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glint. Like daggers?
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The creature then suddenly. Lets out a deep guttural growl
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that. Pierces the young man's soul and
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ejects. Pure terror.
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Into his heart as Caleb screams. He soon tucks himself underneath
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his blanket in an attempt to protect himself.
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Meanwhile. The creature.
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'S heavy footsteps inch closer and closer to him, peering
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through the sheet and towards its direction.
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Caleb sees it now standing over him, just as he thinks it's
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about to maul him. The entity.
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As quickly as it. Appeared suddenly vanishes
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shaking as he slowly pulls the sheet from over.
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His head. The young man is petrified.
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Needless to say. He does not sleep for the rest
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of the night the following morning as an exhausted Caleb.
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Is getting ready for school. He tries to convince himself.
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That it was all just a bad. Dream.
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That was until his mother asked him just what all that noise was
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in his room last night. Shocked that she had.
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Heard anything? He tells.
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Her, that something had stalked him from within the darkness of
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his room. That whatever this.
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Thing or this monster? Was that it had growled.
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And that he could hear it breathing.
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His parents, believing that he had heard something but perhaps
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his imagination had run wild, told him that the house was.
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Old. That maybe he had.
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Heard the pipes. Rustling or the home settling.
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That he was probably still freaked.
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Out from seeing a real mummy. But that all.
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These things had explanations that he was getting too old to
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be scared of monsters, but monsters sometimes.
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Do exist? In the weeks to come, Caleb
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Weaver finds himself unable to break the chains of anxiety.
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No matter. Where he goes or what he does,
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he feels as if. He's being watched by a presence
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that he can't explain. Despite this now constant state
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of suffering, he chooses to remain silent, not wanting to
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face ridicule. One afternoon, Caleb is walking
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home from school and upon arriving at the house and
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approaching the front door, he. Reaches to.
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Open it. But it's locked.
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Rummaging through. His pockets, he's realized.
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That everyone else was out of the house and that he had left
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his keys inside earlier that morning.
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There was another way into the house.
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However, it was through the cellar.
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As he makes his way to. The side.
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Of the House and unlatches. The door to it.
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He once again can't help. But feel.
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As if unseen eyes are staring as he descends the stone stairs
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into the. Cellar itself as he reaches its
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depths he pauses he. Suddenly begins to hear a.
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Chorus of whispers. Coming from within the darkness,
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then, a fear unlike anything he's felt since the night he had
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seen the mummy for the first time ribs him.
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Glowing green eyes emerge from where?
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The whispers had. Originated and stepping forth
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was once again this menacing creature.
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With daylight rays. Partially coming through the
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small windows. Of the cellar Caleb is.
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Able to make out more features than the first time he had laid
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eyes on it. It wore a hood like it had
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before. But underneath it, its face was
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animalistic. Like that of a crocodile.
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It was covered in scales, massive and imposing.
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It walked towards. Him upright like a man.
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To him it appeared as some kind of a born science experiment or
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something from another plane of existence.
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He felt as though. He had accidentally wandered
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into its domain that he had unknowingly trespassed and this
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entity. Whatever it was.
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Was enraged then. With pure ferocity.
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It runs at a dead Sprint towards him, feeling his fight or flight
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kick in and his adrenaline surge.
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Caleb runs as fast as humanly. Possible back up the stairs?
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And out of the cellar. Itself.
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As he slams the door behind him and runs to the gate of.
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The yard he. Collapses onto his knees trying
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to catch his breath he knows that whatever he was dealing
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with was not of this world and that he.
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Was a target Caleb as a result. Of the torment begins.
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To isolate. And quickly, his parents notice
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an alarming change occur in his. Behavior.
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He grew more restless and angry. He was.
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Quieter than usual? But little did they.
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Truly know just how intense his inner war was becoming the next
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several weeks following the celery event are.
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Quiet, however. The young man continues to feel
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the omnipresent force that has come to plague him.
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Trying to adapt to handling the stocking, he tries not to come
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home alone whenever. Possible.
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But one night he returns home from an after.
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School activity. To find himself alone at the
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house as he steps inside and slowly walks around.
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He's cautious. And on edge.
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It's as if the air itself is charged with electricity.
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As he heads into the kitchen to find himself something to eat,
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when he opens the fridge, the pantry door from behind him
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violently slams shut out of nowhere.
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Feeling anxiety grip him and feeling sick to his stomach, he
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runs into the nearby bathroom, shutting the door behind him and
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attempting to calm himself. He splashes his face with.
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Cold water in the sink as he takes a hand towel and.
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Dries his face. He looks.
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Up at the mirror. But it's not just his reflection
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staring back at him. There in the corner of the room
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stands the same horrifying creature, and it's slowly coming
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towards him. As he turns to face its
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direction, all he can see is the empty bathroom, but turning back
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to the mirror, he sees the monster inching ever closer.
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He then begins to. Feel a sharp.
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Wide, hot pain overtake him, screaming in agony.
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It feels as if an animal has latched onto his left arm and it
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refuses to let. Go yet this.
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Thing was invisible as he holds on for dear.
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Life he is suddenly. Released and then collapses to
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the. Floor.
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Crying out, he clutches his arm and soon.
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Realizes that he's. Leaking blood upon lifting up
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his shirt. He sees several.
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Distinct looking bite marks, scared out of his mind and with
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his parents not taking him seriously.
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The poor boy decides to keep his attack.
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And wound a secret. And he slowly bandages.
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It up. In the weeks following these
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events. Caleb would further spiral.
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Into an. Abyss of despair.
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With each passing day, he gets more and more.
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Depressed. And ends up having a nervous
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breakdown. As a result of.
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This his family gets him counseling.
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With a therapist. But the silent suffering due to
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the paranormal attacks only continues.
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The weeks then turned into months and the months.
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To years. As soon as.
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Caleb graduates high. School.
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He moves out of his childhood home hoping and praying that by
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getting out that this entity would stay behind, that he could
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finally move on with. His life.
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In 2013, he ends up finding a job as a security guard in Glen
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Burnie, MD. Slowly but surely, to his
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surprise, Caleb starts to. Regain a sense of normalcy and
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control. To his life.
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He climbs. The corporate ladder.
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And becomes a. Supervisor at his job.
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He falls in love with a woman named Laura and soon makes
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friends with a young man who begins working for him by the
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name of John Ginner Junior. One weekend while John, Caleb
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and Laura are camping, the group is making small talk over a
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campfire and John can't help but notice a scar on one of Caleb's
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arms. Although Caleb.
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Isn't forthcoming at first given the sensitivity.
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Of the subject. At hand, John begins to open up
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about his own experiences dealing with the demonic.
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As a young man, he had discovered a satanic Bible deep
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in the woods and as a result formed an attachment and
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ultimately had to be delivered by a minister.
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The very same man who delivered him, he was now a student of.
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After hearing a synopsis of John's harrowing tale, Caleb,
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keeping it brief, alludes to his own experiences.
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John can sense that there's more to his story, but relating to
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his own hardship, he knows that. For fear of.
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Judgement and not wanting to push.
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Caleb. Had every right not to share the
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intimate details. Things following this night and
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for the next several months are nothing short of normal.
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But as the holidays approach. Caleb, who hasn't seen his
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family since he moved, is invited back home.
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But he. Fears that it's not just his
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parents who are waiting for him there after making the drive and
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greeting his mother. At the door, Caleb cautiously
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steps foot. Back into the home where this.
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Creature. Had made his life a living hell.
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Later that night, he makes his way to his old bedroom to try
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and. Get some rest as he curls.
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Up and begins reading a. Book to relax.
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He suddenly begins to hear a. Faint series of whispers.
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A name is repeated amongst these that he can make out over and
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over again. So.
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Beck not familiar. With what this could be after
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the whispers pass. Caleb makes his way.
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Over to his. Laptop computer and tries to.
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Figure out just who. Or what this name was.
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As the results of the search load.
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Everything he's ever. Experienced.
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Begins to make sense. Sobek is an ancient Egyptian
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deity. That takes the.
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Appearance of a Nile. Crocodile fused.
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With a man. Associated with chaos.
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And power. Those who worshipped it sought
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its. Protection as they entered.
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The Afterlife. To pass from this world to
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whatever came next. Realizing that he.
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Perhaps for? One reason or another had caught
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the attention of this entity whilst observing the mummy, that
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of which may have been one of its.
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Followers Caleb sits. On his childhood bed,
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contemplating just what he. Could do to resolve this?
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Situation that has plagued him for so long now, he is suddenly
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overcome by an unseen force. Thrown back onto his bed, he
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begins to seize and convulse violently.
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He wakes. Up the following morning,
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utterly confused about the night.
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Before. Hoping to again sever any
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potential ties. That still exist.
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Caleb then returns back home to Laura, but there's trouble in
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paradise. Upon returning both to his
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girlfriend, his job, and his friends, Caleb seems like a far
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cry from his. Usual self.
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Instead of being calm, rational and kind, he has become bitter,
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angry and rude. His behavior is so out of
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character that. John ultimately contacts.
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Laura privately. And speaks.
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With her about. The changes.
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Caleb's behavior. Is all too reminiscent of his
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own dark. Past.
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Deciding to stage an intervention of sorts.
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Several weeks after. Caleb had initially returned.
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John meets Laura at her and Caleb's home, and the two
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nervously await his. Arrival.
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After his shift ends. Caleb.
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Arrives momentarily and asking why John was there.
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John cuts to the. Chase.
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He asked Caleb. Just what had happened to him
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when he had went back home? Caleb with quiet.
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Rage building doesn't open up. Seeing this manifest, John
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begins to explain to him that. He believes.
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He's under. Spiritual attack.
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He then begins to say the. 1st of several spiritual warfare
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prayers aloud. And as the words.
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Leave his lips, Caleb's face. Begins to twist into a wicked
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grin as John further. Prays Caleb.
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Begins laughing, but his laugh is nothing ordinary.
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It's dark. And demonic.
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And soon the laughing turns into screams.
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He then grabs John by his. Collar.
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And with seemingly superhuman strength.
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He throws him across. The room shaking and staring in
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shock at his friend, John soon realizes that he needs all.
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The help that. He can get.
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As the prayers continue, Caleb has a momentary break in his.
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Behavior. It's as if his true self just.
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For a moment. Cuts through.
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He begs John to help him. He says that he's not in control
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of his own body. John takes full advantage of
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this moment. He makes a call to the man who
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had delivered him from the forces of darkness, and a short
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time later he arrives. His mentor is a man by the name
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of Bill Bean. Bill himself, too, experienced
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evil in his. Childhood.
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And as a result. Pursued the path of a.
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Deliverance Minister Bill, with Caleb's permission for
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everyone's safety, handcuffs him to a nearby chair.
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Before the. Exorcism can commence almost as
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soon as he begins to pray, like a switch being flipped.
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Caleb's behavior reverts. Back to mania screams the likes.
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Of which are. Seldomly heard, both in decibels
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and range. Erupt out of him.
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His face begins to shift and morph into momentary glimpses.
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Of horror, his pupils as he stares.
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At bill becomes. Slits.
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He spits, tries to escape. And hurls blasphemies at the
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minister and those around him. After several.
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Grueling hours, Caleb suddenly takes a sharp inhale deep into.
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His body. And then unleashes an unholy
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screech into the. Air.
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His head and goes limp into. His chest as.
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Everyone gathers around him. A few tense minutes are.
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Shattered by Caleb. Coming too, They all knew in
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this moment that he had been delivered from this ominous.
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Force that had. Consumed his existence.
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Tears streamed down his face. It was.
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If he had woken up from a terrible nightmare into a world
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that was painted with grace and beauty.
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Following the events of this day in April of 2014, Caleb and
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Laura would marry. They both knew in their.
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Heart of hearts, that if the devil.
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Couldn't break them apart. Nothing could, for love can
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blossom out of turmoil like petals unfurling during a
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thunderstorm. But somewhere in the ancient
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distance, in the space between realities, perhaps the chance.
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Of Sobek still. Echo the stone walls of time.
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There he perches upon his throne, lurking and waiting.
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To stalk those who dare to disturb.
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His followers slumber, so the next time you find yourself
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observing those who are eternally sleeping within the
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glass. Cases of your.
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Local museum. Be wary, be cautious.
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And don't let. This be you before we go.
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I did want to briefly share my thoughts on this unique and
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intriguing case. Delving into my research for
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this one, I have to say I watched one of my favorite.
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Episodes. Betraying this story on a
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haunting called The Curse of the Mummy.
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Caleb. His mother, Laura, John and Bill
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are all interviewed here and I find them all to be sincere in
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their. Portrayals of what occurred.
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The acting, too, is chef's. Kiss.
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Like it's honestly some of my favorite from the show.
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Caleb seems like a very nice and kind guy, and he really seemed
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just really genuine in his descriptions of the torment that
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he endured. I did try to find some updates
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on either him or Laura, but I don't think they're on social
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media. And as always, even if they were
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I. Seek to respect people's
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privacy. Which that goes for anyone whose
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cases I cover, and really in general.
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I hope wherever they are, however, that they're happy.
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Thriving in safe from any other paranormal torment now.
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Interestingly, John Jenner junior's involved in this.
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Case which? A while back I made a video
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covering his story which I'll link below and within this.
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Video itself. If you want to check it out.
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He. Sadly, for reasons unknown.
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Passed away several. Years ago and may he rest in
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peace, but I've always found that his story and his
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involvement in this. Case.
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Were really interesting to say. The least?
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I remember watching this episode way back when on a Haunting and
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being intrigued. Probably.
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Back in either want to say 2016 or 2017 if I'm not mistaken and
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up until this point until I had come back.
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Across this case. I didn't even realize that John
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was involved. We also have Bill Bean's
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involvement in this one as well, and he's a very intriguing guy.
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With a very. Kind of.
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Crazy back story. Which I'm sure I'll delve into
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at some point, but. He's truly made it.
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His life's mission, it seems to help others who have been
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affected by. Evil just like.
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He was growing up. Which?
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Is very respectable in my opinion.
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Now I do have to say I don't personally know.
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These people, but I do have the pleasure of.
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Delving into their stories and just getting a feel.
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For what they've. Experienced and given my own
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experiences. I feel like this.
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Allows me to relate on a very profound spiritual and personal
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level and I really do have nothing but respect for them.
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The entity that was mentioned as being the possessing spirit in
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this. Case was Sobek.
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It's also known as Sukkas, and it was an ancient Egyptian deity
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with a complex history in nature.
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He's associated. With the Nile crocodile is
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usually represented. As a crocodile or a crocodile.
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Headed humanoid. He's also associated.
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With pharaonic power, fertility and military prowess.
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But he served. Additionally, is in particular
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important to this. Case as a protective.
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Deity with and was invoked especially for protecting others
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from the dangers presented by the Nile and crossing into the.
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Afterlife. Interestingly, the entire Fahim
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religion. Was a dedicated.
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Cult to this entity and I'm. Curious if perhaps?
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Perhaps the mummy that Caleb viewed and somehow.
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Disturbed was possibly a priestess of this cult.
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That would perhaps explain why. And how the entity felt.
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The need to. Attach to him.
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And torment him. So.
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That it may have perceived him as a threat for one reason or
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another. Perhaps he had.
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Perceptions that weren't. Usual or typical?
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To those around him. Albeit it's possible that.
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