A House Possessed: My Paranormal Journey

Lately, I’ve been having a lot of guest writers share their encounters with real paranormal phenomena from haunted hospitals to haunted graveyards to haunted houses. Today, Dawn Shepard shares some strange paranormal activity in her own home, which seems to be possessed by multiple spirits . . . and these aren’t the friendly kind. I’ll let Dawn take it from here.

My paranormal journey has been one of the most difficult, dangerous, yet intriguing paths I’ve taken within my life. Since my childhood I’ve always believed in ghosts, spirits, entities and have been told by many that I have a gift of being a sensitive or empathy to them. Personally, I never attributed myself to this belief of a gift until four years ago, and that’s when I started to believe differently. I had some experiences after my grandfather’s passing but not ever the intensity of what I’ve been dealing with in my home.

I’ve lived in my rented home peacefully for ten years, but things started occurring after being here for only seven years. Activity started in October 2010 after a Ouija board was found while cleaning the attic. It was noticed that sometimes objects would disappear in our home, but because of a hectic lifestyle, it was thought to be a result of being absent minded or forgetful and never questioned. Sometimes you could hear a door open or close, but having pets in the home seemed to be the answer to these occurrences too.  On March 11^th, 2011 the unexplained reality of paranormal happenings became very real and began my journey into the realm of another real and true existence.

  While it's difficult to tell in this image, I snapped a picture of 

a young man's face looking out of the window 
from one of the rooms in the attic.

The following are some unexplained messes that started in our landlord's home in the beginning.

After having six investigations which also included two different mediums and a psychic medium, EVPs (electronic voice phenomena), EMF (electromagnetic field) readings, pictures, ghost box sessions, my own investigating, countless hours of research along with researching the history on the home, I was able to start to figure some things out but didn’t realize there was going to be more to be learned.

It is known that I have eight spirits in the home with the possibility of more. Three of the eight are evil and the others I’m still not quite sure because trickery can be used and they don’t like to be honest. The three evil ones―two are deceased relatives of mine and the third is believed to be an attachment to the home since the 1800s.

My daughter and I have encountered several different odors such as sulfur, burnt toast, wet dirt, rotting flesh, apples and cinnamon, and wild musk perfume. We have been touched, heard growling, evil laughter, whispering, and sometimes voices. Objects have been thrown at us such as knives, hand held pruning shears, CDs, VCR tapes, etc.

I have been pushed down the stairs, touched in my sleep, have had the towel pulled off me after getting out of the shower. My daughter has been scratched, had some small unexplained bruises, and also had two incidents happen that she has no memory of but I was told that I intercepted what was the beginnings of a possession.

The following 3-minute video is from a paranormal investigation at our house where we captured some sound of the spirits.

can of cat food opened 

and thrown at the ceiling and wall

garlic powder dumped on the floor

Sometimes the phone will ring right before or after activity and there will be no one on the other end, or you will hear a muffled voice but can’t understand what’s being spoken.

My daughter and I have also experienced some activity while being in the car together, when we pulled into the driveway and stopped. In the following pics is the scratch my daughter got while we were in the car together. The scratch is in the shape of a letter "Z."

 

And there have been occurrences that have happened from time to time when she visits or has a sleepover at her friend’s home across the street from my home.

This was a written message left for me when my daughter was staying at her friend's home across the street. Some activity was happening and they had called me to come over. When I went to get my phone to take pictures, this written message was next to my phone. The message reads, "BN AND RM ARE MINE” (my daughter's initials and her friend's).

The next message was written on my daughter's bedroom mirror in red lipstick while no one was home. She and I had gone to the doctor's and then the store. We found this message after coming home and I went into her room. This was two days after the priest had done a full blessing on our home for the third time. It says: "YOU CANT STOP ME".

We’ve experienced communication from written messages, symbols, on Facebook and from several messes made using edible items and even paint.

 

Below is cat litter taken from a litter box and made into a circle. Circles were always being made and it's a protection for the entities and means never ending.

          

This symbol below is a drawing and only because I was away when this symbol was made out of fruity pebbles cereal, black pepper, and onion powder. The word "DIE" was written underneath. 

My husband at the time had found it and tried to shield our daughter from it and didn't think to take a picture. They were asked to describe what they saw and to draw it in separate rooms. I found out it's a satanic symbol to represent the devil.

The next symbol is a “triquetra” made out of black pepper and garlic powder along with a circle and a written message. The messages says:   "I WANT THE GIRL NOW I NEED HER TO JOI ME."

 

  My daughter, a few years older

The second written message was written on my daughter's bedroom wall next to her closet door with a mirror on it. It says . . . "SHES MINE JOI ME AND YOU WILL DIE DAWN.”

 

This message was written after I had intercepted what was the start of a partial possession of her. She has blue eyes and her eyes were black when I had opened her door to see if she was okay.

The calendar was thrown at me while upstairs in my landlord's place and the word "DIE" was written on it for me. I have been constantly told to die.

While all of this may seem unbelievable, it’s been proven that these incidents weren't from someone playing a joke or trying to be scary, and I have copies of all the messages received. The home has been blessed three times inside and outside using holy water, incense, many prayers, crosses and other religious objects. Gregorian music has also been tried, sage, crystals, salt, and other things. Each time though the activity escalates and becomes stronger and more difficult.

I’ve been told that I have a combination of demonic activity along with witchcraft that was either practiced or dabbled with, and there was also some kind of satanic worshipping or practicing. I have names of those whom lived in the home from the 1800s up until now but can’t say for certain what was ever practiced or believed in.
 

There is much more to my story but wanted to try to give some insight into my journey that I am still facing and working at resolving. I understand there may be those that feel moving out of the home would be in my best interest but the spirits can and do follow. I am not one to give up very easily, nor will I give into what they feel they can have or control without trying for a resolution.

   

Here is a video of another paranormal investigation. This one is 18 minutes.

A link to my blog called “My Paranormal” is: www.cinn2you2blogspot.com

I haven’t updated since June 13, 2013 but can answer any questions via email lilsis72@hotmail.com

Many thanks to Dawn Shepard for sharing her paranormal story on Dark Lucidity. I love posting paranormal stories. If you have evidence of ghostly encounters with photos and video, or know someone who does, please contact Brian(at)BrianMoreland(dot)com.

Haunted Author by Anita Jo Intenzo

Today’s guest writer is a paranormal author who has had plenty of personal encounters with ghosts. Here she talks about how her own haunted home inspired her book Estate of Horror: A True Story of a Haunting.

Haunted Author

On January 29, 2009 - I stood in front of a group of mourners in a church honoring my deceased friend, who is the subject of my book, giving his eulogy. I never could have imagined I would now be an author telling my true story of an incredible horror―haunting/poltergeist experience―I and my son survived.

When I first entertained the idea of writing a book, urged by my friends and family members after hearing of the unusual events and happenings at the estate of my deceased friend, I had no intention of writing it myself. I felt if I provided the story and the materials, even possibly be interviewed, then someone else could do a better job. Having no formal experience other than creative writing classes in high school and a one-act play―I wrote for a college assignment, ironically about a revengeful ghost―I was on the learning curve.

 My pen & ink sketch of my deceased friend’s house

But, after experiencing the horrific ordeal with the paranormal I knew I had to record these extraordinary haunted experiences other than a daily diary.  My son and I, along with other witnesses, saw and heard (on our captured audio and visual equipment) extreme poltergeist activity, cold spots, black and gold orbs, an apparition, objects appearing and disappearing, non-human voices and endured physical attacks. I knew if I didn't write my book I'd regret it for the rest of my life.

Artistic illustration of apparition on clothes dryer

Also, we were able to capture poltergeist evidence on camera and have some of them re-mastered for our youtube channel. Here are 3 of those videos.

 

Video 1 - June 24, 2009 "Caught on Tape"
    

Video 2 - August 1, 2009 "Seeing Red"       

Video 3 - August 5, 2009 "Creeped Out Cousins"   

Even now, with my debut book published, Estate of Horror, I don’t think of myself as an author. As my background is of a professional artist for the last 47 years, my artwork has always been my visual method of telling a story.

My original pastel on paper: “Spirit Warrior"

Not thinking myself as an author? This may seem strange coming from someone who is has scored a literary agent, Laurie Hawkins of Collage Literary, who has been a real rock of support and always held an unwavering belief in me. Laurie signed me to a contract in summer of 2011. This was a brave act for her, as she has since been the recipient of some very strange paranormal activity after taking on my project. (Nothing like having your client's manuscript being printed out and the machine spits out a metal clamp over your head and across the room!)

Even with the crazy background of the recent haunting I had experienced, I never expected to be haunted the whole time writing my manuscript. My anthropologist friend left me many items in his will, which I stored in my basement. This turned out to be a very bad decision. Someone or something transferred to my house and was now acting up with major poltergeist activity. My once safe haven―where I spent years as a single parent raising my son, where I worked in my home art studio, enduring economic and personal hardship, caring for two critically ill parents, and proudly handling it all―was now a battle ground for spirits.

This is actual image of a Shadow Man (with brimmed hat) 
on our front door captured on video 
while filming our book trailer on July 6, 2012

The psychological and physical toll on me and my family have been enormous. We have gotten used to living a paranormal life every day, but it's not easy. You never get used to looking over your shoulder, or being scratched while taking a bath, or seeing a Shadow Man walking in your front hallway while watching TV, or hearing a horrible growl, or the door rattle to your basement. Even when sudden bouts of nausea and stabbing pains (psychic) in the stomach, while moving boxes in the basement, did not deter me. I felt that the best defensive was an offense! I decided that others needed to know what happened to me, and the ghosts needed to be put in their place. This was MY home and they were not going to frighten me away!

My agent told me before we started that today’s authors have to be very pro-active in marketing themselves, and her advice and my efforts have paid off. I have been on over a dozen radio shows in the last 6 months. One of the most recent shows I did to promote my book was an interview via SKYPE with Norene Balovitch for her show "Do You Believe" on May 18, 2014.

Shortly after the show aired, Norene contacted me and told me that listeners of the show were hearing many EVPs  talking over me when I was being interviewed. The chat room went crazy and was filled with posts written in the German language! She sent a draft of some of the EVPs and what they said were horrific! There was direct spectral interaction with our whole conversation during the show. Norene said her computer acted crazy and her microphone was being tapped without explanation. Her producer said they never had such an experience of ghostly interference with a guest on her show! This video from that Sunday night's show went viral!                                       

                

My son, Chris, spent an hour the next day listening and transcribing the show. He put his cell phone up to his ear and listened to the archived show in order to make out the words. He wrote down 70 EVPs!!! He was physically and mentally drained after doing this.

He did not know what the other person had copied down and had been sent to Norene. She sent me some of the translations of the German posted in her chat room feed and it related to what listeners heard. There was a man and woman with German accents who were talking over me, saying horrific things about the Holocaust and so much of the foul language were threats directed at me. As it turned out my son’s EVPs matched many of hers! I guess the ghosts are angry that I published this book! Guess what ghosts? Heads up! I'm writing the sequel!

My story isn't over as my haunted journey continues. Now you know why I'm called the haunted author!

 Available in paperback at Amazon and CreateSpace

Also available for Kindle

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About the Author

Classically trained as a fine artist, Anita Jo Intenzo graduated with honors from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, earning a B.S. Degree in Art Education. She taught art classes at day and evening schools for 25 years. Her paintings currently hang in collections throughout the United States, and she has had several gallery shows. She started restoring old photos over 35 years ago and created her business, Past Images by Anita in 2000 where she preserves and restores family treasures: photos, paintings and antique dolls, so that their history will endure for future generations. Genealogical and historical societies seek her out for her expert consultations, lectures and appraisals.

In January of 2009, her life took a dramatic turn when, as executrix of a dear friend’s estate, she became involved with the paranormal. As executrix, she was responsible for clearing his house and selling it. It did not take long after she began that task that Anita experienced real and often-frightening poltergeist activity there and soon began confronting true evil. She wrote this book as she was moved and profoundly changed by the experiences. She is now working on its terrifying sequel, DARK TRANSFERENCE.  Anita lives with her family and several resident ghosts, in the Philadelphia suburbs, on a property dating back to the early 1800’s.

Published in January 2014, Estate of Horror: A True Story of Haunting, Hatred and a Horrific Family Secret has received many 5 STAR REVIEWS!

Read this book and find out why people can't put it down or won't read it before going to bed! Currently up on Amazon and Kindle, online B&N.com and special order in all 700 Barnes and Noble stores, and Cape Atlantic Book Stores.

Please stop by her website:  www.estateofhorror.com