4. Where Demons Dwell

The Bible recounts a tale in which Jesus and his disciples came upon a pariah who was possessed. When Jesus asked the man his name, he replied that there was a legion of devils inside of him. In Brookfield, Connecticut, 12-year-old David suffers from intense nightmares of an old man with demonic features. In his mind, the boy sees the old man flying toward his home, and his fear of impending doom grows day by day. David's mother is unsure of how to respond‚ until they see their son get physically attacked by an invisible entity. The family contacts paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who make contact with a legion of demons inside the child's body. The Warrens know that, if they do not face the evil, David's soul will be consumed by darkness.

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In 1980, Debbie Glatzel and Arne Cheyenne Johnson move into a new home in Connecticut. When Debbie's 12-year-old brother David helps them with the move, he becomes the target of a demon and begins to strike at David and cause harm to the other family members. The situation gets worse as the demon would then possess David for short periods of time. The family runs to a priest and paranormal investigators for help to save David and their home. Note: This episode makes no references to the Trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson (aka The Demon Murder Trial ) for the killing of his landlord Alan Bono, whom Johnson claimed he killed while under demonic possession. At his trial, Johnson's defense unsuccessfully tried to enter a plea of not guilty by demonic possession, which the presiding judge rejected and the defense alternatively choose to imply Johnson was acting in self-defense. Johnson was convicted of 1st-degree manslaughter and sentenced to 10–20 years in prison, though he served only five.

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