Dark Exorcism Page #2

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Have you ever seen true evil?

I'm sorry, Professor, I'm not

sure I understand the question.

Well, in personal experience,

I have interviewed

prison inmates,

convicted of rape and murder,

misogynists, deviants, killers.

My boyfriend has done some work

for the police forensic unit.

He once photographed a six month

old boy with broken ribs,

whose mother happened

to be holding him

at the inopportune

time that she got

into a physical domestic spat.

I even masochistically

watch the evening news,

so I am fully aware of

the horrible things

that human beings

are capable of.

I do not, however, believe

in evil as an entity

or consciousness beyond that.

All people are

capable of darkness.

True evil, something

else altogether.

It's not merely a collection

of badly wired brain impulses,

or everyday brutality.

It's more.

It's the absence of light.

Tell me a little bit more

about Jacob Clovitz.

On the surface, it

appeared to be another,

albeit rare, case

of abelobscene.

Tremors and convulsions

soon developed

into violent outbursts,

expressionless gazes,

uncontrolled speech.

He needed psychological

evaluation and treatment,

but his devout parents felt he

was beyond modern medicine.

They petitioned the Church for

intervention several times,

but lack of evidence, previous

hospitalizations, and

a potential PR nightmare for

a scandal-plagued diocese...

And how did you initially

become involved?

His Aunt.

A nurse, and personal friend.

And she believed the parents,

that the child was under

some sort of possession?

No, she thought he was neglected

until the day she

called me in hysterics.

She'd been watching him that day

when he somehow found

a metal spike,

and began carving

into his own arm.

She was unsure, and

feared for his life,

and asked me to visit him.

I agreed.

He was sweet.

He didn't disassociate,

was unaware of what he said

or did during his fits,

but knew that he had them,

and that it worsened.

His states of lucidity

dwindled in relation

to these episodes.

It was like he was disappearing.

And you were there the

day of his exorcism.

Jacob's parents contacted

an unlicensed specialist.

An excommunicated priest,

Father Santiago.

What did you see?

Help me.

I don't think I can

explain what occurred.

I can tell you nothing

in my lifetime,

my work before or after,

could have prepared me.

I've spent the last

12 years trying.

Is that your tape recording?

I couldn't listen

until months later.

Are you sure you

want to hear this?

Thank you, Professor,

I can handle it.

Yes.

Seven hours later, no change.

I took a much-needed break.

After only a few minutes

of having left the room,

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