The Entity – Interview with Doris Bither’s son
Brian Harris In what many consider to be one of the most intriguing and paramount cases in the paranormal, many speculations and theories arose in the paranormal community (and the outside) about what really happened in that old and small Culver City home in southern California in the early 1970s.
No one knows what really happened to Doris Bither or any of her children. Did they finally escape the evil that was so present and dominate in their home? Did they come out and tell the truth and admit it was all a hoax?
We here at GhostTheory.com, having a journalistic approach to the paranormal, were lucky enough to get ahold of Brian Harris, Doris Bither’s son, to set the record straight.
In this interview, I get to the bottom of the case and give you an insight to the true day-to-day life of the Bither household, the alleged spectral rape, and behind the scenes of the investigation conducted by Dr. Barry Taff and Kerry Gaynor and the resentment it left on the children.
Note: If you are not familiar with the Doris Bither story, Read about it here.
Doris Bither had 4 children. 3 boys and one girl. Brian Harris is the middle child out of the three boys. It has been his long-time wish to speak out about the story.
Doris Mcgowan (Mcgowan is her maiden name) came from a upper middle-class family. As stable as many people might think that sounds, Doris’ parents ran a turbulent household. Both were alcoholics and were not suited to provide a well-rounded upbringing for a child.
At the age of 10, Doris and her family moved to California from the midwest. Details of Doris’ childhood are not clearly known by her relatives. In her teenage years, Doris had a major altercation with her family. Both her parents, an Aunt and Uncle had decided to disown Doris and was cut off from having contact with any of her family.
As her parents died off, her Aunt and Uncle also, it was apparent that the abhorrent feeling that they had towards her was so great, when she learned that all of the inheritance was given to her brother.
With no money and being a single mother, Doris set out to make a life of her own.
Throughout her life, Doris had a number of failed marriages and relationships. She had given birth to 4 children, all from different fathers. Being a single mother and trying to support 4 children was something more than what Doris could handle. The Bither family grew up grew up poor and under stressful environments.
Brian Harris recalls the overall feelings of growing up in the Bither home:
Brian Harris: “The overall feeling of everyday life was that of being isolated most of the time.” “..yea the house was small, but since we were so separated [physically], you felt alone and isolated.”
The small Culver City home had the living room and kitchen in the front part of the property, while the bedrooms were in a different section, in the back of the house. Mr. Harris best describes the layout as an L-shaped property.
What is not known is that as small as the house was a hundred year old home with a 2-level cellar. The bedrooms were an addition to the original house.
The Bither home, as it stands today.Life for the children was far from normal.
Dr. Barry taff wrote about how the Bither home was twice condemned by the city, squalid conditions and always dark and closed-off to the outside world.
According to Mr. Harris, this was not the case.
Brian Harris: “…as far as the home being twice condemned by the city, that’s all bull****. The home was never condemned. It felt isolated being there, but that was because the house had built a large reputation for being haunted, that the whole neighborhood was coming by. Prowlers, curious people. Neighborhood kids would always come by, trying to see inside the haunted house”. “…at school I used to get teased a lot for living in the house…”
The home was never condemned by the city according to Mr. Harris. It makes sense that it would be closed off to the outside world, if everyone was invading their privacy.
The home was repossessed by the city and then sold. Doris was renting it at the time. It was then bought by the next door neighbor, Mr. Bob Salcedo, and then sold it when he had heard of what was going on and was frightened.
I then wanted to hear from Mr. Harris’ own mouth about the haunting. If all of it was true. Did the rape happen? were they really attacked by spirits?
I asked Mr. Harris about the claims and reports. There was a long sigh. I felt as if he was bothered by the question. Like if he had been asked to recount the events every time he mentioned his mother’s name. The phone went silent for an awkward 6 seconds or so after the sigh.
Brian Harris: “*sighs*…..What do you want to know? ……It was all true”
WOW! I thought. This is it! this is the confirmation I’ve been waiting for. I nod my head, as if I knew it all along. A sort of “Hell yea!” motion.
Brian Harris: “Well, it was all mostly true. Have you seen the movie?”
I confessed that I did not watch the 1981 film, which stars Barbara Hershey, titled “The Entity”. I told Mr. Harris that I did read and re-read Dr. Barry Taff’s report on the case.
Brian Harris: “yea, the movie did add a lot of things [A lot of the events in the film were fictionalized, in spite of Taff's and Gaynor's request].” “…Barbara Hershey did do a good job. It was exactly as I remember my mother going through. The bruises in her legs and inner thighs. The attacks.”
I then started to prod Mr. Harris about the whole haunting and the attacks that seemed to be focused on Doris and his eldest brother.
Brian Harris: ” Well everything about what was reported was true. It did happen. Living in that home was hell.”
“…We all experienced some form of attack.” “There was the pushing, biting and scratching being done to us.” “…there were about 4 entities in the home, and they made themselves known by appearing all the time….I think it took a lot of energy for them to do that.”
According to Mr. Harris, they all suffered the attacks. Himself receiving less abuse. He believes that the entities were drawn to the negative and frightened attitude the rest of the family members had. Especially Doris.
I proceeded to ask him about the physical attack brought upon the entities. I was especially interested in the rape claim of Doris Bither.
Brian Harris: “..It was as if they [the four entities] showed themselves whenever they felt like.”
I asked Mr. Harris to describe what they looked like.
Brian Harris: “It was never clear. Like I would see you Javier. When they would make themselves known, it was always like a fog. Like a human…but not quite.”
“like a silhouette of a human?” I asked.
Brian Harris: “Yes, like a silhouette. Just not clear. Translucent and foggy.”
I asked Brian about the features of the apparitions.
Brian Harris: “It was like a sculpture. Like a chiseled body. Not a full figure, but at times we could see some of it [the musculature]“
“…It’s funny, the whole incident about them being Asian; that’s not true. I don’t know where they [Taff & Gaynor] got that idea from. They did not have Asian features. They did not look Asian.”
Mr. Harris was referring to the initial description that Dr. Barry Taff had made about the spirits looking Asian. According to Mr. Harris, they did not look Asian.
Brian Harris: “At times, it would be annoying. We would be watching television and these things would walk by. Like nothing.” “…We were so used to the poltergeist, that we just got to a point were we wouldn’t even care.”
Brian Harris: “The whole rape thing was real. My room was right next door to my mother’s. I would hear the attacks happening. Things being thrown, her screaming. Then she would come out of the bedroom and have all these bruises. On her legs, her inner thighs. Just like in the movie.”
“…there were times were we would see it happen in front of us. It was like if a man was standing in front of my mother and would start to beat her. Imagine a woman being beaten. You could see her being picked up and thrown around. Sounds, slaps…but there was no one there to actually do it.” “we all felt it too. pulling, biting and scratching…we were all attacked.”
What Mr. Harris had told me was that at times, these foggy apparitions became clear and detailed. He would see musculature and facial features at times. Curious to know how he, as a child, dealt with these visions, I asked him to describe his childhood around this.
Brian Harris: “…Well it was hell. There I was, barely out of elementary school, trying to carry on and ignore it all and there was so much commotion going on. Between Barry’s team of 30 or so people crammed in a small, and I mean, small room. Cheering and yelling at this thing. I was in the next room trying to watch television. Trying to mind my own business.”
The investigations that Taff and Gaynor did lasted around two and three months. I started to sense that Mr. Harris was a bit bothered when we talked about the team of researchers that invaded his home. I wanted to know the real feelings he had about the whole ordeal. I wanted to get a perspective of a bystander, to see what it was like behind the scenes of an investigation. It was anything but helpful in this case. The feeling I had after talking to Mr. Harris, was that of a person who resented the investigative team that was supposed to be there to help them live a normal life. A sort of “we got what we wanted, good luck with the haunting” feeling.
Brian Harris: “The whole investigation lasted about 2 or 3 months. But it wasn’t like Barry was there every single day. So for him to say that this could have been some sort of telekinetic thing that my mother was creating is all bull****. She didn’t want to have this happen….it’s a possibility, but it’s not like he knew what we were really going through. He was not an “Uncle Bob” that knew the family. He was only there for three months. And from that, he would show up every thursday or so.”
“…When the team would show up, I hated it; because I knew as soon as they left, they would become so angry that the house would come alive!”
I asked him to elaborate on that last statement.
Brian Harris: “…it was as if the ghosts were upset that we went and told. Like they were throwing a temper tantrum, a hissy fit. So things would start flying, we would get attacked.”
“Can you describe the events?” I asked.
Brian Harris: “…what? I already told you Javier! it was as if the house became alive! Things flying, pots and pans. It just became alive. They were angry at us for telling.”
I proceeded to ask him about the theory that his mother could have created the poltergeist herself. I asked Mr. Harris if they did have a love/hate relationship with their mother, could that have caused it. The fact that she was drinking heavily, that could have contributed.
Brian Harris: “yea…I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the reason. You have to understand, my mother was drinking heavily because of what was going on. She wanted to escape. So she drank. Barry reported that she was always drunk. that’s not true. In fact, I wish I could talk to him in person. I have a few things I want to clear out.”
As far as the telekinetic/psychokinetic theory:
Brian Harris: “The home was unstable. We did fight a lot. My older brother was mean to us. So there was a lot of tension. My mother’s boyfriend at the time left because he could not handle it [the poltergeist and tension]. Which was a good thing. He was a bastard.”
“The telekinesis theory is possible. There was so much tension and negative energy. You have to remember that it could have been also [amplified] done by Barry’s team. There was at times, 20 or 30 people in a room. Yelling at this thing. Trying to make it come out. Camera equipment, lights. The collective energy could have made it worse.”
That was an excellent point Mr. Harris had touched upon.
I know scientific research is needed, and what in the end of an investigation all that matters is the hard data facts. But we must not overlook what we ourselves indirectly cause. A haunting or poltergeist is usually a very personal and intimate thing. From my readings over the years, it seems like it is usually targeted toward a single person. If a family is involved, then it stays in the home, almost never manifesting itself to outsiders.
Having a team of scientists and students provoke evil forces in order to capture evidence is dangerous. Once the scientists realize that no data was collected. No apparitions made, then they will soon start to doubt the claim and ultimately abandon the research. The poltergeist can wait. It can then come out once everyone has left and take it’s rage out on the residents.
Sounds like a horror novel, right?
This is what this case was. No useful evidence was ever captured. Except a few photographs that show orbs. Real orbs, not these ones that we see all over the web that are clearly dust or bugs reflecting the camera’s flash.
Doris Bither in mid paranormal activity. Notice how the orb free floating. It’s arc never bends with the back wall’s corner as would be expected if it was projected onto the wall.Mr. Harris told me that there were 4 entities in the beginning of the interview. Dr. Barry Taff reported only three spirits in the home. So I asked Mr. Harris to talk about the fourth spirit.
Brian Harris: “That was the one we called Mr. “Whose-it”. He was always walking around the house. He was thr one who I believed to be my grandfather.”
“How did you come to that conclusion?” I asked.
Brian Harris: “Because it told me. It said that it was my grandfather. It looked like him”
Dr. Barry Taff reported only three spirits haunting the home. The children reported four. It is my believe that these four spirits were malevolent. The spirit that the kids referred as “Mr. Whose-it” was probably not their grandfather. Most likely it was an evil spirit trying to play on the feelings of non-responsive child.
Just a thought.
I asked Mr. Harris to explain about the claims of his older brother listening to satanic music as Dr. Barry Taff reported.
Brian Harris: “That’s all bull****. We never listened to “Satanic Music”. It was Black Sabbath and Uriah Heep. Any kid that grew up in the 70s and listened to Rock, that is what they listened to. It was the cool thing to do. Although, we did notice that when we would play certain songs, the spirits would become agitated. There is this song in the Uriah Heep album “Demons and Wizards” that talks about good versus evil. It’s basically about the devil getting his ass kicked. Every time we would play that, they [spirits] would become agitated.”
I mentioned that Doris was renting the house in Culver City. The owner, hearing about all the supernatural things going on, decided to sell that home. Doris and her kids were forced to move.
Brian Harris: “The new place we moved to was hell. It was in the bad part of Carson, CA. There was very little paranormal activity happening. It was hell because of the neighborhood. It was a bad neighborhood and school. The paranormal stuff was very rare at that point.”
Brian Harris and his siblings all posses some form of psychic power according to him. Although throughout the years it has become more and more faint, he still sees shadows and spirits every now and then. Throughout his life, he’s seen them. So have his siblings. It was only in the Culver City home that it became negative and physical.
The intensive psycho-kinetic energy in the Culver City home could have been extremely overwhelming. Combined with the negative attention it brought (unwanted intrusion of the research team and family tension) it could have easily been a beacon for all these evil spirits.
Dr. Barry Taff reported that eventually Doris had moved to Texas and then back to San Bernardino, CA. She had reported to him that by that time, she had gotten impregnated by one of the spirits.
I asked Brian harris about the ectopic or hysterical pregnancy claims.
Brian Harris: “It’s possible. I mean, my mother moved around a lot. She was so unstable, we would lose contact with her. She had so many boyfriends and husbands, that I lost count. So it’s a possibility that one of her boyfriends got her pregnant.”
Contrary to what may reports state, Carla Moran is not Doris’ real name. That was the fictional character from the movie “The Entity” that was based on the Doris Bither story. Doris never lived in San Bernardino, CA.
After leaving Carson, CA, she left for Texas and then came back to the Lawndale and Torrance, CA cities. a few miles south of Culver City.
Doris Bither passed away in 1995, from Pulmonary Arrest.
Written by Javier Ortega - javier@ghosttheory.com
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I’ve just stumbled across this after watching The Entity for the first time, i ended up on wikipedia to read up about the real events rather than the fictional account. I find this all very interesting.
I am still unsure if i classify myself a sceptic or a believer in ‘ghosts/spirits’ etc.. But what i do know is that i myself, and also my partner both witnessed some very strange events in a house in which we lived a little over three years ago.
I often felt/heard strange things in that house, and often encountered a strange smell, particularly around 11pm most evenings. Most of what we witnessed in that house can be explained in numerous non-paranormal ways, but there were some events that I still struggle to make sense of. As for my partner, she firmly believes that there was something living in that house besides us, and she has a far more harrowing tale to tell than I.
The events of those years living in that house occured at a time when both my partner and I were undergoing rather turbulent times of life. I was dealing with the fallout from a previous relationship, whilst she was struggling to cope with the death of a loved one. Meanwhile, we decided to take in a friend as a lodger who had certain emotional issues (which is, to be frank, a massive understatement) who caused a great deal of stress to us both.
The reason i mention this is that i am of the belief that the strange events we witnessed were possibly some form of manifestation of our combined emotional fallout. Whether this be paranormal in the sense of “something otherwordly” or not i am still uncertain. Perhaps the negative energy given off by each of us was somehow creating pockets of bad vibes that were so potent they could play tricks on the mind. Or, to sound more far fetched and sinister, we created some kind of portal to somewhere else with our tensions and emotions that allowed something to pass into our realm.
Who knows?
Either way it’s rather interesting, and shows that there is still much to learn about the human mind or very nature of our perception of reality.
The only thing i know for certain is that i was there, i’m fairly convinced that i am not insane, and since those days i have looked upon the paranormal with an open mind in terms of the possibilities these sorts of things present, whilst retaining enough skeptism to think about things logically.
Anyway, enough prattle from me. Goodnight.
Your interviewee clearly states that all of the residents in the house were attacked to some degree. Were any of the other residents also subjected to sexual attacks? (Colin Wilson has suggested that poltergeist incidents contain a considerable amount of sexuality that is unreported–which seems credible if poltergeists are indeed involved with “puberty issues” in some way.)
Brian Harris seems to want to clarify the story on this. I’m a little nonplussed that this isn’t being taken up on. Not only does this case seem at the nonce sui generis, I would like to hear far more from the victims than professors with a particular theoretical axe to grind…
This story is very interesting, if I could have known even more data before 1974, and a photo of doris Bither
This story is very interesting, but early reports put Mr. Javier Ortega
thanks
After reading this story, you can’t help but feel sorry for the family and what they had to endure day in and day out. When Brain was talking about the entities getting agitated during the investigation because of the number of people yelling at them it made sense. Since they are as intelligent as they are made out to be, they could just hide from everyone and sit silently.
“Having a team of scientists and students provoke evil forces in order to capture evidence is dangerous. Once the scientists realize that no data was collected. No apparitions made, then they will soon start to doubt the claim and ultimately abandon the research. The poltergeist can wait. It can then come out once everyone has left and take it’s rage out on the residents.”
This is so true. The entities are there to “have fun” and wreak their havoc on the living. I could only imagine what they would do with priest in there trying to exorcise them. Three against one are not great odds when dealing with spirits. I know there were four, but I left out the grandfather. He’s probalby the only one there who can fend the others off from causing too much harm. It could be safe to say that if he is joining in, it’s because of the pressure he’s under from the other entities.
Investigating the Dither house is dangerous for anyone, in all reality. The beings there know what they are doing and can and will attack. They want to be left alone to have their fun and don’t care if anyone comes in to prevent that or document it. This isn’t a case for documentation…that would just be and added bonus. This is a case for healing and expelling. No should have to be used to being attacked by people who aren’t there. it’s hard enough in the physical world.
Picturing the possible outcome for investigations leads me to think of our TV celebs. Ghost Hunters, they’d hide from and toy with. Paranormal State’s team would bring in Chip and he’d not know how to handle it. They would probably be the worst to call in. The Ghost Lab guys would finally get a real case. And one of the Ghost Adventure crew would end up possessed again. They would probably be the best to bring in, but at the same time the most dangerous because they the most open of our tv investigators. They don’t go in to debunk, they go in to prove. And that usually opens them up for whatever the spirits have to offer.
Thanks Javier for sharing this with us. Great story, and now i have to find “The Entity” for a stormy night.
I read this story before, but came to mind when I read a another story about a woman being harrased by a demon and would have nighmares all the time, scientist call it something else and it affects more people than we know, READ 8 DEC 2009 on UK’S dailymail website. Also on a show called “1000 ways to die”, it had a story of a woman who died in her sleep, she was always having nightmares of the same demon coming after her.
HMM??????????
trajan, you bring up a good point. Many time scientist like to debunk anything paranormal as “the brain playing tricks on you.” While, yes everything paranormal can eventually be proven scientifically it doesn’t always mean that it’s just an overactive brain.
Here’s a theory for scientists to think about…
Is it possible that since we use so little of the brain mass we are given, that spirits, demons and the like mess with and even hide in those areas? They need energy to be able to communicate to us and through us and what better place to get it from than the electricity factory under our skull.
another hmmmmm…..
That is indeed a very interesting point, Trajan and Michka. I think that The Entity and this interview have made me a bit more of a ‘believer’; I am a bit of a sceptic really… It must have been terrible living a life of suffering like that with no real escape.
cuando vi la película que siempre había curiosidad por saber la verdadera historia.
Javier Ortega esperar más cosas que nos diga si
Gracias y Feliz Navidad
when I saw the movie I had always curious about the real story.
Javier Ortega Hopefully more things to tell us if
thanks and happy Christmas
Excuse me for repeating message, thanks Brian Harris for her story
and davidsuits and happy Christmas
landrux,
Thanks for the comment. There are many more things that the movie, book and scientific journals left out.
I’m working on documenting it all.
-Javier
Im guessing all of you have seen the clip on youtube of the man going up into the attic, with another man. Then we hear a noise of some sort and the man ends up being “hung” on a nail, with a piece of cord. THATS the Bither house. The woman with the frizzy dark hair is Bither.
Gregors,
No, that clip you are referring to is the “Jackie Hernandez” case.
http://www.ghosttheory.com/2009/02/07/the-haunting-of-jackie-hernandez-a-haunting-in-san-pedro-ca
-Javier
How did you track him down and did you verify him with Barry Taff to see if he’s legit? I love the movie. Read the book afterwards a decade ago. Scary.
Mister Jeremy,
I’ve crossed referenced his story, contacts and information.
I’m also in contact with his eldest brother, who is filling me in with a lot of the background story.
I read the book a last month, I wasn’t too thrilled with it. In fact, I thought it was pretty bad. Way to dramatic and drawn out. Very loosely based on the actual case.
The movie was a bit more accurate, but not by that much.
-Javier
But it was a good read.
Did the spirits leave Doris before her death?
Mister Jeremy,
I’d say the book was about 90% made up. It seemed like a long romantic novel to me. The way Frank De Fellita wrote it, it was like a B-movie with some Jane Austin thrown in there. Not my cup of tea I guess.
Sadly, the haunting followed her till her death bed. I’m writing a book on this case…there is so much information that was left out and not known to the investigators and to the public.
-Javier
Do you think that she created the spirits and projected them outside of her?
Mister Jeremy,
Well that was my initial thought. In fact, that’s a great possibility according to her son. The problem with that theory is that her son has shared with me incidents of him actually observing ghostly visions in that house.
So if it was a case of psychokinetic energy gone afoul, then why did others see these “attackers” even when she wasn’t home?
And if it was supposedly a hoax, why do other residents prior to the Bithers moving in, have claimed that it was indeed haunted?
I have a few leads on some of these residents that I’m following up.
-Javier
Javier,
That’s so exciting you’re writing a book about this case! I, for one, trust you and am dying to see all the information you have compiled. Please keep us all updated.
redngreen,
Thanks!
I want to make this as unbiased as possible, this is why I’m researching both sides of every story that I get. Fun stuff!
-Javier
I have been very interested in this type of mystery. I have read many books by Frank Edwards which accounted many similar incidents and were published in the sixties. Saw the movie “The Entity” when it first came out but never read the book. I have been intrigued by these accounts and am interested in an explanation, however, I do not believe dead people can re-inhabit the earth. Having said that, I do believe Satan can use and feed upon negative energy and can force our own minds in on ourselves, if we allow that. We do have mental powers which are little understood and may even involve telekinesis or telepathy and may possibly be able to manifest physical or semi-physical entities. In my nearly 61 years of existence on this planet, I have seen a mere handful of things I might attribute to paranormal activity. It may be my own paranoia as these things may have a very mundane explanation. I do encourage research and study. The truth is the light that reveals all.
This is a fascinating case. To anyone who is interested, I found a similar and well documented story here: http://www.ghostlytalk.com/node/1282. It’s graphic, but great for anyone who really wants to study this phenomena.
If I were to ascribe paranormal causes to cases like Doris Bither’s, I would most definitely look at poltergeists. Often times you hear about tension within a family driving these experiences. The activity may have been centered around Doris, but she may not have been the only one fueling it. Some people believe that intense and prolonged negative emotions can create beings called ‘thoughtforms’, which take on a sentience and free will of their own. A thoughtform wouldn’t necessarily need its creators to be present in order to manifest; they may be able to feed and sustain themselves merely on the negative reactions they evoke from others.
Javier, one part of the interview confuses me. Above Brian Harris is quoted as saying that the apparitions were most definitely not Asian in appearance. But in a later comment of yours on the article
“The Entity” haunting: The true story of Doris Bither”, you say that he told you they did in fact look Asian. Did he change his story?
@Raokin,
The initial report released on scientific journals by Dr. Barry Taff reported that Doris Bither herself had mentioned that the beings appeared to be Asian.
Doris’ sons cannot confirm that, since when they saw these being, they were ‘translucent outlines’. No facial features.
-Javier
I don’t know whether there are such things as ghosts or not as I have never encountered one, but after reading what went on with this family it does get my attention. My question is this….This happened so long ago…Why is Brian Harris coming out after all these years, wanting to tell his story? No offense, but how can you be certain that he is actually one of Doris Bither’s children?
To: Mr. Javier Ortega
I my self a former investigator and debunker, feel that this poor family have been cheated from proper closure to this case, like so many that have called in such help, and in the end been used as lab rats. I feel that if the means were in my grasp, I would give this poor family the closure they sourly have been denied. A proper investigation, not one for proof of fact of the paranormal, but at the same time, seeking to find out Whom/What these Psychokinetic Entity’s are, so as to find a peaceful resolution, or expulsion. If neither can be found, then the search of a better defense. I my self in cases where in my amateur investigation, I have not been able to debunk a phenomena, have sought to understand it so as to find a defense, control, or a method of permanent dispersant of such powers. Over time I have come up with a few theory’s on these things and a system of classification to organize them. In this case, I’d place this Haunt under a class 5 Activity. meaning that this is a Hybrid Phenomena of Psychoactive Poltergeist Spirit(s) enhanced by psycho eitheric radiance, Meaning in plain English, this is a preexisting spirit that feeds off of the power-plant in our skull called a brain, the more scared, angry, violent, and/or emotionally active we are, the stronger it is to become, and it turns our own emotionally driven psychokinetic properties against us, with the energy it gains to amplify, so as to get what it wants. In the case of Bither’s Family the Entity’s goal was total “Hegemonic Domination.” With this all said I offer my assistance to this case, in what way I can help, I will.
From yours Spooky: Mr. David Domosh
Mr. David Domosh,
Thank you for your comment.
I think you are right. The victims did not receive proper closure to this horrible event. We don’t even know if it was 100% Psychokinetic.
Doris Bither did have some deep-seated psychological problems. Enough to cause heavy psychokinetic phenomena? I’d say no. Then again, it all depends on the individual.
I wish that there was more interest in the human factor in this case, as opposed to Scientists focusing on the phenomena at play.
-Javier
Its funny how research works out, that I bring myself to come to this website.
I’ve been having unnatural things happen in my home. Things I thought I’d might be afraid of but I’m not. People may think bumps in the night is scary or objects moving on their own is frightening but that’s not the type of thing happening in my home. The lights flicker on and off. The vaccum will turn on for about five minutes when its not plugged in. The water in the bathroom tub will start running when no one is in there. And the destinct smell of rotting flesh over flowing in my hallway. My therepist thinks I’m crazy, off my rocker, losing my mind. But since he doesnt believe me I’ve come to the point where I’m doing my own research. Believing the impossible in my book. I didn’t believe in ghosts or the paranormal until I moved into my home.
I started doing research on the paranormal and it lead me to the story of Doris, her activity is similar to mine. Similar to where it feels like someone is pinning me down, breathing down my neck, tugging my hair just slightly. After a few moments it just goes away.
If there are readers out there that don’t beleive in the paranormal, I understand where your coming from and how you feel toward it. But know this, after experiancing this turn of events, I quickly became a believer. I’m moving out of my home in two weeks and I’ve only lived here for three months. That’s how frightened I became.
i remember first seeing the film the entity the yr it came out. and i just came upon it again on netflix so i just watched it again. i have to say that i am an athiest so to say that i believe the story is true would be admitting there is a god.(faith is a gift i was never given) and i know the ??? would be how do you explain that her children saw and experienced it too. and that taft and his buddy also saw and experienced strange things. a ?? i cant answer nor understand.and please don,t misunderstand me i,m not putting down faith or religion.. i,m just one of those people who has to see it for myself. and iv,e never witnessed a miracle or any kind of spiritual being.. i wish i would so i could be given the gift of faith
I’ve always been fascinated by the paranormal. Ever since I was a child I have experienced and seen things and spirits that cannot be explained. When I was a child, of course these events terrified me, but today as an adult it doesn’t bother me, just something that happens. I remember (and NO I was not dreaming) a time when I had just laid down to go to bed and switched positions to face the outside of the bed. When I did this I came face to face with a doberman pincher growling at me-probably the most frightening experience I ever had. Other things like footsteps, and by footsteps I mean hearing them from the back room, through the kitchen, down the hall way and up to the bathroom door when I was washing my face. I went to the door immediately and nothing was there. I never talked about it with my parents, but was astonished to find out my mother and father had similar experiences while in that house, but simply tried to keep it from my sister and I (or so they thought). Things happen to me still, but not in the sense of it being in my home. Things show up, but don’t necessarily reside here – meaning it happens anywhere, like a psychic…I loved the fact that finally someone took the time to look into the facts of this case and I thank you for this Javier, I hope at a later point in time you will have more information.
I am now watching The Entity on tv and decided to look up the real story on wikipedia. Therefore I was led to this site. However, I have had my own experience with the paranormal as well as my family too. Now it was never to the extreme where we were physically attacked, but we would see and hear things all of the time. It got to the point where we sort of became used to it, and then whatever spirit or thing it was calmed down and left us alone for awhile. Then when we began to move out of the house everything started up again, as if it were upset that we were leaving. Then once we moved we never saw or heard anything again. We had the next house blessed, however my younger brother and I are still afraid of the dark becuase of what we experienced, but we believers of the paranormal/supernatural and I am glad to be free of that place. I actually think the city that the house was in was huanted becuase we had a neighbor from the next street tell us she saw things in her home as well. Unexplainable but definitely true.
Its all hokey, made up to sell books and movies, like the Exorcist and Amytiville.
Ghost hunters now on their 100th episode and still nothing that can’t be explained by natural causes.
Recently a team of scientist set up shop at Eastern State penitentiary, reputedly the most haunted place in America.
Their conclusions, people who are religious or want to believe will experience paranormal activity, Sceptics for the most part won’t.
Paranormal experiences can be explained by ultrasound, and natural
though high emf, supposed EVPs are from sound invasion, or the reflection of the investigators.