About this episode

The episode explores the bizarre claims of Bill Vaile's alleged demonic infestation following a strange service call.

Former NASA robotics engineer Bill Vaile was a skeptic, a problem-solver, and a guy who probably trusted math more than mysterious bumps in the night. Then he took one very weird water-treatment service call in Arlington, Texas, walked up to a house where a woman appeared to be commanding something to “leave” several young men in the name of Jesus Christ, and allegedly brought home the worst unpaid internship in demon management history. This week we dig into the chilling and bizarre claims of Bill Vaile’s alleged demonic infestation: the strange exorcism-like house call, the fried bacon smell, the bed shaking, the phone calls hijacked by growling unknown voices, the flying water bottle, the shadow figures, the cat-like familiar, the paranormal investigators, and the fedora-wearing black figure that Vaile believed was the big boss of the whole haunted house staff meeting. Was Bill Vaile the victim of a genuine demonic attachment? Did he accidentally become the spiritual baggage claim for someone else’s exorcism? Or is this a case of stress, sleep deprivation, suggestion, and paranormal TV turning one man’s nightmare into a full-blown demonic casserole? Grab your holy water, check…

People in this episode

Host: Hysteria 51

Guest: Bill Vaile

Topics covered

• demonic infestation
• exorcism
• paranormal investigation
• skepticism
• haunting
• supernatural claims

Keywords

• demon
• haunting
• exorcism
• Bill Vaile
• paranormal
• supernatural
• skepticism
• Texas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA

Books & works: SYFY: Life After Paranormals

Places: Arlington, Texas

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