Discovery Channel looks into reports of real-life hauntings, possession on the exorcist files

CEBU, Philippines - There are those who believe that the world as we know it is not what it seems. That demons – also known as djin or spirits – have waged war against mankind for millennia, and the epic battle of good against evil continues all around us to this very day. Yet only a few still know how to fight them.

Discovery Channel’s one-hour special THE EXORCIST FILES chronicles real-life hauntings and demonic possession, based on cases investigated by the Catholic Church.

Hear priests and laymen of the International Association of Exorcists tell of their terrifying experiences with what they believe are the forces of evil on THE EXORCIST FILES. Premieres on Sunday, May 13 at 10 p.m. Encores Monday, May 14 at 1 a.m. and 9 a.m., and Saturday, May 19 at 12 pm.

Every year the Roman Catholic Church receives thousands of requests for help with what the Church calls demonic infestations. The International Association of Exorcists, set up by the Church to help educate priests of all things demonic, introduces members of the association who tell their stories – many for the very first time – on THE EXORCIST FILES.

A man finally buys and moves into his dream home in Pittsburg only to find that there could be other unwelcome “residents” who are bent on staying. An autistic boy in upstate New York is tormented by an unseen presence in his home. After years of dabbling with the occult, a former paranormal investigator in Waldo, Ohio, has frightening encounters with “the other side.” Could the loud noises at a factory in Los Angeles be an indication of something sinister, especially when nobody is there?

With access to the Vatican’s case files, THE EXORCIST FILES features actual footage and eerie recordings, as well as interviews with the organization’s religious experts – the exorcists – who are rarely seen on television. This May, on Discovery Channel.  (FREEMAN)