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IN THIS EPISODE: Although Valak is depicted in the films "The Nun" and in \u201cThe Conjuring 2\u201d as a habit-wearing spirit, the real demon appears as a child riding a two-headed dragon \u2014 at least according to a 17th-century demon-hunting manual. (The Reality Behind The Demon, Valak) *** The Vatican is one of the most well-guarded areas in the world. But if rumors are to be believed, all that security isn\u2019t only to protect the pontiff\u2026 but some dark, disturbing secrets\u2026 and a machine that could change everything we know to be true. (The Vatican\u2019s Secret Machine) *** We\u2019ll look at that time a force field was accidentally created at a 3M plant. (3M\u2019s Accidental Force Field) *** In 1872 George Wheeler met and married May Tillson in Boston. He made a home for May and her younger sister Della, first in New York, then in California. Along the way, George fell in love with young Della and when she planned to marry someone else he was faced with a dilemma: he could not marry her himself and he could not bear to see her wed to another. The solution he chose pleased no one. (Thus She Passed Away) *** In the 1800s scientists and doctors needed cadavers to study human anatomy and practice their skills. To help accommodate the need, it was made legal to sell dead bodies. What could possibly go wrong? (The Unsettling Anatomy Act)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cThe Reality Behind The Demon, Valak\u201d by Gina Dimuro for All That\u2019s Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/43vu356n
\u201c3M\u2019s Accidental Force Field\u201d by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3vvnwbpv
\u201cThus She Passed Away\u201d by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yyztmnat
\u201cThe Unsettling Anatomy Act\u201d by SM for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8vdns9
\u201cThe Vatican\u2019s Secret Machine\u201d by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8kxxz8
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Originally aired: December, 2021

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/true-horror-behind-demon-valak/