Exorcist shares terrifying stories that 'prove' the devil exists

Father Carlos Martins is a Catholic priest with 20 years of experience in performing exorcisms. He has encountered numerous cases that he believes confirm the existence of the devil. Martins has traveled worldwide to assist individuals suffering from demonic attacks, which can manifest as hearing strange voices, experiencing blackouts, or seeing mysterious wounds appear and disappear. One particular case that convinced him of the devil's presence involved a middle-aged woman. During the exorcism, she unexpectedly lifted a large man, over 6 feet tall and weighing 300 pounds, and threw him across the room as if he were a rag doll. She then pointed at a light switch located 12 feet away, and a screw from the switch's cover flew into her hand, which she even used to stab herself. During this same session, she struck Father Martins, causing him to require two surgeries to repair the damage to his skull. Despite his dedication to his work, Father Martins admits he never intended to confront demons. In contrast, scientists argue that cases of supposed possession are more likely to be psychological disorders. Dr. Amin Mohamed Gadat, a psychiatrist, suggests that some cases respond to medication, indicating a medical explanation. Other research associates possession with mental illness, trauma, or cultural beliefs. How Demons Attack Their Victims Father Martins believes demons don't just randomly possess people, they need an invitation or an entry point. Once inside, they take advantage of a person's emotional wounds, illnesses, or weaknesses. He warns that if people understood the suffering demons cause, they would never risk letting one in. In his book The Exorcist Files, he shares disturbing real-life cases of demonic possession. The woman obsessed with motherhood, one chilling case involved a woman named Cheryl who desperately wanted a baby. When she couldn't get pregnant, she started hoarding baby clothes and toys. Then, things took a dark turn. She began collecting dead insects and placing them near an empty crib, believing their life energy could help her conceive. Soon, the crib was filled with dead squirrels and birds, and she paid a psychic thousands of dollars for guidance. Her husband, Mark, was horrified when he found her standing over dead rats, one still twitching. When he confronted her, she spoke in a deep, unnatural voice, you keep the f away from the rats. A Methodist minister advised Mark to seek help from a Catholic priest, leading them to Father Martins. When he arrived, Cheryl turned to him and angrily shouted, why did you bring this bastard priest here? After eight exorcism sessions, she was finally freed from the demonic presence. The firefighter possessed by a childhood mistake, Jeremy, a firefighter in his late 20s, sought Father Martins' help after experiencing blackouts and strange injuries. At first, he seemed like a normal, polite man, but during an exorcism, a demon inside him revealed itself. Jeremy recalled playing with a Ouija board at age eight. That night, he saw a dark figure in his room, a human-like body with a cat's head. The entity promised him anything he wanted in exchange for his soul. As a boy, he had wished to become a firefighter. During the exorcism, when Jeremy touched a book with holy water on its cover, his body arched backward unnaturally. A voice inside him growled at Father Martins, he is mine. He gave himself to me. You will never have him, Father Martins commanded the demon to leave in Jesus' name. After a struggle, Jeremy managed to renounce the demon, breaking its hold on him. The haunted music box, one of Father Martins' first encounters with demonic forces happened while he was in Afghanistan. A woman who had moved into her uncle's house after a fire began experiencing strange occurrences, hearing voices, objects moving on their own, and electronics switching on and off. She mentioned a music box in her uncle's room that played on its own, even without a winding key. When Father Martins picked up the box, it suddenly stopped playing. To his shock, the inside was completely empty, no chimes, no mechanisms, and no batteries. After sprinkling the box with holy water, the disturbances stopped, and the woman never experienced anything paranormal again.