INTERNATIONAL PARANORMAL INQUISITOR VOLUME 1 ISSUE 3 SEPTEMBER 2019 YOUR SOURCE OF PARANORMAL INFORMATION Any articles or artwork contained herein, belongs to the respective authors/creators. Permission for re-use must be granted by the authors/creators in any other works. CURRENT ISSUE STAFF COVER ARTISTS CONTENTS Jessica Brazier is from Ohio EDITORS NOTE and resides in Kentucky. A graduate from the Univer- KESTER DLEE sity of Cincinnati with a BS in Criminal Justice and a BUMP background in corrections and security. A current AMERICAS FIRST GHOST HUNTER student at the University of Massachussets URSULA KEMPE Lowell pursuing her ARCHIVE ECHO certificate in Graphic Design. She has always had MEDIUMSHIP IN PARANORMAL INVESTI- a passion for art and photography and the GATIONS paranormal. She has worked in many different mediums. Collaberating with Antonio Gumm, Jessica GEORGE PEARIS CEMETERY has been able to put some of her old and newly aquired skills to the test, and very much enjoys working on TONY ALMARAZ IPI. In her free time she spends it with her family and GRIFFINS BLIND TIGER friends and three large dogs. ANGEL NUMBERS BACK IN TIME PARANORMAL Estephanie Mendoza is a THE MAKISHI DANCERS Wisconsin native who has THE MYSTERIOUS MARLEY WOODS OF pursued her dreams of being an artist since a MISSOURI young age. Estephanie graduated from Alverno CATHOLIC HOUSE BLESSING College with a Degree in Art Therapy and dedicated THE DEMON OF CREVE COEUR LAKE 10 years to working with the geriatric PHOTOGRAPHY AND GHOST HUNTING population. In 2017 MOVIE REVIEW Estephanie returned to school to continue her art BOOK REVIEW education and will be graduating in 2020 with an additional Bachelor’s de- URBEX gree in Illustration. Estephanie has explored various art mediums including both digital art and traditional art. THE MONROE HOUSE Estephanie’s passion for the paranormal and unexplained inspire her work on a daily basis. Instagram: @Mendozart21 Editor’s Note “Priest Performs Ancient Rite for Casting would like to welcome everyone- I Out Demons, Devils” back to our third issue. In this issue, Wausau Daily Herald Oct 17, 1972 we will attempt to tackle a subject that many are sensitive to and have MILWAUKEE (AP) - There's something very strong opinions on. Since this moving through the halls and tromping the is a Para-Unity publication, there are stairs of a suburban Waukesha County home. many thoughts and beliefs, and re- It may be the spirit of a former occupant. A ligious viewpoints about Angels and Roman Catholic priest called it a demon and Demons. I invite you to read with an performed part of an ancient rite used for open mind and come to your conclu- casting out demons and devils. It may just sion. I do however hope that your be the sounds of an old house feeling its age. beliefs come from your mind and are Whatever it is, the Priest conducted what he not a by-product of being forced into termed an "informal exercise" to get rid of it. a certain belief or thought process. But the family that lives in the house, and So, let’s go ahead and get started. I has for seven years, says it still has a visitor would like to invite you to read this in the night. short account from the Wausau Dai- Warning. It began nearly seven years ago, ly Herald in Wisconsin back on Oct when the family's frightened 4-year old 17, 1972. Then we will discuss some daughter snuggled up to her sleeping par- points and questions that arise from ents. “A man was standing by my bed and he the article. hit me on the head," she told them. She said the man also hit her sister and two brothers. 6 INTERNATIONAL PARANORMAL INQUISITOR www.penteam.no They had been ing around up there all right," Archdiocese. A spokesman warned. says her father. "But it must be there said there hasn't been The fami- the house settling." But, the a request for one in the 12 ly rented the wife said, the family has kind years he has been there. "One- 60-70-year-old of gotten used to it. One day, fourth of the ministry of Jesus house when a though, she told her story to Christ was devoted to casting young couple The Rev. Richard Korzinek, the out devils," said Father Kor- moved out after Catholic priest, who heads the zinek. "Why should that have living there a priestly order of St. Camillis in changed for the priesthood of month, claim- the United States; He termed it today?" "I didn't have to return ing the building "a demon out of hell." to the house," he said. "The was haunted. "I Ancient Rite evil spirit was gone.'' But one laughed when Father Korzinek said he son said he heard the footsteps they told me performed what he called an two weeks ago "going up and that," the wife informal exorcism, by enter- down the steps." -- Wausau said. But the ing the house one day and Daily Herald Oct 17, 1972 noises started, intoning the words of a fourth and the laugh- century prayer of exorcism. Now, let’s read the same story ing stopped. At Exorcism, or the casting out of as reported in Fate Magazine in first "we paid no demons, is an ancient rite of the April 1973 issue, on page 30 attention to the the Catholic Church. As such, and 32. strange sounds it is regulated by the church, like someone THE FRIENDLY walking," the PHANTOM wife said. The nocturnal visits, too, were ROMAN Catholic largely ignored. rites of exorcism recently were per- Old Denim Jacket formed in a suburban Then, a relative told them home in Waukesha that an uncle, who had lived County, Wis., which in the house for 20 years until its tenants believe is he died about 16 years ago, haunted. The uniden- had the affectionate habit of tified family moved patting children on the head. into the home seven A few days later, the fami- years ago despite a ly found an old denim jacket warning from the hanging in the basement. The previous tenants 4-year-old said: "That's the that the house was jacket the man wore." The wife haunted. At first the checked and found the jacket family paid no atten- and some other items in the tion to the strange basement had be longed to the sounds they heard. uncle. "When we're in bed at They attributed the night. Sometimes I can hear sound of footsteps him walking, then I go under to the settling of the the covers," said the girl, now and permission to perform house — even though it's 60 to 11. “There's something clomp- the rite must come from the 70 years old. Then one night www.penteam.no INTERNATIONAL PARANORMAL INQUISITOR 7 the family's four-year-old daughter waked her in the basement had belonged to an old man sleeping parents to inform them that "a man who had lived in the house for 20 years. A rela- was standing by my bed and he hit me on the tive of this man said the clothing had belonged head." The Associated Press reports that the to her uncle who died 16 years ago. She also said man also "hit" her sister and two brothers on her uncle had the habit of affectionately pat- their heads. A few days later the family found ting children on the head. The residents of the an old denim jacket hanging in the basement. house have no feeling that the ghost, if such it The four year- old said, "That's the jacket the is, is malignant. Nonetheless, the Rev. Richard man wore." The father asked some questions Korzinek, a Roman Catholic priest who heads and learned the jacket and some other clothing the order of St. Camillis in the United States, 8 INTERNATIONAL PARANORMAL INQUISITOR www.penteam.no performed what he called an case." The family did not con- cles, we found, this was the "informal exorcism." sider it demonic or evil, which only case that was made public After, reading and examin- is illustrated in the Fate mag- of anything dealing with the ing both articles, which are azine article (but was omitted paranormal or “exorcisms.” So, similarly written except a few from the newspaper account). we do not feel he did this to minor points, what are your This "haunting" was only garnish any attention. thoughts? For me as an inves- brought up in casual conver- So, to me, this is just a sim- tigator for numerous years, sation to the Priest, to further ple case of an “Intelligent many questions arise. My first show the lack of urgency on Haunting.” I would venture question is: Was this, in fact, the family's part. out and say it was not a “Re- a true demonic case? Before I Not attacking the priest, but sidual Haunting”, as the spirit answer this, I must state that it was he who claimed it to be did interact with the children. the location of the house and "a demon out of hell." Also, the From what I read in the article; family name is unknown. This Priest performed an “Informal it seems the activity continued is probably due to safety and exorcism”, not a full-blown after the “Informal exorcism” anonymity for the family. So, “Minor Rite of Exorcism.” Most Had this been a case of a real these two articles are the only likely this was just a simple demonic case, the “Informal information that is currently “House Blessing”.