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Ed & Lorraine Warren #5
Werewolf
Bill Ramsey bawił się w ogródku, kiedy nagle poczuł przenikliwy chłód, a jego nos wypełnił się nieznośnym mdłym zapachem. Ogarnęła go niewytłumaczalna agresja, zaczął gryźć drucianą siatkę ogrodzenia i wyrywać ją z ziemi. Po tym incydencie życie Ramseya wróciło do normy. Minęło wiele lat, w trakcie których założył rodzinę. Wtedy ataki powróciły.
Kilka razy trafiał do szpitala, gdzie nieludzko warczał i zachowywał się jak zwierzę. Zmieniła się jego mimika i postawa ciała. Zaczął miewać koszmary. Twierdził, że został opętany przez demona.
Sprawą zainteresowali się Ed i Lorraine Warrenowie, którzy wraz z biskupem Robertem McKenną rozpoczęli rytuał egzorcyzmów… Bardzo szybko zrozumieli, że to najdziwniejszy i zarazem najbardziej nietypowy przypadek, z jakim się zetknęli.
Kilka razy trafiał do szpitala, gdzie nieludzko warczał i zachowywał się jak zwierzę. Zmieniła się jego mimika i postawa ciała. Zaczął miewać koszmary. Twierdził, że został opętany przez demona.
Sprawą zainteresowali się Ed i Lorraine Warrenowie, którzy wraz z biskupem Robertem McKenną rozpoczęli rytuał egzorcyzmów… Bardzo szybko zrozumieli, że to najdziwniejszy i zarazem najbardziej nietypowy przypadek, z jakim się zetknęli.
272 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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Ed Warren
20 books441 followers Edward "Ed" Warren Miney was an American paranormal investigator and author associated with prominent cases of haunting. He was a World War II US Navy veteran and former police officer who became a noted demonologist, author, and lecturer. He worked with his wife Lorraine Warren.
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June 30, 2018
I've been working my way through the books (ghost) written by Ed and Lorraine Warren. They're conveniently republished by Graymalkin, and were originally published by mainstream houses such as St. Martin's.
As I mention on my blog post about this book (Sects and Violence in the Ancient World) there is little to strain credulity in the sad story of William Ramsey. Ramsey suffered from the belief that he was an occasional werewolf—there was no bodily transformation, but he started to look "wolf-like" and broke into a rage with preternatural strength (well attested in occasional episodes of high stress) that he later couldn't remember. This sounds quite a lot like a psychological problem. Ramsey was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, but was released. Tests seemed to show he was normal. After many months he'd break into a fit again, one time requiring twelve people to restrain him.
The tale involves the Warrens when Lorraine read about Ramsey during a UK visit. When they met him they immediately suspected demonic possession, and arranged for him to be brought to the US for an exorcism. The book, like most in this series, involves a number of different elements arranged to build suspense: interviews, narrative accounts, reflections from the Warrens. At the end Ramsey seems to have been cured by the exorcism.
Interestingly, all of this can be explained with no recourse to the supernatural. There are psychologists today who believe in the suggestive power of exorcism, noting that it doesn't have to be supernatural to work. This is a sad tale of a man who had and illness of some kind, but it ends happily with the result of a ritual designed to release pent-up evil.
As I mention on my blog post about this book (Sects and Violence in the Ancient World) there is little to strain credulity in the sad story of William Ramsey. Ramsey suffered from the belief that he was an occasional werewolf—there was no bodily transformation, but he started to look "wolf-like" and broke into a rage with preternatural strength (well attested in occasional episodes of high stress) that he later couldn't remember. This sounds quite a lot like a psychological problem. Ramsey was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, but was released. Tests seemed to show he was normal. After many months he'd break into a fit again, one time requiring twelve people to restrain him.
The tale involves the Warrens when Lorraine read about Ramsey during a UK visit. When they met him they immediately suspected demonic possession, and arranged for him to be brought to the US for an exorcism. The book, like most in this series, involves a number of different elements arranged to build suspense: interviews, narrative accounts, reflections from the Warrens. At the end Ramsey seems to have been cured by the exorcism.
Interestingly, all of this can be explained with no recourse to the supernatural. There are psychologists today who believe in the suggestive power of exorcism, noting that it doesn't have to be supernatural to work. This is a sad tale of a man who had and illness of some kind, but it ends happily with the result of a ritual designed to release pent-up evil.
February 21, 2014
I'm a huge fan of Lorraine and Ed Warren, so obviously this was a pleasure to read. I don't think I believe a word of it but it was incredibly enjoyable and a super easy and addictive read; I finished it in a day.
January 18, 2013
I think I lost I.Q. points from reading this book. Somewhat shocked that the Warren's put their name on this crap!
October 27, 2018
I should have stopped as soon as I saw that "Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright." was an "ancient Gypsy rhyme" and not made by Curt Siodmak in the '30's - Please understand that I am a firm believer in both the supernatural and the fantastical, but this man was clearly schizophrenic and needed real help, not the placebo that he was fed to make him believe he was a monster.
In 2011, David Salasky stabbed and killed New Castle Police Sergeant Joseph Szczerba, claiming that he had no recollection of the event and was under the influence of his werewolf self. Salasky had long-term mental health and drug issues and despite his insistence that he was not in control, he was found guilty and sentenced to life without parole. Since then he has been clean of illicit drugs and provided medical care to "cure" his lycanthropy (aka he has not had the issue since then)
Neuroscience has long believed that some epileptic and schizophrenia episodes can be applied to people who believe themselves to be afflicted with therianthropy - (see https://link.springer.com/article/10....) and should be addressed as such and not given to flights of fancy.
In 2011, David Salasky stabbed and killed New Castle Police Sergeant Joseph Szczerba, claiming that he had no recollection of the event and was under the influence of his werewolf self. Salasky had long-term mental health and drug issues and despite his insistence that he was not in control, he was found guilty and sentenced to life without parole. Since then he has been clean of illicit drugs and provided medical care to "cure" his lycanthropy (aka he has not had the issue since then)
Neuroscience has long believed that some epileptic and schizophrenia episodes can be applied to people who believe themselves to be afflicted with therianthropy - (see https://link.springer.com/article/10....) and should be addressed as such and not given to flights of fancy.
March 22, 2021
Está bien para pasar un rato agradable, pero no me ha impresionado como otras de las historias publicadas.
June 25, 2021
Тази май ми хареса най-много, тъй като показва победа на вярата и доброто над силите на лудостта и мрака. Не знам доколко са верни тези истории на Уорън, само участниците в тях могат да кажат, но останах доволен от поредицата. Следващият случай в нея обаче е доста гаден и мисля да си дам почивка.
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Ревю на "Върколак" може да прочетете на линка:
https://citadelata.com/werewolf-ed-lo...
November 2, 2015
Not bad but not nearly as good as I hoped. It was a much faster and less substantial read than I expected. The exorcism section was short, only a few pages, and not engaging. The whole book read as if it was a (very) young adult novel, and short on real details. And while I am not commenting on the truth (or fiction) of the story, the one picture of Bill in werewolf mode made the story much less convincing, as every description by witnesses made him sound horrifying, yet the picture looked like he was acting out the wolf in Red Riding Hood for school children.
The one question I had is why this man was never arrested. He attacked multiple people, including doctors, nurses, and police, yet was never put in jail. In fact, the first time he ended up in a mental hospital was only because he voluntarily committed himself and walked out when he felt like it.
I've read much more powerful accounts of the paranormal. This one is very superficial.
The one question I had is why this man was never arrested. He attacked multiple people, including doctors, nurses, and police, yet was never put in jail. In fact, the first time he ended up in a mental hospital was only because he voluntarily committed himself and walked out when he felt like it.
I've read much more powerful accounts of the paranormal. This one is very superficial.
January 7, 2020
I approached this book as a Paranormal, Horror novel.
I wasn't as terrified as when I read "The Demonologist" but one cannot expect Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist" and puking of green mush.
The book accounts for a family man, William Ramsey and his affliction with lycanthropy.
and by divine intervention, the Warrens got involved.
Bishop Robert Mckenna: "...had performed more than fifty exorcisms. twenty of which had been successful"(pg251). Well, at least it is not an inflated claim.
I wasn't as terrified as when I read "The Demonologist" but one cannot expect Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist" and puking of green mush.
The book accounts for a family man, William Ramsey and his affliction with lycanthropy.
and by divine intervention, the Warrens got involved.
Bishop Robert Mckenna: "...had performed more than fifty exorcisms. twenty of which had been successful"(pg251). Well, at least it is not an inflated claim.
July 16, 2017
Werewolf , by Ed & Lorraine Warren is a quick read that is based on true events that are astounding.
The book is very informative and hard to put down.
I won this book through Goodreads.
The book is very informative and hard to put down.
I won this book through Goodreads.
June 13, 2021
Ocena: 2+
Wrażenia: Powrót do przeszłości sprzed internetu, kiedy to opowiadało się w nocy historie z dreszczykiem - opowieść o człowieku-wilkołaku jest dokładnie tego rodzaju i dla mnie równie wiarygodna (jeśli chodzi o demoniczne tło), gdzieś jeszcze mamy wciśnięte opętanie przez tabliczkę ouija. Mam nadzieję, że zrobią z tego kolejny film.
Dla kogo: Dla tych, którzy jeszcze pamiętają listę diabelskich symboli z Bravo i tym podobnych strasznych rzeczy z lat 90tych, ten klimat.
Wrażenia: Powrót do przeszłości sprzed internetu, kiedy to opowiadało się w nocy historie z dreszczykiem - opowieść o człowieku-wilkołaku jest dokładnie tego rodzaju i dla mnie równie wiarygodna (jeśli chodzi o demoniczne tło), gdzieś jeszcze mamy wciśnięte opętanie przez tabliczkę ouija. Mam nadzieję, że zrobią z tego kolejny film.
Dla kogo: Dla tych, którzy jeszcze pamiętają listę diabelskich symboli z Bravo i tym podobnych strasznych rzeczy z lat 90tych, ten klimat.
July 9, 2021
True story about an English man who believed he was a werewolf. Ed & Lorraine Warren believed he was possessed by a wolf spirit. Fun read.
May 25, 2023
Libro que me ha encantado, donde se nos cuenta un caso de un hombre lobo que realmente está poseído. Fascinante la labor de documentación del libro
November 19, 2024
Dobrze i sprawnie mi się to czytało,jednak mroziło trochę krew w żyłach,bo nie wyobrażam sobie przeżyć czegoś takiego
May 14, 2023
muslalam ze będzie lepsze a dupy nie urwało
October 31, 2025
I didn’t believe in werewolves before I read this book.
After reading this, I believe in them even less.
After reading this, I believe in them even less.
September 23, 2022
This book is about a man named William Ramsey, that was possessed by a Demonic entity or spirit of a wolf since the age of 9.
Lycanthropy is the transformation & shapeshifting of a man or woman into the form of a wolf, a werewolf specifically.
Clinical Lycanthropy is a delusional belief/mental illness that involves a man or woman believing they will physically shapeshift into the form of a wolf or werewolf which is impossible hence why it is considered to be a delusional belief, or mental illness.
However i've always believed that werewolves, bipedal dogmen/cryptids are real or that you can shapeshift into the form of a wolf or werewolf spiritually or astrally, so in the astral realm you would be a werewolf.
No can physically shapeshift into the form of a wolf, werewolf or other animals, you can only shapeshift spiritually or astrally, although the Native American Shamans shapeshifted into animals and believed in werewolves.
There is also werewolf magick, that is very primal, animalistic form of magick and involves nature.
The man in the book is possessed by a demon, which makes the man become a werewolf, and adopt the animalistic, primal, predatory hunter instincts of a werewolf in it's rawest form.
I wish there was a book about the Ed & Lorraine Warren case about the woman that was possessed by a demon, it made the woman become vampiric, she attacked people in a cemetery and drank their blood.
The description of the nurse hearing the weird footsteps, the unexplained scraping sound, while outside in the fog, smoking a cigarette is really creepy.
Preternatural strength, unexplained outbursts of extreme rage, anger or extreme violence is a sign of Demonic possession.
I'm curious if the man was ever cursed by a witch, they sent a demon to possess him and then he was becoming a Demonic werewolf a "wolfman"
The man exhibited the animalistic, primal rage of a wolf or werewolf which is very strange for a human being to act like that unless they are possessed or cursed by a witch that practices black magick, or Satanic witchcraft specifically.
There is a werewolf ritual in a book Anton LaVey wrote, not exactly sure why it was a ritual he created since he was a atheistic Satanist, that didn't believe Satan was real.
He wouldn't have believed in spirituality, werewolf mythology/folklore, werewolf lore or cryptozoology, so why is there a werewolf ritual?
In my opinion Ed Warren can seem judgemental of William David Ramsey, he might have just be a simple, ordinary man, but extraordinary, creepy and unexplained, paranormal, occult related things happen to so-called ordinary people all the time.
Demons are known for causing nightmares, altering the perception of the person they are oppressing, influencing and possessing & altering their perception of other people.
They are likely to be attached to the energy/aura of a person that is repressed, suppresses their emotions or desires, anyone that is vulnerable or sensitive to energy, susceptible to it & the demon is feeding on their fear, anger, rage, and influencing them emotionally, mentally.
Demons influence people in multiple ways, they create discord, strife, arguments that lead to violence, murder/death to separate, the intended person they want to possess, so they are isolated, alone, vulnerable to the influence of the demon, easier to manipulate, control & possess.
However demons have to be invited, the same applies to Vampires so how did William become possessed in the first place? This is a conundrum but intriguing nonetheless.
Another explanation for why demons might be in a person's life is if they have experienced a lot of pain, trauma, bullying, abuse, physical, emotional, sexual abuse/sexual trauma, suffering in some way, shape or form.
Physical violence/physical abuse, sexual abuse/sexual trauma, anything that a person feels ashamed about and they try to repress or suppress it attracts demons.
They feed on the pain, suffering, trauma, including sexual trauma of humans, it gives them a entry into a person's life automatically because they already experienced a lot of pain, trauma, abuse, suffering, they are more likely to be vulnerable, easier to coerce, control, manipulate, to lie to.
William is attempting to repress/suppress a painful or traumatic memory that he doesn't want to remember, the demon would know what this is when it possessed him as a child.
Every time he feels the influence of the demon, he feels cold, he has visions of wolves, of himself as a wolf, in a animalistic form.
He isn't mentally ill, he is Demonically possessed and a exorcism instead of going to a mental hospital is the only thing that would help him since it is a spiritual problem not a mental health issue.
Demonic possession is gradual, it happens overtime and becomes progressively worse.
A possessed person is not aware they are possessed at the time they are possessed so if they are fully possessed they would have no memory of being possessed.
It's normal for a possessed person to have outbursts of extreme anger/rage, what is described as "murderous rage", they want to inspire people to act on their impulses, secret desires, which is why a Demonically possessed person would commit murder, and other violent crimes.
It's different when a person is partially possessed, I have been partially possessed in the past, I remember it happening so it gives me a weird vibe, a weird feeling.
I know from experiencing partial possession that demons are real, powerful, they can be potentially spiritually harmful to anyone naive, or anyone that underestimates how powerful theses ancient, primordial, interdimensional demonic entities/beings are.
There is a lot of trivial, insignificant information that is not relevant to William Ramsey, or how/why he has been possessed since he was 9 years old, which is boring and tedious to read.
What does two policemen having a premonition/preemptive intuitive, bad feeling, bad vibe about their own deaths have to do with the main subject of the book?
I fail to see what relevance it has to William Ramsey being possessed by a demon.
The section of the book that explains more about Ed & Lorraine Warren is really interesting, I already who they are, but i've always wanted to read their books or visit their Museum of haunted, Occult related objects & to see the now infamous possessed Raggedy Anne doll named Annabelle (which is possessed & animated by a demon that pretended to be the spirit of a child to lure people into a false sense of security, to gain their trust by appearing as something ordinary or familiar to them)
Demons trick people in multiple ways, they are intelligent ancient, Demonic entities/beings that are not human, they were never born in the same way a human being was born.)
They exist in multiple dimensions, realms at the same time hence why they are interdimensional entities/beings.
As a British person it warms my heart to know that Ed & Lorraine Warren considered England to be their second home :)
It's really sad to me at least that both Ed & Lorraine have both died R.I.P Ed & Lorraine Warren, your knowledge/experience is very helpful, interesting, inspiring to a lot of people.
I like the black & white photos of actors that portrayed werewolves in films, The Wolfman (1941) Universal Monsters film is one of my favourite werewolf films.
William Ramsey is becoming more and more out of control, violent and this is due to the demon influencing, possessing and controlling him, since he has little to no memory of his sporadic violent behaviour, this is a sign of possession, extreme, volatile violence, preternatural strength, no memory of the outbursts of rage, unexplained bursts of energy.
The demon over time is gaining more control, influence over William Ramsey until it fully possess him, but he is partially possessed, he still has some control, over his thoughts, feelings, behaviour and state of mind until the Demon takes control and violently hurts people, in a animalistic, primal rage.
I can see why some people skeptical & don't always believe that Ed & Lorraine Warren are genuine or trustworthy, since there are conflicting or controversial things about Ed & Lorraine Warren, but I think they were genuine people, that helped a lot of people.
People should read the Ed & Lorraine Warren books, investigate the cases they were involved in and form their own opinion about the cases they investigated.
Believe what you want to believe, or don't believe, it's your choice, you have free will.
I genuinely believe that William Ramsey was possessed by a Demonic entity or spirit of a wolf, that made him become a werewolf in human form, it's evident in his behaviour, state of mind, lack of memory, preternatural strength, murderous, primal/animalistic rage, animalistic, savage, violent behaviour, like a predatory animal, like a wolf.
"Murders and prostitution makes a reporter's' life worthwhile"
The author talks about murders & prostitution like it's something reporters benefit/make profit from which is absolutely disgusting.
Reporters are fucking, disgusting vultures that have no respect or empathy for humanity at all!
All they care about is sensationalizing a story, embellishing it and blowing it out of proportion, to take things out of context to make it seem more interesting than it is.
It's no different to the Penny Dreadfuls of Victorian London, people love blood, gory, they want to know all the gory, disgusting details.
The Victorians of London were just as bloodthirsty as the people of Ancient Rome, in the Gladiatorial Arenas.
The minor, trivial details in the book, are boring/tedious to read, I can't wait till i've finished reading this book.
The book has been interesting to read, it shows how Demonic possession, is gradual/over time it get progressively worse, the demon will gain more control, influence over the possessed person.
The periods in which the possessed person is violent, inexplicably will increase, they will have less control, and little to no memory at all of their behaviour, because they are possessed
(if mental illness, psychotic behaviour related to a mental illness, personality disorder is not the cause for the person's behaviour)
There are stages of a person that is haunted or a house that is haunted that lead up to Demonic possession.
1-Manifestation, 2-Oppression 3-Influence, 4-Demonic possession.
It can manifest i multiple ways, usually in a negative, very violent way, animals can be harmed, so can children & adults.
Everyone is vulnerable to the oppression, influence of a demon.
One of the easiest methods that leads to Demonic possession is using a Ouija Board, practicing witchcraft, but not protecting your energy, you sacred space, disrespecting the dead, spirits, entities, and demons, mocking/provoking them, your asking for trouble if/when people do this.
Not believing in Satan or demons, doesn't protect you from them the same applies to evil spirits, entities, devils, demons, elementals etc..
Just because you don't see any physical evidence of their existence, it doesn't mean they are not real, they are real I know from what I have experienced.
I've had a lot of paranormal/occult related experiences, so I can say with 100% certainty that spirits, entities, demons are real.
They can be potentially harmful, people need to be careful, about what they say, do, spiritually/magically (magick-practicing witchcraft).
Be careful with your intentions, you can manifest your intentions into reality without doing any spell or ritual, I've done that in the past, I got exactly what I was wishing for, exactly the way I wished for it.
I didn't do any spell or ritual, but I manifested my intention into reality just by wishing for it.
Just be careful.
It's strange that the reporter Chuck Vogel was afflicted by seeing a pentagram on his forehead that no one else could see.
The dark, oppressive energy & evil vibe he felt/sensed when he entered the church after ignoring the warning of the priest, is a warning from demons, that he wasn't welcome there and should leave.
Demons don't always visually show themselves to humanity but when they do it's usually not for a good purpose.
He got proof of the existence of demons, and probably regrets it now.
I hope he learned his lesson, he shouldn't have tried to interfere with the exorcism of William Ramsey.
Not all exorcisms are successful, sometimes it results in the death of the possessed person sadly.
I've always been curious what happens to the soul of a possessed person, if they die during a exorcism.
It's nice that the Ed & Lorraine Warren helped William Ramsey with a exorcism, they recognised that William Ramsey was Demonically possessed, but then started to doubt the validity of the Demonic possession.
Demonic Possession is a spiritual problem, as long as mental health issues is ruled out then it is considered paranormal.
I'm happy that William Ramsey got the spiritual help that he needed and now him and his family are okay, they are happy.
Lycanthropy is the transformation & shapeshifting of a man or woman into the form of a wolf, a werewolf specifically.
Clinical Lycanthropy is a delusional belief/mental illness that involves a man or woman believing they will physically shapeshift into the form of a wolf or werewolf which is impossible hence why it is considered to be a delusional belief, or mental illness.
However i've always believed that werewolves, bipedal dogmen/cryptids are real or that you can shapeshift into the form of a wolf or werewolf spiritually or astrally, so in the astral realm you would be a werewolf.
No can physically shapeshift into the form of a wolf, werewolf or other animals, you can only shapeshift spiritually or astrally, although the Native American Shamans shapeshifted into animals and believed in werewolves.
There is also werewolf magick, that is very primal, animalistic form of magick and involves nature.
The man in the book is possessed by a demon, which makes the man become a werewolf, and adopt the animalistic, primal, predatory hunter instincts of a werewolf in it's rawest form.
I wish there was a book about the Ed & Lorraine Warren case about the woman that was possessed by a demon, it made the woman become vampiric, she attacked people in a cemetery and drank their blood.
The description of the nurse hearing the weird footsteps, the unexplained scraping sound, while outside in the fog, smoking a cigarette is really creepy.
Preternatural strength, unexplained outbursts of extreme rage, anger or extreme violence is a sign of Demonic possession.
I'm curious if the man was ever cursed by a witch, they sent a demon to possess him and then he was becoming a Demonic werewolf a "wolfman"
The man exhibited the animalistic, primal rage of a wolf or werewolf which is very strange for a human being to act like that unless they are possessed or cursed by a witch that practices black magick, or Satanic witchcraft specifically.
There is a werewolf ritual in a book Anton LaVey wrote, not exactly sure why it was a ritual he created since he was a atheistic Satanist, that didn't believe Satan was real.
He wouldn't have believed in spirituality, werewolf mythology/folklore, werewolf lore or cryptozoology, so why is there a werewolf ritual?
In my opinion Ed Warren can seem judgemental of William David Ramsey, he might have just be a simple, ordinary man, but extraordinary, creepy and unexplained, paranormal, occult related things happen to so-called ordinary people all the time.
Demons are known for causing nightmares, altering the perception of the person they are oppressing, influencing and possessing & altering their perception of other people.
They are likely to be attached to the energy/aura of a person that is repressed, suppresses their emotions or desires, anyone that is vulnerable or sensitive to energy, susceptible to it & the demon is feeding on their fear, anger, rage, and influencing them emotionally, mentally.
Demons influence people in multiple ways, they create discord, strife, arguments that lead to violence, murder/death to separate, the intended person they want to possess, so they are isolated, alone, vulnerable to the influence of the demon, easier to manipulate, control & possess.
However demons have to be invited, the same applies to Vampires so how did William become possessed in the first place? This is a conundrum but intriguing nonetheless.
Another explanation for why demons might be in a person's life is if they have experienced a lot of pain, trauma, bullying, abuse, physical, emotional, sexual abuse/sexual trauma, suffering in some way, shape or form.
Physical violence/physical abuse, sexual abuse/sexual trauma, anything that a person feels ashamed about and they try to repress or suppress it attracts demons.
They feed on the pain, suffering, trauma, including sexual trauma of humans, it gives them a entry into a person's life automatically because they already experienced a lot of pain, trauma, abuse, suffering, they are more likely to be vulnerable, easier to coerce, control, manipulate, to lie to.
William is attempting to repress/suppress a painful or traumatic memory that he doesn't want to remember, the demon would know what this is when it possessed him as a child.
Every time he feels the influence of the demon, he feels cold, he has visions of wolves, of himself as a wolf, in a animalistic form.
He isn't mentally ill, he is Demonically possessed and a exorcism instead of going to a mental hospital is the only thing that would help him since it is a spiritual problem not a mental health issue.
Demonic possession is gradual, it happens overtime and becomes progressively worse.
A possessed person is not aware they are possessed at the time they are possessed so if they are fully possessed they would have no memory of being possessed.
It's normal for a possessed person to have outbursts of extreme anger/rage, what is described as "murderous rage", they want to inspire people to act on their impulses, secret desires, which is why a Demonically possessed person would commit murder, and other violent crimes.
It's different when a person is partially possessed, I have been partially possessed in the past, I remember it happening so it gives me a weird vibe, a weird feeling.
I know from experiencing partial possession that demons are real, powerful, they can be potentially spiritually harmful to anyone naive, or anyone that underestimates how powerful theses ancient, primordial, interdimensional demonic entities/beings are.
There is a lot of trivial, insignificant information that is not relevant to William Ramsey, or how/why he has been possessed since he was 9 years old, which is boring and tedious to read.
What does two policemen having a premonition/preemptive intuitive, bad feeling, bad vibe about their own deaths have to do with the main subject of the book?
I fail to see what relevance it has to William Ramsey being possessed by a demon.
The section of the book that explains more about Ed & Lorraine Warren is really interesting, I already who they are, but i've always wanted to read their books or visit their Museum of haunted, Occult related objects & to see the now infamous possessed Raggedy Anne doll named Annabelle (which is possessed & animated by a demon that pretended to be the spirit of a child to lure people into a false sense of security, to gain their trust by appearing as something ordinary or familiar to them)
Demons trick people in multiple ways, they are intelligent ancient, Demonic entities/beings that are not human, they were never born in the same way a human being was born.)
They exist in multiple dimensions, realms at the same time hence why they are interdimensional entities/beings.
As a British person it warms my heart to know that Ed & Lorraine Warren considered England to be their second home :)
It's really sad to me at least that both Ed & Lorraine have both died R.I.P Ed & Lorraine Warren, your knowledge/experience is very helpful, interesting, inspiring to a lot of people.
I like the black & white photos of actors that portrayed werewolves in films, The Wolfman (1941) Universal Monsters film is one of my favourite werewolf films.
William Ramsey is becoming more and more out of control, violent and this is due to the demon influencing, possessing and controlling him, since he has little to no memory of his sporadic violent behaviour, this is a sign of possession, extreme, volatile violence, preternatural strength, no memory of the outbursts of rage, unexplained bursts of energy.
The demon over time is gaining more control, influence over William Ramsey until it fully possess him, but he is partially possessed, he still has some control, over his thoughts, feelings, behaviour and state of mind until the Demon takes control and violently hurts people, in a animalistic, primal rage.
I can see why some people skeptical & don't always believe that Ed & Lorraine Warren are genuine or trustworthy, since there are conflicting or controversial things about Ed & Lorraine Warren, but I think they were genuine people, that helped a lot of people.
People should read the Ed & Lorraine Warren books, investigate the cases they were involved in and form their own opinion about the cases they investigated.
Believe what you want to believe, or don't believe, it's your choice, you have free will.
I genuinely believe that William Ramsey was possessed by a Demonic entity or spirit of a wolf, that made him become a werewolf in human form, it's evident in his behaviour, state of mind, lack of memory, preternatural strength, murderous, primal/animalistic rage, animalistic, savage, violent behaviour, like a predatory animal, like a wolf.
"Murders and prostitution makes a reporter's' life worthwhile"
The author talks about murders & prostitution like it's something reporters benefit/make profit from which is absolutely disgusting.
Reporters are fucking, disgusting vultures that have no respect or empathy for humanity at all!
All they care about is sensationalizing a story, embellishing it and blowing it out of proportion, to take things out of context to make it seem more interesting than it is.
It's no different to the Penny Dreadfuls of Victorian London, people love blood, gory, they want to know all the gory, disgusting details.
The Victorians of London were just as bloodthirsty as the people of Ancient Rome, in the Gladiatorial Arenas.
The minor, trivial details in the book, are boring/tedious to read, I can't wait till i've finished reading this book.
The book has been interesting to read, it shows how Demonic possession, is gradual/over time it get progressively worse, the demon will gain more control, influence over the possessed person.
The periods in which the possessed person is violent, inexplicably will increase, they will have less control, and little to no memory at all of their behaviour, because they are possessed
(if mental illness, psychotic behaviour related to a mental illness, personality disorder is not the cause for the person's behaviour)
There are stages of a person that is haunted or a house that is haunted that lead up to Demonic possession.
1-Manifestation, 2-Oppression 3-Influence, 4-Demonic possession.
It can manifest i multiple ways, usually in a negative, very violent way, animals can be harmed, so can children & adults.
Everyone is vulnerable to the oppression, influence of a demon.
One of the easiest methods that leads to Demonic possession is using a Ouija Board, practicing witchcraft, but not protecting your energy, you sacred space, disrespecting the dead, spirits, entities, and demons, mocking/provoking them, your asking for trouble if/when people do this.
Not believing in Satan or demons, doesn't protect you from them the same applies to evil spirits, entities, devils, demons, elementals etc..
Just because you don't see any physical evidence of their existence, it doesn't mean they are not real, they are real I know from what I have experienced.
I've had a lot of paranormal/occult related experiences, so I can say with 100% certainty that spirits, entities, demons are real.
They can be potentially harmful, people need to be careful, about what they say, do, spiritually/magically (magick-practicing witchcraft).
Be careful with your intentions, you can manifest your intentions into reality without doing any spell or ritual, I've done that in the past, I got exactly what I was wishing for, exactly the way I wished for it.
I didn't do any spell or ritual, but I manifested my intention into reality just by wishing for it.
Just be careful.
It's strange that the reporter Chuck Vogel was afflicted by seeing a pentagram on his forehead that no one else could see.
The dark, oppressive energy & evil vibe he felt/sensed when he entered the church after ignoring the warning of the priest, is a warning from demons, that he wasn't welcome there and should leave.
Demons don't always visually show themselves to humanity but when they do it's usually not for a good purpose.
He got proof of the existence of demons, and probably regrets it now.
I hope he learned his lesson, he shouldn't have tried to interfere with the exorcism of William Ramsey.
Not all exorcisms are successful, sometimes it results in the death of the possessed person sadly.
I've always been curious what happens to the soul of a possessed person, if they die during a exorcism.
It's nice that the Ed & Lorraine Warren helped William Ramsey with a exorcism, they recognised that William Ramsey was Demonically possessed, but then started to doubt the validity of the Demonic possession.
Demonic Possession is a spiritual problem, as long as mental health issues is ruled out then it is considered paranormal.
I'm happy that William Ramsey got the spiritual help that he needed and now him and his family are okay, they are happy.
August 14, 2017
Loved it! I've heard rumors that the third Conjuring film will be based around this story and if that's the case I'll be there! Excellent read. Four stars only because I prefer ghosts to werewolves I've learned.
July 26, 2019
Oh wow, what did that reporter do to the Warren's to deserve being introduced as more sexually disappointing to his girlfriend than her neo-nazi ex? Actually, what was the point of that guy being in the book at all?
Anyway, this book is about an English man in the 80s who felt as if he was turning into a werewolf. I say 'felt as if' because while he had violent episodes that had multiple observers, there was no physical transformation of any kind. He just kind of had rages where he felt like a wolf, which is attributed in the book to a childhood desire to become a wolf. There are a few pictures of him in this state, and for me they really drive home the overall feeling this novel gave that this was a man in severe need of help who was eventually told he was possessed.
The Warrens hear about this guy on the news, and seek him out. More than other books they've co-written, this one really feels predatory on their behalf. Here's essentially the events as described in the book:
Anyway, this book is about an English man in the 80s who felt as if he was turning into a werewolf. I say 'felt as if' because while he had violent episodes that had multiple observers, there was no physical transformation of any kind. He just kind of had rages where he felt like a wolf, which is attributed in the book to a childhood desire to become a wolf. There are a few pictures of him in this state, and for me they really drive home the overall feeling this novel gave that this was a man in severe need of help who was eventually told he was possessed.
The Warrens hear about this guy on the news, and seek him out. More than other books they've co-written, this one really feels predatory on their behalf. Here's essentially the events as described in the book:
March 21, 2021
An engaging, enjoyable read. I am not particularly interested in werewolves, but found this story very fascinating.
April 29, 2018
This is the fifth book about the Warrens which I have read. The best part of this book about a man suffering from being possessed by animal spirit are Ed and Lorraine Warren. The demonologist and psychic duo shine forth in this disturbing tale about 'werewolfism.' The Warrens provide him the help and connection with an exorcist to help the victim. While not as scary as their other books, this book peels back the emotional and psychic trauma that the victim, Bill Ramsey undergoes. The best and most gripping parts of the book are the revelations about the possession. It was a decent read but not their best. Still, it is worth the time.
November 11, 2019
Not what I expected... too many points of view. I understand Bill and his wife’s point of view as it is their story but occasionally you get someone new then they don’t reappear, granted that what people do in your life sometimes but I’d rather have heard from Bill about that so it had a constant flow in the way this book was written.
Couple wasted chapters based around some journalist that wanted a story then couldn’t get to the actual exorcism that he wanted to do a story about as well. Could have easily cut them.
Couple wasted chapters based around some journalist that wanted a story then couldn’t get to the actual exorcism that he wanted to do a story about as well. Could have easily cut them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 29, 2018
A pretty good book overall. I was anxious that the Warrens would make unbelievable claims that would throw any shred of plausibility out the window but that's not what happens here. Bill Ramsey doesn't come across as a guy seeking fame or publicity. I highly doubt the man was possessed by anything other than clinical lycanthropy or some other mental illness. However, that doesn't make his story any less frightening. A good read if you're a horror fan.
February 13, 2017
1st Read: July 17, 1996 - July 24, 1996
Interesting subject matter as always. Very similar to one I saw on TLC's - Science Frontiers, called, Wolf Man: The Myth and the Science, about a Frenchman named Gilles Garneau in 1700 or 1800's France. He had possibly ingested ergot, a fungus naturally found in wheat in baked bread. It made him hallucinate among other things.
Interesting subject matter as always. Very similar to one I saw on TLC's - Science Frontiers, called, Wolf Man: The Myth and the Science, about a Frenchman named Gilles Garneau in 1700 or 1800's France. He had possibly ingested ergot, a fungus naturally found in wheat in baked bread. It made him hallucinate among other things.
September 20, 2018
Sometimes slow read but very interesting!
This book starts slow and remains slow in a few places, but worth the read. I found the content interesting and certainly new to me. The real life struggles of this whole family are heartbreaking and also reassuring that in some cases love really can conquer even evil.
This book starts slow and remains slow in a few places, but worth the read. I found the content interesting and certainly new to me. The real life struggles of this whole family are heartbreaking and also reassuring that in some cases love really can conquer even evil.
September 30, 2016
Very interesting read! Real life case studies like this really keep me turning those pages. I did notice a few spelling mistakes (dropped letters mainly), but nothing that interfered with how enjoyable the read was. :)
June 19, 2020
Enjoyable read
His transformation didn't seem that horrible like in a movie. Or maybe my imagination didn't allow me to see it. It must have really been horrible for him and his family regardless along with his victims. A good read though.
His transformation didn't seem that horrible like in a movie. Or maybe my imagination didn't allow me to see it. It must have really been horrible for him and his family regardless along with his victims. A good read though.
July 29, 2021
Al final me ha gustado más de lo que esperaba. Conforme avanzas en la lectura, el caso te va atrapando más y más y si le añadimos que está basado en uno de los casos de los Warren no hay nada más que añadir 👍.
May 17, 2016
These types of books are always entertaining!
March 21, 2017
It's hardly an horror story, more of an Biography of a victim. Was expecting a bit more thrill than this.
January 10, 2018
A good read
As always they deliver another well written story i enjoy the books ability to make the characters life like and the story intriguing.
As always they deliver another well written story i enjoy the books ability to make the characters life like and the story intriguing.
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