Occult Investigator
Real Cases From the Files of X-Investigations
by
Bob Johnson
Copyright 2011 Bob Johnson,
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-0186-7
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CHAPTER SUMMARIES
CHAPTER 1 - THE CURSE OF THE VELVET ROOM – NYC
The X-Investigations team was contacted by a New York City woman who claimed a spirit was harassing her at her favorite local café. During the investigation the café burned down and was closed. This is the story of how the malevolent ghost was identified and forced to release the woman from its bonds.
CHAPTER 2 - THE AFTERLIFE ANSWER TO A CHEATING HUSBAND
A wife suspected her husband of cheating but couldn’t prove it for years. With the help of a few concerned but departed relatives, the philanderer was busted and frightened beyond his wildest dreams.
CHAPTER 3 - THE TRANSYLVANIAN CURSE
Under the guise of a pleasure trip, X-Investigations took on a case involving an ancient curse troubling a young “vampire” here in the U.S. This documents our clandestine work in Transylvania and how the curse was lifted.
CHAPTER 4 -THE WEREWOLF OF VAN NUYS
Everyone thought the homeless man was just nuts. He howled at the full moon and was admittedly strange looking. But when small animals disappeared and chicken bones were discovered, lycanthropy was not ruled out.
CHAPTER 5 -THE SATANISTS NEXT DOOR
Think Satanists are maniacal beasts who abuse animals in diabolical rituals? Some neighbors believed it, but think again, the answer is shockingly surprising as we investigate two high-ranking leaders of a Satanic church.
CHAPTER 6 - THE COMPUTER THAT STOLE SOULS
A computer repair shop swore that a machine it repaired on a continuing basis wreaked havoc in the shop, causing other machines to malfunction and even causing the shop to catch fire. It was discovered a known occultist said to have “dark leanings” owned that machine.
CHAPTER 7 - THE SUCCUBUS WITH AN INSATIABLE SEX DRIVE!
A woman believed she was possessed by a demon who caused her to become a “succubus,” a nymphomaniac demon. What strange powers forced her to be obsessed with sex in her private and public life?
CHAPTER 8 - THE SALEM WITCH CONNECTION
Is there a century-old connection between the witches of Salem, Massachusetts and an Italian immigrant that cursed the man because he was dating a witch?
CHAPTER 9 - THE CATS MADE HER KILL HERSELF
Cats have long been the target of many supernatural tales and supposedly nefarious behavior. Did too many cats take over the life of a widowed woman and ultimately caused her to commit suicide? Her family wanted to know.
CHAPTER 10 – HOUDINI’S HELLRATS
A trip to the abandoned Hollywood mansion where legendary magician Harry Houdini was said to spend much of his time uncovers haunted grounds and nightmarish creatures.
CHAPTER 11- ANDREA’S STRANGLER
The family’s new Virginia home had everything they wanted…except a ghost who choked the inhabitants and plagued the family’s little girl. What caused the malevolent spirit to put a strangle hold on its victims?
INTRODUCTION - OCCULT INVESTIGATOR
Van Helsing, Blade and Buffy battled vampires, Derek Rayne, the mysterious leader of the old TV series, Poltergeist The Legacy, fought fallen angels, and Father Karras exorcised the Devil himself. So, I suppose it was life imitating art when I approached a licensed New York detective agency to create a special division to investigate occult and paranormal cases. I felt it was time for a hardnosed approach aiding the victims of paranormal bad guys. After all I argued, the world is enamored with the strange and the bizarre and more importantly many are literally “haunted” by curses and the unseen. Shouldn’t there be an organization like t he X-Files where people could turn to for problems others would think are bizarre? On a general level, society just can’t be amazed or frightened enough by the world of the occult. Some of pop culture’s most successful books focus on the afterlife and how we can communicate with the dead. There’s a never-ending fascination with ghosts, haunted houses, witches, devil worship, voodoo and every manner of monster. So shouldn’t there be a real-life agency dedicated exploring, investigating and if need be kicking the ass of a few malevolent demons?
But paranormal investigators, channelers, mediums, would-be ghostbusters, even professional exorcists are a dime a dozen filling the pages of every New Age journal and web site known. They all claim that they could solve any occult problem that comes along. And many are well versed in the occult world – scholars in their own right who are experts in every field of the dark arts. Many “ghosthunters” are enamored with technical gadgets and spy equipment and will record every bump in the night. But the legion of authors, societies, organizations etc. lacked one important aspect – real world investigative smarts. Metropolitan police departments always have their token “occult expert” but they’re usually concerned with murders and heinous acts that the cops can’t pin on anyone or anything tangible. And religious organizations will only deal with the devil – and then only after thousands of hours of testimony and dare I say it – proper tithing? There are no civil service manuals or tests that one takes to become an investigator despite the myriad “paranormal investigation” study courses, societies, schools and organizations. Even the few universities that actually have programs like Duke University’s Rhine Research Center, are much more concerned with true scientific PSI research and collecting tons of data than expOccult Investigatorng spooks, demons or curses.
So I concluded that people who really needed help – normal people – would only turn to an organization dedicated to investigating strange events – if it could first prove there wasn’t any earthly fraud or bilking going on before they went after any “other worldly” troublemakers. The new breed of investigator needed to have bonafide occult credentials and a network in place to first cut through and uncover any dubious obstacles so it could then concentrate on what truly could not be explained.
But enticing a professional investigative firm that’s used to uncovering corporate espionage, protecting celebrities and following would-be criminals to throw in with a paranormal and occult investigator to bust spooks wasn’t easy. Fortunately I had enough background and in the study of the occult (I also wrote a book on using magick in the workplace called Money Magick) and some pretty scary stories to convince the owner of a prominent New York detective agency to at least open the door to the possibility of taking on an X-Files-type crew.
The first question I’m asked is usually accompanied by a smirk and cocked eyebrow: “So…“how did you become a ghostbuster in the first place?” And when I met with Vincent, the owner of Intercontinental Investigations in New York, it was no different. So, I had to be honest and say that I never set out to become a ghostbuster in the literal sense of the word, even though I admit the movie of the same name was rather cool for its time. I told