A returner's magic should be special because it encompasses the awe-inspiring journey of someone who has left their original world and returns with newfound knowledge and power. This magic carries a unique charm, as it blends the familiarity of the returner's past experiences with the excitement of their magical abilities. When a character undergoes the transformation from an ordinary individual to someone extraordinary through their return, it adds depth and complexity to the story. Their magic becomes a symbol of growth and self-discovery, representing the potential within each person to harness their inner strength and unlock their hidden abilities. The returner's magic often holds within it the essence of their past struggles and triumphs. It becomes a reflection of their personal development, symbolizing the lessons they have learned and the challenges they have overcome.
It becomes a reflection of their personal development, symbolizing the lessons they have learned and the challenges they have overcome. This makes their magic not only special but also deeply personal, as it embodies their unique journey. Furthermore, a returner's magic tends to have a ripple effect on the world around them.
Zak Bagans ‘was extremely ill’ after investigating ‘The Conjuring’ house
In the Halloween 2019 special "Curse of the Harrisville Farmhouse," the "Ghost Adventures" team investigates the real-life Rhode Island home that inspired the iconic Conjuring films. Left to right: Jay Wasley, Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley. (Courtesy of Travel Channel)
In the Halloween 2019 special, "Curse of the Harrisville Farmhouse," the "Ghost Adventures" team is joined by Andrea Perron for the investigation, who lived in the real-life home that inspired the Conjuring films with her family and experienced its terror firsthand. (Courtesy of Travel Channel)
The “Ghost Adventures” team left to right: Jay Wasley, Zak Bagans, Billy Tolley, Aaron Goodwin (Courtesy of Travel Channel)
Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson portray Lorraine and Ed Warren in "The Conjuring." (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
Zak Bagans is following in the footsteps of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Figuratively, Bagans opened The Haunted Museum, 600 E. Charleston Blvd., as a repository for the supernatural-tinged artifacts he’s collected, much like the Warrens did in their Connecticut home.
Literally, he’s looking into one of their cases for the first time with the two-hour Halloween special “Ghost Adventures: Curse of the Harrisville Farmhouse” (9 p.m. Thursday, Travel Channel), in which he and his team examine the 18th-century dwelling that inspired “The Conjuring.”
“Ed and Lorraine Warren had received so much attention because of the movies and Hollywood that I really wanted to get in there and see the other details that weren’t really portrayed in the Hollywood films,” Bagans says. “I know there’s truth to it, but at the same time, I wanted to do my own investigation in such an iconic and well-known case.”
Bagans had tried to explore other sites connected to the Warrens, portrayed in the “Conjuring” franchise by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, but apparently surviving any encounter worthy of their time has left homeowners more than a little spooked and unwilling to dredge up all of that.
Then in June, Cory and Jennifer Heinzen bought the farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island, that dates back to 1736. The family began seeing “flashes of lights where there shouldn’t be any lights,” Cory says in the episode.
With that, Bagans had his opening.
For the special investigation, the Ghost Adventures Crew was joined by demonologist brothers Carl and Keith Johnson, who investigated the farmhouse before the Warrens. They’re met at the house by its former resident Andrea Perron, who, along with her parents and siblings, is portrayed in the movie.
“I think that they had the very best of intentions,” Perron says of the Warrens in the episode. “Lorraine told me 40 years later, ‘Ed and I were in over our heads as soon as we crossed the threshold. We just didn’t know it.’ ”
‘Just weird energy’
The estate, which was home to eight generations of the Arnold family, had a history of tragedies and uncommon deaths long before the Perrons moved there in 1980.
“What we can’t argue is the fact that there was a huge curse put on the Arnold family,” Bagans says in an interview. “I mean, there was suicide. There was murder. There was just unusual deaths. Poisonings, throats being slit. Something was plaguing that family.”
Something seems to have plagued pretty much anyone who entered the house while filming the episode.
Las Vegan Aaron Goodwin, who’s been with Bagans since the beginning of “Ghost Adventures,” complains of pains in his chest at one point in the episode. In another, he has to rest after being overcome with … something.
“I had to sit down, dude. It was either run or sit, because I was going down,” he says in the special. “It was just weird energy. Not normal. Not like we’ve felt before.”
But Bagans may have had it worse than anyone.
At various points throughout the house, he expresses feelings of dizziness, anxiety and agitation, along with difficulty breathing and kidney pain.
“I was extremely ill, very sick, for about three weeks after that,” he says now. “I wasn’t myself, albeit I was on a long trip. There were things going on with me that just seemed out of the norm. It really, I believe, made me sick. I had anxiety and panic levels that were just so unusual. Just that feeling of sickness. I didn’t look like myself. I didn’t feel like myself. I didn’t wanna be around anybody.”
“I never felt possessed,” Bagans clarifies, “but I felt like something was drawing the life out of me.”
After one investigation, he developed a permanent case of diplopia, aka double vision, for which he’ll always need to wear prism glasses. But that was for his 2018 movie, “Demon House.” When it comes to “Ghost Adventures” episodes, Bagans says this latest exploration affected him more than anything since visiting Bobby Mackey’s Music World in Wilder, Kentucky, where he revealed mysterious scratches on his back in what became the series premiere in 2008.
“While very scary, it was incredibly awesome,” Bagans says of the Harrisville Farmhouse and its ties to the Warrens, “because it really proved to me that the stories of the Perrons were true, and there’s something there.”
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With that, Bagans had his opening.
It can inspire others to believe in themselves and dare to dream beyond their limitations. Through their actions and the use of their magic, they can become catalysts for change and hope, empowering those around them to embrace their own potential. The uniqueness of a returner's magic can also be attributed to the combination of their previous knowledge and newfound abilities. This blend allows them to approach situations from unique perspectives, applying their previous experiences to solve challenges in innovative ways. Their magic becomes a manifestation of their ingenuity and adaptability, making their spells and abilities unparalleled. Ultimately, a returner's magic is special because it represents the transformative power of self-discovery and growth. It symbolizes the ability to rise above one's circumstances and embrace one's full potential. Through their magical abilities, returners become heroes of their own stories, igniting the spark of imagination and wonder within the hearts of readers and reminding them that magic exists within each of us..
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