The Real Case (1985)
Maurice Theriault was a French-Canadian farmer living in Warren, Massachusetts, whose life was marked by extreme childhood trauma and abuse.

The "Possession": In 1985, Theriault and his family reported terrifying phenomena, including bi-location (being in two places at once), random blood appearing on his body and in his home, and displays of unnatural strength.
The Exorcism: A "full solemn exorcism" was performed by Bishop Robert McKenna on the day after Easter in 1985. This event is notable for being the first ever recorded on videotape.
Physical Phenomena: During the ritual, witnesses and investigators claimed Theriault's face physically distorted, his skin "bubbled," and a deep crack opened on his forehead while he bled from his eyes.
Tragic Outcome: Although the exorcism appeared successful for a few years, Theriault later shot his wife (wounding her) before committing suicide in 1992.

Skepticism and Interpretations
Critics and even family members have questioned the supernatural nature of the events:

Mental Health: Skeptics suggest Theriault's behavior was a manifestation of severe mental illness resulting from his abusive upbringing.
Medical Explanations: Some observers noted that his physical symptoms, like skin reopening, could be linked to medical deficiencies or the physiological effects of extreme stress.
The Warrens' Involvement: While the Warrens maintained that tables "rose off the floor" and doctors could not explain his condition, others believe the symptoms may have been exaggerated for the cameras.

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This would be interesting to see the full video and not just some snippets during this. The movie scene has had pretty good makeup artist since the dawn of TV eras. I do think mental health and illnesses did play an important part of most these so-called possessions though. Interestingly most of these things have not occurred within the last couple decades though and that could be attributed to the quality of recording devices getting exceptionally better. I do think with the dawn of AI generated content we may see more of these things picking up in the future and it would make it more difficult to believe with this technology at hand.

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Yeah, I agree with you. I don't think that was a make-up artist, in the video. That was a live video of him being exorcised, by the priest. That was a documentary, with clips of his life, and the possession.

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