Interview with Bill Bean
by Annette Munnich
I recently had the opportunity to read Bill Bean’s book DARK FORCE and ask him a few questions. Bill’s story is one of extreme terror that spans more than ten years that the Bean family lived in a house in Glenn Burnie, Maryland. I consider Bill to be a very courageous individual for all he has gone through and for openly speaking of it knowing that some will not believe. He was very brave as a boy as well fighting against the dark forces that inhabited the family home.
I have found Bill Bean to be a very kind and spiritual man. His strong faith assisting him in keeping the malevolent presence at bay that plagues him to this very day. Bill’s family was the subject of an episode of the television show A HAUNTING called appropriately “House of the Dead.” Of course there is much more to the story than what was on the one hour show. It was heartbreaking to read the details of their suffering that took many forms. Bishop James Long talks about demonic oppression and this seems to be the case in this story. The dark forces plaguing them with attacks, illness, and hardship at every opportunity.
May the angels always watch over Bill and his family~
Video from Bill Bean’s family story on the television show A HAUNTING. “House of the Dead”
Paranormal occurrence during Tim Yancy’s Encounters Paranormal Radio Show when Bill Bean was a guest.
The Interview
Annette: Bill, how difficult was it for you to revisit all these painful memories in order to write your story DARK FORCE?
Bill: It greatly affected me emotionally, having to put myself back in that situation. I have given over 100 interviews and It’s still very difficult to discuss.
Annette: How long did your family live in the afflicted house?
Bill: We lived there for over ten years. Looking back on it, I truly don’t know how we did it. The most violent and intense activity happened between 1973 to 1980 when we left. My father left us in 1975 and it seemed like we were prisoners there, bound to the evil entities that co-existed among us.
Annette: Bill could you share with us some of the traumatic things that happened to you and your family during this period?
Bill: Many traumatic things happened, far too many to list. The first physical attack by the evil force was on my sister in late 1970. I was the next one to be attacked in 1971. Our attacks were very similar. We were both awakened in the middle of the night by an unseen presence. She was grabbed around her leg and she was able to let out a scream for my parents. They rushed into her room and stopped what was about to happen to her. She had red marks on her leg where she said she was grabbed.
As for me, I tried to get out of bed to wake my parents and a force grabbed me by my shoulders and slammed me back on the bed. I was pinned on my back and was unable to move anything except for my eyes. I was five years old at the time and I was so traumatized that I felt like I was going to leave my body. There’s much more to tell about this experience, but I don’t want to get long winded. It’s all in my book, “Dark Force”. I was attacked many times like that over the years. The most traumatic experiences involved the attacks on my mother. She truly suffered more than anybody I have ever known. My father was a very good man, but his demeanor had drastically changed by 1973. He turned into a raging alcoholic who physically abused my mother from 1973-1975, nearly killing her on several occasions. I have no doubt that the demonic entities were able to enter my father while he was in a drunken stupor. He left us in 1975 and my mother would suffer regular physical attacks from the entities. I was also quite traumatized as I witnessed four evil apparitions manifest just a few feet in front of me. Five adults were standing behind me as this was happening.
Annette: How are your family members now and do they talk about these dark and horrible experiences from the past?
Bill: I have my sister, brother left and we don’t discuss what happened to us. We had never discussed it at all until Discovery Channel [New Dominion Pictures], approached me in 2005. They somehow found out about my story and asked if I would consider doing a segment for, “A Haunting”. When I first mentioned this to my siblings they were reluctant to be a part of it. Then one Saturday evening we sat down and talked about it for the first time. They reminded me of some things that I’d forgotten about and they decided to be a part of the interview for the show. We haven’t discussed it since the show aired. They have been with me on several of my book signings and appearances, but they have not publicly talked about it. We have all suffered permanent damage and scars from this. There’s a lot of bitterness, feeling that our childhood was robbed from us. Neither of my parents lived to be 50.
Annette: What do you feel the presence was in the home and what do you think it wanted from you?
Bill: I have no doubt that it was demonic and it wanted to destroy us. My family was destroyed and both my parents suffered sudden, untimely deaths.
Annette: How did this trauma affect your childhood and how has it changed your life?
Bill: What childhood? I’m sorry to state it that way, but my memories of childhood are filled with fear,torment, abuse, strife, violence, illness, suffering, loss and tragedy. I was an empty young man for many years until GOD delivered me from it. I’ve had many experiences since we left that house, including the 1988 possession of a loved one. I have no doubt this occurred because the demons were trying to get to me.
Annette: Bill could you list some warning signs that people in paranormal situations should know in order to determine that they need help from an outside source as soon as possible?
Bill: Evil works behind the scenes. The devil doesn’t come to you and tell you that he’s going to create havoc in your life. Usually evil will need a door to be opened to come into a person or a family’s life. When that door or invitation happens, little things will begin to happen. Things that will first confuse and perplex the affected person. The entity will feed on these emotions and will gain power when the affected person becomes fearful. We must be very careful when being affected by evil. I believe that we can take authority over it in the name and in the blood of Jesus Christ ! I would say that anyone who’s experiencing paranormal events and is having a noticeable change in demeanor [in a negative way], or the family is in chaos since the activity began, should seek help right away. GOD Blessed me at the age of 13, when I was able to stand up the the entities and do battle with them. I had no power of my own, it was GOD’s power. I currently help families in need of deliverance from evil.
Annette: Any words of wisdom about what people in this type of situation should not do? Are there ways to make it worse?
Bill: The things people shouldn’t do: Don’t try and contact the entities. Satan is the original liar, that can even appear as an angel of light. We must be very careful. Contact and communion with evil will cause severe problems and even death in some cases such as my family. Please refrain from Ouija Boards and things of that nature.
Annette: What are your personal beliefs concerning life and death at this point in your life?
Bill: GOD is Life! Jesus Christ is my Savior! satan is death! fallen angels & demons are liars! I truly have experienced the Awesome power of GOD and the vulgar power of satan. I believe in eternal life through GOD & Jesus Christ! I don’t judge anybody, I have many friends with different beliefs. However, I can never thank GOD enough for delivering me from evil.
Annette: You were a brave young man. Could you share some of the things you did to fight against the dark force that your family lived with?
Bill: We were actually physically assaulted by these vile tormentors. I stood up to them one day in 1979 and did battle with them. This took place after my mother was picked up by an unseen force and thrown accross her bedroom. A Priest was involved for the last 16 months we lived there and he was bringing us mason jars full of Holy Water. I recall grabbing a Bible and a jar of the Holy Water, going through the house. I commanded the demonic entities to show themselves, in Jesus name. The house started shaking like an earthquake and four evil entities manifested in front of me in green beams of light.
Annette: In your opinion what are the most important things to remember daily in order to cope with an oppressive and aggressive haunted environment?
Bill: The most important thing is to call on GOD, Jesus & The Holy Spirit for deliverence from evil. Make an effort to fill the affected home with love, laughter, unity and uplifting music. Don’t be isolated from people. This is a divide and conquer tactic from the devil. There’s strength in numbers.
Annette: Sometimes people in bad paranormal situations ask me for some help and then tell me they don’t believe in God, angels, or demons. How would you respond to that?
Bill: I feel very sorry for them, for they do not know the Truth!
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