Blurry Creatures

EP: 394 Canada's Worst Demonic Possession Case: A Survivor's Story with Michael Gagliardi *members only trailer

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Jan 29, 2026
Michael Gagliardi, survivor and author who grew up with a demonically possessed mother in Ontario. He recounts twelve years of terrifying household violence and his escape to California. He explores spiritual warfare, the reality of demonic possession, and links between mythic creatures, ancient texts, and modern investigation methods.
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Horrific Firsthand Encounter With Mother

  • Michael Gagliardi describes coming downstairs to find his mother bent over with a hacksaw, hair long and teeth broken, acting like the woman of Gennesaret.
  • He yelled at her and she cocked her head and growled at him, a moment that cemented his fear of her transformation.
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Two Kingdoms Framework

  • Michael frames phenomena through a two-kingdom worldview: the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness, dividing all spiritual events.
  • He uses ancient texts like the Epic of Gilgamesh to trace how wild or otherworldly beings emerge outside Eden's order.
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Myths As Clues To Hybrid Origins

  • Michael links mythic crossbreeding stories (like centaurs) to a generational mixing that could explain varied cryptid traits.
  • He suggests Bigfoot diversity results from ancient hybridization, producing different mitochondrial and male DNA patterns.
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