It is also important to note that Pazuzu was a member of the Anunnaki (gods who came from the sky and settled on Earth). In October 2014, Pazuzu Ilah Algarad was charged with murder in the first degree and of helping to bury a body when the skeletal remains of two men were found in the backyard of his suburban home in Clemmons, North Carolina. He was always so squeamish I can't believe he was in the room when they cut him up.'. Algarad and Burch would carry out 'rituals' in front of an altar in the front room, mumbling unintelligibly before making their offerings of drink or tobacco. Tharizdun was a god who was hungry for power that was denied to him by the other gods. MORE: The Dark Pictures: Little Hope Review, Ben is a writer who's obsessed with all things PlayStation, Pokemon, motorsport, and sci-fi. Timeline: The Pazuzu Algarad case Burch was charged with the murder of one of the victims and she and another friend, Krystal Matlock, now 34, were both charged with helping bury that body. 'I knew Pazuzu, I knew he wasn't physically strong. Asmodeus then convinced the gods to sign a pact that allowed him to take over the abandoned realm of Baator and punish the souls of wicked mortals that defied the gods and attempted to pledge allegiance to the demons of the Abyss. Pazuzu is often confused as having benevolent tendencies if approached with respect, though this is likely because he enjoys luring an innocent soul into corruption by making them dependent on his favors. Those who were thought to worship Pazuzu included the following: Many question why the Sumerians would risk invoking the spirit of Pazuzu if they knew him to be an evil entity. It is likely that the answer lies in their belief system. [1] Pazuzu was invoked in apotropaic amulets, which combat the powers of his rival,[30] the malicious goddess Lamashtu, who was believed to cause harm to mother and child during childbirth. While it is thought that there were originally many obyriths, only twelve survive in the modern world. Pazuzu Algarad died after an apparent suicide just one day before he was set to appear in court for a murder charge By Char Adams Published on October 29, 2015 11:50 AM It's been nearly more than five years since his death but his story is no less than a horror film. Detective C.E. [3], There is also a notable connection to the earlier Babylonian personifications of The Four Winds. Two bodies were discovered buried in the backyard in October 2014. Pazuzu Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images A bedroom in the house at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons where the bodies of Joshua Fredrick Wetzler and Tommy Dean Welch were found buried in the backyard. Looking back, Flowers admitted: 'it seems obvious now that he had mental health issues. Human remains were found buried in the back yard last summer, and Algarad and two others have been charged with the murders. He'd been scheduled to appear in court the next day. 'I'm not a killer,' he said simply. Cynthia just gave him whatever he wanted. I was enraged (in violent motion) against the strong mountains and ascended them. It's like she enabled him. You have permission to edit this collection. Clemmons firefighters wore HAZMAT suits inside the house where Pazuzu Algarad lived in October 2014. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Pazuzu wanted to be a demon. [26] And there are noted similarities between the positioning of the two on protective amulets as well. Meadows of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office describes the scene he found inside the home of Pazuzu Algarad when he investigated the deaths of Tommy Dean Welch and Joshua. But all the things we never took seriously at the time, I think he came to believe.'. They were subsequently named as drifters Joshua Wretzler and Tommy Welch who had both disappeared in 2009. The theory goes that, given the connection between Anbu and Hanbu, it could be that the name Pazuzu is a construction of the following kings names: Ba-zi-Zi-zi.[34]. Johnny would come home and Pazuzu would go into his room and shut the door and not come out until he'd left.'. At first the gods were pleased with Asmodeus plan, but eventually they realized that fewer and fewer mortal souls were ascending to the Upper Planes in their afterlife. For other uses, see, sfn error: no target: CITEREFWiggermann (, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Statuette of the demon Pazuzu with an inscription", "Here is everything you need to know about Pazuzu, the evil demon that haunts players in "House of Ashes", "The Protective Role of Bes- image for Women and Children in Ancient Egypt", "Counterintuitive Demons: Pazuzu and Lamatu in Iconography, Text, and Cognition", "2017. Pazuzu is often seen as a being who was used to explain the events in the ancient world that were evil or tragic. The Pazuzu that's set to terrorize the cast of House of Ashesappears to be closely based on the first recorded stories of the spirit. The Devil You Know is a five-episode series set to premiere on August 27, at 10:00 p.m. EST. [23] Humbaba fell from favour in the Late Bronze Age,[12] shortly before Pazuzu emerged, although the two do not share any great iconographic connection,[17] making it unlikely that Pazuzu could have evolved from the earlier deity. Bianca Heath claimed she lived with Algarad for a month in 2005, and that he had spoken of the bones in his back yard. He is thought to conspire with Pazuzu frequently. Another speculation is that rather than Bes and Pazuzu having a common origin point, Pazuzu was an offshoot of Bes.[23]. These pictures are a testament to the power of the cult. But for Flowers, who himself suffers from PTSD, none of that is justification for the damage his former friend did. [3][23] Notably both are known to be protector demons[24] in the home. While he was there he was in touch with a former girlfriend, Daisy, a friend of Amber Burch who would often post images of the two out together on social media. There appears to be a case of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" surrounding the pair. She is described as Algarad's wife on Facebook, but authorities have said there is no legal document to suggest they are together. 'I think Pazuzu knew the difference between right and wrong. As an excavator tore into the walls of Pazuzu Algarad's house at 2749Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons on Friday, April 24, 2015, graffiti, symbols, and arcane writings wwere exposed to daylight. Pazuzu lived a terrible life doing wicked things like sacrificing animals, drinking blood. His tongue was split down the middle like a snake and he allegedly filed down his teeth to sharpen them. '[His death] only proves to me that he knew what hed done and that he didnt want to be responsible for his actions.'. Cynthia still lives locally and would not talk when approached by DailyMail.com. 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It was thought that small figurines would be large enough to capture the demons attention, but small enough to ensure that this attention was rewarded with protection. 2014, where two skeletons were found buried in the backyard. [23] It could therefore be speculated that the Pazuzu heads replaced those of Humbaba. Once she felt she had become close enough to Pazuzu for him to be blinded by their connection, she asked Pazuzu to reveal his true name to her. He spoke many languages and was also thought to have some form of telepathic abilities. 'Pazuzu wanted to be a demon. Most of the reports were big on the sensational side of the Satanic slayings and short on facts. Firstly as a demon of the home, as a domestic spirit,[3] and secondly as the wandering wind demon,[3] traversing the mountains, where he presents as a more wild character. On one occasion, Algarad subsequently admitted to Flowers, that he had drugged him - injecting mushrooms with massive doses of LSD and dosing him with them. What form the demon decides to physically take once he's awoken is still unclear at this time, despite this. He didn't understand that.'. Pazuzus role as an obyrith is important because it expresses the sheer power he holds over much of the demon realms. Pazuzu (The Exorcist) - Wikipedia While his origins within The Exorcist are largely faithful to the original story, Pazuzu is expanded upon significantly in each adaptation. The Iraqi people weren't my enemy. It was in a nice neighborhood and there was a pool in the backyard with a filtration system and everything. Larger amulets made from stone could be hung on the wall to protect the room or an entrance. [11] One of this type of amulet that was found inside a home in the Neo-Assyrian town of Dur-Katlimmu was lying on the floor of the main reception room[11] and was thought to have been hung on the wall facing the entryway.[11]. CHOOSE PAZUZU Pazuzu Pictures (formerly known as G Studios) is a group of ambitious Gorillaz fans with the goal of finishing scrapped Gorillaz projects, from audiobooks to music videos & shorts . His face was said to be handsome, though instead of a mouth he was known to have a beak similar to that of a bird of prey. It was never an easy situation. Pazuzu: Beyond Good and Evil | The Metropolitan Museum of Art His wife Amber Burch was also charged with one count of murder and one of being an accessory to murder, while 28-year-old Krystal Nicole Matlock was charged as an accessory, with police alleging that she helped bury the bodies. So Flowers joined the Army, serving in the391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion in 2008 and the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) from 2011 to 2012 . The remains were removed by authorities. ', Algarad's own account of his childhood is unreliable at best. Joshua Fredrick Wetzler and Tommy Dean Welch. In particular he was protective of pregnant women and mothers, whom he could defend from the machinations of the demoness Lamashtu, his rival. Large numbers of Pazuzu Heads have been discovered, made from a variety of materials, chiefly terracotta, but also bronze, iron, gold, glass, and bone. 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'He spoke about it in such detail, all the different ways he would do it. By demon standards, the versions of the spirit within the horror franchise more closely resemblesthose seen in other western media: Chiefly being the spawn of hell, driven by a determination to torture humanity via possession and corruption. Ask SAM: Where was strange parade in Pazuzu documentary from. 'He was fascinated. But when cops went to Billings he refused to talk. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Across the years Algarad had accumulated a variety of diagnoses including schizophrenia, agoraphobia and depression. He was also known to have low-light vision as well as blindsight (the ability to perceive surroundings without visual sight). [32] The name is followed by that of the succeeding king, Zizi. Pazuzu is known to be a highly intelligent demon who is always scheming to cause chaos and corruption among the pure of heart. [21], On a Neo-Assyrian Bronze Plaque, Pazuzu's head is perched above the top of the plaque, while a smaller version of him in the scene itself is chasing Lamastu away down a river. Certainly it is shocking and hard to fathom that she was in the house when some of the worst acts of violence took place. A Satanist killer who allegedly ate parts of his murder victims before burying them in his backyard has been found dead in his prison cell in an apparent suicide. Q: I watched the first episode of The Devil You Know on YouTube, and it opened with footage from a parade that had strange footage including. He was also brother to Humbaba a demon spirit who was known to guard the Cedar Forest where the gods lived. There are varying descriptions of Pazuzu in history. Pazuzu is alleged to have been held back in school and was still a Freshman at 18. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The story of the troubled high school dropout, who changed his name, making his middle name Algarad his surname and adopting as his first name that of the main demon in The Exorcist then brought Satanism to suburbia is the subject of a new Viceland documentary, 'The Devil You Know.'. It is theorized that Pazuzu could have been created specifically as a counter to her. [3] His role in ritual and magic is documented on inscriptions on the backs of his statues, or in ritual texts. [29] They have also been present on the back of half-relief Pazuzu heads,[29] again out of sight. House of Ashes: Monsters, Curse of Akkad, and Pazuzu story analysis The realm is void of sun and moon, but still has an orange colored light that lights up the barren land. They had no more than hearsay and the local rumor mill. He tricked Lamashtu into venturing into the tight crevices of the Terremor where her large form was a disadvantage. Amber Burch Wiki: Pazuzu Algarad Girlfriend, Where Is She Now? Her home was decorated with hot topic Satan stuff - the gateway drug to ritual murder. Once there, he slaughtered all of his minions and changed his tactics. But the moment when Flowers shed any doubts about the veracity of Pazuzu's worst boasts was when he heard from multiple sources that Pazuzu had raped a soldier. His death was ruled a suicide. [6] These heads often feature holes or loops at the top, allowing them to be worn on necklaces by pregnant women in order to protect the baby from evil forces. Records suggest that he may have had a canine face with large, terrifying eyes. Police said they also found animal bones in the property, which was owned by Algarad's Satanist mother Cynthia Lawson, but has since been demolished and the plot put up for sale. I didn't know it at the time but I just knew I had to get out of there.'. Two bodies were discovered in shallow graves in October 2014. Legend tells that Naram-Sin, a ruler of Akkadian Empire from 2254 to 2218 BC, sacked a temple of the Storm God, Enlil. Satanic Family's House of Horrors True Crime - Medium But police reports show that the house in Clemmons was becoming an increasingly violent place. It is thought that Pazuzu himself was responsible for the corruption of Asmodeus by introducing an idea of power to him that was impossible for the being to turn away from. By Pam K Ferdinand. The rest were victims of the destruction of their reality and the wars that occurred as a result of the Abyss. In ancient Mesopotamian religion, Pazuzu (Akkadian: , romanized:p.zu.zu; also called Fazuzu or Pazuza)[2] was a personification of the southwestern wind, and held kingship over the lilu wind demons. 'He was begging and begging and Pazuzu was like, "Are you sure?" Here the cast will enter Kur, the titular House of Ashes, a cursed place in Mesopotamian lore where souls of the dead are said to reside as they attempt to cross over to the underworld. Investigators were back at 2749 Knob Hill Road in Clemmons on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, after utility crews cleared debris on Thursday. Flowers said: 'For about a month straight I thought I had lost my mind. Flowers recalled: 'Pazuzu called me into the kitchen one night and his demeanor just changed immediately. [4] Spells, Incantations, and special artifacts were used to gain the favor and protection of the demon,[5] such artifacts being placed in and around the home, or worn on the person to achieve the desired effect. House Of Ashes: Where To Find Every Picture - The Gamer It was at this point that the gods who created Asmodeus put him on trial and demanded that he leave the Upper Planes, fearing that he had become an evil being. And with the police doing nothing he began doubting the truth of the stories about buried bodies once more. Check out today's new Story Trailer below. When humans were finally created, the demons attacked them as well as the Upper Planes. Pazuzu Algarad was found dead at 4:20 a.m. in his cell at Central Prison in Raleigh. Pazuzu Algarad lived there with girlfriend Amber Burch. Algarad was originally called John Lawson but his mother changed his name to Pazuzu- after the devil that possessed the girl in the film The Exorcist - and claimed it was of Iraqi descent. He himself gave conflicting accounts, telling some that his mother put him into a psychiatric hospital, and denying any history of psychiatric troubles to others. PHOTOS: Clemmons death investigation timeline A few months later, Burch too was charged with assaulting Cynthia in a separate incident. 'The house really wasn't that bad at the start. Supermassive Games confirms the release date for The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes and reveals the Pazuzu collector's edition. He would then cause them to become more and more in debt to his services until he had corrupted them entirely. Photo by kat wilcox from Pexels Viceland's latest gripping documentary traces the grisly story of Pazuzu Algarad, a self-proclaimed Satanist from Clemmons, North Carolina who was charged with murder. You can cancel at any time. She told the Huffington Post: 'Paz told everyone. I was a guest in their country and I was there with a mission, a purpose. Soon, drought and plague ravaged his lands . He chose that name from the Exorcist and he said that Pazuzu was the demon associated with winning, getting your desires. Pazuzu is also known to have a magical greatsword that granted him impressive agility and speed. Naram-Sin and the Curse of Akkad. Then two things happened. As the controller of the southwest winds (which were thought to originate from the land of the dead), it was thought that Pazuzu was able to cause famine, death, and destruction if he wished. She was released last May and her parole came to an end in February. Because their religion only had one benevolent god, it was necessary to display all demon spirits as purely evil entities whose sole purpose was to corrupt those who served God. Other records of Pazuzu indicate that he had a much more fearsome appearance. Amber Nicole Burch, girlfriend of the late avowed Satanist Pazuzu Algarad, was indicted on murder and robbery charges Monday by a Forsyth County grand jury. Published Jun 10, 2021. When she arrived she told him that she had helped Algarad and Burch bury the body of Tommy Welch. Bazi, as named in the Tell Leilan version of the Sumerian King List, was a king of Mari. Pazuzu reemerged and used the tooth to carve through Lamashtus skull and tear out her eyes. It is said that he still conspire to use the magical energy from wicked mortal souls to heal himself and will eventually seek the destruction of the Upper Planes. Chandler's body was found near a river by police after his mother reported him missing that morning. Pazuzu Pictures - YouTube I just can't say for sure why he chose wrong. In their culture, a demon was an evil entity, though that didnt mean all of their acts would be evil in nature. He took his life on the full moon just like he always said he would. While Pazuzu is considered to be a fearsome demon, he also seen as a protector against certain evils.The origins of Pazuzu as a demon have become muddled over time. It was through this interpretation that Pazuzu became known to be a fallen angel who had transformed into a demon. Investigators from the SBI and Forsyth County Sheriffs Office discovered a pair of human skeletons buried in the yard. Pazuzu's Suicide | THE DEVIL YOU KNOW - YouTube Pazuzu wanted to be a demon. With a host of physical threats already having been shownin-game, there's an ominous gap for a presence to psychologically torment and play off the cast's fears and drama. Did a Cuban expat ACTUALLY kill JFK? Although not making a physical appearance, he is a prominent character in the game, appearing in statues, idols, and ancient imagery. Investigators believed the men were buried in shallow graves there in 2009. After Rachel wakes Eric up, the two dive further into the caves using their rope. Algarad, ten years his senior and steeped in all the things in which Flowers was starting to show interest, seemed charismatic and compelling. , updated Pro-Castro loner fled to Mexico and set off CIA alarm bells by boarding a flight to Havana days after assassination - but spies NEVER told the Warren Commission about him, Georgia mom says her 19-year-old daughter was stabbed to death by a 14-year-old girl after she tried to stop her and her friends from bullying her little sister, 'We're not your enemies!' This goddess was known to have wrath towards expectant mothers, unborn infants, and young children. Later Algarad would ask him a lot, he recalled, about whether or not he had killed people. He was said to have birds feet in these stories, as well as wings that were covered in oil and could constantly be seen releasing smoke. An SBI investigator examines the front door at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons on Oct. 6, 2014. [12] These beings, as depicted on several Cylinder seals, have wings, and each represents a different direction of wind; South, East, West, and North. Here the cast will enter Kur, the. When Pazuzu was a younger demon, he was once known to be accepting to the company of any demon or evil entity, regardless of their motive. The backyard of the house at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons shows signs of police excavations and writing on the walls of a disused swimming pool Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. "[10] In another text he is perceived as more malicious, as the narrator addresses him as "Agony of Mankind",[16] "Suffering of Mankind",[16] "Disease of Mankind",[16] and chants telling the demon to not enter the home. Flowers knew what he had to do, he said. Eventually, Salim comes across a dead Marine covered in blood - clearly, he suffered a violent death. However, Pazuzu was also seen as a protector from other evil entities. Riccardo Valentino The Dad Who Brutally Murdered His Daughter's Friends B A Little in True Crime. He'd been acting all crazy now he was like suddenly totally calm. According to Algarad he was born in California to an unmarried mother and never met his father. He has also been depicted as having a penis with the head of a snake and a reptilian-like body. I'm sure no one else believed him either. Pazuzu is the demon which features in The Exorcist movies and books. 'Sometimes she'd party too. The next entry in . As an obyrith, it is possible that both of these images were accurate to some extent. Neighbors and other spectators watched the notorious Pazuzu Algarad house on Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons being torn down on Friday, April 24, 2015. Urban Dictionary: Pazuzu A poster from the movie, "A Clockwork Orange", along with scribblings and drawings on the walls, came to light as Pazuzu Algarad's house at 2749Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons was demolished, Friday, April 24, 2015. I was upset and mad. [33] (Pazuzu's father.) When he visited the house, Flowers said, what he saw became increasingly disturbing. In 2010 Pazuzu was arrested and charged as an accessory in the shooting death of Joseph Chandler, a 30-year-old legally blind man whose body was found near a river in neighboring Yadkin County after his mother reported him missing. [19], His father is Hanpu, "The staggering one" or "The perverted one. What stands out about The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes the most though, aside from an Indiana Jones style adventure setting and host of monstrous bat-like creatures, is the ultimate evil that the game is setting up. From. 'He would never sacrifice animals in front of anyone but he'd go into his room and I don't know where he was getting these rabbits from, if he was just buying them at the pet store. [22], Some scholars believe that Egyptian demon Bes is a counterpart of Pazuzu. He chose that name from the Exorcist and he said that Pazuzu was the demon associated with winning, getting your desires,' Flowers said. It is clear that Flowers is conflicted and troubled by talk of Daisy - known as Dixie. Flowers told Algarad that he had been the one to go to the cops. A bathroom in the house at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons, where the bodies of Joshua Fredrick Wetzler and Tommy Dean Welch were found buried in the backyard. The relative said: 'Allen had a drinking problem and was taking a lot of pills too. The story of Pazuzu Algarad is coming to national television Tuesday with the debut of The Devil You Know, a five-part documentary series on. 'It's like he liked it. I drew a diagram of where I thought the body was buried and I said, "I'm giving you one week and if you don't do something I will. The bank foreclosed upon it and the neighbors who bought it razed it to the ground soon after in August 2015. He told me that he learned about sex when he was six years old and saw her having sex with bikers. 00:53 EDT 29 Oct 2015. When he planted this seed of evil, it eventually grew into what is now known as the Abyss. 'Pazuzu was pushing and pushing and I just grabbed his hair and pulled his head back so it hit a cabinet behind him. "I ascended a mighty mountain that shook, and the (evil) winds I encountered there were heading West; One by one I broke their wings. He cut off his finger. Speaking to DailyMail.com on condition of anonymity, a relative of Billings told of how he met Krystal Matlock at a bar. He used to say he couldn't be caught and he couldn't be knocked out. Mauled "Two Pazuzu-head amulets inscribed with the standard B incantation" Revue d'assyriologie et d'archologie orientale 111 (2017) 109-132", "The Four Winds and the Origins of Pazuzu", "A Tale of Two Lands and Two Thousand Years: The Origins of Pazuzu", "Gorillaz - Dsol ft. Fatoumata Diawara (Episode Two)", Figure of Pazuzu - Oriental Institute of Chicago, Bronze head of Pazuzu - British Museum through Google museum, Pazuzu: Beyond Good and Evil - Metropolitan Museum of Art, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pazuzu&oldid=1150101145, Articles needing additional references from February 2020, All articles needing additional references, Articles containing Akkadian-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, His most notable appearance in western popular culture is in the 1971 novel, This page was last edited on 16 April 2023, at 09:10. In fact, it is thought that gazing upon the image of an obyrith could drive a mortal insane. They knocked on the door and told him they'd been told about a body in his yard could they look. A view through a front window of Pazuzu Algarad house at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons. While I haven't seen him described as a Jekyll and Hyde, there is a bit of a dual nature. The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes is coming to consoles and PC on October 22. He ruled that household and his relationship with his stepfather got worse and worse. Many articles noted her taste in clothing and home decor. While Pazuzu is considered to be a fearsome demon, he also seen as a protector against certain evils. "[4], Lil (wind) demons are the class to which Pazuzu belongs, and his subjects. At the time, a friend claimed that Algarad had 'told everyone' about the bodies, but nobody believed him.

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