The strangest thing was, Flowers said, how after that Pazuzu still called him brother even when he told him that he would rape any girl he brought to the house. 'Not many people are.'. [12] It does also seem to be that Pazuzu's first appearances and Lamastu's reassigning as a lil both originate from the same time and place, the Middle Assyrian Empire, but this could be a coincidence. Pazunia is also known to have uncomfortably cold temperatures, though the weather can still be tolerated by mortals and demons alike. He had his tongue split it two and his teeth sharpened - but that was only an outward sign of his evil. [3][12] His first visual depictions are not attested until the 8th century BC[17] with the first finds being in the tombs of Nimrud,[18] and his first appearances in texts trace to the 7th century BC. He was always so squeamish I can't believe he was in the room when they cut him up.'. 'I think he wanted to be a demon and he came as close to being one as any human being could. Joshua Fredrick Wetzler and Tommy Dean Welch. His autopsy said he hadSatanic symbols and writings on his body, including Lucifer and 666. He also had a black Nazi sign and a black demon on his body, according to the autopsy report. [3] His role in ritual and magic is documented on inscriptions on the backs of his statues, or in ritual texts. Contents 1 Appearances 2 House of Ashes 3 Trivia 4 Navigation Appearances [31], According to Wiggermann, the Pazuzu figure suddenly appeared in the Early Iron Age. As soon as he touched the shard, his mind and spirit were corrupted by the obyriths and he was overtaken with madness. His body of canine form, though scaled not furred,[18] with birds' talons for feet, two pairs of wings, a scorpion's tail and a serpentine penis. They knocked on the door and told him they'd been told about a body in his yard could they look. He left North Carolina and deployed to Iraq. 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. Cynthia just gave him whatever he wanted. Police arrested Algarad and charged him with murder in October last year after digging up the remains of Joshua Fredrick Wetzler and Tommy Dean Welch, 36, in the Satanist's backyard. Flowers was 19 when he knew he had reached what he describes as a fork in his life. An excavator tore into the Pazuzu Algarad house at 2749Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons, NC, Friday, April 24, 2015. I'm not going to kill an innocent guy. Ancient Sumerians would carve or create images of the beings of the underworld they intended to summon because they believed that carving the image of the chosen demon would capture their attention. Other records of Pazuzu indicate that he had a much more fearsome appearance. With no serious criminal record at that point, Algarad was given two years probation. Algarad was reportedly found bleeding from a deep wound on one of his arms. [28], On some amulets, Pazuzu appears alongside Ugallu and Lulal, protective deities who were thought to solely benefit mankind[29] thus their presences here may be apotropaic, or deployed to minimise Pazuzu's maleficent aspect. She thought she could straighten Pazuzu out if he did. Matt Flowers. Hanpu is his father. You can cancel at any time. In his search for power, he came upon a shard made of pure evil. He said he was raised by his mother and her relatives and moved to North Carolina when he was in his teens. He was in limelight for 9 years between 2006 and 2015. Bianca Heath claimed she lived with Algarad for a month in 2005, and that he had spoken of the bones in his back yard. Pazuzu Algarad, 36, was awaiting trial for the murder of two men whose skeletal remains were found in the garden of his home in Clemmons, North Carolina. Many articles noted her taste in clothing and home decor. 'I think he helped under threat of his own life. Pazuzu was most popular in the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods, from about the late eighth century B.C. Larger amulets made from stone could be hung on the wall to protect the room or an entrance. He ruled that household and his relationship with his stepfather got worse and worse. Burch, who was Pazuzu Algarad's girlfriend, pleaded guilty in 2017 to second-degree murder, armed robbery and accessory after the fact to murder. These pictures are a testament to the power of the cult. Algarad asked him to kill a man with him and he threatened to rape any girl Flowers brought to the house. ", Flowers planned to get a shotgun, go to the house in the night, and shoot Pazuzu as he slept before turning himself in because, he said, 'It just had to end.'. And that's what happened. Flowers said: 'For about a month straight I thought I had lost my mind. Investigators from the SBI and Forsyth County Sheriffs Office discovered a pair of human skeletons buried in the yard. He told her his true name and Lamashtu turned against him immediately. From that day forward, Pazuzu would not be reckless, but would be known for being one of the most cold and calculating demons in the Abyss. She claimed that if he was as powerful as he claimed to be, revealing his true name would not threaten his power. 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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. 'One time I went round and there was a girl sitting with deep gashes on both arms, from shoulder to wrist, just bleeding. 'I knew Pazuzu, I knew he wasn't physically strong. He had to be stopped. In 2011, Burch was accused of slapping Algarad's mother in the face and attempting to choke her. On the other hand, When things became wetter during rainy periods,he's said to havedisplayed a fondness for terrorizing the land as a plague of locusts instead. So when Pazuzu Algarad (he took his name from a demon in The Exorcist) and two of his followers were charged in 2015 with first degree murder in the small town of Clemmons, North Carolina, the so-called "Sex Cult Satanist" made headlines across the USA. Published Jun 10, 2021. 'It's like he liked it. He'd been scheduled to appear in court the next day. The Dark Pictures: House of Asheswill mostly be set in and around a long forgotten Sumerian temple, hidden beneath the Iraq dessert. While there are many historical accounts that claim Pazuzu often consorted with the devil, he is not seen to be the actual devil because he was never part of the Upper Plane. He has many a connection to other wind deities, namely Lamashtu and the Lil demons, other protective demons, as well as the foreign Egyptian dwarf deity Bes. By Today nothing remains of the 'House of Horrors' in which Algarad lived out his vision of an ideal sort of chaos. The Dark Pictures: House of Asheslooks set to offer fans the branching narrative and choose your own adventure-style choices they've come to expect,as they desperately fight to keep the star studded cast alive in a underground Sumerian temple. [3], There is also a notable connection to the earlier Babylonian personifications of The Four Winds. Although not making a physical appearance, he is a prominent character in the game, appearing in statues, idols, and ancient imagery. They had no more than hearsay and the local rumor mill. The bodies of two men were found buried in shallow graves in the backyard. It was then that Pazuzu became known as Lucifers right hand man. It was deemed uninhabitable. It is possible that these were the forms that Pazuzu chose to appear in to make it easier for the mortal mind to comprehend his form. [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. However, Pazuzu was also seen as a protector from other evil entities. In fact, two Pazuzu images dated to this era are included in the exhibition: the statuette that inspired Cuoghi, and a macehead with four back-to-back Pazuzu faces that had been dedicated at a Greek . He chose that name from the Exorcist and he said that Pazuzu was the demon associated with winning, getting your desires. Video recorded by the Forsyth County Housing and Community Development Department shows the debris-strewn interior of a Clemmons home where two bodies were found. It was thought that Pazuzu used these tactics to spread his influence to whole communities. When he doesn't get a response from anyone on his radio, he decides to look for his own way out through the caves. He would grant the prayers of those who sought his mercy and often used these victims to spread cults and worship in his name. Pazuzu is a fearsome demon who was introduced first through Sumerian mythology. A crew from Charles Harris Construction Company removes the contents of the garage at the Pazuzu Algarad house at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Ollie Gillman For Dailymail.com The ground is covered with rusted metals that have crumbled over time and are easily scattered. Pazuzu is a fictional character who is the main antagonist in The Exorcist horror novels and film series, created by William Peter Blatty.Blatty derived the character from Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, where the mythic Pazuzu was considered the king of the demons of the wind, and the son of the god Hanbi.In The Exorcist, Pazuzu appears as a demon who possesses Regan MacNeil. When she arrived she told him that she had helped Algarad and Burch bury the body of Tommy Welch. [16], According to Eckart Frahm's study of the Demon, the appearance of Pazuzu has remained fairly uniform throughout his history. According to state records, Algarad was on probation at the time the bodies were found. . One of the tips came from his own mother. 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. Large numbers of Pazuzu Heads have been discovered, made from a variety of materials, chiefly terracotta, but also bronze, iron, gold, glass, and bone. One detailin particular that could be worth keeping in mind, going into House of Ashes, is the fact that Pazuzu is almost always depicted in direct opposition to another rival spirit. The Devil You Know is a five-episode series set to premiere on August 27, at 10:00 p.m. EST. Pazuzu has two chief aspects. In ancient Mesopotamian religion, Lamashtu is described as a vengeful female demon that terrorizes expectant mothers during child birth. 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. [20], The baby-snatching Lamastu was attested as both a subject of[3] and an antagonist of Pazuzu. Four years on from Algarad's death he has accepted that he may never be able to say if his friend was mad or evil - or both. He took his life on the full moon just like he always said he would. Flowers knew what he had to do, he said. Amber Nicole Burch, girlfriend of the avowed Satanist Pazuzu Algarad, was convicted Thursday morning of fatally shooting one man and helping A, The last chapter in one of Forsyth Countys most bizarre murder cases the brutal killings of two men, who were then buried for five years in. Amber Burch (left) and Krystal Matlock, seen in mugshots around the time they were charged in connection with two Clemmons murders. He was also known to breathe swarms of locusts and could create poisonous clouds of acidic waste with his breath at will. There are varying descriptions of Pazuzu in history. Tags: Pazuzu Algarad, Pazuzu Algarad . [26] And there are noted similarities between the positioning of the two on protective amulets as well. It wasn't about killing. But he'd kill it and rub its blood all over his face,' Flowers said. The next entry in . 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 . It is important to note, however, that no large statues of Pazuzu were created for fear of bringing too much attention to the creator. Prosecutors said she killed Tommy Dean Welch and helped bury Joshua Fredrick Wetzler. Pazuzu Algarad's Suicide and Aftermath In the early hours of October 28, 2015, Algarad was found dead in his prison cell at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina. Across the years Algarad had accumulated a variety of diagnoses including schizophrenia, agoraphobia and depression. Pazuzu himself was also known to have an impressive history and list of abilities. There is a well documented use of Pazuzu in Mesopotamian white magic. Pazuzu was fond of corrupting beings that he considered to be innocent and pure. Algarad also described how he killed them, ate part of them and then burned the rest in a fire pit, the friend said. Forsyth County District Attorney Jim ONeill said Algarad's death was 'sad' for his family and that he would not 'celebrate the loss of life'. It was never an easy situation. Pazuzu was known to corrupt many by appearing to mortals in disguise as Imdugud, Pazrael, and Typhon. 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. She was afraid to leave and afraid to go home.'. 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. It was only when he was back in America, in Washington state, and considering leaving the Army that Daisy got in touch and her tone troubled him so greatly that he bought her a ticket to get out of North Carolina and join him on the West coast the following day. Function. It was because of this recklessness that he encountered the demon Lamashtu. It is thought that Pazuzu was willing to protect pregnant women and young children against Lamashtu because of his anger over her betrayal of his trust. An obyrith is considered to be a demon with origins so ancient that they predate the existence of the gods. In their culture, a demon was an evil entity, though that didnt mean all of their acts would be evil in nature. 'There was nothing intimate about what we did. 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. Some said that he was extremely tall and well proportioned, but also had characteristics that were known to be demonic. In terms of physical appearance, the Pazuzuthat Supermassive Games have teased bears a striking physical resemblance to the ancient Mesopotamian descriptions. Eventually, however, the other gods recognized the danger Tharizdun now posed and put their disagreements aside to come together and imprison the god. Excavations uncovered two sets of human remains in shallow graves, right, and investigators planned to drain a swimming pool in search of more evidence. The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes looks set to feature the terrifying Pazuzu, a Mesopotamian demon that will be all too familiar to horror fans. It is also important to note that Pazuzu was a member of the Anunnaki (gods who came from the sky and settled on Earth). [29] Their common positioning on the back of the amulet out of sight of the viewer could suggest the latter. An autopsy would later say he died from severe blood loss caused by a deep wound to a major blood vessel in. He was also known to have low-light vision as well as blindsight (the ability to perceive surroundings without visual sight). Although it is said that Pazuzu will corrupt any soul that makes itself vulnerable, his utmost joy comes from corrupting the purest of the pure as was the case when he corrupted Asmodeus. As an apotropaic entity, he was considered as both a destructive and dangerous wind, but also as a repellant to other demons, one who would safeguard the home from their influence. I didn't used to take that seriously, nobody did. 'Pazuzu wanted to be a demon. In the midst of his madness, however, Tharizdun realized that attempting to follow through with this plot would result in the other gods turning against him before he could claim the power that the obyriths promised. 'He was begging and begging and Pazuzu was like, "Are you sure?" Speaking to DailyMail.com on condition of anonymity, a relative of Billings told of how he met Krystal Matlock at a bar. In 2010, Algarad was convicted on a charge of accessory after the fact in the shooting death of 30-year-old Joseph Chandler. 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. A Clemmons firefighter in yellow coveralls, mask and air tank peers out a window in October 2014 at 2749 Knob Hill Road, where the skeletal remains of two unidentified people were found buried in a shallow grave in the backyard. Pazuzu as domestic protector deity. This would allow them to be powerful enough to teach humans a lesson without having to be granted the powers of godhood. On October 28, 2015, prison guards reportedly discovered self-proclaimed "Satanist" and accused murderer Pazuzu Illah Algarad dead in his cell. He would then cause them to become more and more in debt to his services until he had corrupted them entirely. His favorite prizes were those who were seen to be the purest of the pure and he would eagerly seek out victims to corrupt and sentence to an afterlife of eternal agony in the Abyss. Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com he recalled the conflicting rush of relief and shock with which he heard the news. Pazuzu is also known to have a magical greatsword that granted him impressive agility and speed. Pazuzu was said to be fond of offering help that appeared benevolent, but secretly required the victim to ask for more help from the demon lord. 18:51 EDT 28 Oct 2015 'I think he wanted his own death to be a show - to freak people out. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). After Rachel wakes Eric up, the two dive further into the caves using their rope. [26] Another close connection is their association with the protection of pregnant women and mothers. It was said that the two conspired together to overthrow God but were unsuccessful and were thrown out of Heaven as punishment. Because of this, it was possible for Pazuzu to exist as a protector spirit as well. Pazuzu, in Mesopotamian religion, the king of wind demons, son of Hanpa and brother of Humbaba (Huwawa). Ask SAM: Where was strange parade in Pazuzu documentary from. Two bodies were discovered in shallow graves in October 2014. You have permission to edit this collection. Those who worshiped Pazuzu or prayed on his behalf often believed that as long as they offered the demon sacrifices and were careful in their practices, Pazuzu would use his wrath against their enemies instead of themselves. Asmodeus was originally thought to be a loyal servant to the lawful gods that inhabited the Astral Sea. 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. He thought because I did that I was crazy like him.'. He is invoked in ritual and representations of him are used as defense charms. Through this act, it is said that Asmodeus invented the concept of punishment. The Australian Girl Who Was Considered Missing Was Actually Hiding In Her Boyfriend's Cupboard. He is also said to have enormous wings in these versions, as well as talons that were unfathomably sharp. , updated '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. He would prey on any mortal that turned to him for help, but almost always made the victim regret their appeals for his aid. He used to say he couldn't be caught and he couldn't be knocked out. Pazuzu has two chief aspects. 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. The origins of Pazuzu as a demon have become muddled over time. 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. It is unclear if the help of Pazuzu was made known at this point, though many indicate no one was aware of Pazuzus involvement besides Asmodeus and the other obyriths. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. According to Flowers, Pazuzu styled himself after the character of Drexl - the dreadlocked pimp in True Romance played by Gary Oldman. I went round with another guy and we went round to kill him,' he said. Later Algarad would ask him a lot, he recalled, about whether or not he had killed people. The Iraqi people weren't my enemy. The Pazuzu Algarad house in Clemmons not only became a hub for the outcasts and misfits but also gave rise to a bizarre and dangerous cult headed by the self-proclaimed satanist, Pazuzu Algarad. After an incomprehensible period of time thought to span billions of years, Asmodeus and the other protectors began to be corrupted by the influence of the demons they were fighting. An SBI investigator examines the front door at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons on Oct. 6, 2014. In ancient Mesopotamian religions, Pazuzu is said to not only be a demon of the southwest wind, but also a king to others of his kind. Chandler's body was found near a river by police after his mother reported him missing that morning. He took the seed of evil to forgotten expanse inside the Elemental Chaos (a realm of fallen primordial), hoping to seize this world as his own. The realm is void of sun and moon, but still has an orange colored light that lights up the barren land. He said: 'I just knew in my gut that if I kept hanging out with Pazuzu no good was going to come of it. He didn't understand that.'. [12] More connections appear in later seals, as this same bent-over figure takes on talons and a scorpion's tail. [12] It is of note that Franz Wiggermann calls attention to the crooked positioning of the masculine West Wind[12] in seals, as similar to posture in Pazuzu's iconography. He too was interested in the occult, in religions and taboo, he explained. The death was ruled a suicide; he bled to death as a result of a deep cut on his left arm. A crew from Charles Harris Construction Company removes tarp-loads of items from the Pazuzu Algarad house. He was locked inside another universe known only as Voidharrow so that he could not cause harm to this world, though he was left with all of his powers. He was 36 . Having come for a very strict Christian home in which he felt stifled, he was rebelling. Forsyth County deputies remained on the scene at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons on Monday, Oct. 6. 'I want to know why. What form the demon decides to physically take once he's awoken is still unclear at this time, despite this. The bank foreclosed upon it and the neighbors who bought it razed it to the ground soon after in August 2015.