[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. ", 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.'. The bodies of two men were found buried in shallow graves in the backyard. Published April 22, 2022 In October 1977, two cousins, Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono, terrorized the women and girls of Los Angeles. With House of Ashes already being set withinthe region, it's more likely that instead of being summoned by an object, that this Pazuzu is motivated to leave to similarly nefarious ends. He said: 'I knew then I had to go to the police. 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. He chose that name from the Exorcist and he said that Pazuzu was the demon associated with winning, getting your desires. 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. Flowers, an Iraq war and airborne special forces veteran watched for eight years as the man born John Lawson in a regular suburb became a drug-obsessed, facially-tattooed killer. Satanist killer Pazuzu Algarad, 36, was died in prison early this morning Authorities believe he committed suicide in his jail cell at around 3am He was awaiting trial for the murder of two men. When humans were finally created, the demons attacked them as well as the Upper Planes. 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 said to have control over the west and southwest winds, which were thought to come from the land of the dead. His face is striking, with gazelle horns,[19] human ears, a doglike muzzle, bulging eyes, and wrinkles on the cheeks. [26][27], There is evidence that the two were in each other's cultural spheres. Supermassive Games confirms the release date for The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes and reveals the Pazuzu collector's edition. Pazunia is a desolate layer of the Abyss. Pazuzu was known to corrupt many by appearing to mortals in disguise as Imdugud, Pazrael, and Typhon. In ancient Mesopotamian religion, Lamashtu is described as a vengeful female demon that terrorizes expectant mothers during child birth. After Rachel wakes Eric up, the two dive further into the caves using their rope. [22], Some scholars believe that Egyptian demon Bes is a counterpart of Pazuzu. [12] The main difference in their depictions is the head, thus Wiggerman concludes that it is Pazuzu's body and not his head that denotes him as a wind demon. A few months later, Burch too was charged with assaulting Cynthia in a separate incident. 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. It's like she enabled him. A true crime documentary series set in Clemmons will premiere on the Viceland cable channel later this month. It was part of his attempt to cultivate a myth about himself; in fact Algarad's parents were married and moved to North Carolina when he was two, divorcing only when he was eight. Why he did that. What form the demon decides to physically take once he's awoken is still unclear at this time, despite this. With pop culture having added to his myth so definitively, there's a strong chance he could end up inhabiting the body of any of the main characters, depending on player choices. Algarad was reportedly found bleeding from a deep wound on one of his arms. The Dark Pictures: House of Asheswon't be the first time a piece of pop culture has modernized Pazuzu fora whole new generation, with terrifying results. Pazuzu Algarad was found dead at 4:20 a.m. in his cell at Central Prison in Raleigh. After he had completed his tour Flowers spent time in a decompression camp in Kuwait. 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. This would allow them to be powerful enough to teach humans a lesson without having to be granted the powers of godhood. She is thought to devour the flesh of children and sometimes cause the death of pregnant women. 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 Devil You Know: With Chad Nance, Nate Anderson, Jenna Woodring, Matt Flowers. 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. 'There would be like 30 or 40 people there at any given time just partying and they would push him and push him [to do crazy things]. Tags: Pazuzu Algarad, Pazuzu Algarad . [29], Pazuzu is the god of the southwestern wind and who is associated with the plague. I never saw her again. 'The cops went to Pazuzu's house. It got to the point, Flowers said, that he didn't know what to believe. He had to be stopped. You have permission to edit this collection. And that was that,' he said. He could then appear next to them when he wished and often granted their wishes to make them feel indebted to his services though the cost would be great. According to Algarad he was born in California to an unmarried mother and never met his father. Over the course of four months, the Hillside Strangler took the lives of 10 daughters and sisters between the ages of 12 and 28. The realm is void of sun and moon, but still has an orange colored light that lights up the barren land. Larger amulets made from stone could be hung on the wall to protect the room or an entrance. Footage from the body cameras of Forsyth County Sheriff's officers who entered Algarad's home in October 2014 makes for shocking viewing. In the wake of the horrific crimes, Pazuzu's death pictures have come to light. [33] (Pazuzu's father.) He thought that the talk of demons and violence was just a drink and drug-fueled act. 'In the end I think we all know the difference between right and wrong,' he said. Asmodeus was originally thought to be a loyal servant to the lawful gods that inhabited the Astral Sea. ', Algarad's own account of his childhood is unreliable at best. The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes is coming to consoles and PC on October 22. He said, "That's why I love you brother." An obyrith is considered to be a demon with origins so ancient that they predate the existence of the gods. He was also known to breathe swarms of locusts and could create poisonous clouds of acidic waste with his breath at will. Both of these abilities are likely just the tip of the sword when it comes to the powers he'll likely find within his arsenal inthe game. Pazuzu Illah Algarad, 35, and Amber Nicole Burch, 24, of Clemmons were charged with one count each of murder and accessory after the fact to murder. [26], One theory posits a connection in their names as well - that Bes, like Pazuzu, could have been derived from the king name Bazi[28] - although Pazuzu's name has not yet been proven to have originated from Bazi,[23] nor, it is speculated, has Bes's name been proven to be of foreign origin. 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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. A crew from Charles Harris Construction Company removes tarp-loads of items from the Pazuzu Algarad house. They would go on to marry and divorce and the relationship straddled a very dark time in both their lives. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. 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 . [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. Supermassive Games are known for their commitment to folklore accuracy, so there's a chance that Lamashtu might also be lying in wait for unsuspecting players. On October 28, 2015, prison guards reportedly discovered self-proclaimed "Satanist" and accused murderer Pazuzu Illah Algarad dead in his cell. I kicked him in the face and when he was down I stomped on him with my boots.'. Investigators with the State Bureau of Investigation unload equipment at the Clemmons home where Pazuzu Algarad lived. He used to say he couldn't be caught and he couldn't be knocked out. Building condemnation signs were posted at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons, NC, seen Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, following an intensive investigation. He'd been scheduled to appear in court the next day. 18:51 EDT 28 Oct 2015 He was a primordial being called an obyrith and was said to predate the existence of the Abyss itself. It was through this interpretation that Pazuzu became known to be a fallen angel who had transformed into a demon. According to her fiancees, Pazuzu had an alternative style. He was holding up a hammer that was blunt on one end and a hatchet at the other end. 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. According to state records, Algarad was on probation at the time the bodies were found. Her home was decorated with hot topic Satan stuff - the gateway drug to ritual murder. [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. Across the years Algarad had accumulated a variety of diagnoses including schizophrenia, agoraphobia and depression. He took his life on the full moon just like he always said he would. Although not making a physical appearance, he is a prominent character in the game, appearing in statues, idols, and ancient imagery. [31], According to Wiggermann, the Pazuzu figure suddenly appeared in the Early Iron Age. '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. Matlock, who pleaded guilty to the lesser crime of helping bury Joshua Wetzler, was sentenced to 38 to 58 months in 2017. Flowers told Algarad that he had been the one to go to the cops. 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. Amber Burch (left) and Krystal Matlock, seen in mugshots around the time they were charged in connection with two Clemmons murders. [24] They have iconographic links: both having a lion parts,[25] wings, a distinctly long phallus, and similar facial features. Dark Pictures: House of Asheswill release on October 22, 2021, for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Here's a year-by-year examination of the disturbing case of Pazuzu Algarad. Mauled Cynthia just gave him whatever he wanted. He invoked his powers to protect his followers especially against the demon Lamashtu. [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. Algarad was an avowed Satanist who had his teeth filed into points when he died. Check out today's new Story Trailer below. 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. 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. Flowers was standing in line at the bank when he got the text message telling him that Algarad had taken his own life. 'That was always a strange one. 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. He ruled that household and his relationship with his stepfather got worse and worse. 'I think he helped under threat of his own life. Some said that he was extremely tall and well proportioned, but also had characteristics that were known to be demonic. Once there, he slaughtered all of his minions and changed his tactics. Published Jun 10, 2021. Pazuzu became enraged with Lamashtu and devised a plan to extract his revenge. With no serious criminal record at that point, Algarad was given two years probation. Instead, Tharizdun attempted to craft a plan that would allow for the creation of a new realm which he would maintain total control over. Human remains were found buried in the backyard. It is also important to note that Pazuzu was a member of the Anunnaki (gods who came from the sky and settled on Earth). It leads to a dead-end where you'll find this picture. Algarad, ten years his senior and steeped in all the things in which Flowers was starting to show interest, seemed charismatic and compelling. It was said that the two conspired together to overthrow God but were unsuccessful and were thrown out of Heaven as punishment. I was enraged (in violent motion) against the strong mountains and ascended them. ', According to another: 'Cynthia was afraid of her son. I didn't used to take that seriously, nobody did. 'He said, "Let's kill this guy." Flowers said: 'We pretty much hung out together every day for like a year and a half.'. I was in the Army but I wasn't a killer - not like Pazuzu,' he said. Major Elizabeth Pritchard, center, of the Forsyth County Sheriffs Office, confers with a Clemmons firefighter wearing a hazmat suit after emerging from 2749 Knob Hill Drive in October 2014. Contents 1 Appearances 2 House of Ashes 3 Trivia 4 Navigation Appearances One close to the family told DailyMail.com that she had 'served her time and just wanted a chance to get on with the rest of her life.'. Investigators believed the men were buried in shallow graves there in 2009. Pazuzu is one of the few obyriths that is considered to have a humanoid shape. A front-end loader and workers from the Clemmons public works department cleared debris from the back yard at 2749 Knob Hill Drive, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. In fact, it is thought that gazing upon the image of an obyrith could drive a mortal insane. Human remains were found buried in shallow graves in the backyard. Joshua Fredrick Wetzler and Tommy Dean Welch. He was charged with accessory to murder on an accusation that he helped bury the second man. Pazuzu filed his teeth down to points with a Dremel tool - he told me he would gnaw his finger to the bone then stab an artery with it.'. Pazuzu was arrogant and thought little of Lamashtus challenge. Throughout the game's trailers and promotional material, a statue that resemble an amalgamation of humanoid and animalistic parts has been prominentlyplaced, and even features on the cover. Investigators from the SBI and Forsyth County Sheriffs Office discovered a pair of human skeletons buried in the yard. 'I knew Pazuzu, I knew he wasn't physically strong. Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com he recalled the conflicting rush of relief and shock with which he heard the news. While his origins within The Exorcist are largely faithful to the original story, Pazuzu is expanded upon significantly in each adaptation. At the time, a friend claimed that Algarad had 'told everyone' about the bodies, but nobody believed him. 2014, where two skeletons were found buried in the backyard. He didn't know that just two months earlier, in July 2009, a girl called Terina Billing told police that her father, Allen, had also confessed to having helped bury a body in Algarad's backyard. Millard Shepherd, of the Forsyth County Sheriffs Department Investigative Services office, examines the crime scene in the back yard of 2749 Knob Hill Drive, in Clemmons on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. The ground is covered with rusted metals that have crumbled over time and are easily scattered. 'He would call me his "brother" and he had a way of getting inside your head but it's like he was trying to manipulate you to do dark things.'. Pazuzu reemerged and used the tooth to carve through Lamashtus skull and tear out her eyes. But he'd kill it and rub its blood all over his face,' Flowers said. She thought she could straighten Pazuzu out if he did. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}. Much of the terrain in Pazunia is stained with blood, bile, and the entrails left behind from those who wagged war in this layer of the Abyss. The gods were upset by the defiance of their creations and could not understand their disobedience. To his dismay nothing came of Flowers's tip either. Pazuzu lived a terrible life doing wicked things like sacrificing animals, drinking blood. Pazuzu wanted to be a demon. 'One time I went round and there was a girl sitting with deep gashes on both arms, from shoulder to wrist, just bleeding. 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. [12] More connections appear in later seals, as this same bent-over figure takes on talons and a scorpion's tail. [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. One of the tips came from his own mother. Human skeletal remains were found in a pair of shallow graves, and the occupants of the house were arrested. His stepfather and mother sought professional help when Algarad was about 13. with the demons apotropaic power directed, not at the amulets owner, but at the owners supernatural enemies[13], Given the number of artifacts uncovered, it can probably be inferred that Pazuzu enjoyed great popularity,[9] and based upon the uniformity of the heads, amulets and statues, it has even been speculated that such representations of the demon/god were mass-produced.[8]. Legend tells that Naram-Sin, a ruler of Akkadian Empire from 2254 to 2218 BC, sacked a temple of the Storm God, Enlil. He was the son of Hanbi a god of evil who ruled over all evil spirits. It wasn't like the cleanest but it wasn't the hell house it became,' he said. I went round with another guy and we went round to kill him,' he said. Post Views: 441. Ask SAM: Where was strange parade in Pazuzu documentary from. The front of a copper alloy Pazuzu amulet from the British Museum. 'The house really wasn't that bad at the start. His death was ruled a suicide. I'm not going to kill an innocent guy. Investigators from the SBI and Forsyth County Sheriffs Department prepare to enter the front door at 2749 Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons, NC, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. 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. A ritual text from Assyria prescribes a Pazuzu head as a way to banish sickness. [12], On one Lamastu amulet, a scene shows Pazuzu chasing the demoness away from her victim,[12] while another displays him destroying it. And, back then, however warped it might have been to outside eyes, it all just seemed like fun. [29] They have also been present on the back of half-relief Pazuzu heads,[29] again out of sight. Cynthia still lives locally and would not talk when approached by DailyMail.com. As it is often speculated that Pazuzu was the creator of this plan, he is often credited with corrupting Tharizduns spirit. We never saw that guy again either.'. Pazuzu is a fearsome demon who was introduced first through Sumerian mythology. He chose that name from the Exorcist and he said that Pazuzu was the demon associated with winning, getting your desires,' Flowers said. Neighbors and other spectators watched the notorious Pazuzu Algarad house on Knob Hill Drive in Clemmons being torn down on Friday, April 24, 2015. Born into a strict Christian home, he would later drop out of high school. 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. December 28, 2022. Naram-Sin and the Curse of Akkad. However, Pazuzu was also seen as a protector from other evil entities. 33 Pazuzu Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 33 Pazuzu Premium High Res Photos Browse 33 pazuzu photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Asmodeus and his fellow protectors were sent to protect the human beings, but were unable to do so because the humans continued to defy the orders of the gods and attempted to explore the Abyss. 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. But all the things we never took seriously at the time, I think he came to believe.'. 'He was fascinated. If he followed through with their plan, he would not be the one to rule over the new dominion. As punishment, he blinded the demon goddess and banished her to the 503rd layer of the Abyss, known as Torremor. In both the book and film, Pazuzu is inflicted upon the cast of characters via one of the previously mentioned statues, after it's uncovered in Northern Iraq and brought to the United States. The Devil You Know is a five-episode series set to premiere on August 27, at 10:00 p.m. EST. He thought because I did that I was crazy like him.'. He told her that was crazy and that she would lose all control without him there. Firstly as a demon of the home, as a domestic spirit, and secondly as the wandering wind demon, traversing the mountains, where he presents as a more wild character. Satanic 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. 'Well I knocked him out. Matt Flowers. RALEIGH, N.C. Pazuzu Algarad, the self-proclaimed Satanist accused of burying two bodies in the backyard of his former Clemmons home, is dead. The house through which they waded was deep in trash, putrid with animal and human waste, covered in graffiti and symbols of hate. But Im not so sure Ill get an answer to that. Speaking to DailyMail.com on condition of anonymity, a relative of Billings told of how he met Krystal Matlock at a bar. I didn't used to take that seriously, nobody did. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 'He was begging and begging and Pazuzu was like, "Are you sure?" When the truth started to come out it transpired that they had received dozens of tips about Pazuzu over the years from people claiming he had bodies buried in his backyard. The shard had been created as a trap for Tharizdun by the obyriths, who were trapped inside a dying world. [19], His father is Hanpu, "The staggering one" or "The perverted one. He chose that name from the Exorcist and he said that Pazuzu was the demon associated with winning, getting your desires. 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. He then condemned her to an eternity in Terremor for her betrayal and resigned himself to Pazunia. Tharizdun was a god who was hungry for power that was denied to him by the other gods. For Flowers life has moved on too. 'He spoke about it in such detail, all the different ways he would do it. It is theorized that Pazuzu could have been created specifically as a counter to her. Many articles noted her taste in clothing and home decor. Martha Wetzler - murder victim Joshua's mother - told FOX8 that Algarad took the 'coward's way out'. In 2011 Pazuzu was charged with assaulting his mother, choking her until she could not breathe. He was in limelight for 9 years between 2006 and 2015. Although Pazuzu is considered an evil spirit, he was called upon to ward off other malicious spirits. As controller of these winds, he also had the power to bring pestilence and famine over any land that he wished. He would grant the prayers of those who sought his mercy and often used these victims to spread cults and worship in his name. 'Not many people are.'. They knocked on the door and told him they'd been told about a body in his yard could they look. Devil worshipper Pazuzu Algarad is dead | myfox8.com, UK News and Opinion - The Huffington Post United Kingdom. She told the Huffington Post: 'Paz told everyone. Pazuzus temples and homes are said to be built in extreme locations that can only be reached by those capable of flight.
