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The Doris Bither case, also known as the Entity haunting, was a 1974 investigation into alleged paranormal phenomena in Culver City, California, experienced by a woman named Doris Bither. The case inspired Frank De Felitta 's 1978 book The Entity which was made into a 1982 film of the same name starring Barbara Hershey .
- Events Preceding The Investigation
- Dabbling in The Dark Side
- The Entity Case: One of The Most Compelling
- Possible Explanations For The Paranormal Activity Around Doris
- Made Into A Movie
- Movie Synopsis
- What Makes The Entity Movie So Compelling?
Doris Bither, a single mother raising four children and the real person behind the movie portrayal of "Carlotta Moran," moved from Santa Monica into a ramshackle house at 11547 Braddock Dr. The move would prove to have repercussions she had never anticipated. Soon after, an elderly Mexican woman knocked at her door and warned Doris that the house s...
Doris' son, Brian Harris, has related that his mother started experimenting with a Ouija Board and held séances in her early years and would later mix this activity with drugs and alcohol. It is apparent she was battling personal demons and may have been not only self-medicating but searching for answers from the spirit world. What transpired did l...
August of 1974 saw the start of an investigation at 11547 Braddock Drive in Culver City, California, that would shake the paranormal world and parapsychologists, Kerry Gaynor and Dr. Barry Taff. The two UCLA researchers encountered a woman in a bookstore who overheard them talking and mentioned that her house was haunted. While skeptical, the two a...
As Dr. Taff postulates, it may be possible that a person’s subconscious mind generates enough energy on some level to produce luminous anomalies and apparitions. He feels this is far more probable than discarnate intelligence. Recent theories about psychokinetic powers and poltergeist-type activity support the contention that a person's subconsciou...
This case was so noteworthy, it was made into a movie. The Entity is gripping and will leave audiences with a new respect for the paranormal. This is one of my favorite movies based on what is considered a verifiable case and portrayed in a believable retelling. What I found intriguing were the interviews with investigators who were involved in the...
The Entityopens with Carla who has just come home from work. She is slapped on the cheek, then thrown on the bed and sexually assaulted by an invisible assailant. A pillow is held against her face to prevent her from crying out for help. Her son convinces her it must have been a nightmare. But the nightmare is just beginning... Soon after, Carla's ...
When it comes to the paranormal, movies that portray real people and real events are always far more compelling. It is much creepier when, instead of a fictional movie, paranormal occurances have played out in everyday people's lives. For paranormal buffs, this is an excellent movie for the home library.
In Los Angeles, single mother Carla Moran is violently raped in her home by an invisible assailant. A subsequent episode of poltergeist activity causes her to flee with her children to the home of her best friend Cindy Nash.
May 18, 2009 · Contrary to what may reports state, Carla Moran is not Doris’ real name. That was the fictional character from the movie “The Entity” that was based on the Doris Bither story. Doris never lived in San Bernardino, CA.
Jul 22, 2015 · The Story: It was a chance encounter at a California bookstore in 1974, that would eventually reveal one of the most terrifying hauntings in American history. The case, which was used as the basis for the film “The Entity,” involved a woman named Doris Bither and her four children.
Jun 12, 2018 · The Entity’s protagonist is Carla Moran (Barbara Hershey), a woman who undergoes a series of assaults, many of them overtly sexual, by what appears to be a ghost. After failing to convince psychiatrist Phil Sneiderman (Ron Silver) that her abuser is real, Carla enlists the help of a team of parapsychologists, who set a trap for the entity by ...
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Feb 21, 2024 · The real Carla Moran, whose identity was protected in the book and film, was a pseudonym for Doris Bither. After the release of the film, Doris Bither went public with her story and spoke about her experiences with the entity.
