Gary’s “200 Demons” Case Remains America’s Darkest Modern Haunting

September 15, 2025 — On this day eleven years ago, national headlines were still reeling from one of the most disturbing paranormal cases in modern American history: the haunting of a modest rental home in Gary, Indiana, where a family claimed they were tormented by forces far darker than simple hauntings.

A House of Disturbances

Latoya Ammons and her three children reported relentless disturbances beginning in 2011. Loud bangs on walls echoed through the night, heavy footsteps shook empty rooms, and dark figures lurked in doorways. The activity escalated into terrifying physical manifestations: levitation, growls, and sudden violent convulsions that left family members hospitalized.

Witnessed by Authorities

What made this case different from folklore was the number of outside witnesses. Police officers, priests, social workers, and medical staff all reported unnerving experiences inside the house. One officer described hearing unexplained banging sounds and seeing oily substances drip from the walls with no source. A nurse claimed a child was lifted from a bed by an unseen force.

The Shadow of the Exorcisms

After repeated attempts to bless and cleanse the house, Catholic priests performed a series of exorcisms on Ammons herself, documenting disturbing resistance and sudden changes in her demeanor. Despite the rituals, the property remained plagued by whispers of malevolence.

Legacy of Fear

By 2014, the “200 Demons House” had been vacated, investigated, and eventually demolished. But eleven years later, the story continues to unsettle both believers and skeptics. Its legacy is not just the chilling accounts of bangs and shadowy presences but the fact that so many professionals swore they experienced something unnatural within its walls.

For locals in Gary, the land where the house once stood remains avoided, an empty lot carrying an unseen weight — a reminder that some disturbances do not end even when the walls come down.