Mthande noma umzonde, Zak Bagans njenganoma yimuphi umlumbi wasemgwaqeni angabeka embukisweni omuhle, unemnyuziyamu eLas Vegas. Lokho kukutshela okuncane mayelana nokuthi uhlobo lomkhiqizo wakhe lungena kuphi nosaziwayo akunika lona.

Kepha amaBagans akayona imilingo, empeleni, mhlawumbe angakuzonda lokho kufanekisa. Noma kunjalo, kunzima ukubheka ifreyimu yakhe ehuqayo, izingubo zesitayela se-Tapout, izinwele ezi-iron-iron kanye nesikhumba esenziwe ngobuciko futhi ungacabangi nganoma yisiphi isangoma esidumile sase-Vegas sanamuhla.

AmaBagan angumzingeli weqiniso we-TV. Umbukiso wakhe I-Ghost Adventures isibe yintandokazi yenkolo, futhi ngaphandle kohlaka lwayo lwe-potboiler, amaBagans abe ngowokuqala wokuphikisa imimoya ngokuma okwedlulele kwamadoda.

Mhlawumbe isiqeshana sakhe esikhulu kakhulu sokuzijabulisa okunesitayela seVegas kuze kube yimanje sidlalile eminyakeni emithathu edlule lapho umcwaningi onamandla athenga indlu e-Indiana ayeseyidilize eminyakeni emibili kamuva.

Kwakungukuzwa kwabezindaba, futhi isibonelo esihle sendlela amaBagans angabamba ngayo i-zeitgeist ayidalile futhi abagcine befuna okwengeziwe.

Ifilimu yakhe yakamuva Indlu Yamademoni idokhumentari ekhuluma ngaleyo ndlu ese-Indiana nokuthi kungani ayithengele ukubona kungabonakali kuphela ukuze ayonakalise kamuva.

Le filimu ibuyisa amaBagans ezimpandeni zakhe eziqale ngefilimu ezimele ebizwa nge "Ghost Adventures" emuva ngo-2004. Leyo movie yayiyisisekelo sohlelo lwakhe lwe-TV olwaluphumelela kakhulu lwegama elifanayo ku-Travel Channel.

Ukusikisela kwakho kokuqala ukuthi amaBagans angaphezulu kweWalt Ukuxoshwa kune-Walt Disney, isesimweni sesitatimende esesabekayo ekuqaleni kwe- Indlu Yamademoni lokho okusho ukuthi uma uyibuka uzibeka engozini ngoba amademoni akhonjiswe ngaphakathi angazinamathela kubantu “esebenzisa abanye abantu, izinto, kanye nezinto zobuchwepheshe.” Leyongxenye yokugcina isebenza kahle njenge-gimmick njenganoma yini i-PT Barnum eyayingaphupha noma i-William Castle ngalolo daba.

Indlu Yamademoni kuqala ngephupho. Umbono weBagans unobusuku obubodwa bokuza ubuso nobuso nedimoni. Ungena emnyango futhi phambi kwakhe kukhona umuntu omude ophethwe yimbuzi okhipha "intuthu emnyama" okuthi ephusheni uBagans athi uyahogela.

Ngokushesha ngemuva kwalokho, abakwaBagans bathola ukuthi kunendlu eGary, e-Indiana ethi umndeni wendawo "Uhlushwa Amademoni" kulokho abakubona njenge "Hell House."

Ama-Bagans nganoma yisiphi isizathu athenga indlu "ukubona okungabonakali" futhi ngaleyo ndlela aqale ukwakhiwa okukhulu kwe-paranormal hype Indlu Yamademoni.

Kepha ungawuthengisi lo mbhalo omfushane, unezinto eziningi zokukugcina ubambe ongezansi, unyakazekile, futhi unikeza ukubukeka komuntu siqu kumaBagans kuze kube manje.

Sebewuthengile lo muzi, abakwaBagans bathola isexwayiso esivela kumngani wezangoma ethi kukhona ubudimoni endlini okuthola cishe u- “8 kwabayi-10” esikalini samademoni. Umbhalo ongacwayizi uqala: “Sawubona mfowethu ngiyethemba ukuthi ulungile futhi awukabi nawo ...” Lokho kuyisibingelelo.

UZak uzisola ngokungathathi iseluleko somngani wakhe esithi “qaphela.” Kuqhutshwa yisidingo sokufunda kabanzi ngale ndlu kuholela uZak kwababekade beqashiwe asebephumile futhi abafuni lutho olwenza ukunakwa kwabezindaba indaba yabo esanda kuyenza.

AbakwaBagan bayaphikelela futhi bathole ukuthi bahlala kuphi, kepha akekho noyedwa kubo ofuna ukumbona ngoba besaba ukuthi umzingeli wezipoki ungcoliswe ububi bendlu.

Ngenhlanhla ilunga lomndeni elilodwa lizimisele ngokungena kwikhamera, engcupheni yokuxoshwa yizihlobo zayo ngokuxhawula isandla sombhali.

Kunezinganekwane zezimpukane eziqoqene endlini ngesikhathi sasebusika esifile, isonto lendawo elitshela umndeni ukuba liphume futhi abanamadlozi abasungula amadimoni angaphezu kwama-200 nabo bakulesi sivumelwano kunikeza i-A-frame encane idumela lasendaweni.

Ilungu lomndeni lilandisa ngendlela izingane ezathinteka ngayo ngokungazelele futhi zenza ngobudlova. Lezi zinsolo zidale ilukuluku nokukhathazeka okuvela emisebenzini yokuvikela izingane, futhi impilo yesisebenzi esisodwa izoshintsha unomphela kwi-akhawunti yakhe ebhalwe ngofakazi wokuzibonela.

Empeleni, wonke umuntu ongena kule ndlu ushiya isiqalekiso. Abanye bahlangabezana namashwa, ukugula kanti kokunye bayafa. Ngakho-ke isexwayiso ekuqaleni kwale filimu esikhuluma ngezimbongolo zabenzi bamafilimu uma kwenzeka unquma ukubuka futhi itshe likwehlela.

Konke kumnyama kakhulu futhi kuthwetshulwe ngombala oluhlanjululwe oluhlaza okwagcina kube yisizathu sokuthi kungani amaBagans ezocekela phansi indlu.

Iya Izinzuzo zigcwele Indlu Yamademoni, isibonakaliso sangempela sokuthi amaBagans asekhondweni. Futhi, ukusayinwa kabusha komthetho wakhe kunabalingisi bezingane ababhongayo ngokufa kwamademoni nokundiza ezindongeni egumbini lesibhedlela, konke kufakazelwa ngabasebenzi nesikhulu esisodwa seCPS.

Ngaphansi kwakho konke, kunendaba ethusayo lapha, noma ngabe ukholwa ukuthi kungaphezu kwemvelo noma cha. AmaBagans, vele, unezinkolelo zakhe futhi le filimu yenzelwe bona okugcina kuholele ekugcineni kwendawo yokuhlala.

Ngicabanga ukuthi le yifilimu yokuqala lapho ngazana khona ngempela nomenzi wamafilimu. Yize engusaziwayo ophakeme kakhulu, ingaphandle lakhe lihle, nesimo sakhe sengqondo somfana omubi, uZak uyimfihlo kakhulu ngempilo yakhe yangasese. Indlu Yamademoni kumnika isikhalazo esincane.

Ubuye abuze ukuthi ngabe uphenyo lwakhe luwukujaha kwasendle okungumphumela wokuxokozela kwabantu abaningi noma ukukhohlisa nje. Ukuvakashelwa ngumuntu owayeqashe kuqala oletha izingane zakhe kuzwakala kungathi ufuna udumo, kepha lokhu kuqala uZak lapho ephenya khona lapho ethi, "udlame lwahlanya."

AmaBagan asengozini ngokuphelele ku- Indlu Yamademoni. Ufanele abe njalo; usanda kuthenga indlu ngama- $ 35,000 ngentengiselwano esakazwa kakhulu futhi uyiqeda ngokoqobo esikrinini.

Labo abamlandelayo bayazi ukuthi ubenenkinga nemimoya esikhathini esedlule. Ngalesi sikhathi kuba kubi impela, hhayi kuye kuphela kepha namalungu eqembu lakhe abhekana nezinguquko zobuntu nokuqhuma komzimba okubonakala kungenangqondo.

Indlu Yamademoni esisekelweni sayo indaba yesipoki enhle yakudala. Iya kude kunanoma yisiphi esinye seziqephu zethelevishini ezingokoqobo zakwaBagans, kodwa lokho okulethayo yincwadi yomuntu siqu kakhulu yomzingeli oyizipoki uqobo, ukubekezela kwakhe nokushelela ingaphandle lakhe elibi elikhona ngemuva kwalezo "zibuko zelanga ebusuku" umuntu.

Ukuxosha ama-Bagans njengombukiso kulula impela. Uyazi ukuhlela indaba emnandi yesipoki, uyazi ukuthi yini okusebenzayo, uyazi ukuthi kufanele abuyele emuva nini nokuthi aqhubekele phambili nini ngolaka: kwenza ukuzijabulisa okuhle.

I-Knight of night-vision, iBagans ingumbukiso omkhulu kunabo bonke abangaphezu kwemvelo. Uhlelo lwakhe lwaphansi Indlu Yamademoni kufaka phakathi konke abalandeli bakhe abakuthandayo ngemibukiso yakhe, kufaka phakathi isimilo esinolaka, okungahambisani nekhamera, ama-EVP kanye negumbi elingaphansi elimnyama.

Kepha kukhona ukuthinta komuntu uqobo kule filimu okungavusa uzwelo kuZak nosizi lwakhe ukuxazulula izimfihlakalo zamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo, futhi njenganoma iyiphi iqhawe elibhubhisa ububi ngaphambi kokuba lidale umonakalo omkhulu.

Indlu Yamademoni ngeke yenze ikholwa kunoma ngubani ongakabi yilo, kepha izosebenza njengelukuluku kulabo abalandela ukuzijabulisa kwempilo yonke kuka-Ahabi onamandla ofuna ukubhekana nobudimoni bakhe uMoby Dick.

Indlu Yamademoni izokhishwa kumathiyetha akhethiwe nasezinsizakalweni ze-VOD e-US ngalo Lwesihlanu, Mashi 16, 2018.