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My great-grandmother and her siblings used to go hide in the bushes across from the local Holy Roller church as entertainment. One night during a particularly rousing meeting, the doors flew open and a naked woman ran out with the congregation following her, trying to beat the devil out of her. The whole group landed on the ground right in front of the bushes where Great-Granny was hiding. She and her brothers were so horrified that they ran away and never went back.

Upon invitation from a friend, when I was 8, my 16 year old brother took me to a Pentecostal church service. Folks began shouting and babbling and a teenager dropped to the floor beside us and looked like he was having a seizure. I freaked out and ran out to our car. Of course my brother had to chase after me.. In the car, he composed himself and told me how grateful he was that I had "ran away!"

I never knew where the term "Holy Roller" came from. I just knew it referenced extremely religious people. Who knew I could learn something new listening to Somewhere Sinister at 5am lol!

“Church not wanting to let us go..” Flashbacks to leaving the LDS cult intensifies

I know it's a serious story but I couldn't control my laughter at the part that they rolled around praying 😂😂

I'm from Oregon, and the term Holy Roller has always referred to the Church of God and the members who speak in Tongues and behave bizarrely

3am looking for something to watch as I lay in bed... and I see a notification "posted 8 minutes ago" click! Problem solved lol thank you!!!

As an Oregonian, this new series is tripping me out. Thank you so much!

I’m going to start telling my friends. “That debt was canceled by God”. Lmfao.

Historical true crime? Um, yes please!! And the videos are so cool! Love the effects and mixture of historical photos and other imagery. I hope you’re proud. You should be proud! 👍🏼🥰

The amount of content you’ve been putting out is absolutely incredible and the quality is even better.

I look forward to 'Monsters' twice a week. Now I can look forward to 'Sinister' too! I agree that this RU-vidr provides videos among the very best RU-vid has to offer. Thanks for consistent quality, humor, details, historical fact, and a presentation that should be the envy of every other RU-vidr. The only thing I would add is that Edmond wasn't looking "malnutritioned," but he was looking "malnourished." Thanks!

Amazing how consistent the structures and ulterior motives are among these cult leaders. Sounds like Koresh, Jones, and Joseph Smith.

I love how he introduces this new bit into religion about how he can somehow magically, physically transform himself into other living beings, and everyone in the cult just goes, "Yyyyeah that.... that sounds right!"

My dad used to talk about the Holy Rollers, but I had no idea they were a cult. Wow!

"The holy roller" sounds like a name me and my friends would call ourselves in highschool ;)

I thoroughly enjoy your content on this new series as well as This is Monsters! All the hard work that you put into each video doesn't go unnoticed or unappreciated. Thank you for sharing your talent. Much love to you, yours and all❣️ ✌️💙✨

I’ve lived my whole life in Corvallis and never knew about this! Thanks for sharing! Love learning stuff like this

My dad always said holy roller growing up and I thought it was a common saying. We lived South of Corvallis, now it makes sense.

Every time I see something like this I am reminded how fortunate enough I was to NOT have religion forced on us. It was there and we were allowed to go, but we were NEVER FORCED! Now as a 36 year old fully disabled combat veteran I am still the way we’re all born….an Atheist. It makes believers uncomfortable to acknowledge that FACT but it is a FACT nonetheless! Everyone should be free to believe or not believe whatever TF they want. Unfortunately that’s not the way the world works when you’re an Atheist. That however, is a conversation for another time and place I suppose. Fantastic and informative video as always sir!!

You still hear people mention "The Holly Rollers" every now and then. I like how you have the Corvallis courthouse. I go rock hunting along the river at Kiger Island. That part of tar a feathers, this story is a strange one. (Sadly it's not the only cult story in Oregon lol)

This guy was a Certified looney toon lmao. Great episode 👏 👌 👍

Would like to say thank you for all the hard work you been doing. Bring us cases that some never heard. Great job.

I’ve been living in Corvallis for a year now. This blows my mind!

The entire time I watched this reminded me how extreme my jehovah witness grandmother takes her religion. She could have easily been a holy roller if she was born back then. Chills down my spine

“So just know, if you’re learning anything from this video, you can thank the devil” THANKS SATAN

I grew up and lived in yakima all my life. The PNW is my home and has so many amazing stories hidden throughout it. So cool to see you sharing these stories! Congrats on this awesome new channel!

It’s a riot that the term holy roller was coined because people literally began rolling around on the floor! 😂😂😂 Being brainwashed by a cult leader takes you to some strange places! Judging by this old story and the NXIVM group a few years ago, manipulating your own followers has been around since the dawn of time! Thanks for the interesting story!!

I live in Portland Oregon, and I remember the Bagwan who had a cult here in rural Oregon. It was truly bizarre. He had a fleet of Rolls Royces. And a lot of followers.

You have hit it out of the park with this new series! This reminds me of Rob Gavagan's series Seriously Strange, you are in great company Keep them coming Oh and it's " Malnourished " .

My second episode. Love the channel. I knew I would because the other one is awesome.

I was born in Lincoln city, lived in Newport, I remember talk of the holly rollers, now I know the story! thank you .

Oh wow. As a Christian there are SO many red flags from this guy, right from the start. In the words of Monty Python...run away!

Well done sir , love the new series. Your exceptional at this career 👏

Of all the horrible things this is one that frightens me the most. The idea that one of my familiy members or friends could fall into the hands of a monster like this. Years ago (2017) a preacher in a church I attended in Kansas began making innappropriate overtures towards my wife. I did some research and found he had been fired from four previous churches for the same behavior. I was very sick at the time (I had undiagnosed stage 3 cancer, now Im on hospice stage 4) but I waited till my wife left for the XMas play at church. Then I followed. When I arrived I found that he was introducing my wife as his new special helper. His wife was livid, they did not see me. When they left the room and headed for his office I followed and stepped between them. I only said one thing to the man "If you say one word or make any movements at all I will kill you were you stand." The man went rigid. I waited for the chance to kill him. But he did not make a sound or move. I took my wife and left. She claims they never had an affair and I was overreacting as they were just friends. I later found out he had corned my 14 year old daughter in a room and she started yelling and he left. If I would have known that he would have been dead period. I found out in 2019 he had four women that each leased homes from him way out in the country. And if they didnt give him special services he would threaten them etc. These women were all single or widowed- just like my wife was essential very alone due to my illness. And they were financially stricken and he would use their fears and grooming techiniques to keep them hostage. I went back to that town in 2019 and found one of those women and helped her move back to her family in Florida. That church fired him after $12,000 vanished from the offering plate. This started out as a southern baptist church in 1964, he was hired as pastor in 2005 by the time they fired him in 2018 the church had rejected their charter, left the baptist church and started "pentecostal" practices much as what was described in this film. It was still a baptist church when I attended in 2015 by 2017 he had dropped all pretenses of orthodoxy and was having deacons make public confessions of their sins, then resign. In 2018 the week before he was finally fired- another church member pulled a gun on him in the church after he had made demands of the gun wielder's wife and after he had sold some of the gun wielder's property (audio and video equipment the man owned an d had loaned the church- worth about $7000). The gun wielder was the last baptist deacon who was left and was one of those who found out that false preacher had stolen $12000 from the offering. The false preacher of course blamed one of his women (a wife of another church member) for the left. No one knows exactly how much the false preacher actually stole over the years. Or how many women he abused. The police knew about him but it was very hard to get people to admit to being his victims. The other churches knew about him and they would warn people about him if asked. I to this day think I was wrong for not ending his life. People like him do not quit preying on the weak. They just move to a new area and start over. I suspect more men than me and that one deacon threatened him. This damaged my relationship with my wife. We are still together but things are different. If I had not been diagnosed with cancer I doubt our marriage would have continued. This event changed her, and when she saw I would kill to protect her it also frightened her. To this day I dont think she realizes how much danger she was in, and says it was an honor he liked her but that she would have never done anything. These monsters can get people to do things and feel things that you cannot put down on paper. If you had met this guy you would have thought he was a great guy, funny, charming, handsome, slightly nerdy, educated, smart- only later would you learn how dangerous he was. This was in a little town of 1500. The point of this is these kind of monsters are still here. And sadly when single women who needy and lonely they become prey for men like him. At the bible describes them "evil men eyes filled with lust but never able to quench it, who slip into weak women's homes and seduce them. These men are like brute beasts prepared for the slaughter." When I think of those days I get sick to my stomach- the feeling of watching your spouse being seduced away by a man you trusted as a spiritual leader and teacher makes me feel like my guts are melting into wax. No one ever talks about what is like for the families of the victims of these monsters.

Couldn’t sleep ,found your new channel. What a relief. Great documentaries!

I feel like a better, more well-rounded and happy person now knowing where the term ,”holy roller”, originated. Thanks for presenting yet another well researched and voiced program. I look forward to your programs.

Ooh, I'm so excited for this series! I was born and raised in the PNW and it's chock full of weird stories and places.

I’m from Oregon and your past couple stories from there are crazy!!! Been here my whole life and never knew 🤯

Edmund reminds me a little bit of Jim Jones or David Koresh. As British historian, Lord Acton, famously said, "power tends to corrupt while absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Anybody else whisper "THIS, is Somewhere Sinister" 🤣 in true Monsters style?

I'm loving this channel Broseph! Now I get 2 videos a week from you! Whooo! Thanks man!

My father always said if I ever broke down on the road or needed help to never go to a church for help.

I will support anything you come our with. Your coverage is impeccable And unfortunately I've watched all of Monsters

Great story! Thank you Jiles!

I live in the Willamette valley, between Corvallis and Portland and go to both semi regularly. Can't wait to hear more stories about this area :)

I cover so much many true crime, good job!! Love the content, format, narration . I didn’t know what holy rollers was, I thought it was a bible thumping biker crew, not joking.

This was great and I learnt the origin of the term 'holy roller'!

Awesome vid. This channel is really something different.

This series is a brilliant concept. I found this episode in particular to be inspirational for a series of artworks that I’m just getting started. Thank you for a truly surprising and original video. You’re off to a great start with your new venture!

I had a very similar idea for a podcast, but am much happier hearing you do these stories framed this way. Good luck!

This is beautifully made.

Whenever I hear the word SALEM, I get the chills and say a ‘normal’ prayer 🙏

The grounds look different but that Oregon State Hospital building in Salem is still standing and in use. The campus has expanded a great deal since the photo was taken. Just east of downtown on Center St. Ex FIL was in admin and played the orderly who took off Jack's boots before his shock treatment in Cuckoo's Nest. His mama was so tickled when hubby took her to see him on the big screen.

Still learning new things from your videos every day! Love when you call out the narcissistic bullshit 😁

Intro is amazing! Blew my mind, well done!

Wow Jiles. I’m impressed with your new episodes!

This is a sinister story, I like it. Thank you for sharing it with us.

What a story thank you for sharing it.

One of my favorite blue laws in Corvallis. Women are not allowed to have coffee after 7pm, lest she become contentious and difficult for their husbands to control. You also couldn’t wear lipstick or stockings

Love the new channel. Appreciate all your content n the hard work of putting it out there ❤From Australia

I needed this so bad 💕

I’m really enjoying your new channel 🙂 I’m looking forward to the next video.

Crazy has been around forever.

I thought Holy Rollers was just the ‘name’ of our roller derby team 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 now I know why they all scream ‘hallelujah’ when our team win!!!🙌🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

When you speak to god, it's called "prayer" When god speaks to you, it's called "paranoid schizophrenia" .....(Unless you're an evangelical mega-church pastor, then it's called "grift")

Thanks devil I learned many things! Thanks Gilles I love something sinister!! This is monsters is my favourite RU-vid channel! I appreciate all of your content!!

My mom used to always say the phrase "holy roller' I always wondered what it meant

I saw the title and went, yes, Corvallis. Love this story

My home town. Woah lol I love this new channel.

Informative and entertaining! This content is great, as is Monsters, but less gnarly... something one can listen to in any company. Thanks, sir!

My best friend and I in 10th grade were searching. Went almost everywhere and wound up at a very small tent-type revival, we thought. Snakes started being passed. I'm not afraid if snakes but I became terrified of the people around me. My friend stayed. I hitchhiked 130 miles home.

Boy I never knew my state was so spooky! Neat! Thank you for letting me learn, Satan. Props

Wow, that was so interesting! Thank you! I look forward to more.

So grateful to have been raised in a moral , non- religious family

Interesting. Disturbing. My Great Grandparents lived in Corvallis for a while, i think it was when the _Holy Rollers_ were there. The Delks and/or The Christensens. They had moved from Drain, Oregon to Corvallis sometime in the early 1900s.

I'm enjoying this slight departure from Monsters. Considering the Pacific NW is where I live, it's even worse or better. Oh well. Thank you forever for using human inflection and actual thoughtfulness without preaching. Much appreciated.

TIL where the term ‘holy rollers’ came from. What a sad story. I really like the visuals on this one.

You would think this Edmond was high on narcotics or something haha. Crazy guy.

The narrator’s voice is so butter that he could read me the dictionary and I’d like it. Thanks for another great video!!

This video popped up on my feed. I decided to try it. As soon as I heard your voice, I immediately hit subscribe. You are the BEST. ❤

This new channel is great bro!!! For real. Loving it!!!

i've probably listened. to about half of the This is Monsters episodes so far and i'm working my way through the entire catalogue, I'm so glad I finally decided to listen to Somewhere Sinister -- great job as always

Wow amazing your productions were good from the beginning and now blasting up excellence in production, narration, (always excellent) script wishing you the proper acknowledgement you should have for the work you do. Thank you for engaging and interesting content

Thanks for all the bedtime stories. I appreciate you guys greatly!

Thanks for covering this story. I grew up in Corvallis and as a history buff, this story has always fascinated me. There's a fantastic novel based on these events that was written by a local author. Of course now I cant remember the title though.

I love your new channel. Very very interesting, all of them!

I love this channel so much. I’ve been working my way through TisM and as much as I love it there are times my heart can’t handle the sadness and I need a break. I’m also autistic so I’m very sensitive to minor things like voices and pitch, sound, words…. Your voice is soothing and the stories progress in a way I don’t feel bored with them or overwhelmed. I also have a low key obsession with information as most Aspies do and I love these little factual interesting stories. I see and crochet to them for hours on end. Thank you.

Love this channel

Great video, thanks a lot and keep up the awesome work 👍🏼😎🤘🏼

I love the passion u have for history true crime a lot if us who like true crime from the late 1886.I would never of heard of some r more of these crimes.THANK YOU SO MUCH.SENDING ❤ FROM Dublin Ireland.

"learning ..the work of the Devil"....loved it.. absolutely great story.. your graphics and photos in this video.. excellent...

Your story telling skills are beyond Satisfaction.. Coming over from this is monsters! I’m so excited that there is a whole Nother channel I can binge on

Jiles, your content is the best! Thank you so much for expanding!

EXCELLENT EPISODE! THANKS.

Thank you Giles! Your videos never cease to amaze and intrigue me.

Love your channels, just found this one today. Keep it up!

Your stories are very nice, and the way you tell them adds some spice to it.🔥🔥🔥

Great videos, we appreciate the time and effort this must take!

Surfing around trying to find something to watch at midnight and look what I found a 💎 gem. I will subscribe.