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“ | She's already gone. And now you're all going to die. | „ |
~ Bathsheba mocking Roger while possessing his wife Carolyn |
“ | Carolyn: How could a mother kill her own child? Lorraine: It was never a child to her. She just used her God-given gift as the ultimate offense against Him. |
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~ Carolyn and Lorraine discussing Bathsheba's satanic sacrifice of her own child |
Bathsheba Sherman is the main antagonist of the 2013 horror film The Conjuring, the first installment in The Conjuring Universe. which is loosely based on the true story of the Haunting in Harrisville, Rhode Island. She is the evil spirit of an 1800s devil worshipper and witch.
She was portrayed by Joseph Bishara, who also played the Lipstick-Face Demon in Insidious and the demon in the prequel film Annabelle.
Biography[]
Background[]
Bathsheba Sherman (born Thayer) was born in 1812, and she was claimed to be related to Mary Towne Eastey, one of the women that were executed for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, implying that Bathsheba was one of Mary Town Eastey's descendants. Bathsheba was a witch and fanatical worshipper of Satan.
51 years later in 1863, when Bathsheba married a rich farmer named Jedson Sherman, she gave birth to a baby. When her baby was a week old, Jedson caught her sacrificing it in front of a fireplace to Satan. Exposed, Bathsheba ran out to a tree nearby a dock, climbed up to the top of it, proclaimed her love for Satan, and cursed anyone who would take her land. Bathsheba then hung herself, committing suicide.
Bathsheba's evil spirit continued to reside on the land, haunting her former homestead. True to her curse, Bathsheba would haunt the families that would move into her house. Bathsheba would torment the family continually, and finally possess the family's mother to kill the children before forcing the mothers to commit suicide. The spirits of Bathsheba's victims continued to reside in the house, along with her, living in constant fear of her and her curse.
Haunting the Perrons[]
108 years later in 1971, Roger and Carolyn Perron move into Bathsheba's house with their five daughters Andrea, Nancy, Christine, Cindy and April, resulting in Bathsheba turning their attention to haunting them in retaliation for taking her land. Sadie, the family dog, senses the presence of the spirits in the house and refuses to enter. At night, Sadie saw something moving on the top of the farmhouse and Bathsheba kills the dog (offscreen), which the next morning, the event breaks April's heart, because she loved Sadie very much.
For the next several nights, the Perrons experience multiple paranormal events as a result of Bathsheba and the other spirits. Though the other spirits wish no harm towards the family and only unintentionally invoke fear towards them, Bathsheba intentionally torments them. Bathsehba invisibly removes furniture and causes all the clocks in the house to stop at 3:07 A.M., the devil's hour. She also knocks three times on the wall, in a mockery of the Holy Trinity. One night, Bathsheba invisibly tugs on Christine's leg and reveals herself to her, prompting Christine to deduce that Bathsheba wants the family dead. One night, Carolyn is distracted by one of the other spirits in the house, to which Bathsheba uses the distraction to attack Andrea and Cindy. However, she vanishes when the parents investigate.
Investigation[]
The Perrons contact paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren to investigate the house. Lorraine notices Bathsheba's presence in the house, even seeing an apparition of her hanging corpse on the branch she hung herself on. The Warrens claim that Bathsheba has latched herself onto the family and that the house may require an exorcism, though they need permission from the Catholic Church and further evidence before they proceed with this.
As the Warrens continue to investigate the house, they discover Bathsheba's history prior to her suicide. As the Warrens investigate, Bathsheba possesses Carolyn. Shortly afterwards, Lorraine is lured into a secret passage by the other spirits, who reveal that Bathsheba had forced them to kill their children. Bathsheba arrives in the passage and attacks Lorraine, who flees the cellar and reveals Bathsheba's purpose of possessing mothers and having them kill their children. Immediately afterwards, Bathsheba flings Nancy around the room by her hair, forcing Lorraine to lacerate it.
The Perron family take refuge in a hotel while the Warrens take their evidence to the Catholic Church to authorize an exorcism. Infuriated at the Warren's interference, Bathsheba sneaks to their house and convinces Annabelle, a demonic-possessed doll, to join forces. After freeing Anabelle from her case, they attack the Warrens' daughter Judy, nearly killing her by throwing a rocking chair towards her, but Ed manages to save her. Annabelle is returned to her case while Bathsheba uses the distraction to regain control of Carolyn and finish what she started.
Possession and Defeat[]
“ | BATHSHEBA! By the power of God, I condemn you back to hell! | „ |
~ Ed condemning Bathsheba back to hell |
Bathsheba, having re-possessed Carolyn, drives Christine and April back to the house to kill them. April hides under the floorboards while the possessed Carolyn tries to stab Christine with scissors, but is subdued by the Warrens, Roger, their assistants, and a police officer. They try to force the possessed Carolyn out of the house, but Lorraine, realizing that Bathsheba will kill Carolyn if they drag her out of the house, is forced to stop them. Bathsheba then drags Carolyn into the cellar.
After subduing the possessed Carolyn, the Warrens tie her to a chair and conduct the exorcism. During the exorcism, Bathsheba finally reveals herself to those present, and manages to break free of her binds. Roger becomes infuriated and demands that Bathsheba releases his wife. Bathsheba stops laughing and directs her attention directly towards Roger, calmly telling him "She's already already gone. And now you're all gonna die." Immediately after, Bathsheba controls a shotgun left near the wall by the cop helping them and fires at Ed, who is saved by Brad tackling him out of the way.
One of the Warrens' assistants calls out he found April, unfortunately Bathsheba is the first to hear him and immediately advanced under the floorboards and captured April. As she attempted to stab her, Ed forced Bathsheba to reveal herself to him while Lorraine manages to distract Carolyn by reminding her of a memory she shared with her family, allowing Ed to complete the exorcism. As a result, Bathsheba was banished from the house and condemned to hell.
Personality[]
“ | You have a lot of spirits in here, but this is the one I'm most worried about because it is so hateful. | „ |
~ Lorraine about Bathsheba |
Malevolent, sadistic, unpleasant, temperamental and murderous, Bathsheba is the most dangerous spirit in the Perron household. Whereas the other spirits were heavily tormented and wracked with guilt after their actions as a result of Bathsheba's influence, Bathsheba is bloodthirsty, unsympathetic, remorseless, uncaring, and cruel. She is very vengeful and retaliatory, targeting any family that would take her land, and also when the Warrens were investigating the household, leading Bathsheba to attempt to murder their daughter. She is also an enthusiastic and fanatical follower of Satanism, which led her to sacrifice her own child to Satan and was willing to die for her twisted beliefs. She chooses to follow Satan out of free will, rather than spiritual corruption.
Bathsheba appears to have some knowledge of events transpiring outside of her homestead, as she was aware of the deadly Annabelle doll and the demon possessing it (a demon named Malthus). She also shows an ability to cooperate with the demon, as the two briefly collaborated in an attempt to murder Judy by using a chair. Her attempt was ruined by Ed Warren when he arrived just in time to save Judy.
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External Links[]
- Bathsheba Sherman at the Pure Evil Wiki.
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