Podcast Summary: SPECIAL—Demonologist Rick Hansen | Nightly Scroll with Hayley Caronia

Podcast: VINCE
Host: Hayley Caronia (guest host for Vince Coglianese)
Featured Guest: Rick Hansen, Demonologist and Author
Date: November 1, 2025
Episode Theme:
A riveting Halloween special exploring the reality of demonic possession, exorcism, and spiritual warfare through the lived experiences of Rick Hansen and his family. The conversation delves into Rick’s upbringing in a home shaped by his father’s dramatic turn from Christianity to Satanism and back again, leading to a lifelong ministry of deliverance. The episode balances frightening accounts of spiritual encounters with an overarching message of hope, redemption, and the power of faith.

Overview

Nightly Scroll host Hayley Caronia welcomes Rick Hansen, whose childhood was marked by his father’s descent into Satanism and later deliverance. The dialogue investigates the everyday realities of exorcism, the subtle enticements of dark forces, and the enduring power of prayer—all grounded in Rick’s firsthand family legacy.

“Demonic possession, the world of the occult, and exorcists are very real. And tonight I am joined by one. But this story has a happy ending … they were saved by Jesus Christ.”
—Hayley Caronia [02:38]

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Rick Hansen’s Family Background and Origin Story

• Christian Roots and Father’s Descent:
  • Rick’s father was raised Christian, deeply curious about the supernatural.
  • Curiosity led to experimenting with Ouija boards, seances, and reading occult material, gradually pulling him into full-fledged Satanism inspired by Anton LaVey.
  • “Both my parents were and are Christians. ... But before that … my dad got really curious about what else is out there. Fed the curiosities into a dark spiral, got into Satanism full fledged.” —Rick [03:10]
• Secret Satanic Practices:
  • Rick’s father kept his Satanist activities secret from his family.
  • His mother noticed his personality changing but didn’t understand the cause.
  • During summers, Rick and his mom would leave for Minnesota, allowing his father to engage deeper with the occult.
  • “Oddly enough, my dad kept his Satanism a secret. So she never knew … [she] just knew that he was becoming a different man entirely.” —Rick [06:56]

2. Experiences from the Depths of Satanism

• Satanic ‘Conversion’ and Powers:
  • After watching a documentary on Anton LaVey, Rick’s father made a pact with Satan, seeking power and spiritual experience.
  • Immediately felt “an overwhelming sensation of fear and of spiritual kind of infusion ... an extreme sense of rage and hate towards God, but specifically … Jesus.” [11:17]
• Supernatural Occurrences:
  • Students (some generational witches) began giving him occult books unprompted—seen as breadcrumbs from dark forces.
  • Creation of “The Blue Lady” painting—believed to be created through him by his guiding demon, which he felt compelled to “worship.”
  • “Something came through him and painted the most beautiful thing he’s ever done … it was his guiding demon.” —Rick [14:04]

3. Family Strain and Turning Point

• The Mother’s Role:
  • Rick’s mother was steadfast, praying for her husband and placing her Bible by his bedside nightly, never confronting but acting as a quiet spiritual anchor. [18:40]
• Spiritual Warfare at Home:
  • Darkness intensified in the home, leading to estrangement feelings, tense atmospheres, and periods where the family fled for safety or respite.

4. Deliverance and the Power of Repentance

• Moment of Return:
  • After a dramatic day, a rage-filled episode was interrupted by a sense of peace Rick’s father recognized from childhood faith.
  • Reading Psalms and Proverbs was pivotal: saw raw human struggle and trust in God (the example of David).
  • “In an instant, he felt something come in the room ... God simply said, I want you back.” —Rick [21:24]
• Self-Exorcism:
  • Expelled 12 demons, naming each one as they surfaced (fear, anger, lust, etc.) and invoking the name of Jesus for each.
  • Described the physical sensation as “like knives being ripped from his insides.” [25:53]

5. Ministry of Deliverance: From Personal Healing to Public Service

• How It Started:
  • No advertising—word spread informally (“Are you the guy who deals with demons?”).
  • People came to their home or called for help.
  • Experiencing exorcisms became “as common as scrambling eggs or taking a shower” in Rick’s childhood. [04:17]
• Exorcism Accounts:
  • Manifestations often dramatic—physical changes, supernatural strength, temperature drops, the stench of sulfur.
  • Notably, Rick recounts assisting in a violent exorcism at age 15, witnessing a pastor’s body physically change under demonic influence. [29:32]
  • “His body started to expand…Like the Incredible Hulk … and then he was freed from a bunch of demons again.” —Rick [31:14]

6. Practicalities and Misconceptions Around Exorcism

• Injuries and Aftermath:
  • No reported physical injuries to those delivered, though extreme exhaustion is common.
  • “After every time we've dealt with someone, they have not had an injury that we know of—they are physically exhausted, spiritually exhausted.” —Rick [36:56]
• Sensory Manifestations:
  • Describes sudden drops in temperature, intense cold, and sulfur smells as real and recurring sensory signs of demonic presence. [39:48]

7. Exorcists: Not Just for Priests

• Catholic vs. Protestant Practice:
  • Catholic exorcists receive formal training; Rick’s father was taught directly by spiritual experience.
  • “If I could tell ... this is not something that people should tamper with.” —Rick [41:48]
• Risks of Spiritual Exposure:
  • Cautionary note to listeners: Deliverance is dangerous, attracts demonic attention, and is not to be lightly attempted. Rick was wary of exposing his own children.

8. Societal Evil & Modern Manifestations

• Cultural Escalation:
  • Rick and Hayley discuss the apparent rise in evil in society—mockery of tragedy, political assassination, normalized violence in media, and the celebration of darkness.
  • “The escalation of evil in the last probably five years has risen to a place I had never seen before.” —Rick [47:22]
• Role of Media/Celebrity Influence:
  • Honest affirmation that some people in Hollywood or positions of influence make dark spiritual bargains for power, paralleling his father's experiences.
  • “My dad did deal with people in professional sports, Hollywood, in music ... asked to give their kids, or they were kids that were given in occult practices ... 100% it’s out there.” —Rick [51:05]

9. Demons, Angels, and the Supernatural Landscape

• Angels and Demons:
  • Demons will manifest as anything—aliens, ghosts, monsters—to deceive and distract from spiritual truth.
  • “What I know is that angels and demons are real, period.” —Rick [54:49]
• Personal Encounters:
  • Describes seeing both angels—radiant, tall, stoic, sword-bearing—and demons in both exorcisms and daily life.
  • “They are calming ... seeing them represents the glory and majesty and power of God.” —Rick [57:03]

10. Navigating Halloween & Spiritual Boundaries

• Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?:
  • Cautions against embracing darkness, but support for costumes and candy with restrictions (no evil/villain costumes) and prayerful protection.
  • “Our rule is, I let the kids dress up ... but the costumes cannot be anything evil or dark or villainous. … We pray over them.” —Rick [61:05]
• Power of Prayer:
  • Emphasizes prayer as spiritual covering both in daily life and amidst the Halloween “spiritual battleground.”
  • “That’s every day for us as Christians. We have to pray for protection, we have to pray for guidance...” [63:09]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “He was excited by the experience, like … a radical conversion experience. But … He felt an extreme sense of rage and hate towards God, but specifically the person of Jesus at that moment.” —Rick [11:17]
• “In the name, the blood of Jesus Christ, I rebuke you, spirit of fear.” And … that pain [would] go from his stomach up to his chest to his throat and out of his mouth like knives being ripped from his insides. And that happened 12 times.” —Rick [25:53]
• “When a person is being freed from the spirits... Laws of nature do bend in exorcisms. People’s faces change, sometimes bodies grow, sometimes bodies will shrink ...” —Rick [29:32]
• “The escalation of evil in the last probably five years has risen to a place I had never seen before ... That’s a manifestation, in my experience … of a demon celebrating the death of a Christian.” —Rick [47:22]
• “My dad did deal with people ... in Hollywood, in music that were very close to what you just talked about ... Satan wants to take people that have more influence over others to use them, to drive their influence.” —Rick [51:05]
• “I’ve seen demons that look like aliens ... exactly.” —Rick [54:49]
• “If there's a way to describe that, seeing [angels] represents the glory and majesty and power of God, such that it calms your spirit. That's what I saw, and that's what I felt.” —Rick [57:03]
• “I let the kids dress up and go with their friends ... But the costumes cannot be anything evil or dark or villainous.” —Rick [61:05]
• “We have to pray for protection, we have to pray for guidance, we have to pray that the Lord would guide us and steer us ... and that Satan wouldn’t come in and destroy our hearts and minds.” —Rick [63:09]

Important Timestamps

• Rick’s family background and father’s curiosity [03:10]
• How Satanic influence began [04:37]
• The Anton LaVey encounter and pact [08:03]
• The creation of The Blue Lady (demonic painting) [14:04]
• Mother’s silent resistance [18:40]
• Father’s deliverance story [21:24]
• Exorcism of 12 demons [25:53]
• Earliest exorcism memories [29:22]
• Violent exorcism of a pastor [29:32]
• Physical/sensory manifestations [36:56] [39:48]
• Exorcism and the Catholic Church [41:03]
• Evil’s rise in popular culture [47:22]
• Occult in Hollywood [51:05]
• Demons masquerading as aliens/ghosts [54:49]
• Seeing Angels [57:03]
• Halloween and spiritual protection [61:05]

Resources Mentioned

• Rick Hansen’s Book:
  The Blue Lady
  [Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and thebluelady.com]

• Contact:
  Instagram link via thebluelady.com

Final Thoughts

This emotional and gripping episode balances harrowing supernatural accounts with a message of hope and faith. Rick Hansen’s testimony serves as both a warning against dabbling with dark forces and an invitation to embrace the power of prayer and the triumph of good over evil.

“In the battle of good and evil, we had a conversation about both, but we ended on a good note.” —Hayley Caronia [64:31]