Isaac Garcia had a violent upbringing and frequently saw things that scared him.

“There were a lot of things that I saw physically whether it was abuse or drive-bys or raids from the police happening; lots of crime, lots of gun violence.”

However, from the time he was five years old, there was something else going on—something he feared even more.

“I remember my parents putting me in bed and when they turn off the light, the, the room would be just saturated with what I thought were ghosts. I would physically see them, and I knew that I was supposed to be afraid. They wouldn't touch me. They wouldn't speak. They would just stand there and huddle around me. I would lay in bed stiff as I could, close my eyes and just let the storm pass.”

Night after night, Isaac also heard the same messa

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