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Exclusive Case Files from theNew England Society for Psychic Research. These are the findings & research of Ed and Lorraine Warren, Founders of NESPR. Their case files may be disturbing or controversial in nature, so open at your own discretion.
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- Annabelle. Haunted dolls are a staple of horror cinema. There is just something so inherently creepy about dolls, it makes perfect sense for filmmakers to use them to induce nightmares in the context of a chiller movie.
- The Perron Family Haunting. By now, some of you will be aware of the “true story” behind The Conjuring. It’s been well documented following the monumental success of James Wan’s film.
- The Amityville Horror. Perhaps the most famous Warren case, due in no small part to The Amityville Horror film franchise and best-selling book of the same name.
- The Enfield Poltergeist. James Wan’s The Conjuring 2 is based on this case, which dates all the way back to 1977. Unfortunately, it doesn’t stray too far from the events which transpired during the other supposed hauntings.
- 10 The Perron Family
- 9 Annabelle
- 8 Snedeker House
- 7 Enfield Poltergeist
- 6 The Donovan Family
- 5 Smurl Family
- 4 Demon Murder Trial
- 3 Union Cemetery
- 2 The Demonic Werewolf in London
- 1 The Amityville Horror
In 1970, the Perron family moved into an old farmhouse in Rhode Island. It wasn’t long before their dreamhome became their worst nightmare. Carolyn, Roger, and their five children witnessed a tall woman in a gray dress roaming the house. Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated the home and discovered that the woman was a 19th-century witch named Bathsh...
Ed and Lorraine Warren’s Occult Museum is a permanent home to the Annabelle dollwhich is kept in a special protected case. In 1970, this Raggedy Ann doll was given to 28-year-old Donna, and it wasn’t long before she and her roommate noticed that Annabelle was moving around the apartment on its own. They also found random notes scrawled on parchment...
In 1986, the Snedeker family moved from New York to Connecticut so they could be closer to the hospitalthat was treating their eldest son for cancer. Unfortunately, the family home on Meriden Avenue in Southington that they purchased was a former funeral home, although they had to make this chilling discovery on their own. After renovations on the ...
The Enfield Poltergeist terrorized a small Londonhouse in the Enfield suburb. Between 1977 and 1979, single parent Peggy Hodgson and her two daughters—Margaret, 13, and Janet, 11—experienced furniture being thrown around, small objects flying across rooms, and picture frames falling from the walls. The children would find themselves levitating out ...
In the early 1970s, Ed and Lorraine Warren met with the terrified Donovan family at their house. On arrival, the Warrens witnessed loud pounding coming from inside the walls, peeling wallpaper, water running blood red, and beast-like noises echoing throughout the home. The Warrens questioned the Donovan family. Had they purchased any unusual second...
In 1974, the Smurl family went through their own personal hellafter moving to West Pittson, Pennsylvania. Janet and Jack Smurl, their young daughters, and Jack’s parents all lived in the house together and suffered the worst 13 years of their lives. The paranormal activity began when their home renovations were found to be destroyed. New wallpaper ...
In 1981, 19-year-old Arne Cheyenne Johnson fatally stabbed his landlord, 40-year-old Alan Bono, with a pocketknife more than 20 times. It was the first murderto have occurred in Brookline, Connecticut, in 193 years. Shortly before the murder, Johnson had moved in with his girlfriend and her brother David who claimed he was being tormented by a demo...
There are many eyewitness accounts of the “White Lady” who haunts the Union Cemetery in Easton, Connecticut. It is known as one of the most haunted cemeteries in the United States. The White Lady has also been seen walking in front of people’s cars as they drive along Route 59 late at night. Concerned drivers believed that they had hit a person and...
Bill Ramsey was considered “living proof” that werewolvesreally do exist. Born in Southend-on-Sea, England, Ramsey recalled an event in childhood in which he felt “strange” before a powerful rage came over him, and he was able to uproot an entire fence. As an adult, he would witness his face transforming into a wolf and his hands twisting into claw...
On November 13, 1974, at 3:15 AM, Ronald “Butch” DeFeo Jr. killedhis parents and siblings with a .35-caliber rifle while they slept peacefully in their beds. Butch later told the police, “Once I started, I just couldn’t stop. It went so fast.” The following year, the Lutz family moved into the house on Ocean Drive in Amityville. A priest was called...
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Jun 2, 2024 · Ed and Lorraine Warren were the real-life paranormal investigators who inspired The Conjuring. The Warrens' case files include some of the most famous hauntings in recent history. These cases range from England's Enfield Poltergeist and Long Island's Amityville Horror.
The Warrens' case files serve as the basis for The Conjuring Universe series of horror films. The 2013 film The Conjuring, directed by James Wan, spotlights a Warren case and stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Jun 5, 2021 · The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is the third entry in this frightening film series to dive into the case files of Ed and Lorraine Warren. This husband-and-wife team of...
The Southend Werewolf. One of the most bizarre cases ever investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren occurred in Essex, England. A seemingly ordinary carpenter named William Ramsey claimed to be possessed by a demon that compelled him to take the form of a werewolf.
