The purportedly haunted Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired the 2013 hit horror movie ‘The Conjuring‘ hit the market for a price of $1.2 million. The house is famous for its spooky happenings and horrific history.
Realtor Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty in its listing called the 14-room, 3,100-square-foot (about 290 square meters) home on 8.5 acres (3.5 hectares) in Burrillville “one of the most well-known haunted houses in the United States.”
“Legend has it, the home is haunted by the presence of Bathsheba Sherman, who lived in the house in the 1800s,” the agency said.
“To this day, countless happenings have been reported.”
Even though the movie wasn’t filmed at the home, but it was inspired by the experiences of the Perron family that lived there in the 1970s. The home was last sold in 2019 for $439,000 to a family who described themselves as paranormal investigators.
They even hosted events at the site and rented rooms overnight for people eager for a scare.
Before that, the previous owners didn’t complain about ghosts, but about fans of the movie who showed up at all hours and trespassed on the property.
About Ed and Lorraine Warren
Ed and Lorraine Warren were American paranormal investigators and have been associated with many prominent alleged hauntings. While Edward was a self-professed demonologist, author, and lecturer, Lorraine claimed to be a clairvoyant and a light trance medium.
The Warrens founded the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR) in 1952, which is is the oldest ghost hunting group in New England.
They claimed to have investigated more than 10,000 cases during their career and were the first investigators in the Amityville haunting.
Over the years, the stories of ghost hauntings that were reported by the Warrens have been directly or indirectly inspired dozens of films, television series, docuseries among others. Among the films are the Amityville Horror series and “The Conjuring” universe.
Critics Perry DeAngelis and Steven Novella investigated the Warrens’ evidence and discredited them. Other critics Joe Nickell and Benjamin Radford said that the Amityville and the Snedeker family haunting did not happen and in fact were invented.
