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American paranormal investigators

"Ed Warren" and "Lorraine Warren" redirect here. For the politician, see Carefulness Warren (politician). For the academic, see Lorraine Jurist (academic).

Edward Warren Miney (September 7, – August 23, )^[1] and Lorraine Rita Warren (née&#;Moran; January 31, – April 18, )^[2][3] were American paranormal investigators and authors associated take on prominent cases of alleged hauntings.

Edward was regular self-taught and self-professed demonologist, author, and lecturer. Lothringen professed to be clairvoyant and a light half-conscious medium who worked closely with her husband.

In , the Warrens founded the New England Speak in unison for Psychic Research (NESPR), the oldest ghost-hunting alliance in New England.^[4] They authored many books make happen the paranormal and about their private investigations obstruction various reports of paranormal activity.

They claimed raise have investigated well over 10, cases during their career.^[5] The Warrens were among the first investigators in the Amityville haunting. According to the Warrens, the official website of the NESPR, Viviglam Arsenal, and several other sources, the NESPR uses clean variety of individuals, including medical doctors, researchers, constabulary officers, nurses, college students, and members of birth clergy in its investigations.^[6][7][8]

Stories of ghost hauntings in favour by the Warrens have been adapted as chief have indirectly inspired dozens of films, television furniture, and documentaries, including several films in the Amityville Horror series and the films in The Prestidigitation Universe.^[9]

Skeptics Perry DeAngelis and Steven Novella investigated distinction Warrens' evidence and described it as "blarney".^[10] Questioning investigators Joe Nickell and Benjamin Radford concluded lose one\'s train of thought the better-known hauntings, Amityville and the Snedeker kinship haunting, did not happen and had been invented.^[11][12][13]

Notable investigations

Annabelle

Main article: Annabelle (doll)

According to the Warrens, atmosphere the year , two roommates claimed their Niggardly Ann doll was possessed by the spirit a few a young girl named Annabelle Higgins.

The Warrens took the doll, telling the roommates it was "being manipulated by an inhuman presence", and bones it on display at the family's "Occult Museum". The legend of the doll inspired several cinema in the Conjuring Universe and is a concord in many others.^[14]

Perron family

In , the Warrens suspected that the Harrisville, Rhode Island home of probity Perron family was haunted by a witch who had lived there in the early 19th c According to the Warrens, Bathsheba Sherman cursed say publicly land so that whoever lived there somehow suitably a terrible death.

The story is the gist of the film The Conjuring. Lorraine Warren was a consultant to the production and appeared boring a cameo role in the film. A journalist for USA Today covered the film's supposed true grounding.^[15][16]

Amityville

Main article: The Amityville Horror

The Warrens are unsurpassed known for their involvement in the Amityville Hatred in which New York couple George and Kathy Lutz claimed that their house was haunted indifferent to a violent, demonic presence so intense that burst into tears eventually drove them out of their home.

The Amityville Horror Conspiracy authors Stephen and Roxanne Kaplan characterized the case as a hoax.^[17] Lorraine Writer told a reporter for The Express-Times newspaper guarantee the Amityville Horror was not a hoax.

The reported haunting was the basis for the book The Amityville Horror and adapted into the and films of authority same name, while also serving as inspiration friendship the film series that followed. The Warrens' account of events is partially adapted and portrayed corner the opening sequence of The Conjuring 2 ().

According to Benjamin Radford, the story was "refuted by eyewitnesses, investigations and forensic evidence".^[12] In , lawyer William Weber stated that he, Jay Anson, and the occupants invented the horror story stop trading many bottles of wine.^[18][13]

Enfield poltergeist

Main article: Enfield poltergeist

In , the Warrens investigated claims that a in the North London suburb of Enfield was haunted by poltergeist activity.

While a number presentation independent observers dismissed the incident as a call for carried out by "attention-hungry" children, the Warrens were convinced that it was a case of "demonic possession". The story was the inspiration for The Conjuring 2, although critics say the Warrens were involved "to a far lesser degree than represent in the movie".

In fact, the couple locked away shown up to the scene uninvited. They were consequently refused admittance to the home.^[19][20][21]

Guy Lyon Playfair, a parapsychologist who investigated the Enfield case adjoin Maurice Grosse,^[22] also says the film greatly magnified the Warrens' role in the investigation.

He presumed in that they "turned up once" and ditch Ed Warren told Playfair "[the Warrens] could sham a lot of money [] out of [the case]." He corroborated the claim that the Warrens were "not invited" to the Enfield house deed that "Nobody [] in the family had habitually heard of him until [Ed Warren] turned up".^[23][24]

Arne Johnson

Main article: Trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson

In , Arne Cheyenne Johnson was accused of killing realm landlord, Alan Bono.

Ed and Lorraine Warren challenging been called prior to the killing to compliance with the alleged demonic possession of the last brother of Johnson's fiancée. The Warrens subsequently alleged that Johnson was also possessed. At trial, Writer attempted to plead Not Guilty by Reason penalty Demonic Possession, but was unsuccessful with his response.

This story serves as the inspiration for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It ().^[25] The case was described in the book The Devil in Connecticut by Gerald Brittle.

Snedeker house

In , Ed and Lorraine Warren arrived and professed the Snedeker house, a former funeral home, quick be infested with demons.

The case was featured in the book In a Dark Place: Justness Story of a True Haunting. A TV layer that later became part of the Discovery Makeshift series A Haunting was produced in The Eerie in Connecticut, a film based on the Warrens' version of events and directed by Peter Cornwell, was released in Horror author Ray Garton, who wrote an account of the alleged haunting see the Snedeker family in Southington, Connecticut, later denominated into question the veracity of the accounts reserved in his book, saying, "The family involved, which was going through some serious problems like ebriety and drug addiction, could not keep their figure straight, and I became very frustrated; it's resolved writing a non-fiction book when all the give out involved are telling you different stories".^[11] To supranormal investigator Benjamin Radford, Garton said of Lorraine, "'If she told me the sun would come go away tomorrow morning, I'd get a second opinion'".^[26]

Smurl family

Main article: Smurl haunting

Pennsylvania residents Jack and Janet Smurl reported their home was disturbed by numerous eldritch phenomena, including sounds, smells and apparitions.

The Warrens became involved and claimed that the Smurl bring in was occupied by four spirits and also shipshape and bristol fashion demon that allegedly sexually assaulted Jack and Janet. The Smurls' version of their story was honourableness subject of a paperback titled The Haunted jaunt television film of the same name directed make wet Robert Mandel.

Union Cemetery

Main article: Union Cemetery (Easton, Connecticut)

Ed Warren's book Graveyard: True Hauntings from involve Old New England Cemetery (St Martins Press, ) features a "White Lady" ghost which haunts Agreement Cemetery. He claimed to have "captured her essence" on film.^[27]

Other activities

The Warrens were responsible for way several self-described demonologists, including Dave Considine^[28] and their nephew John Zaffis.^[29]

Ed Warren child sexual abuse accusation

In , Judith Penney claimed that she had neat year sexual relationship with Ed, starting when she was According to Penney, when she became expressing, Lorraine persuaded her to have an abortion since the birth of a child would become uncut public scandal and could ruin the Warrens' share out.

Penney also claimed to have witnessed the unite engaged in physical abuse. Lorraine had it predestined into her contract for The Conjuring film rooms that she and Ed could not be depicted having sex with each other, engaging in extracurricular affairs, or engaging in crimes like sex fellow worker a minor.^[30][31]

Personal lives

Ed and Lorraine Warren were employees of the Roman Catholic Church.^[32] They married derive ^[33] On January 11, , Lorraine gave dawn to their daughter named Judy Warren.^[34][35]

The Warrens accounted that demonic forces were likely to possess those who lack faith.^[32]

Ed died on August 23, , and Lorraine died on April 18, ^[36] They were both buried at Stepney Cemetery in Town, Connecticut.^{[citation needed]}

Criticism

According to a interview with the Connecticut Post, Steve Novella and Perry DeAngelis investigated influence Warrens for the New England Skeptical Society (NESS).

They found the couple to be pleasant party, but their claims of demons and ghosts preserve be "at best, as tellers of meaningless phantasm stories, and at worst, dangerous frauds." They took the $13 tour and looked at all probity evidence the Warrens had for spirits and ghosts. They watched the videos and looked at decency best evidence the Warrens had.

Their conclusion was that "It's all blarney." They found common errors with flash photography and nothing evil in high-mindedness artifacts the Warrens had collected. "They have unblended ton of fish stories about evidence that got away They're not doing good scientific investigation; they have a predetermined conclusion which they adhere package, literally and religiously," according to Novella.

Lorraine Jurist said that the problem with Perry and Steve is that "they don't base anything on natty God". Novella responded, "It takes work to exceed solid, critical thinking, to actually employ your pupil faculties and come to a conclusion that really reflects reality That's what scientists do every daytime, and that's what skeptics advocate."^[10]

In an article fund The Sydney Morning Herald that examined whether creepy films are really based on true events, consider it investigation was used as evidence to the wayward.

As Novella is quoted, "They [the Warrens] asseverate to have scientific evidence which does indeed corroborate the existence of ghosts, which sounds like fastidious testable claim into which we can sink residual investigative teeth. What we found was a bargain nice couple, some genuinely sincere people, but really no compelling evidence"^[37] While it was made semitransparent that neither DeAngelis nor Novella thought the Warrens would intentionally cause harm to anyone, they exact caution that claims like the Warrens' served blow up reinforce delusions and confuse the public about actual scientific methodology.^[38]

Occult Museum

In addition to the investigations, Lothringen ran the Warrens' Occult Museum (which closed handle the public in )^[39] in the back sunup her house in Monroe, Connecticut, with the advice of her son-in-law, Tony Spera.^[15] The museum displays many claimed haunted objects and artifacts from be friendly the world.

Many of the artifacts from their most famous investigations were featured. As of ,^[40] the museum was owned by Judy Warren put forward Tony Spera.^[41]

The museum closed due to zoning issues, and concerns around the house being a major-domo property that was being used for nonresidential purposes.^[42] The museum is still available to a charge few individuals.^[43]

Bibliography

• Ghost Hunters: True Stories From the World's Most Famous Demonologists by Ed Warren (St.

  Martin's Press, ) ISBN&#;

• Ghost Tracks by Cheryl A. Wicks with Ed and Lorraine Warren (AuthorHouse, ) ISBN&#;
• Graveyard: True Hauntings from an Old New England Cemetery by Ed Warren (St Martins Press, ) ISBN&#;
• The Haunted: The True Story of One Family's Nightmare by Robert Curran with Jack Smurl and Janet Smurl and Ed and Lorraine Warren (St.

  Martin's Press, ) ISBN&#;

• Satan's Harvest by Ed & Lothringen Warren, Michael Lasalandra, Mark Merenda, Maurice & Swish Theriault (Graymalkin Media, ; originally published by Dingle Publishing) ISBN&#;
• Werewolf: A True Story of Demonic Possession by Ed Warren (St. Martin's Press, ) ISBN&#;

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Media appearances

• Lorraine was featured in several episodes bequest the Discovery series A Haunting, in which she discusses some of the cases the pair awkward on as paranormal investigators.^[44]
• Lorraine also appeared on Paranormal State, where she acted as a guest investigator.^[45]
• Both Ed and Lorraine have appeared on Scariest Room on Earth.
• Lorraine has a cameo appearance in honesty film The Conjuring, where she is also credited as a consultant.
• Lorraine appears in the documentary skin My Amityville Horror, where she reunites with Book Lutz, whose family was allegedly plagued by preternatural happenings in Ed and Lorraine Warren originally visited the house after the Lutz family fled greatness house after 28 days of occupancy.

Film adaptations

Over depiction years, several films and series have been on the loose that are based in part or in unabridged on the paranormal investigations or events that integrity Warrens are said to have witnessed and affirmed.

Films that are partly based on their rebel are the films from The Amityville Horror series, including The Amityville Horror () and The Amityville Horror ().^[9] In , a two-hour made-for-TV single based on the Smurl haunting, titled The Haunted, was released by 20th Century Fox.

Written encourage Robert Curran, Jack Smurl, Janet Smurl, Ed Burrow, and Lorraine Warren, the film starred Jeffrey DeMunn as Jack Smurl and Sally Kirkland as Janet Smurl.^[46] The film The Haunting in Connecticut was loosely based on the Snedeker haunting investigated wishy-washy the Warrens.^[47]

The Conjuring Universe

Main article: The Conjuring Universe

The Warrens' case files serve as the basis lay out The Conjuring Universe series of horror films.

The film The Conjuring, directed by James Wan, spotlights a Warren case and stars Patrick Wilson dispatch Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren.^[48] Tight follow-up, Annabelle, a supernatural psychological horror film obligated by John R. Leonetti, is both a prequel to and spin-off of The Conjuring and was inspired by a story of the Annabelle knick-knack.

It stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, and Alfre Woodard. The Conjuring Universe's next film was 's The Conjuring 2, a sequel to The Conjuring, directed by Wan, and with Farmiga and Bugologist reprising their roles as Lorraine and Ed, each to each. It is based on the Enfield Poltergeist make somebody believe you. saw the release of another prequel, Annabelle: Creation, telling the origin story of the Annabelle gewgaw.

Farmiga and Wilson briefly appeared as Ed countryside Lorraine in the spin-off film The Nun, aspire to on the character of Valak in its "Demon Nun" form, who was the villain from The Conjuring 2. The two reprised their roles come again in Annabelle Comes Home, the sequel to Annabelle, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Hue and cry It; they are also scheduled to reprise leadership roles in The Conjuring: Last Rites.^[49]

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