Ed and Lorraine Warren

Just when you thought you saw the last of Ed and Lorraine Warren, the studio pulls you back in again with a new Conjuring prequelWith Last Rites smashing global box office records, pulling in $194 million worldwide in its opening weekend and grossing over $480 million worldwide, it is now one of the most successful horror films ever made. I guess they know we want more now?

The Conjuring Lives On: A Look Before The Warrens

While Last Rites was the Warrens’ “final chapter”, the prequel will focus on the real-life paranormal investigator’s early years. Word on the street is that the film will feature new actors, replacing Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, who have played the Warrens since 2013’s The Conjuring premiere.  Both actors have hinted that their Conjuring journey has ended, with Farmiga saying, “Far as we know, there’s nothing else that they want from us.

Now the question is, who will be replacing them? We have some of our own ideas, but we will all have to be patient and wait. Check back for updates.

The Team Behind the Terror

The prequel is set to be directed by Rodrigue Huart, with the script written by Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg, the duo behind The Nun 2 and Last Rites.  With their proven track record of blending a quality character-driven story with supernatural dread, horror fans can expect the same terrifying and chilling atmosphere that made us all fall in love with the series.

Expanding The Conjuring Universe

The terror isn’t stopping at the big screen. HBO is developing a Conjuring universe series, ensuring that the Warrens’ legacy continues on multiple platforms. With both a prequel film and an online series coming, the franchise is evolving into something bigger than we ever expected. Our baby is all grown up!

When Is The Conjuring Prequel Release Date?

Little is known yet about when we might catch The Warrens on the big screen again. Since the project is still in early developement, insiders suggest that the film won’t likely be released until late 2026 or even 2027. We will update you as soon as we know more. Stay tuned!

 

Prepare yourself. Lock the doors. You may want to sleep with the lights on. ED and Lorraine Warren are returning for one last paranormal investigation in The Conjuring: Last Rites. The 4th installment promises to be the darkest and most disturbing chapter yet in this cherished horror franchise. Dare I say we are already clutching our rosaries?

The Conjuring: Last Rites Plot and Cast

Set 5 years after The Devil Made Me Do It, we find Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga back at it as Ed and Lorraine Warren, but are now in semi-retirement. After Ed’s heart attack in the previous film, the paranormal Sherlocks have stepped back from active investigations, mainly focusing on university lectures.  But when the Smurl family encounters a demonic presence in their Pennsylvania home, the Warrens are pulled back into the dark.

Director Michael Chaves isn’t pulling any punches, declaring:

“The Smurl case was the darkest thing we’ve ever seen in the series”.

The film also stars Ben Hardy as Tony Spera, alongside Rebecca Calder and Elliot Cowan as Janet and Jack Smurl, the terrorized homeowners. Mia Tomlinson also stars as Judy, the Warren’s now adult daughter, who is helping the aging couple take on this demonic presence.

Release Date

Mark your calendars for September 5th, 2025—that’s when Ed and Lorraine take on their final paranormal case, and it’s one for the books.

The Conjuring: Last Rites Teaser Trailer

The Conjuring: Last Rites isn’t just the end of a great movie series—it’s the conclusion of an era that transformed modern horror. As James Wan puts it:

“The beating heart of this franchise is Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson playing Ed and Lorraine”.

And now, after more than a decade of terrifying audiences worldwide, Ed and Lorraine are ready to face their final demons. We miss them already!

Based on Stephen King‘s creepy short story, The Monkey promises to be a film full of a spooky blend of gore and LOLs. It was directed by Osgood Perkins of Longlegs fame and produced by James Wan of The Conjuring universe so we should be in for a terrifyingly good time.

The Monkey Plot

When twin brothers, Hal and Bill Shelburn, discover their father’s seemingly harmless toy monkey, less-than-harmless things begin to happen. As the death toll rises, the twins decide that maybe they should dispose of said monkey toy. Despite their efforts to get rid of the cursed toy, the monkey keeps returning, forcing the brothers to find a way to break the cycle of terror. But will they succeed in ridding the earth of this toy menace? Time will tell.

Cast of The Monkey

Theo James of The Gentlemen fame plays the struggling twins and shares the screen with The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood and Tatiana Maslany of She-Hulk. 

Additional members of The Monkey are:

  • Adam Scott of Severence and Step Brothers
  • Christian Convery of Sweet Tooth
  • Sarah Levy from Schitt’s Creek
  • Colin O’Brien played a young Willy Wonka
  • Rohan Cambell of The Hardy Boys

Release Date and Trailer

Mark your calendars and buy your tickets ahead because The Monkey is hitting theaters on February 21, 2025.

Check out these other horror films coming in 2025!

Ed and Lorraine Warren gained popularity with most people when Hollywood started creating movies based on their real-life cases. These worldwide known ghost investigators had a talent for assisting families who moved into haunted homes. Their journey began in the late 1960s, and over the decades, they worked extensively with haunted houses and families who unfortunately lived in them. Let’s delve into the movies that were inspired by the Warrens’ experiences.

Movies Based On Ed and Lorraine Warren’s Investigations

Amityville Horror

Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror is one of the most terrifying films ever made. The film is based on the same book and was released in 1979. The book was based on the haunting experiences of the Lutz family when they moved into the home.

In 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed six of his family members in the home on 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. He was eventually convicted of second-degree murder in November 1975. He was sentenced to serve 25 years to life in prison. He died while he was in prison in 2021. Unaware of this story, George and Kathy Lutz moved into the Amityville house in December 1975. The realtor did end up telling them that there were some horrible murders in the home, but that didn’t seem to bother them at all. They felt that it was their dream come true. This house seemed to be a new start for them, and they were ready to raise their family there.

After living there for a very short time, the Lutz family began to experience some unexplainable paranormal events. When they moved into the house, one of George’s friends mentioned that they should get the home blessed by a priest. Neither George nor Kathy were religious, so they didn’t know what that meant.

The Catholic church sent Father Mancuso to their home to bless it. When he went into their home, he felt terrified. He heard a masculine voice telling him to leave the house. He told no one about his visit to the home and allegedly ended up getting very sick with a high fever and blisters after he left the home. The symptoms were much like those of people who claim they have stigmata.

The Real Amityville House

The Real Amityville House

The Lutz family began to experience horrifying paranormal events in their home. Some of the rooms would be swarmed with flies for one second, and then they would vanish. They would also feel a “very strong force” that was trying to push them out of the house. There were stories of green ooze coming out of the walls and the water sometimes turning black in the baths and toilets. Not only this, but the children claimed to see a pig face with red eyes and a demon figure in a white hood. The Lutz family was driven to their breaking point on January 14, 1976. They left everything they owed behind and would never step into the house again.

Ed and Lorraine Warren were called to help the Lutz family with these paranormal events. Lorraine could feel the terrifying spirits in the home, so they did everything they could to help. After being there, the Lutz family wanted nothing else to do with the home.

Rumors have circulated that the Lutz family faked everything to become rich off of this story. Although proof of some of the paranormal events has been found, the Lutz family continues to say that it all happened to them in the Amityville house.

The Haunted

The Haunted was released in 1991, and it was one of the first films to actually use the Warrens as characters. This film didn’t get too much attention when it was released and has practically been forgotten about. It was based on the Smurl family haunting, a case that Ed and Lorraine Warren worked on and spent quite a bit of time on.

Janet Smurl moved into a home in Pittston, Pennsylvania, and felt it was the perfect home for them. It didn’t take long for the family to start encountering paranormal activity. The family would see strange figures walking around their home, and they would hear horrifying sounds at night. Strange stains would also start to show up on the walls of the home.

The Smurl family wasn’t sure how to deal with everything happening in the home. Janet found out about Ed and Lorraine and called them to get some help with these encounters. She felt like someone was trying to push her family out of the home, but she knew they couldn’t leave; they had put everything into this house. The Warrens discovered that there was a lot more going on in the home than anyone ever thought.

The Haunting in Connecticut

The Haunting in Connecticut

Released in 2009, The Haunting in Connecticut, based on the Snedeker House, focused on a family going through a terrible time in their lives. Sara Campbell and her son, Matt, were going through a challenging time in life. Matt, her son, was going through cancer treatments, and she and her husband, Peter, needed to find a home closer to the hospital.

The Snedeker House - The Haunting in Connecticut

The Real Snedeker House

Sara and Peter were also going through a hard time in their marriage. He was an alcoholic, and she was waiting tables and picking up any odd jobs that she could in order to help her son. As the couple discussed finding a rental home, Sara drove by one and knew it was fate. The homeowner was frustrated that no one wanted to live in it. He offered the family a free month if they would move in quickly. This didn’t strike the family as strange, and they felt that this was supposed to be their home.

The family decides that this is a deal they can’t refuse. They move in, and immediately, paranormal events begin to occur. Matt finds some strange pictures in his room, which is in the basement, and then Peter finds out that the home was a funeral home at some point. Matt begins to see visions in the home, and soon, there are figures in his room, and the more they show up, the closer they get to him.

A Haunting in Connecticut got a lot of backlash. Critics claim that Ed and Lorraine Warren sensationalized this entire story, and none of these events ever happened to the family. The Warrens always stood by their story that all of these events did happen inside this house.

The Conjuring Films

The Places and Artifacts from The Conjuring

The Conjuring

The Real Conjuring House

The Real Conjuring House

The Conjuring franchise solidified Ed and Lorraine Warren’s validity in these paranormal cases. The movies began with the paranormal tales from the Perron family and their haunted house. Many critics claim that the first Conjuring film was fictionalized to add to its horror. This movie was one of the first-ever movies to show the Warrens as heroes to those who called them for help. The franchise has made Ed and Lorraine seem more positive than all the rumors about them in the 1970s and 80s.

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2 featured a family’s home in England. In the 1970s, the family was terrified by a poltergeist. In this film, the Hodgson family experiences a lot of paranormal activity in their home. Interestingly enough, Lorraine actually had a vision during the seance of a demonic nun figure. This ended up being the demon that was haunting the Hodgson family. This was the first film where the demon Valak was introduced into the Conjuring film franchise.

The Real Conjuring 2 House

The Real Conjuring 2 House

In the Hodgson home, some of the children began to show signs that they had been possessed. One of the children, Janet, was seen levitating and growling like a demon. The Warrens found out about their story and wanted to know what was happening in this home. They wanted to be able to prove if this possession was a hoax. Lorraine wasn’t sure that she wanted to get involved after seeing visions of Ed being killed there.

The Warrens did come to see the Hodgson’s home and got help from other paranormal experts. The Warrens felt as if the family was lying to become famous, but later found out that Janet was, indeed, possessed by the demon in the home. Ed and Lorraine ended up saving Janet and her family, and they ended up moving away from the home.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is yet another film in The Conjuring franchise in which Ed and Lorraine Warren appear. This movie is about a man who asks a demon to possess him instead of his girlfriend’s child. Ed Warren watches as the man is possessed, and that is when he suffers from a heart attack. Arne Johnson begins to act very strangely after being possessed.

Arne ended up killing his landlord after he stabbed him 22 times. He told the police that the demon inside of him was what made him do it. The Warrens felt they needed to testify for Arne since they saw the possession and were part of it. However, Arne ends up going to prison no matter how much Ed and Lorraine stand up for him.

The Annabelle Films

The Annabelle Films

Annabelle

Annabelle

The Annabelle movies gave horror lovers a big scare with the face of this creepy doll. A medical student named John Form bought the creepy doll for his expecting wife, Mia. In the movie, it was a porcelain doll, but in real life, Ed and Lorraine Warren kept a Raggedy Ann doll named Annabelle in a glass case.

It turned out that the doll was possessed by the spirit of a girl named Annabelle. Paranormal events began to happen in John and Mia’s home, and as soon as she gave birth to their daughter, Leah, things seemed to get even worse. They contacted a priest to help them; they just wanted peace from this spirit. After the doll disappeared, it reappeared when a woman bought it for her daughter, Debbie. Debbie was a nursing student and took the doll to her home. Her story is seen in the first half of The Conjuring film.

Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle Comes Home is yet another installment of a film inspired by Ed and Lorraine Warren. In this film, the Warrens have a babysitter come over to watch their daughter Judy for one night. The babysitter, Mary Ellen, invites a friend over. Daniela, her friend, goes into the Warrens’ haunted and cursed objects room. As she pokes around, she sees the Annabelle doll and decides to let her out. This ends up causing some horrible paranormal events.

Although most of the events in this movie were made up, fans of the franchise enjoyed it. This movie was dedicated to Lorraine Warren, who died on April 18, 2019.

Other movies seem to be inspired by the Warrens but do not give them much credit in the films themselves. The Nun, The Nun 2, and various seasons of American Horror Story were all inspired by the Warrens in some type of way. All of the movies in The Conjuring franchise pay homage in one way or another to the Warrens and everything that they did for families that faced paranormal events in their homes.

The Conjuring movies have become one of the best horror franchises in horror movie history. Ed and Lorraine Warren were featured in most of these films, as they investigated quite a few haunted locations and took artifacts from a few of the sites where these horrifying events occurred. Let’s take a deeper look at the places and artifacts from The Conjuring.

The Perron Family Estate

The Real Conjuring House

The Conjuring was based on the Perron Family’s paranormal experiences in their Burrillville, Rhode Island home. It was first known as the Old Arnold Estates, and generations of families have lived here. The house is now used as a haunted bed and breakfast and thrill seekers can spend the night here.

The Annabelle doll was one of the artifacts taken from the first Conjuring movie. This doll is locked up in the Warrens’ haunted and cursed museum. The Annabelle doll has been featured in multiple movies in the franchise. The doll doesn’t look anything like the creepy one in the movies; it is an old Raggedy Ann doll. The doll was inhabited by the spirit of a child named Annabelle Higgins. When the Warrens investigated the doll, they claimed it was inhabited by a demonic spirit. The doll has been exorcised, but it was unsuccessful. The Annabelle doll is still locked in a glass case and will never be opened again.

The Perron Family Music Box is another artifact that was taken from the Perron house in the first Conjuring movie. In the movie, the youngest Perron child, April, discovers an old music box in their house. She used it to communicate with a spirit named Rory. He was killed by his mother, Bathsheba. When Lorraine looks at the music box, she sees the face of the child in it. At the end of The Conjuring, Ed and Lorraine take the music box to keep in their room of artifacts. There are rumors that it will still open up and play music on its own.

Ed and Lorraine Warren also took a toy monkey from Perron’s home. They claimed that it was possessed as well. There is only a small glimpse at it in The Conjuring. It is seen when Ed talks to a reporter about what is in the room. He tells him, “Everything you see here is either haunted, cursed, or used in some kind of ritualistic practice. Nothing is a toy. Not even the toy monkey. Don’t touch it!”

The Conjuring 2

The Real Conjuring 2 House

The Conjuring 2 was a movie about a haunting in London, England. The Enfield poltergeist happened in the home of Peggy Hodgson and her children. The family claimed that evil spirits haunted the house. The children say they saw furniture moving and heard knocking on the walls. The family wouldn’t go upstairs, lived in the living room together for 18 months, and were terrified of going anywhere else in the house. Over those 18 months, over 30 people witnessed the haunting in this home.

There is still a lot of speculation that this family made up all of the paranormal events that happened here. There were photos and videos of the events, but some think Peggy made it all up to become famous. The children are all grown up now and have tried to keep their lives as private as possible.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It takes place in 1981 in Brookfield, Connecticut. The Warrens went to help out an eight-year-old boy named David Glatzel. His family was present when a demon possessed him. In fact, his sister’s boyfriend, Arne, wanted David to be safe again and told the demon to take his body instead. While the demon took over Arne’s body, Ed Warren had a heart attack as he watched it happen.

Arne made a lot of horrible decisions while he was under the demon’s possession. It turns out that he stabbed his landlord 22 times. His defense for the entirety of his court hearing was that he was possessed by a demon. The Warrens were at his trial to testify and had quite a bit of proof to show the court, but Arne was convicted of manslaughter. The Annabelle doll that the Warrens have in their collection was featured in this movie as well.

Annabelle

Annabelle Doll

Annabelle took place in Santa Monica, California, when John Form bought his wife, Mia, a porcelain doll meant for their first child, Leah. They added it to the collection of dolls in the nursery and just knew that she would love it. The family began to experience some very bizarre events in the home when they added the doll. They were attacked by two members of a cult, and one of them killed herself while she was holding the doll in their home.

Mia and Leah were attacked by a demon a few times, and they ended up calling a priest to exorcise the demon. Father Perez comes to them, and he tells them that demons are known for attaching themselves to objects like dolls. Father Perez takes the doll from Mia and John and gives it to the Warrens.

Annabelle: Creation

Annabelle: Creation

Annabelle: Creation features the Annabelle doll locked up in the Warren’s collection. This film is all about how the doll was created by a dollmaker named Samuel Mullins. He and his wife suffered a horrible loss when their daughter, Annabelle, was hit by a car. He and his wife wanted to feel the love of a child again, so they took in six children from the local orphanage.

The demon in the doll began to stir up paranormal activity for Samuel and the children. The demon also posed as one of the nuns, Sister Charlotte. The events that took place at the hands of the Annabelle doll were horrendous. This is why the Warrens kept the doll in a glass case; that is where she remains today.

Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle Comes Home occurs right after Ed and Lorraine Warren take her home and lock her in a glass case. The Warrens hired a babysitter, Mary Ellen, to watch their daughter, Judy. They wanted a night out together, and Mary Ellen seemed the perfect fit. However, one of Mary Ellen’s friends shows up at their home and decides to sneak into the collection room, and she opens up Annabelle’s case. This is when multiple spirits get released.

One of the many artifacts from this movie is the Samurai armor, which is one of the main attractions in the museum. Judy and Mary Ellen’s friend stare in awe at this armor. They could even hear the battle cries of the Samurai coming from it. Not only that, they could hear the screams of his victims as well.

The Shadow Doll

The Shadow Doll

There are hundreds of different cursed and haunted items in the Warren’s Museum. Their daughter, Judy, is now in charge of it. One item that hasn’t been featured in the films is the shadow doll. This is a very creepy handmade doll. The story is that it will visit people in their dreams and can even stop their hearts while they are sleeping.

If you are ready to see more of these cursed artifacts, be sure to watch The Conjuring movies in order.

The year 2024 will be a feast of fear for horror fans, as the genre unleashes a diverse and terrifying selection of films that span from original stories to sequels and remakes. Prepare to be scared, shocked, and disturbed by some of the most awaited horror movies coming out in 2024, as we reveal their plot, release date, and cast details. It’s going to be a great year for horror!

January Horror Releases

Night Swim

Night Swim is the first horror movie of 2024, releasing on January 5. It is based on a short film by director Bryce McGuire, who also helms the feature-length version. The film follows a woman (Kerry Condon) who goes for a swim in her pool at night and is terrorized by an evil spirit. Wyatt Russell, Nancy Lenehan, and Ben Sinclair co-star in this supernatural thriller.

February Horror Releases

Imaginary

Imaginary is another Blumhouse production from director Jeff Wadlow, who previously made Truth or Dare and Fantasy Island. The film is released on February 2 and stars DeWanda Wise as a woman who returns to her childhood home and discovers that her imaginary friend is very real and unhappy that she abandoned him. Tom Payne, Betty Buckley, and Veronica Falcón also star in this horror movie about the power of imagination.

Lisa Frankenstein

Lisa Frankenstein is a horror comedy that will be released on February 9. It is directed by Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late Robin Williams, and stars Carla Gugino, Kathryn Newton, and Cole Sprouse. The film is a coming-of-age love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness, and a few missing body parts.

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 is the sequel to the 2023 horror film that reimagines the beloved childhood characters as slasher-flick murderers. The film releases on February 16 and is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, who also co-wrote and edited the film. The film stars Scott Chambers as Christopher Robin, Ryan Oliva as Winnie-The-Pooh, Eddy MacKenzie as Piglet, and Simon Callow as Cavendish. The film follows Christopher Robin as he returns to the Ashdown community, where he is reunited with his old friends Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Owl. However, he soon realizes that they are not the same as he remembers and that they have a sinister plan to unleash a bloodbath on the town. The film features a chainsaw-wielding Pooh, a count of 30 kills, and new characters like Rabbit and Kanga.

April Horror Releases

The First Omen

The First Omen

The First Omen is a prequel to the classic horror film The Omen, which was released in 1976. The film is directed by Arkasha Stevenson and releases on April 5. It stars Bill Nighy, Ralph Ineson, Nell Tiger Free, and Sonia Braga. The film follows a young American woman who is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

Untitled Monster Thriller for Universal Pictures Project

Untitled Monster Thriller for Universal Pictures Project

This untitled monster movie is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the duo behind Ready or Not and Scream 5. The film releases on April 19 and stars Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, and Kevin Durand. The plot is under wraps, but it is said to be a monster thriller for Universal Pictures, which has been reviving its classic monsters with films like The Invisible Man and The Wolfman.

Immaculate

Immaculate Movie 2024

Immaculate is a terrifying horror movie directed by Michael Mohan and releases on April 25. It stars Sydney Sweeney, Simona Tabasco, Álvaro Morte, and Benedetta Porcaroli. The film follows Cecilia, a woman of devout faith who is welcomed to the picture-perfect Italian countryside where she is offered a new role at an illustrious convent. But it becomes clearer to Cecilia that her new home harbors dark and horrifying secrets.

June Horror Releases

The Watchers

The Watchers 2024

The Watchers is a sure-to-be shocker directed by Ishana Shyamalan, the daughter of M. Night Shyamalan. The film releases on June 7 and stars Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré, and Siobhan Hewlett. The film follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist, as she gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland. After finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.

Horrorscope

Horrorscope

Horrorscope is a horror flick directed by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg and hits theaters on June 14. It stars Avantika, Jacob Batalon, Humberly González, and Alana Boden. The film follows a group of college friends who begin dying in ways connected to their fortunes after getting their horoscopes read.

A Quiet Place: Day One

A Quiet Place: Day One

A Quiet Place: Day One is a spin-off prequel to the acclaimed horror film series A Quiet Place, directed by Michael Sarnoski and based on a story by John Krasinski. The film releases on June 28 and stars Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, and Djimon Hounsou. The film explores the origins of the deadly creatures that hunt by sound, and the first days of the apocalypse that forced the survivors to live in silence. The film follows a group of characters who witness the arrival of the monsters and struggle to stay alive in a world that has gone quiet.

July Horror Releases

Beetlejuice 2

Beetlejuice 2

Beetlejuice 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the 1988 cult classic Beetlejuice, directed by Tim Burton. The film releases on July 12 and stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara reprising their roles as the mischievous ghost, the goth girl, and the eccentric mother, respectively. The film follows the characters 36 years later, as they face new challenges and adventures in the afterlife and the real world.

August Horror Releases

MaXXXine

MaXXXine is a horror comedy that releases on August 9. It is directed by Ti West, who previously made The House of the Devil and The Innkeepers. The film stars Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, and Dave Franco as three friends who discover a mysterious sex toy that grants them their wildest fantasies but also unleashes a deadly curse. The film is a parody of the erotic thriller genre, with references to movies like Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction.

September Horror Releases

They Follow

They Follow

The much anticipated They Follow is a horror movie directed by David Robert Mitchell, who previously made It Follows and Under the Silver Lake. The film releases on September 13 and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Skarsgård, and Zazie Beetz as three strangers who are haunted by a mysterious entity that can take the form of anyone they know. The film is a psychological thriller that explores the themes of identity, paranoia, and trust.

Salem’s Lot

Salem’s Lot 2024

Salem’s Lot is Gary Dauberman’s horror film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 novel ‘Salem’s Lot. The film stars Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears, a writer who returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine, only to find that it has been overrun by vampires. Along with a few other survivors, he tries to stop the evil mastermind behind the bloodsucking plague, Kurt Barlow. The film is a remake of the 1979 miniseries, which is considered one of the scariest adaptations of King’s work. The film is set to be released on September 9 but it has been delayed several times. Rumor has it, that Salem’s Lot has been moved to Max.

October Horror Releases

Untitled Jordan Peele Movie

Untitled Jordan Peele Movie

And just in time for Halloween, Jordan Peele, who previously made Get Out and Us, will release his new untitled horror movie.  The film comes to theaters on October 25 and stars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, and Jesse Plemons. The plot is under wraps, but it is said to be a social thriller that tackles the issues of race, class, and gender in America. Peele has described the film as his most ambitious and personal project yet.

Smile 2

Smile 2

Smile 2 is the sequel to the 2022 horror film that introduced a curse that kills anyone who sees a smile on someone’s face. The film releases on October 18 and is directed by Parker Finn, who also wrote and directed the first film. The film stars Kyle Gallner as Joel, the ex-boyfriend of Rose Cotter, the protagonist of the first film who died by the curse. The film follows Joel as he tries to cope with the trauma of losing Rose and witnessing the smile curse. However, he soon realizes that the curse is not over yet, and that it has spread to him and others around him. The film features more gruesome deaths, more twists and turns, and a shocking revelation about the origin of the curse.

Terrifier 3

Terrifier 3 is an upcoming horror film that is a sequel to Terrifier 2 and the fourth film in the Terrifier franchise. It is written and directed by Damien Leone and stars David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, a sadistic killer who terrorizes people on Christmas Eve. The film also features Lauren LaVera, Elliott Fullam, and Samantha Scaffidi, who reprise their roles from the previous films. The film is scheduled to be released on October 25. Christmas movie? Nice!

November Horror Releases

Return to Silent Hill

Return to Silent Hill

Return to Silent Hill is a horror film directed by Christophe Gans, co-written with Sandra Vo-Anh and Will Schneider. It stars Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson and is based on the video game Silent Hill 2 by Konami. The film releases on November 8 and serves as the third installment in the Silent Hill film series, as well as a reboot. The film follows James, who receives a mysterious letter from his deceased wife, urging him to return to the town of Silent Hill, where he hopes to find her. However, he soon discovers that the town is a twisted nightmare, populated by horrific creatures and dark secrets. The film features a new aesthetic for the monsters, inspired by P.T., the playable teaser for the canceled game Silent Hills.

December Horror Films

Nosferatu

Nosferatu 2024

Nosferatu 2024 is a horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers, who previously made The Witch and The Lighthouse. The film releases on December 25 and stars Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok, a vampire who falls in love with the wife of his estate agent. The film is a remake of the 1922 silent classic Nosferatu, which was based on Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. The film promises to be a faithful and terrifying adaptation of the original, with a new aesthetic and a stellar cast.

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites is the fourth installment in the popular horror franchise that follows the paranormal investigations of Ed and Lorraine Warren. The film franchise has come a long way since the Conjuring House hauntings in Rhode Island. The film will be released on December 25, 2024, and is written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, who also co-wrote the previous two films. The film stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson reprising their roles as the Warrens, as well as Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene, a character from The Nun spin-off. The film is based on one of the Warrens’ most terrifying and controversial cases, involving demonic possession, an exorcism, and a shocking twist. The film promises to be the darkest and most intense chapter in the series.

In 2024, horror fans will witness a terrifying array of films that will test their limits, haunt their nightmares, and thrill their senses. From demonic possessions to bloody massacres, from twisted tales to horrifying visions, there is no escape from the horror movies coming out in 2024. Whether you dare to watch them with your friends, your partner, or alone, you will find a horror movie that will make you scream, shiver, and beg for mercy in 2024.

What is the Warren Occult Musem?

Ed and Lorraine Warren were famous paranormal investigators who claimed to have investigated over 10,000 cases of supernatural phenomena. They are most notable of late, for their investigations into The Rhode Island “Conjuring House,” which spawned the horror universe of The Conjuring. They were also avid collectors of haunted and cursed objects, which they kept in a special room in their home in Monroe, Connecticut. This room, known as the Occult Museum, was open to the public for tours and lectures until 2018 when it was closed due to zoning violations.

The Occult Museum housed some of the most notorious and dangerous items in the world, such as the Annabelle doll, the shadow doll, the conjuring mirror, the organ that played by itself, and many more. Some of these objects were allegedly involved in cases of demonic possession, murder, and suicide. The Warrens believed that these objects were portals to evil forces and had to be kept under lock and key. They also performed regular blessings and prayers to keep evil at bay.

The museum was established in 1952 at around the same time that the Warrens established the New England Society of Paranormal Research (NESPR), which is currently run by Tony Spera, their son-in-law, and curator of the museum. The museum has amassed a collection of haunted artifacts from all corners of the globe that range from satanic ritual items to the famous Annabelle doll, which has inspired the ongoing Annabelle series of movies. The movies are part of the larger Conjuring universe of films, which spans eight movies and is based on the investigations of the Warrens.

However, in 2019, Ed and Lorraine Warren both passed away, leaving their legacy and their collection in the hands of Tony Spera. Spera claimed that he would continue to protect and preserve the Occult Museum and its contents. He also said that he was looking for a new location to reopen the museum to the public.

Will the Warren’s Occult Museum ever Reopen?

But until now, there has been no official announcement about the fate of the Occult Museum. The museum remains closed to the public and its location is kept secret. Some fans have speculated that it might reopen someday, but others have doubted that it would ever come back. Some have even suggested that the museum might be haunted by the spirits of Ed and Lorraine Warren themselves.

The Occult Museum was a unique and fascinating place that combined history, horror, and mystery. It was a testament to the work and beliefs of Ed and Lorraine Warren, who dedicated their lives to exploring the unknown. It is unclear if it will ever be revived, but many hope that it will not be lost.

See where the Occult Museum is, or was, located.

The Enfield poltergeist is one of the most famous and controversial cases of alleged paranormal activity in history. It involved a family of six who claimed to be terrorized by a malevolent spirit in their council house in Enfield, London, between 1977 and 1979. The case attracted media attention, public debate, and scientific investigation, as well as the involvement of two renowned paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren whom you may remember from The Conjuring franchise.

What Is Apple’s Enfield Poltergeist Documentary About?

Now, the story of The Conjuring 2‘s haunted Enfield house is being adapted into a four-part miniseries on Apple TV+, titled The Enfield Poltergeist. The series is directed by Jerry Rothwell, an award-winning documentary filmmaker who has explored topics such as autism, activism, and art in his previous works. The series combines factual documentary footage and interviews with dramatized reconstructions of the events, featuring actors such as Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, and Fern Deacon.

The series aims to provide a balanced and nuanced perspective on the case, exploring the different viewpoints and interpretations of what really happened in the Enfield house. It also examines the social and cultural context of the time, such as the economic hardship, the rise of tabloid journalism, and the fascination with the occult. The series also delves into the psychological and emotional impact of the phenomenon on the family members, especially the two young sisters who were at the center of the alleged poltergeist activity.

The Enfield poltergeist case has been previously adapted into other media forms, most notably the 2016 horror film The Conjuring 2. The film was part of The Conjuring Universe franchise, which is based on the real-life cases of Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. The film depicted the Warrens as the main protagonists who came to help the Hodgson family in Enfield and faced a demonic nun figure. The film was a commercial and critical success, but it also received criticism for its historical inaccuracies and sensationalism.

The Enfield Poltergeist miniseries promises to be a more faithful and realistic portrayal of the case, drawing from extensive research and archival material. It also features interviews with some of the original witnesses and participants of the case, such as Janet Hodgson, Maurice Grosse, Guy Lyon Playfair, Anita Gregory, and Graham Morris. The series also includes new evidence and insights that have emerged since the original investigation.

Apple’s The Enfield Poltergeist Release Date and Trailer

The Enfield Poltergeist is a compelling and captivating series that will appeal to fans of true crime, paranormal, and historical genres. It will premiere on October 27 on Apple TV+, just in time for Halloween.

As All Hallows Eve draws near, it’s time to dim the lights, grab a bowl of popcorn, and dive into 13 of the most spine-chilling horror movies that will make your skin crawl and heart race.

Here Are 13 Classic Horror Films To Watch this October 31st

Psycho (1960)

No horror movie list is complete without this Alfred Hitchcock classic. The chilling performance of Anthony Perkins as the disturbed Norman Bates has haunted movie-goers for decades.

The Exorcist (1973)

This tale of demonic possession and the struggle of two priests to save a young girl stands as one of the most terrifying films of all time.

Halloween (1978)

The film that introduced the world to Michael Myers. This terrifying slasher film is a Halloween staple for horror fans.

The Shining (1980)

Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King‘s, The Shining novel, is a chilling tale of isolation, madness, and supernatural evil. Jack Nicholson’s performance is unforgettable.

The Evil Dead (1981)

Sam Raimi’s cult classic takes a group of friends to a remote cabin where they unwittingly release demonic forces.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Wes Craven created one of the horror genre’s most iconic characters with Freddy Krueger, a disfigured murderer who attacks his victims in their dreams.

The Ring (2002)

This American remake of the Japanese horror movie is a haunting tale of a cursed videotape that causes anyone who watches it to die seven days later.

Saw (2004)

A deadly game of survival with gruesome “games” that make for a truly horrifying experience.

Paranormal Activity (2007)

This found-footage film about a couple being haunted by a supernatural entity in their home is unsettling and chilling to the core.

Insidious (2010)

A disturbing tale of a family trying to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

The Conjuring (2013)

Based on the real-life cases of paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, it’s a truly scary movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Get Out (2017)

A young black man uncovers a disturbing secret when he meets his white girlfriend’s family. A socially conscious horror film that will make you think as much as it scares.

Hereditary (2018)

This slow-burning horror film follows a family dealing with the dark and sinister legacy of their matriarch. It will leave you feeling uneasy long after the credits roll.

But why limit yourself to just 13 horror movies? Here’s a bonus one that is a must-see!

A Quiet Place (2018)

This unique and suspenseful horror film about creatures that hunt by sound will keep you in tense silence throughout.

These 13 horrifying films promise a fright-filled Halloween night. So, sit back, brace yourself, and let the scares begin!

It was only a matter of time before some of the more obscure cases from the husband and wife paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, made it to the big screen. So far their first two outings in The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2, alongside all their other Conjuring-universe films have amassed an absolutely staggering $1.8 billion dollar box office gross worldwide. The last cinematic outing into the supernatural for the Warrens was all the way back in 2016. What does 2020 have in store for them? Here is all the latest on everything you need to know about their latest film entitled, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and the shocking details of the case behind it.

The Conjuring 3: Release Date, Cast, and Crew

Series creator of this beloved horror film franchise, James Wan, will be handing directorial duties over to another veteran horror director in Michael Chaves. If his name sounds familiar it is because he directed one of 2019’s overlooked horror gems in The Curse of La Llorona, which James Wan actually produced as well. Veteran film write of franchise favorite The Conjuring 2 and 2018’s mega box office hit Aquaman, David Johnson-McGoldrick will return here once again. Fear not though horror fans, as James Wan will be on board for producing this newest installment.

The Conjuring 3

James Wan, Michael Chaves, and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

Who all is set to return? Naturally, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will be reprising their now-iconic horror film roles as Ed and Lorraine Warren respectively, but will be joining them in this latest chapter? Irish actor Ruairi O’Connor has joined on board with a sizable role alongside actress Sarah Catherine Hook. Rounding out the immediate cast will also be Julian Hilliard, and if his name sounds familiar that’s because he portrayed Young Luke in the critically acclaimed Netflix horror series Haunting of Hill House.

The Conjuring 3

Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson with the late Lorraine Warren

So what evil entity will the Warrens be battling in this horror threequel? This time around the Warrens will be called upon to help with a criminal court case involving a murderous defendant who claims he was possessed by a demon.

The True Story of The Conjuring 3

Inspired by real-life events, the original case for this occurred deep within Connecticut in February 1981. A man named Arne Johnson stabbed another man to death and claimed it was, in fact, a vicious demonic entity that possessed him and made him commit murder. This criminal case has particular notoriety for being the first time that a defendant actually claimed demonic possession as a defense in American history. How did this demonic entity come about? According to the Warren’s, it entered into Johnson after jumping from a small boy as the demon escaped Hell. You know, classic demon jumping from boy story.

The Conjuring 3 Updated Release Date

June 4, 2021, is the new official release date for this eagerly awaited and much-anticipated horror sequel. Horror fans need to mark those calendars now and save the date. Note: this date has been altered for Covid reasons.

The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It Trailer

COVID-19 has been able to knock horror films out of the box office and movie theaters completely in 2020, but just like any iconic horror slasher when you think you have them taken out…….they spring back to life! 2021 is on the horizon for horror fans, and this is the absolute latest and most up to date horror film calendar you’ll find anywhere.

Top Upcoming Horror Films For 2021

Escape Room 2 

Escape Room 2

A direct sequel to early 2019’s surprise horror indie hit, Escape Room. Director Adam Robitel returns once again to direct as Taylor Russell and Logan Miller co-star. This time the survivors must once again engage in a deadly escape room game that can only be described as part-SAW, part-Hellraiser, and all terror!

Set for theatrical release on January 1, 2021

Antlers

Antlers 2021

Actress sweetheart Keri Russell stars in this Guillermo Del Toro produced creature flick as a teacher living in the Pacific Northwest who discovers something is not quite right with one of her students. Together with her police officer brother, they become embattled with something not of this word when a mythically frightening creature enters their world. Guillermo Del Toro? Creature? Horror? Need we say more….?!!?


Coming on February 19, 2021

Morbius

Morbius 2021

Marvel Comic fans can rejoice as the publisher’s Morbius the Living Vampire gets the big-screen Hollywood treatment. Jared Leto stars in the titular role as Michael Morbius, a genius-level biochemist who just so happens to exhibit vampiric tendencies every now and then. First tagged as a horror villain in the Spider-Man series, Morbius came to be loved as Marvel’s favorite horror anti-hero. Whether or not he will be a full-on villain in this film remains to be seen, but with co-stars like Tyrese Gibson and former Batman, Michael Keaton…we just can’t wait to find out.


Morbius is coming for you on March 19, 2021

A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II

Sequel to 2018’s smash horror hit, A Quiet Place, this sequel looks to pick up directly where the original left off. Emily Blunt returns to star as the dedicated heroine Evelyn Abbott as she leads her family into a terrifying new horizon. Producers of the film go so far as to say, “Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.” Djimon Hounsou and Cillian Murphy are welcomed as series newcomers in this hotly anticipated sequel.


Not so quietly hitting theaters on April 23, 2021

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Make no mistake about it that the longtime producers of the SAW franchise have felt creatively tapped out by exhausting all possible plot points of this gruesome series to a complete end. Enter legendary comedian Chris Rock who is experiencing a bit of a career renaissance and has stepped up to star in what has been confirmed as a total reboot of the series. Details are scarce, but Rock is playing a police detective who believes he is hot on the trail of discovering who is behind a set of gory murders eerily similar to that of the notorious Jigsaw. Samuel L. Jackson also co-stars in this sure to be bloodthirsty horror hit.


Carving its way to you on May 21, 2021

Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It

Conjuring 3

As quoted by the late Lorraine Warren regarding the Glatzel case of 1980 in which the films centers around, “I saw a black, misty form…which told me we were dealing with something of a negative nature.” Longtime series writer and producer James Wan is back to write and produce, but details have been ultra-secretive in this third installment profiling the real-life haunting investigations of American’s most popular ghost hunting tandem of Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Glatzel case is a U.S. first in which demonic possession was being used as a defense of a criminal act. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga once again return to the Conjuring Series in what could be the most anticipated horror film of 2021!


Haunting theaters on June 4, 2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Long thought to be a lost cause and in development since 1998, the Ghostbusters series is finally getting a sequel. Featuring original series actors Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson in cameo roles only, the newest installment revolves around a haunted family in Oklahoma who learns of their grandfather’s ghostly past and what it means for them all these years after the “Manhattan Crossrip of 1984”. Funnyman Paul Rudd and Stranger Things actor Finn Wolfhard are set to co-star.


Crossing the streams on June 11, 2021

The Forever Purge

The Forever Purge

For those completely unfamiliar with the Purge horror series, the premise revolves around a limited night once a year where murder is completely legal in the United States. Churning out a fifth sequel behind this unexpected hit series was to be anticipated and the latest installment is said to be jam-packed with horror violence galore. Starring Ana de la Reguera and Josh Lucas with Will Patton in a co-starring role, this time around series creator and writer of the franchise has said that abolishing the Purge from the previous film will likely have violent consequences in what is now being claimed as the final film in the series.


Set for a  killer release on July 9, 2021

Hotel Transylvania 4

Hotel Transylvania 4

Looking at viewing a family-friendly horror film for once? Look no further than one of the most popular franchises out there than the Hotel Transylvania series. Voiced by some of Hollywood’s most popular to include Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, and Selena Gomez, the series revolves around the animated version of Universal’s Classic Monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, Wolfman, Invisible Man, and more! Who says that horror films are just for…..kids?!?!

Set for theatrical release on August 6, 2021

Candyman

Candyman 2021

Academy Award winner Jordan Peele (director of Get Out & Us), has stepped up to take the charge of directing one of horror writer Clive Barker’s most prized stories, Candyman. Set in the modern-day condos of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green neighborhood, a local painter struggles with his art career before learning of the gruesome supernatural killer called Candyman who comes calling whenever his name is said five times. Previous Candyman lead actor Tony Todd explicitly gave his blessing to Jordan Peele in this remake and is rumored to even have a brief cameo in this sure to be horror pleaser.

Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman is hitting theaters on August 27, 2021

Dark Harvest

Dark Harvest 2021

Based on author Norman Patridge’s short fiction hit Dark Harvest, Netflix Black Mirror director David Slade has brought to life one of the more interesting horror plots in some time. Once a year, locals in a tiny town send an unlikely competitor into the cornfields to battle a giant pumpkin-headed horror monster called Sawtooth Jack. Despite a plodded out release, details on casting and the special effects for this anticipated thriller are almost non-existent which makes the chill factor on this one a 10/10.

Set for release on September 24, 2021

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills!

The moment we’ve all been waiting for….Michael Myers is back in Halloween Kills. Nearly everyone from the 2018 horror blockbuster is back again. Director and writer David Gordon Green and co-writer Danny McBride. Legendary scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis. Future legendary scream queens Andi Matichak and Judy Greer. Even original director and franchise creator John Carpenter is back bringing with him horror’s most terrifying musical score. Based on the only teaser trailer the studio has published, the sequel appears to pick up just minutes after the first film ended thus guaranteeing horror fans everywhere another long night of Michael Myers carnage! Even more exciting? A third film is not only completed already, but it’s slated for October 14, 2022, and is titled Halloween Ends!

Set to kill everyone on October 15, 2021

Ed and Lorraine Warren are without a doubt the most famous paranormal investigators of all time. Together, the husband and wife pair investigated some of the most violent hauntings in the world, including the Amityville Horror, the Haunting in Connecticut, the Smurl Family Haunting, and the Enfield Poltergeist. Over time, the pair accumulated an astonishing amount of paranormal and supernaturally charged objects that reside in their own household called the Warren Occult Museum. However, this occult museum is not the only one located in the New England area. Paranormal investigator John Zaffis is the nephew of both Ed and Lorraine Warren, and he has accumulated a vast amount of haunted objects.

The John Zaffis Museum of the Paranormal

Based in Stratford, Connecticut, people come from all over North America and beyond to bring Zaffis whatever presumably haunted object is making their lives absolutely miserable. His personal objective behind the existence of the museum is to educate people on all the different types of haunted items that are out there in the world. He has stood very firm in trying to tell people, who might be looking for help, that haunted items are not exclusive to just a singular belief system or religion. Zaffis stresses that these sorts of haunted items can happen to anyone of any faith and that there are people out there like him who are there to help. However, before any object is just handed over by someone and accepted into his museum, Zaffis first takes it out to a small barn on his property. The object is typically kept there under lock and key until he returns with large quantities of holy water and a prayer book containing certain binding spells. He repetitively and religiously blesses the object to the point where any initial negative energy is thwarted. With objects containing a deeper, and darker energy his binding spells help to keep it in place before it can escape and wreak havoc on those around it.

In educating people on the types of objects out there, Zaffis stresses that everyday objects can be used by evil spirits to harbor dangerous negative energy. Mirrors are one such common object that he tends to see a lot of at the museum. According to Zaffis, mirrors are in fact able to hold energy, by becoming trapped somehow between the glass and filament that binds it together in the back. Spirits can definitely be trapped inside of mirrors and they are particularly effective for conjuring spells. Everyday household objects like mirrors are not the only thing that he has large quantities of in the museum, the other is dolls.

Haunted Dolls

The John Zaffis Paranormal Museum

Simon and The Boys

While his aunt and uncle perhaps have the most famous haunted doll, Annabelle, Zaffis certainly has some that are enough to give her a run for her money. One such display in his museum is a little pair of hobo-clown dolls that he has dubbed simply, “The Boys.” Innocently enough they were purchased at a thrift store by a woman who brought them home before noticing an uptick in paranormal activity there to the point she was nearly going insane. He displays them to show how innocent little items like that can still have a dangerous effect.

Another is a ventriloquist dummy named Simon, who has piercing green eyes and a wicked smile. It was a gift for a child, whose parent one day noticed the doll talking and moving its mouth without anyone operating it. Perhaps the most sinister doll there is named Chiefy, who resembles that of a miniature voodoo priest in ceremonial garb. Zaffis says that a woman purchased the doll and took it home, only to witness an overwhelming amount of negative energy manifest. She was bitten, scratched, and harassed by unseen forces to the point that she herself needed an actual exorcism to combat the forces hidden away in the doll.

Haunted Objects

Delving deeper into the museum there is a vast assortment of other haunted objects. There is a white wedding dress that was once worn by a hopeful bride who was strangled on her own wedding day. Many years passed before the dress was resold and the new buyer eventually took it to Zaffis where he had someone do a psychometry reading on it.  Mid-way through the reading, the reader felt a choking sensation along with a cold grip around her throat.

The John Zaffis Paranormal Museum

John Zaffis with The Sword

He also has a simple silver jewelry box filled with innocent looking jewelry. Perhaps the most haunted item in his possession is that of an antique sword. A woman brought it to him after divorcing her husband, but he gave the sword to his son as a gift instructing him to keep it posted up on the wall in his room. Later the boy’s mother saw a black hooded shadow figure in her son’s room gathered around the sword. Upon investigating the object, Zaffis confirmed that there was indeed Satanic inscribed writing on the sword as well as mysteriously cursed objects built into the handle.

The museum is kept on his private property and not formally open to the public, however, Zaffis has given rare glimpses inside one of the most haunted collections in America. Most often, people call him up for a paranormal investigation leads to them taking the haunted objects home with them. Zaffis does get calls to go collect haunted objects, but after picking them up he says he always is plagued with mysterious car trouble.

In the summer of 2013, a horror filmed called The Conjuring took cinemas by storm. It chronicled a supremely violent haunting that took a family of seven supernaturally hostage. The film was an immediate success both at the box office and with film critics alike and has even managed to spawn six film-universe sequels with two more on the way. More importantly,  the film introduced to the mainstream audiences a paranormal investigator husband and wife duo named Ed and Lorraine Warren.

Ed and Lorraine Warren

Before long, anything and everything associated with the Warrens has been a very hot topic. Six years after the release of The Conjuring, the haunting involved with it is making a comeback in the most unusual of ways.

History of the Real Conjuring House

The Real Conjuring House

The basics surrounding the haunting of the real Conjuring house involved the Perron Family of Harrisville, Rhode Island. In 1971, parents Roger and Carolyn moved their five daughters into a sprawling farmhouse on the edge of town. Before long objects moved and disappeared, voices chattering, and apparitions were manifesting in the house. The Warrens stepped in and discovered the home and property had a sinister past in which many members of a single-family had died under dark circumstances. Years of work went into the home before the Perron Family moved out in 1980. But what became of the house?

The Real Conjuring House Has New Owners and Tennants

It was with little fanfare that a couple from Maine named Cory and Jennifer Heinzen purchased the home in June 2019. Posed as paranormal investigators in their own right, the Heinzens claim the house initially started off as quiet and uneventful before things began to supernaturally snowball. Doors opened and closed on their own, footsteps tapping all over the house, random knocks on the walls, and the faded sounds of ghostly voices whispering all over the many parts of the home. The Heinzens say that while there is indeed supernatural activity in the home, they do not by their own assessment feel that whatever is in the home is diabolical in nature. In comparing their experience with the Perron Family both started off eerily similar. However, things eventually transgressed for the Perrons before they eventually left the home. Will the same happen to the Heinzens?

The Heinzens Purchase the Conjuring House

At the present time, Cory and his wife have ramped up documentation in the home by inviting paranormal guru Zak Bagans and his Ghost Adventures crew over. Premiering on Halloween night, the footage of Bagans and his crew’s extended stay inside the infamous Conjuring House will be shown to the world. Will the documentary uncover the sinister spirits in the home once and for all? According to one of Perron’s daughters Andrea, there is no telling what will manifest.

“It’s magical. It’s a portal cleverly disguised as a farmhouse. It’s multiple dimensions, interacting simultaneously.”

Becoming a paranormal investigator requires a tremendous amount of dedication, patience, and on-the-job training while enduring endless amounts of critics, hyperbole, and highly questioned evidence. With the passing of Lorraine Warren this last week, we thought you could use a reminder of the impact Lorraine had on the paranormal world. Lorraine was an investigator who worked tirelessly at trying to bring truth forth in many paranormal claims and who also aided in defeating evil whenever necessary.

Five important facts about Lorraine and her paranormal work:

  1. Lorraine and Her Secret

    Lorraine Warren was born on January 31, 1927, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Since she was eight years old, Lorraine claimed that she could see auras around people. Attending the very prestigious all-girls Catholic school Lauralton Hall, Lorraine kept her ability a secret, for fear of being outcast. She kept her gift a secret until she met Ed Warren, whom she married years later.

  2. New England Society for Psychic Research

    Together with her husband Ed Warren, the pair founded the New England Society for Psychic Research in 1952. Known as the oldest ghost hunting group in New England, it was the combination of Ed’s research in demonology as well as Lorraine’s clairvoyant senses that helped them investigate over an estimated 10,000 paranormal cases in their lifetime. Originally was set up to investigate hauntings. in 1965, both Ed and Lorraine investigated a case where a young spirit claimed she was wandering around a home looking for her mother still. It was with that case that Lorraine claimed to dedicate a large portion of their work to helping earth-bound spirits move on.

    Ed and Lorraine Warren

  3. Lorraine Goes Looking For Ghosts

    Investigating homes that were haunted in the late 1950s was a challenge, as people didn’t know where to look for help, as well as the Warrens had trouble advertising their paranormal services. They would drive up and down streets and would stop when Lorraine used her clairvoyance in detecting a house that was haunted. Ed was a talented painter who would then do a quick drawing of the house and they would approach the home and knock. Giving the homeowners the picture, the Warrens would then slowly ask about the house and reveal their abilities to help.

  4. The Amityville House Comes A Knocking

    The Amityville Horror was considered the most infamous of all the Warren’s investigations. According to an interview with Lorraine in 2005, she said that the evil permeating the Amityville house was so strong that even after she left, the evil followed her back all the way home and manifested in so many ways that Lorraine vowed never to return to the Amityville home again.

  5. Lorraine Was a Devout Catholic

    Despite any misconceptions about her faith or the manner of her solo investigations in later years, Lorraine was unabashedly Catholic. In fact, prior to her investigation with Ed at the Amityville house, Lorraine had mysteriously received a letter in the mail, including a relic of Padre Pio, who was a mid-20th Century Catholic saint. She carried the relic often and it was with her both during and after the Amityville investigation claiming that if she didn’t have the relic to rely on then evil would have surely won.

Lorraine Warren has passed away at age 92. She went peacefully earlier in the week joining her husband, Ed Warren, who passed in 2006. Grandson, Chris McKinnell said, “Last night, my grandmother, Lorraine Warren, quietly and peacefully left us to join her beloved Ed. She was happy and laughing until the very end.”

It is with deep sadness that I must announce that Lorraine Warren has passed away – Warren’s son-in-law, Tony Spera.

The husband and wife team of Lorraine and Ed Warren were paranormal partners for decades. They are responsible for investigating dozens of paranormal incidents over their time. Their investigations have been made known worldwide because of success in film and television. They are most known for The Conjuring (Old Arnold Estate haunting & Enfield haunting), The Amityville haunting, their own Occult Museum of haunted artifacts, and the infamous haunted Annabelle doll.

Lorraine and Ed were inseparable. After Ed’s death in 2006 she continued their lifelong pursuit in the paranormal, “I am doing it for Ed,” Lorraine said. “If I didn’t, what kind of wife would I be?”

Lorraine leaves behind her only daughter, Judy Spera, and son-in-law, Tony Spera, along with grandchildren and countless fans and paranormal enthusiasts whom they’ve inspired over their many years. RIP, Lorraine.