Ed & Lorraine Warren

Ed and Lorraine Warren were famous for investigating the supernatural, and they were the inspiration behind many popular Hollywood movies. For example, 'The Conjuring'.

So, in 1952, they started a group called the New England Society for Psychic Research, and they also created a museum in their research center's basement, which is full of creepy objects. Throughout their careers, they claimed to have looked into over 10,000 cases with the help of doctors, nurses, researchers, and police. The Warrens believed they had a special ability to understand strange and unusual things.

So, ever since Lorraine was seven or eight years old, she claimed to have been able to sense auras surrounding people, and she kept her abilities to herself out of fear that her parents would think she was insane if she told them. 

Ed was born on September 7th, 1926, and Lorraine was born on January 31st, 1927. 

These two were American paranormal investigators and authors who worked on famous cases of supposed hauntings. 

Ed was a self-taught demonologist, author, and lecturer, and Lorraine claimed to be clairvoyant and a light trance medium who worked closely with her husband.

In 1970, two roommates claimed that their Raggedy Ann doll was possessed by the spirit of a young girl called Annabelle Higgins. So, The Warrens, took the doll and put it on display in their "Occult Museum" because they believed it was being controlled by a negative force. Annabelle was sealed in a glass case with a warning label that reads “positively do not open.” The Warrens’ said that although the doll may not appear frightening, out of everything at the Museum, “that doll is what I’d be most frightened of.”

This creepy story has inspired several movies in the Conjuring Universe and has become a popular theme in many other films.

So, one of the roommates was a 28-year-old nurse who got the Raggedy Ann doll doll as a gift back in 1968, and apparently the doll started moving around on its own. 

Then, the nurse and her roommate started finding notes written on parchment paper with messages like "Help me, and help us."

The girls were like, "We don't even have parchment paper at home," which was already pretty weird. 

Then the doll started showing up in other rooms and oozing blood. 

So, they went to see a medium, who told them that the doll was possessed by the ghost of a little girl called Annabelle Higgins, and they weren't sure what to do next.

At that time, Ed and Lorraine Warren stepped in and reached out to the women. After looking at the doll, they quickly figured out that it wasn't actually possessed by the spirit of a child, but instead it was being controlled by some kind of inhuman presence.

So, Based on the Warrens' assessment, it seemed like the spirit in the doll was looking for a human host to take over. 

And, to keep the women safe, the Warrens took the doll. 

So, while leaving with the doll, their car's brakes failed multiple times, and after they stopped and poured holy water on the doll, they said that the car's problems stopped.

When they got back home, they claimed that Annabelle the doll was still moving around the house on her own. 

So, they put her in a glass case and said a prayer to contain her. 

But visitors to the Warrens' museum say that Annabelle was still causing trouble and that she might even seek revenge on anyone who doubts her. 

According to a person who survived a motorcycle accident shortly after leaving the museum, they had been making jokes about Annabelle just before the accident happened.

The legend of the doll inspired several films in the Conjuring Universe and is apart of many others.

Annabelle the doll hasn't moved since, but some say her spirit has found ways to connect with our world. 

There was this priest that went to the Warrens museum back in the day and he picked up Annabelle and apparently was sort of mocking her and wasn't taking her demonic abilities seriously. 

Ed warned the priest not to mock Annabelle, but the young priest just laughed. 

So, on his way home, the priest got into a serious car accident that wrecked his new car, and he said he saw Annabelle in his rearview mirror just before the crash.

Over the years, the Warrens kept telling these stories about Annabelle's powers, but none of these stories could be proven. 

The names of the young priest and the motorcyclists were never revealed, and the nurses who were Annabelle’s first victims, ever shared their story. 

It would appear that all we have is the Warrens’ word that any of this even took place.

So, after their involvement with the Annabelle case, Ed and Lorraine quickly took on other high-profile paranormal cases. 

Their next case was the Perron Family's, which is what The Conjuring was based on.

So, in January of 1971, the Perron family moved to a big farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island, and strange things started happening to them right away, like objects moving by themselves. 

Over time, the situation got even scarier, with the family experiencing encounters with angry spirits.

It actually started with a misplaced broom, but it eventually developed into really angry ghosts attacking the family. 

It was said that claimed the house had been held by the same family for eight generations, and many of them died by hanging, drowning, or murder.

The Warrens claimed that a ghost called Bathsheba haunted the house when the family lived there. 

So, in reality, a woman called Bathsheba Sherman lived on the land in the 1800s, and she was rumored to be involved in a child's murder and was believed to be a Satanist.

Andrea Perron once said that there was a spirit in the house who acted like the boss and didn't like Andrea's mother being there. 

The family also saw other ghosts in the house, and weird things happened like their beds floating and the house smelling really bad. 

They also felt a scary presence in the basement that stopped them from going down there. 

Lorraine Warren once said, "The things that happened there were really, really frightening." 

So, The Warrens actually visited the house often during the years that the Perron family lived there, but in reality, instead of performing an exorcism like in the movie, they held a seance where Carolyn Perron claimed to have been thrown across the room by ghosts and spoke in a strange language. 

After this, Roger Perron asked the Warrens to stop investigating the house because he was concerned about his wife's mental state.

Then, in the 80's the family saved up enough money to move and they said the hauntings stopped after they moved.

Then, Ed and Lorraine Warren became famous for their involvement in the Amityville Horror case. 

So, it all started when a man called Ronald “Butch” DeFeo Jr. killed his entire family while they were sleeping in 1974.

And, this tragic event led to rumors of the house being haunted. 

Later, the Lutz family moved in.

The father was George and the mother was Kathy Lutz and they reported experiencing strange and scary things, like seeing Kathy levitate and transform into an old lady.

They said they saw a pig-like monster that scared them, and slime was coming out of the walls. 

Knives flew off the counters and pointed at the family, which was really frightening. 

The family tried praying and holding a crucifix, but it didn't help. 

On the Warrens last night there, they heard banging noises as loud as a marching band all over the house. 

They left the house after 28 days because they couldn't take it anymore.

After the Lutz family moved out, Ed and Lorraine went back to the house and they reported that Ed was thrown to the ground by an unseen force, and Lorraine felt the presence of something evil. 

They also said that their team took a photo of what looked like a ghostly child on the stairs.

In 1979, a really famous movie called The Amityville Horror was made, and It was based on this families experience.

It inspired a lot of books, movies, and theories. 

Even though some people don't believe it, the Lutz family did pass a lie detector test about their experiences in the house. 

What do you guys think? Do you believe all of this? Let me know.

Then, in August 1977, the Hodgson family from Enfield, England, experienced some strange and unexplained events at their home. 

They heard knocking sounds from different places and thought there might be burglars around. 

When the police came to check, they reportedly saw a chair moving on its own.

Weird things started to happen in the house, like marbles and Legos seemed to move on their own, and even felt hot to the touch. 

Clothes that had been neatly folded suddenly flew off tables and went all over the place. 

The lights flickered, furniture moved, and there were even sounds of dogs barking from empty rooms. 

Then, something really weird happened - a fireplace seemed to tear itself out of the wall. 

This caught the attention of paranormal investigators all over the world, including famous ones like Ed and Lorraine Warren.

In 1978, the Warrens believed that the strange happenings in Enfield were caused by a poltergeist. 

Ed was convinced that the events were real. However, after two years, the unexplained occurrences suddenly stopped, even though the family claims they didn't do anything to stop them.

Over the years, the Warrens did all of their ghost-hunting and research without charging anyone. 

They made money from selling books, movies, giving talks, and running their museum. 

Ed passed away in 2006 because he had problems after having a stroke, and after that, Lorraine decided to stop doing active investigations. 

But until she passed away in 2019, she still helped and gave advice to the NESPR.

The Warrens’ son-in-law Tony Spera is now in charge of the Warren’s Occult Museum in Monroe, Connecticut, and also leads NESPR, according to the Warrens’ official website. 

Over the years, some people have criticized Ed and Lorraine Warren, saying that they were good at telling stories but didn't have any real proof. 

However, Ed and Lorraine Warren always stood by their belief that their experiences with ghosts and demons were genuine.

The family involved in the Annabelle case didn't trust the Warrens and thought they were not truthful about their ghostly encounter. 

Some other families also question whether their own spooky experiences were genuine. 

And a surprising revelation was that the Amityville case was actually found to be a made-up story.

So, like I said before. The Lutz family bought their house and then had to move out because of all the spooky stuff happening there. 

But it turns out that people who visited the house didn't experience anything strange, except for the Warrens and apparently the Lutz family. 

Some people think the Lutz family made it all up to make money, and the Warrens went along with their story.

What do you guys think?

The Warrens supposedly had video evidence of these spooky happenings, but they kept it to themselves for some mysterious reason.

Either way, the impact of Ed and Lorraine Warren on the world of paranormal investigation is huge. 

They turned ghost hunting from a fringe hobby into something that everyone is interested in. 

Whether their stories are real or made up, they have fascinated and scared people all over the world. 

The Warrens’ influence goes beyond whether or not their work is true; they are a big part of how we think about the supernatural.

In short, Ed and Lorraine Warren's journey through the mysterious and often creepy world of the paranormal was truly amazing. 

No matter what you think about their investigations, their impact is huge. 

They have made a lasting impression on the field of supernatural investigations, and their stories still give people chills and make them curious. 

Their legacy is a big part of how we explore the paranormal, and it continues to inspire, fascinate, and scare people.

So, I ersonally don't think that they were ligit after researching this story..

Ofcourse I could be wrong.. What do you think?

Ok, let's leave it there!