Case file · Haunting

The Perron farmhouse, Harrisville

The Perron family moved into an old farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island, in 1971 and later said it was haunted; the Warrens investigated, and the story became the film 'The Conjuring' (2013).

1971 CE · 41.97, -71.68 · status: claim

The account

Family members described years of apparitions and an angry spirit they linked to a 19th-century former resident.

The sceptical view

The film's version is heavily dramatized, and the historical link to an accused 'witch' has been challenged by local historians.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: The Conjuring
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