When a movie introduces itself as “based on a true story,” everything that follows is subject to scrutiny. What true story, and according to whom? The Conjuring (2013) is perhaps the quintessential haunted house movie of today, but it all began with an imperfect book. On this episode, we’ll square up that story with what appears on screen.
SOURCES:
https://www.altereddimensions.net/2013/harrisville-haunting-perron-warren-family
https://www.trespassmag.com/qa-andrea-and-cynthia-perron-subjects
http://www.tallapoosa-journal.com/bookmark/14064751-One-family-s-true-ghost
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https://dreamingcasuallypoetry.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-real-bathsheba-sherman
https://turnto10.com/news/local/ri-house-featured-in-the-conjuring-sold
https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/02/dispelling-demons-detective-work
https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190714/they-bought-house
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Home-at-center-of-Conjuring-movies-sold
https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/correcting-the-conjuring-house-history/
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