One of world's most haunted houses that inspired The Conjuring goes up for sale

A freaky farmhouse that inspired Hollywood horror The Conjuring because of paranormal sightings and spooky activity is going up for auction on October 31.

The 8.5-acre property last changed hands in 2022, when self-described medium Jacqueline Nuñez purchased it for $1.525 million, land records show.

Nuñez turned the 18th-century farmhouse into a ghost tourism business, offering overnight stays and paranormal hunts, according to the NY Post.

But by August 2023, the property owner was surrounded in controversy. WPRI TV reported that Nuñez fired her property manager after claiming the spirit of former owner John Arnold told her the worker was stealing.

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This started a legal battle over back pay and other ex-employees began accusing Nuñez of mistreatment. By November, Burrillville officials had revoked her entertainment license, saying there were irregularities in her applications and that they had concerns over safety at the property.

There were apparently tense run-ins with local police and Nuñez also clashed with high-profile figures in the paranormal community. One run-in was with Ghost Hunters TV star Jason Hawes, who told police she had harassed him and his family.

Fast forward to today and the farmhouse is due to go back on the market and will be auctioned on October 31. The auction is listed as a mortgagee’s foreclosure sale, meaning the lender is seizing the property because mortgage payments have been missed.

“This antique farmhouse has become famous for historical paranormal sightings and activity,” says a listing on JJManning Auctioneers. And it looks like it could be snapped up pretty quickly. Paranormal buffs Matt Rife and YouTuber Elton Castee have been openly campaigning to scoop up the house.

The pair — already owners of the Connecticut home once belonging to famed ghost-hunting couple Ed and Lorraine Warren — told WPRI TV they want to add the Burrillville property to their collection.

“As a fan of the paranormal, film, and the history of the property and the land it sits on, it’d be an honour to help preserve its beauty,” Rife said last month.

The Warrens, whose case files inspired The Conjuring franchise, investigated the house in the 1970s after the Perron family reported violent hauntings.

In 1971, Roger and Carolyn Perron and their five daughters moved into an old farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island, and began experiencing a lot of paranormal activity.

These frightening experiences ranged from hearing noises and seeing apparitions to more disturbing events like beds levitating and objects moving on their own and the chilling tales became the basis of one of Hollywood’s most successful horror series.

Today, the farmhouse still draws believers who insist its walls are alive with spirits. Visitors have reported shadows, whispers and sudden drops in temperature, while sceptics dismiss the stories as marketing hype.

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