In a 2008 article that appeared in the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, five years before the first installment of the blockbuster The Conjuring franchise hit theaters, demonologist couple Ed and Lorraine Warren were taken to task. The article examined the founders of the New England Society for Psychic Research, who for decades came to the aid of those plagued by supernatural forces across a purported 10,000-plus cases. But after years building a reputation in the paranormal space, the Times Leader questioned the credibility of the couple, framing its unforgiving takedown of the duo against the local Pennsylvania case of the Smurl family.
The Smurl’s trauma is central to The Conjuring: Last Rites, the final mainline installment in the lucrative series, which has seen four films and offshoot franchises (Annabelle, The Nun) dominate at the box office since 2013. The franchise’s total haul across its films and spinoffs is a combined $2.4 billion against a budget of $263 million,…
‘ The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties ’
‘ Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com ’
ADVERTISEMENT
