The Smurl family claimed their Pennsylvania home was haunted by something far more dangerous than a ghost.In 1986, Ed and Lorraine Warren became involved with the Smurl family and their infamous home in West Pittston, Pennsylvania. The family reported strange noises, objects moving, apparitions, physical attacks, disturbing odors, and eventually what they believed was a demonic presence.Decades later, Hollywood transformed the case into The Conjuring: Last Rites. But the real story is very different.REFERENCESPrimary:The Haunted: The True Story of One Family’s NightmareRobert Curran with Jack and Janet Smurl, Ed and Lorraine Warrenhttps://www.scribd.com/document/882933794/The-Haunted-Ed-Amp-Lorraine-Warren-Book-3-2207872713Tony Spera / New England Society for Psychic Research: Smurl Family Hauntinghttps://tonyspera.com/smurl-family-haunting/Official Ed and Lorraine Warren Channel: Lorraine Warren Interviews Jack and Janet Smurlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBTaY-hsRLIOfficial Ed and Lorraine Warren Channel: Warrens Discuss the Smurl Case / The Succubushttps://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Official+Ed+and+Lorraine+Warren+Smurl+Case+SuccubusHistorical / Investigative:UPI, August 20, 1986: Once Janet Smurl Would Have Dismissed Her Family’s Storyhttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/20/Once-Janet-Smurl-would-have-dismissed-her-familys-story/9685524894400/UPI, October 27, 1986: With Halloween Creeping Up, the Demons That Bedeviled the Smurl Home...https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/10/27/With-Halloween-creeping-up-the-demons-that-bedeviled-the/1873530773200/UPI, January 19, 1988: Duplex for Rent; Exorcist Not Includedhttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/01/19/Duplex-for-rent-exorcist-not-included/4948569566800/Kenny Biddle, Skeptical Inquirer, September 9, 2025: Investigation of the Smurl Family Hauntinghttps://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/investigation-of-the-smurl-family-haunting/Kenny Biddle, Skeptical Inquirer, March/April 2026: The Uninspired Conjuring: Last Riteshttps://skepticalinquirer.org/2026/02/the-uninspired-conjuring-last-rites/Paul Kurtz, Skeptical Inquirer, Winter 1986/1987: A Case Study of the West Pittston 'Haunted' Househttps://skepticalinquirer.org/1987/01/a-case-study-of-the-west-pittston-haunted-house/CSICOP Archive: The Smurl House Investigationhttps://raids.org/files/mys2/haunting.htmTimes Leader, August 27, 2025: A Little Bit of Indiana Jones in All of Ushttps://www.timesleader.com/features/1716090/a-little-bit-of-indiana-jones-in-all-of-usTV / Media:Biography: All the Chilling Details of the Real Haunting That Inspired The Conjuring: Last Riteshttps://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a65961683/the-conjuring-last-rites-true-story-smurl-haunting/People: Is The Conjuring 4 Based on a True Story? Inside the Real Haunting That Inspired Last Riteshttps://people.com/the-conjuring-last-rites-true-story-11730782CT Insider: What Is the Smurl 'Haunting' in The Conjuring: Last Rites?https://www.ctinsider.com/entertainment/article/conjuring-last-rites-smurl-haunting-warrens-20314736.phpThe Haunted (1991)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunted_(1991_film)-----------------------------------------------------New Paranormal Unsettled Podcast Epis1odes every Monday at 3:07am EST.Case Files every Wednesday, featuring quick dives into haunted locations, paranormal cases, and unexplained mysteries.Join us the first Friday of every month for the Haunted Archive, a collection of haunted and scary stories from across the Internet.Have ghost stories of your own? Join our subreddit (r/ParanormalUnsettled) and share your haunted memories.If you enjoy this podcast, please consider rating and reviewing the episode, wherever you listen! Follow us on social media here!🌕http://instagram.com/paranormalunsettled🌖http://tiktok.com/@paranormalunsettled🌗http://facebook.com/paranormalunsettled🌘https://twitter.com/johnnyclashxpJoin the Discord at: https://discord.gg/zbRRZFbDndDo you believe in ghosts? Wear it with pride! Check out the Paranormal Unsettled Shop.shop.paranormalunsettled.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paranormal-unsettled--6843972/support.I’m Johnny Clash. I’m a dad, a gamer, a former pro wrestler and a paranormal enthusiast, and I believe there is something out there, something we don’t fully understand. But I’m not here to prove it, and I’m not here to debunk it. I’m here to observe, to explore, and to look closely at what happens when expectation meets the unknown. This is Paranormal Unsettled.Johnny Clash XPYouTube.com/@johnnyclashxpTikTok.com/@paranormalunsettledInstagram.com/ParanormalUnsettledJohnny FN' Clash GamingTwitch.tv/johnnyfnclashYouTube.com/@johnnyclashX.com/johnnyfnclashInstagram.com/johnnyfnclashTikTok.com/@johnnyfnclashJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/zbR
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