When it comes to dealing with the occult, Ed and Lorraine Warren gained a lot of attention for their investigations. One claimed to be a demonologist while the other was said to be clairvoyant.

A case they are widely associated with is one involving a supposedly possessed doll. The Annabelle doll first appeared onscreen in “The Conjuring” and has since had its own spin-off series of films. The Warrens claimed that the doll was possessed by demonic forces and could teleport. They kept inside a glass cabinet in their ‘museum’ and allowed visitors to see it by paying a small fee. If it’s a demonic, teleporting doll then why would you let the general public get so close to something so evil? Their museum apparently contained lots of items that one could purchase from any generic Halloween shop.

Their work has widely been dismissed by many but their efforts have been immortalised by cinema. Their investigations inspired films such as “The Amityville Horror”, “The Haunting In Connecticut” and most famously, “The Conjuring”. I find it amazing that the two have continued to inspire so many films despite their claims of paranormal encounters being largely debunked.