Ed and Lorraine Warren are two of the world’s most well-known paranormal investigators -- with
casework that involved anything from exorcisms, to seances, to photographic documentation
of supernatural events.
Sadly Lorraine Warren passed away this past month at the age of 92, so we thought we would
honour their legacy by bringing you our list of the Top 5 Scary Ed and Lorraine Warren
Demon Encounters.
Lets jump in.
5 The Southend Werewolf This is perhaps the most unusual case on our
list.
This investigation took the Warrens out of the US, and to a seaside town in Essex, England
-- where a man named Bill Ramsey lived, who was believed to be possessed by a demon that
manifested as a wolf.
Backstory.
Growing up, Ramsey was a normal kid -- however, one day, at the age of nine, he suddenly began
to exhibit inhuman qualities.
One report stated that while playing outside in his backyard, Ramsey felt a frigid cold
overtake him, and he was overcome with an awful stench before flying into a rage, and
uprooting a fence post, gnawing on its wire meshing.
He remained incident-free up until the 1960’s -- during which time he was plagued with nightmares,
cold sweats, and began to wake up panting like a wild animal.
In the 1980’s Bill would became overwhelmed by the sensations he experienced when he was
young, and at one point he attacked a friend in a car on their way home from a pub, and
manhandled the police in an intense altercation.
The Warren’s were of course called in, during which time they stated that Ramsey would “ask
to be locked up in a jail cell for his protection and the protection of the public”.
They ended up asking Ramsay to come to their Connecticut home where Bishop Robert McKenna
would perform a recorded exorcism on Ramsey.
4 Arne Cheyenne Johnson The trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson is baffling,
and the first known case in the US that used “The Devil Made Me Do It” as its defence.
On the night of February 16th 1981, Johnson, who was just 19 years old at the time, was
out for dinner with his fiance and their landlord Alan Bono.
Johnson stabbed Bono multiple times using his pocket knife -- and later went on to plead
not guilty by possession -- a defence that was founded on Johnson’s relationship with
his fiance’s brother, David.
In 1980, David woke to what he described as “a man with big black eyes, a thin face
with animal features and jagged teeth, pointed ears, horns, and hoofs.”
The demon-like creatures scared David so much that he turned to his sister and Johnson for
help.
They turned to a priest which only angered the entity more, causing it to make David
hiss, and quote Paradise Lost.
The Warrens were brought in, and during one particular interview they stated, I quote,
“While Ed interviewed the boy, I saw a black, misty form next to him, which told me we were
dealing with something of a negative nature.
Soon the child was complaining that invisible hands were chocking him -- and there were
red marks on him.
He said that he had the feeling of being hit.”
The Warrens worked alongside four priests to exorcise more than 40 demons from David.
However, Johnson seemed to be the new target -- and after he stabbed his landlord he was
found guilty of first-degree manslaughter, after his claims of possession didn’t hold
up in court.
3 Annabelle the Doll This case follows the now infamous Annabelle
doll, a raggedy Ann doll that was purchased in an antique store.
It was gifted to the buyer’s daughter, a nursing student.
However, the student and her roommate very quickly began to notice odd occurrences involving
the doll -- including her changing positions and even leaving notes.
Horrible.
The messages eventually escalated, and blood even appeared on the doll’s dress.
Annabelle seemed to take aim at the fiance of one of the roommates, who claims he woke
up one night frozen in bed as the doll crawled up his body and tried to strangle him.
He also claimed that upon entering a dark room where the doll was sat, he felt something
attack him.
When he turned on the light, he saw his stomach covered in bloody scratches with the doll
on the floor.
The Warren’s were eventually called in, and they explained that the doll was possessed
by the spirit of a deceased 7 year old girl named Annabelle Higgins -- who had supposedly
died on the land where the apartment stood.
However, it was later determined by the Warrens that a demonic presence was in fact behind
the doll.
They ended up performing a blessing in the home before taking Annabelle and housing her
in the Warrens’ Occult Museum.
2 The Amityville Case This is perhaps the Warren’s most famous
paranormal case, with the investigation being adapted into many frightening and unending
films.
The case involved the Lutz family who took up residence in a suburban home in Amityville,
Long Island in 1975, just one year after deadly mass murder occured on the property, which
saw Ronald DeFeo Jr brutality kill six members of his family.
For 28 days the Lutzes were antagonized by spirits -- they heard voices, saw swarms of
flies, and were inflicted with welts.
The Warren’s were eventually called in to cleanse the home -- bringing with them a local
TV crew.
While there they snapped a handful of pictures -- including one that seemed to a show a boy
with glowing eyes.
The Warren’s ultimately determined that the land was cursed -- and Lorraine considered
it to be the one case that continuously haunted her -- stating, “Amityville was horrible.
It was absolutely horrible.
It followed us right straight across the country.
I will never go in the Amityville House ever again.”
1 The Perron Family Haunting This now infamous case follows the Perron’s,
a family that moved to an idyllic, 200-acre home in Harrisville Rhode Island, a home that
hid some very dark and disturbing secrets.
The home was originally built in 1736, and was inhabited by Bathsheba Thayer and her
four children, three of whom died young.
The deaths and circumstances around the deaths drew in a lot of suspicion within the town,
resulting in them ostracising Bathsheba, who was ultimately labeled a Satanist by her community.
She then went on to hang herself in her own backyard.
Now, during the Perron’s stay at the home, they experienced a lot of ghostly interactions
-- including spirits playing with her children.
Bathsheba also appeared to them, only she was far more menacing than the children that
haunted the residence.
They heard disembodied voices, and watched on as furniture moved on its own.
The Perron family also stated that Bathsheba targeted the mother, Carolyn, and was jealous
of her motherhood.
The Warrens were ultimately brought in to help the family in 1974, however, the presence
only worsened the situation, so much so that the family asked them to leave.
Well, there we have it!
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Were there any scary demon encounters that we missed?
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