On March 27th a new horror movie is set to release called A Haunting in Connecticut, which happens to be based on a true story. It’s not often a horror flick is based on a true story; in fact, I think one of the last one’s was The Amityville Horror. This movie is directed by Peter Cornwell, and written by Adam Simon and Tim Metcalf.
I can’t wait to see this movie and how it’s portrayed, because this one actually hits close to home for me. When I was a child, I used to live in Connecticut; the same city actually as where this haunted house was located. I delivered the Meriden Record Journal that took a particularly close interest into this house. I also used to ride past the house every day delivering my papers. Today, the family recalls their period of horror and has made a documentary with the Discovery Channel’s hit series, “A Haunting.” This is probably the closest to the truth production you will get because it’s narrated by the family that lived there.
The house was an old funeral home converted into a regular living home. Honestly, that’s something that just should not be allowed; just think of the creep factor that comes into play with that. Dead bodies were displayed where you sit down and watch television. People were embalmed in your basement and that awesome refrigerator was a human meat closet.
The events in this home not only caught the attention of the local newspapers, but the nightly news and Connecticut radio stations also took notice. Who am I kidding? Connecticut is so small that the entire state knew about it. Connecticut is known for its hauntings and paranormal happenings, but when Ed and Lorraine Warren come out to investigate, it must be the real deal. The Warrens investigated the Amityville Horror house in New York, and are considered to be Connecticut’s most prestigious demonologists and ghost investigators.
The happenings at this house were nothing short of amazing. It started when the family moved in, and the boys slept in the basement. The boys looked every night at a stainless steel door that went into a kitchen like room. At first they thought it was a kitchen, but there was embalming equipment left behind, along with blood stained walls. The boys and their parents quickly learned what that stuff was. The oldest son would experience paranormal activity in the old embalming area. Naturally, this freaked the boys out, especially when the oldest son would hear his name being called. However, the boys’ parents completely ignored their pleas that the place was haunted.
One day the eldest son confronted the man calling his name, and this spirit or demon completely took control over him almost turning him evil. The older son became belligerent towards his family, attacking his younger brother who was his best friend, and started to isolate himself from everyone. The boy had cancer, which many say, made the possession even easier.
The boys’ cousin came to live with them, and she had some strange phenomena happen to her. After the eldest son was transferred to a mental institute, things really got out of hand. Jewelry, and sometimes even people would levitate, crosses disappeared, the women were sexually mishandled, lights would turn on and off, and stationary objects would fly across the room.
When Ed and Lorraine Warren came out to the house, they quickly found a demon present. The family finally did an exorcism of the house, where things got really ugly. The mom was thrown across the room in a trance like state and suspended on the wall, while she grasped her neck like she was being choked. Statues of the Virgin Mary melted, and books flew across the room. The demon was becoming aggressive and deadly. Finally, it was removed from the house. Their son instantly became mentally stable again, and the gloom in the house diminished.
The family said they would not stay in the house in case it came back, and moved out almost the very next day. Today the house still stands, but I don’t know if anyone lives there. After all the news coverage and gossip, it should scare anyone away. If anyone does live there, they either have never heard of the horrors that came from this house or simply dismiss them. I would think the police and the city would not let anyone inhabit the frightening abode.
I am anxious to see how close to the truth the movie gets; however, it is a horror flick, which means embellishment and lots of special effects. I expect to see a lot of events that didn’t even happen. I know one scene in particular that I saw on a commercial shows writing all over the oldest son, which did not take place.
Here is an interesting link from Carmen Reed who actually experienced this horror. It is her official web site that has photos from when they lived at this house. http://www.carmenreed.com
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