Part One: Conjuring The Real Ed and Lorraine Warren Plus Annabelle

We’re back! Podcasting siblings Jamie and Bambi return just in time for Halloween with an episode all about Ed and Lorraine Warren, the demonologist and clairvoyant couple made famous by The Conjuring movies starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. Learn what Ed smelled like as a sixteen year old boy and how the nuns punished Lorraine for seeing into the future. Find out how their careers began as hobo artists collecting ghost stories before they learned how to monetize their hobby for fun and profit! We’ll take a look at the world’s most famous creepy doll: Annabelle. Were the Warrens truly battling the forces of Satan or were they just shady grifters? Research, skepticism, and swearing are all required to untangle this mess.

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Sources

The Demonologist
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1139129.The_Demonologist

Devil’s Road: The True Story of Ed and Lorraine Warren
https://decider.com/movie/devils-road-the-true-story-of-ed-and-lorraine-warren/

IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912814/bio/

When Ed Met Lorraine

https://tonyspera.com/when-ed-met-lorraine/ 

Ray Garton interview 

https://www.damnedct.com/damned-interview-ray-garton/

Ray Garton Statement

https://web.archive.org/web/20120119110147/http://groups.google.com/group/alt.folklore.ghost-stories/msg/4ce9a0178e6c2330

Ray Garton on the Monster Talk Podcast

The Alleged True Story Behind the Real 'Conjuring' Couple Is Creepy

https://www.yahoo.com/news/alleged-true-story-behind-real-000100656.html

War Over ‘The Conjuring’: The Disturbing Claims Behind a Billion-Dollar Franchise

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/war-conjuring-disturbing-claims-behind-a-billion-dollar-franchise-1064364/

Ed Warren Obituary

https://abriola.com/tribute/details/2165/Ed-Warren/obituary.html

Hunting the Ghost Hunters (New England Skeptical Society, 1997)

https://theness.com/index.php/hunting-the-ghost-hunters/

Every Love Story Is A Ghost Story: Romance Is The Secret Weapon Of 'The Conjuring'

https://www.slashfilm.com/581227/the-conjuring-romance/

“A Haunting In Connecticut” - A Current Affair (1988)

Brother of So-Called Possessed Boy Accuses Ed And Lorraine Warren Of Being “Con People” in ‘The Devil on Trial’: “If They Can Profit Off You, They Will” 

https://decider.com/2023/10/17/the-devil-on-trial-netflix-movie-ed-lorraine-warren-true-story/

THE CONJURING 2 (2016): HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/conjuring-2-enfield-poltergeist/

Demons in Connecticut - Skeptical Inquirer

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2009/05/demons-in-connecticut/

Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Ed and Lorraine Warren

https://the-line-up.com/ed-and-lorraine-warren

TRANSCRIPT FOR THE WARREN OMISSION

https://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/13/10/16/transcript/

Conjuring Up the Warrens

https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4527

Let’s Kill Off “The Conjuring”

https://judedoyle.medium.com/lets-kill-off-the-conjuring-a0b9eaa38e0e

N.E.S.P.E.R.: New England Society of Psychic Research

https://tonyspera.com/

“A Look at Legendary Connecticut Ghost Hunter’s Beautiful Original Artwork”

https://i95rock.com/a-look-at-legendary-connecticut-ghost-hunters-beautiful-original-artwork/

“QUESTIONING THE STORY: How does the Annabelle movie relate to The Conjuring?”

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/annabelle/

The Conjuring & Perron story The current owner speaks out,

LUTZ VS. WEBER

https://amityvillemurders.com/the-haunting/lutz-vs-weber.html