The Enfield haunting, probably most known as the real life story that inspired The Conjuring 2, a 2016 horror film directed by James Wan. The Enfield haunting was a series of alleged paranormal events that had occurred in a house in Enfield, London, England. These events all took place between 1977 and 1979. The events of the haunting were investigated by the world famous paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were portrayed by Patrick wilson and Vera Farmiga in the film.
The hauntings begins in 1977, when a single mother named Peggy Hodgson and her four children moved into a council house in Enfield London. Soon after, All sorts of strange and unexplained events began to occur in the house. Things like the children reported seeing ghostly figures around the house, Strange unexplained noises were being heard, Even furniture and objects all around the house began to move on their own.
The events that were happening quickly gained a lot of media attention, and the family was contacted by the Society for Psychical Research, who sent a team of investigators to the house. The team managed to witness and record several instances of furniture moving, They heard strange knocking sounds and unexplained foot steps around the house, and all sorts of other strange occurrences. They also conducted interviews with the family themselves and witnesses, who all reported the same thing of seeing ghostly figures and hearing strange voices.
One of the most well-known incident involving the Enfield Poltergeist happened on September 1977, when the youngest daughter Janet, at the time was 11 years old, Much to the shock of everyone who witnessed it was seen to be levitating off her bed. The event was witnessed by multiple people, including a reporter from the Daily Mirror newspaper, who reported that Janet was lifted off the bed and thrown around the room. The story quickly became headline news and the case caught the attention of Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were famous paranormal investigators in the US. They quickly travelled to England to investigate the Enfield case and were convinced that the events happening were the result of a poltergeist, or a mischievous spirit that causes disturbances in the home. They also believed that the poltergeist was attached to Janet and that it was trying to communicate with her or through her.
The Warrens attempted to communicate with the poltergeist and helped the family to exorcise the spirit from the home. The events in the house eventually subsided, and the family moved out of the house in 1979.
The Enfield Poltergeist case remains one of the most well-known and controversial cases of alleged paranormal activity in modern times. While some believe that the events were the result of a poltergeist, others have suggested that the events were the result of hoaxes or the children's vivid imaginations. The case has been the subject of numerous books, documentaries, and the movie "The Conjuring 2" which is based on the true story of the Enfield Poltergeist.
In conclusion, the Enfield hauntings remain one of the most well known and controversial cases of "alleged" paranormal activity recorded in modern times. The house is frequented by ghost hunters and paranormal investigators regularly and the stories have been told many times and will continue to be a source of fascination for many people.
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