The Haunted: The True Story of One Family's Nightmare

by Lorraine Warren, Robert Curran, Ed Warren

Book Overview

Here is the story of an average American family assaulted by forces too powerful, too dark to be stopped. In a true story, supported by dozens of eye-witnesses, Curran recounts the terrifying haunting of the Smurl home. A chilling story of demonic infestation . . . A must read --UPI. Martin's.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312914539
• ISBN13: 9780312914530
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Not quite a biography, not quite a novel but something in the middle...and its creepy

You cant help but put the book down and look around the room! The way the author somehow cataloged and presented the events happening to this unfortunate family while keeping a "story telling tone" is amazing. Very creepy stuff.

the haunted: the true story of one family's nightmare

I had read this years ago and it scared me silly, when I found it again I was thrilled, even a better read the second time years later

Scary Haunting - I hope it comes back in print

Back in the 1970's, the Smurls bought a duplex with Jack's parents in West Piston, Pa. When they first moved in small but odd stuff started to happen. The children got the worst of it, but it was dismissed as fanciful and magical thinking. Their children said that they saw people floating in their room. It got worse, as Janet actually saw the demon in the basement, after it called out her name in her Mother-in-law's voice! Jack's parents heard foul language in Jack and Janet's voices and was deeply offended. The mother-in-law saw stuff on her side on the duplex that scared her senseless. The phenomena became progressively worse, bad smells, horrid visions, and Jack getting raped by a succubus. The Warrens were in town and they asked to investigate, in which Lorraine Warren discovered three human spirits and a demon. They tried to get an exorcism but the local diocese turned them down because they no longer do exorcisms. So against the Warren's advice, the Smurls taken their case to the media. The demon was VERY pissed and attacked Janet and people's family involved in the case. The local diocese eventually allowed an exorcism, which granted some peace for a while, then it started-up again. It came back with a vengeance. Then there was yet another exorcism, which it went away for awhile. They had to move because of the media and people would not let-up. It followed them to their next house, and the phenomena continued. The Warrens claim that this was one of the most tenacious haunting that they have investigated. Although, not in the book, In 1992, the family was granted a full exorcism by Pope John Paul II. Which they have been free of it every sense. They still live in West Piston, Pa.

Hauntingly Frightful

This true story depicts the horror one family went through due to demonic haunting. This book contains real and frightening accounts of nightly occurrences that plagued the Smurl family, home and away from home, from wall banging to foul odors, to physical abuse and manifestations. Even the poor dog was not immune to this demon. Ed and Lorraine Warren are also featured in this true story as they help the family through this infestation. This is an excellent book for people who are interested in demonology or ghosts or just love a truthfully frightening read.

The Haunted

This is an excellent book,very well written. Anyone who has seriously studied demomology, or the paranormal, will know this book is true to the facts, from the bangings in the walls, to the terrible odors, to the physical and mental abuse that inhuman spirits put upon their human victems, to horrible manifestations. This family suffered greatly under the hand of a true inhuman spirit, but yet survived it toegether as a family because their faith in God did not falter. If you have followed Ed and Lorraine Warrens teachings, this book is a must read...