"The Conjuring" Haunted House Sells for $1.5 Million

The early 19th-century house that inspired the 2013 horror movie "The Conjuring" has recently been sold for $1.52 million.

The movie is a fictionalized account of the Perron family and their work with paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The house has a history of murder, rape, and suicide.

The property’s listing says it was rumored to be haunted by the spirit of Bathsheba Sherman, who resided there in the 19th century.

The 3,109-square-foot house is located at 1677 Round Top Road in Burrillville, RI. The sellers were paranormal investigators Jenn and Cory Heinzen, and they profited handsomely on the deal. They purchased the home for $439,000 in 2019.

The Heinzen had remained four months in one room as a sign of respect for the spirits, letting them get used to their presence instead of barging in. Still, they were paid a visit by a black-colored figure.

“Once we realized we were both awake and both seeing it, it was gone,” Cory Heinzen told the Wall Street Journal at the time of listing.

The pair also have heard footsteps, knocks, and have even seen flashes of light in rooms that don’t have lights in them.

The Journal reported that the new owner is a Boston real-estate developer named Jacqueline Nuñez. She was one of more than 10 offers on the property.

She agreed to meet one unique demand of the sellers: not living in the home for the buyer’s own good.

“This is a very personal purchase for me,” Nuñez, who was represented by Ricardo Rodriguez and Bethany Eddy of Coldwell Banker Realty in Providence, told the Journal.

“When it hit the market, I thought, ‘This is a property that enables people to speak to the dead.’”