Fears of the unknown, including demonic forces, monstrous creatures, and spirits that no one can control, have long been a mainstay of human history. Modern horror movies play on those fears by bringing occult-like, Satanic practices and instances of demonic possession to the big screen. Often, the flicks claim to be based on real events, as in The Exorcism of Emily Rose and The Amityville Horror. More recently, The Conjuring claims to be based on the true story of the hauntings that the Perron family experienced in their Rhode Island farmhouse in the 1970s.
The girls would leave the house whenever they could. When Andrea left for college, Cindy took over her bedroom right away, eager for a respite from the ghosts that were haunting her bedroom. When Cindy finished high school and was finally able to leave, she claims that she cussed out the spirits and told them to do their worst to her because she was leaving the next day. She practically ran away from the house, relieved to be gone finally.
As a ghost, she was condemned to torture people, possibly out of jealousy for beauty that could never again be hers.
Perhaps the reason why Carolyn herself didn’t contact the Warrens is that she was afraid that no one would listen to her. Reportedly when they came to visit, she was ecstatic that somebody believed her and might try to help.
Norma Sutcliffe said in an interview that she would go for days without sleeping because people would show up in her yard in the middle of the night, looking for ghosts with a flashlight. She also received harassing phone calls from people who wanted to know if hers was the house from The Conjuring. She went on to sue Warner Brothers for damages and the cost of a new state-of-the-art security system to keep trespassers away. The studio refused to comment.
The old farmhouse in Rhode Island that the Perrons moved into apparently was notorious in the area for some reason or other, whether or not the extent of the paranormal activity was realized. Allegedly the neighbors advised the Perrons that they had best leave their lights on at night, though the reason behind that advice was probably not given.
However, Andrea Perron wrote a trilogy, House of Darkness, about their experiences.
Carolyn seems to be Bathsheba Sherman 's main target throughout the movie. She experiences things such as being bruised all over her body, (a sign of infestation) Being thrown into the cellar, etc. When Carolyn encounters Bathsheba one last time, she is seen to become possessed.
Carolyn seems to be Bathsheba Sherman 's main target throughout the movie. She experiences things such as being bruised all over her body, (a sign of infestation) Being thrown into the cellar, etc. When Carolyn encounters Bathsheba one last time, she is seen to become possessed.