Haunted Home, Haunted Sale: The Conjuring House Auction Canceled, But the Legend Lives On
The Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired The Conjuring films was set for a Halloween auction, but a sudden mortgage sale canceled it, keeping the property’s eerie story alive.
In 1971, the Perron family moved into a 19th-century farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island. What followed became one of America’s most chilling paranormal legends. Over nearly a decade, the Perrons reported ghostly encounters ranging from harmless to horrifying. The haunting was later immortalized in the 2013 film The Conjuring.
“We all experienced encounters with spirits,” Andrea Perron told Global News in 2021. “Some were unpleasant, some were lovely… from benign to benevolent to mean-spirited.”
A House of Darkness and Light
Andrea chronicled her family’s ordeal in the 2011 memoir House of Darkness, House of Light. During their years there, famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren were called in and held a séance to help.
“My mother began to speak a language not of this world,” Andrea recalled of the séance in 2013. “Her chair levitated, and she was thrown across the room.”
By 1980, the Perrons had endured enough. “My mother told my father she would not survive another winter in the house,” Andrea said.
From Haunted Farmhouse to Pop-Culture Phenomenon
The first Conjuring film condensed their decade of terror into cinematic gold and launched an entire horror franchise, which subsequently transformed the property into a mecca for ghost-hunters. In 2019, Cory and Jennifer Heinzen bought the home for $439,000 and began hosting paranormal events and overnight stays.
In 2022, Jacqueline Nuñez purchased the farmhouse for $1.5 million and continued the ghost-tour business. But trouble soon followed. In 2023, Nuñez accused an employee of theft after allegedly being “tipped off by a spirit.” She fired the worker, who denied the charge, sparking a public backlash from paranormal fans.
In 2024, the Burrillville Town Council declined to renew her entertainment license, citing neighborhood disputes and police concerns. Then came further headlines: Nuñez’s DUI arrest last October and her eventual mortgage default, leading to the property’s foreclosure auction set for Halloween morning.
An Auction Halted
Then the latest twist: on October 8, 2025, the mortgagee, Needham Bank, sold the underlying loan. As a result, the planned Halloween foreclosure auction was canceled. The identity of the new loan holder remains unknown, leaving the future of the farmstead in limbo.
Reports suggest strong interest in the property from paranormal enthusiasts like Matt Rife and Elton Castee, who already own a piece of the Warrens’ legacy. However, any sale will now proceed under new circumstances.
For now, the legendary “Conjuring House” remains exactly what it always was: part home, part myth, and wholly unresolved. Whether its next chapter is written by a collector, an investor, or a horror-fan crusader, the haunting is far from over.
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