Part 1: Learn the true spooky story behind the Smurl family haunting, AKA The Conjuring: Last Rites, one of the Warrens' paranormal case files. (You don't need to see any of the Conjuring movies to enjoy this episode.) Join Madame Strangeways on a strange trip through strange rabbit holes as she exposes the truth behind the movie and examines Ed and Lorraine Warren's involvement. Was it all a hoax? Were the Smurls and the Warrens just after fame and fortune? Or were the Smurls truly experiencing unexplained paranormal activity in the form of a demon? Join me to expose this ghost story and shine a light on this horror movie based on a true story... allegedly.

Also, there's a lot of discussion of demonic sexual assault due to the Smurls and the Warrens making those claims, so please listen with care if SA is a sensitive topic for you.

The major source for this episode is The Haunted: One Family's Nightmare by Robert Curran, Janet Smurl, Jack Smurl, Lorraine Warren and Ed Warren.

But I lean on articles from The Skeptical Inquirer and my favorite book, The Exorcist Effect by Joseph P Laycock and Eric Harrelson.

You can find earlier episodes about the Warrens case files in my episode feed: Amityville, Annabelle, and The Conjuring 1 AKA The Perron Family Haunting, and The Conjuring 2 AKA The Enfield Poltergeist.

Remember, Strangers & Strangelings & Strangecetera: you can feel afraid and not be in danger.

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