Matt Rife Plans To Turn Haunted House Into Sleepover

Comic Matt Rife introduced Friday he bought famed demonologist Ed and Lorraine Warren’s Connecticut dwelling, which homes a number of haunted objects, together with the supposedly possessed Annabelle doll.

“We’re the authorized guardians and caretakers of all 750 haunted artifacts and objects within the Warren museum together with the Annabelle doll,” Rife mentioned, saying his buy with on-line ghost hunter Elton Castee.

The home in Monroe, Connecticut, as soon as belonged to the Warrens, who performed 1000’s of paranormal investigations and impressed the “The Conjuring” movies, which Rife mentioned are his favourite scary films of all time.

“So I’m extremely honored to have taken over some of the distinguished properties in paranormal historical past,” Rife mentioned in a separate submit praising the Warrens for “arguably” placing demonology and paranormal into the mainstream.

Though Rife doesn’t legally personal the haunted objects, he will likely be answerable for their look after the subsequent 5 years. Among the many objects is Annabelle, a demonically “possessed” big Raggedy Ann doll, in line with the New England Society for Psychic Research, which the Warrens based.

In response to the analysis society, the demonic toy’s unnatural occurrences began small. It started with the doll transferring across the house, however ultimately materialized as disturbing handwritten notes.

The doll is saved locked in a case labeled “Warning: Positively Do Not Open,” and is at present nonetheless on tour, touring throughout the U.S. till it returns dwelling. Its earlier handler, Dan Rivera, 54, died final month of pure causes whereas touring with the doll, the research society announced.

Rife mentioned he plans on opening Annabelle’s dwelling “for in a single day stays and museum excursions” so the general public “can expertise and study all of the haunted historical past surrounding this superb place.”

“That is essentially the most random interest ever, nevertheless it’s so fucking cool man,” Rife mentioned within the video. “I ought to most likely accumulate stamps or one thing. Is likely to be slightly safer.”