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Snedeker House (A Haunting in Connecticut)
The Snedeker family rented a house that had been a funeral home. They found embalming equipment in the basement. Demonic activity began—visions, attacks, and possession. The Warrens were called. It became a book and blockbuster film. The truth is disputed.
1986 - 1988
Southington, Connecticut, USA
10+ witnesses
A Haunting in Connecticut became a major horror franchise.
The House
Former funeral home:
- Allen and Carmen Snedeker
- Rented for convenience
- Near hospital for son’s cancer
- Discovered true history
- Embalming tools found
The Activity
What they claimed:
- Demonic visions
- Sexual assaults
- Possession symptoms
- Seeing demons
- Escalating terror
The Investigation
Warren involvement:
- Ed and Lorraine Warren
- Investigated
- Confirmed demonic
- Author brought in
- Book resulted
The Book
“In a Dark Place”:
- Ray Garton wrote
- 1992 publication
- Garton later recanted
- Said family contradicted themselves
- Told to make it scary
The Films
Hollywood:
- 2009: A Haunting in Connecticut
- 2013: Sequel
- Major horror franchise
- Dramatized events
- Commercial success
The Controversy
The truth:
- Family disputes remain
- Son had hallucinations
- Treatment side effects?
- Financial troubles
- Exploitation alleged