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n September 5, 2025, the (hopefully) final chapter of The Conjuring film franchise, subtitled Last Rites, was released in theaters. It was advertised as “Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.” According to Amazon’s description, the film was “Inspired by the harrowing true story of the Smurl family haunting.” But was it really? (Spoiler: No.) In October 1973, Jack and Janet Smurl, along with their two daughters (Dawn and Heather), moved into a house on Chase Street in West Pittston, Pennsylvania. …
摘自《怀疑探索者》(Skeptical Inquirer)第50卷 第2期 · 约 2026年2月,Kenny Biddle。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。