It’s been eerily quiet at the legendary “Conjuring” house in Burrillville, Rhode Island, since the town revoked its business license late last year. The steady stream of ghost-tour traffic has stopped, but in a plot twist fit for a horror movie, the farmhouse is now headed to foreclosure auction on Halloween 2025. Paranormal fans are watching closely, hoping new ownership will reopen it to the public.
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The house at 1677 Round Top Road looks like any other weathered New England farmhouse from the outside, but horror fans know it as the site of the Perron family haunting, investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren in the 1970s and later dramatized in The Conjuring (2013), the first film in what became a blockbuster horror franchise.
The movie wasn’t filmed in Burrillville, but its success revived global interest in the farmhouse and the stories tied to it. Since then, the property has drawn a steady flow of ghost hunters, horror fans, and curious travelers eager to see the place that inspired one of modern cinema’s most enduring supernatural stories.
According to J.J. Manning Auctioneers, the “Conjuring” house is scheduled for a foreclosure auction on Thursday, October 31, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. The lender is moving to sell the property after the current owner defaulted on the mortgage. The three-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot farmhouse — set on over eight rural acres — last sold in 2022 for about $1.5 million. Given its notoriety and rising property values, some expect it could sell for a lot more this time.
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Boston developer Jacqueline Nuñez purchased the house in 2022 and began operating it as a paranormal attraction, with daytime tours, guided investigations, and overnight bookings. Within a year, disputes with former staff and legal filings surfaced, and town officials raised concerns about permits and safety compliance. By late 2024, the Burrillville Town Council voted to revoke the property’s entertainment license, citing missing paperwork and unapproved uses. Once the attraction shut down and ticket revenue dried up, the mortgage fell into default, leading the lender to schedule the foreclosure sale.
According to the New York Post, comedian Matt Rife and YouTuber Elton Castee — both paranormal enthusiasts — have expressed interest in buying the house. The pair already own the Connecticut property that once belonged to famed investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, and they’d like to add the Burrillville farmhouse to their collection. “As a fan of the paranormal, film, and the history of the property and the land it sits on, it’d be an honor to help preserve its beauty,” Rife told local media outlet WPRI in a statement.
Haunted tours and overnight stays could return quickly if Burrillville officials sign off. Town leaders have said they won’t allow all-night operations without stricter oversight on noise, visitor numbers, and safety. Locals remain cautious after recent disputes, but some admit the house brings valuable tourism dollars to a quiet corner of northern Rhode Island.
For now, the property sits empty, awaiting the auction at Halloween. What happens next will depend on who takes ownership — and whether they can balance Burrillville’s concerns with the ongoing interest that keeps the farmhouse in the spotlight.
