Enfield poltergeist case

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The Enfield poltergeist case was a highly publicized late-1970s alleged haunting in a North London council house, involving reports of violent poltergeist activity centered on two young sisters and extensive investigation by paranormal researchers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alleged haunting
alleged poltergeist case
paranormal incident
alsoKnownAs Enfield haunting
authorOfAccount Guy Lyon Playfair
centeredOn two young sisters
country United Kingdom
coveredBy BBC
Daily Mirror
ITV
documentedIn This House is Haunted
endTime 1979
genre paranormal investigation
hasControversy fraud allegations
skeptical criticism
hasSubject poltergeists
inspiredWork The Enfield Haunting
documentaries
television dramatizations
investigatedBy Guy Lyon Playfair
Maurice Grosse
Society for Psychical Research
involvedFamily Hodgson family
involvedPerson Janet Hodgson
Margaret Hodgson
locatedIn Enfield
London
linked to: London, England

North London
mediaType highly publicized case
notableFor extensive audio recordings
involvement of psychical researchers
long duration of reported activity
photographic evidence claims
paranormalInterpretation genuine poltergeist activity
primaryLocation 284 Green Street
reportedPhenomena disembodied voices
furniture being thrown
knocking sounds
levitation claims
moving objects
poltergeist activity
skepticalExplanation misinterpretation of natural causes
pranks by children
psychological factors
startTime 1977
subjectOf The Conjuring 2
timePeriod late 1970s
tookPlaceAt council house

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The Conjuring 2 featuresEvent Enfield poltergeist case
Ed Warren notableFor Enfield poltergeist investigation
linked to: Enfield poltergeist case
Society for Psychical Research hasNotableCaseStudy Enfield poltergeist
linked to: Enfield poltergeist case
Enfield poltergeist case alsoKnownAs Enfield haunting
linked to: Enfield poltergeist case
Lorraine Warren notableWork Enfield poltergeist investigations
linked to: Enfield poltergeist case
Maurice Grosse notableWork Enfield Poltergeist investigation
linked to: Enfield poltergeist case
Maurice Grosse notableEvent Enfield Poltergeist case (late 1970s)
linked to: Enfield poltergeist case
Ed and Lorraine Warren notableWork Enfield poltergeist case
Peggy Hodgson inspiredByEvent Enfield poltergeist case
Janet Hodgson notableFor Enfield poltergeist case
Janet Hodgson eventParticipantIn Enfield haunting
linked to: Enfield poltergeist case
Guy Lyon Playfair notableFor Enfield poltergeist case
The Enfield Haunting basedOn Enfield poltergeist case