The Haunted: The True Story of One Family's Nightmare [Mass Market Paperback]

Robert Curran (Author), Lorraine Warren (Author), Ed Warren (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press (January 1989)
• ISBN-10: 0312914539
• ISBN-13: 978-0312914530
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #746,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Faith keeps harrowed family together., July 5, 2006

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Jackiesmackie "Independently Different" (UK, Blackburn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Haunted: The True Story of One Family's Nightmare (Mass Market Paperback)

I ended up buying a copy of this book based on a made for TV film I had seen years ago. It just turned out that the man I was talking to about the film knew it had been based on a book and knew who wrote it. I hadn't known of the book and as I do enjoy a scare thought I'd give it a whirl.
The first and most scary element is that this book is written by a man of faith, a recognised priest. Robert Curran. You can discount at that point that the book was written to sensationalise. You can also tell that book writing wasn't Robert Curran's strongpoint and rather than dampen the tale it adds more charm to it, there are no superfluos twists and turns.
The Smurls were being terrorised, physically, mentally and spiritually by several entities in the house. One of which was found to be a pure demon. The sounds of squealing pigs and disgusting scents fill the air as the devoutly religious family suffer just about every outrage possible, even the family dog Simon comes in for physical attack.
They go on holiday for a break and the ghastly dark entity follows them, it has learned to mimmick their voices and tease them. Their local clergy has turned their backs, stating that there is nothing there they can't explain, one comes to wonder who they would feel being watched in the bathroom, pushed downstairs or having thumps rampaging through the house followed by the sound of hooves...?
It gets much harder to discount by the minute as their neighbours start to report they too have been visited by the demon and the neighbourhood turns into a circus.
As a read it was very disturbing, enjoyed the tone and timbre of the book which was no frills, facts and discussions of events and people who were present lend it an unsettling amount of credibility.
I was a fan of the film, now I'm also a fan of the book, not many made me switch the light back, this one did!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly Frightful, February 20, 2006

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J - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Haunted: The True Story of One Family's Nightmare (Mass Market Paperback)

This true story depicts the horror one family went through due to demonic haunting. This book contains real and frightening accounts of nightly occurrences that plagued the Smurl family, home and away from home, from wall banging to foul odors, to physical abuse and manifestations. Even the poor dog was not immune to this demon. Ed and Lorraine Warren are also featured in this true story as they help the family through this infestation. This is an excellent book for people who are interested in demonology or ghosts or just love a truthfully frightening read.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, frightening and an easy read..., May 16, 2006

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Erin Penn (Bristow, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Haunted: The True Story of One Family's Nightmare (Mass Market Paperback)

I found this book in the many stacks at my inlaws house. I figured it would be something to keep me busy durring the visit. Little did I know that the book would leave my inlaws house forever... It only took me a day and a half to read, I couldn't put it down. I shared the Haunting with my co-workers and soon enough the whole office had read it. Everyone having the same reaction: "I can't believe how hooked I got and how scary it was". I would recomend this book to anyone who is looking for a little fright...