Smurl family haunting

Record summary

Jack and Janet Smurl described a prolonged series of disturbances in their Pennsylvania home, including alleged apparitions, noises, foul odors and attacks. The Warrens investigated, and the story was presented in the 1986 book The Haunted and a 1991 television film. It offers a comparison between long-duration household reports, religious interpretation, investigator authority and media amplification. Researchers should distinguish family testimony from Warren claims and from later journalistic accounts. The existence of disturbances is not independently established, and the case attracted skepticism from neighbors and critics.