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By Leigh Grogan and K
Af?l?fant N?wt Editor $200,00
Leaving Russell House Ballroom $80,000
Monday night, at least a dozen atheist
people were observed warily anythi
glancing over their shoulders, or power
reaching for a familiar hand as the home,
audience filed out after one of the mistafc
most interesting, if not spellbin- On t
ding presentations of the spring of the
semester. the hoi
The presentation, sponsored by metha
Russell House University Union sleep I
Special Programs, was entitled The >
"The Amityville Horror," and it posses
featured Ed and Lorraine Warren, becaus
the psychic research team who saying
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The Warrens, often referred to 112 Oc<
as America's top ghost hunters by Indian
numerous national weekly refuse
magazines, gave a slide presen- becaiu
tation and conducted a question existe<
and answer session to an estimated Indian
audience of about 500 people. witchc
The Warrens are seekers of the remaii
supernatural. Ed Warren is the pr
recognized as one of the leading nowst
demonologists in the United States. The
Lorraine Warren has been clair- though
voyant since she was a child, hoax,
Together, they have devoted their during
lives to the study of the super- would
natural and paranormal leavinj
phenomena. owned
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THE WARRENS' PRESEN- anddr
TATION focused mainly on the Alori
research they did with the George resear
Lutz family in the small town of vestigi
Arnityville on Long Island. Anyone ching
who is familiar with the Arnityville phenoi
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cast; iuiuws uiui 11 is a irigniening aiiowe
story, especially since it is a true work j
one. room.
The Lutz family, now living in At o
California, fled from their three- up the
story home in Amityville after felt lik
living there for only 28 days. Ac- onrush
cording to the Warrens, George was
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This semester, the RHUU ~
Cinematic Arts Committee is of- ,? fering
a series of classic American
films on certain Wednesday afternoons.
For those of us who were H
born too late to see the films in [ j
their general release and who are [ j
in cWnv to stnv sin until Sam tn ^ i
(see them on The Late, Late Show, j ^
the Classic Film Series comes as a r j
welcome surprise. I
This afternoon's film is My Little p
Chickadee, a Western farce that | <
stars W.C. Fields and Mae West. S S
: team studies
le Horror ease
lathy Lutz purchased the your body, not permittir
0 house in Amityville for up these stairs or ci
1 on Nov. 13, 1975. Being great physical exertion
;s, they did not believe that do so."
ng such as a supernatural The Warrens spent a
could force them from their of time stnrivint*
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The Lutzes were gravely case and working witl
:en. family after they
4ov. 13, 1974, five members California. They beli
DeFeo family, who lived in happened in the house 1
use before the Lutzes, were genuine.
dically murdered in their
by the eldest son, Ronald. "WE KNOW
Varrens feel DeFeo was DIABOLICAL ATTA
sed at the time of the killings place," Ed said. Accor
;e he has been quoted as Warrens, George and 1
, "A voice told me to kill will never completel
' But before the DeFeo from their experi
Bver stood on the property at Amityville, but becauf
can Avenue in Amityville, an new-found faith and
tribe that occupied the land counseling, they are
a to bury their dead there normal life.
;e they felt evil spirits The Warrens themseh
1 in the ground. After the being reminded of
s, John Ketchum practiced volvement in the case. ]
raft in the same area. His a story in which t
is are buried in the corner of simultaneously vis
operty on which the house supernatural forces at
ands. in Monroe, Conn. Accor
Warrens said many people their religious beliefs ar
it the Amityville case was a what protected them
but as Lorraine pointed out cumbing to demonic ]
[ the presentation, "Why He calls this protec
this family flee their home, "spiritual insurance pol
g behind everything they The Warrens have be<
I in the world: clothes, in the study of the super
y, furniture, everything ? 33 years. During this tii
ive straight to California? " participated in 41 exorc
ig with a team of psychic have taught classes ii
chers, the Warrens in- malology and demoi
ated the Lutz home, sear- Connecticut State Collej
for evidence of psychic consulted by such orgar
mena. Lorraine repeatedly the Psychical Reseai
d her clairvoyant powers to dation in Durham, N.C.
is she moved from room to They have work
psychiatrists, doctors
ne point she said, "In going ministers, rabbis and
stairs (in the Lutz home), it more than 2,000 cases >
;e you were walking against been fully documer
ling water, like something Warrens' case histor
physically pushing against from locations in New ]
uips that the two stars trade In the coming weeks,
I the opening train ride as the original Di
nee are hilarious. Some of Streetcar Named Desin
marks are so suggestive that in the Band and Klu
iiake one wonder where the presented. The films ar
rs were in the 1940s. 1:30, 4 and 7 p.m.
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from sue- other countries.
possession.
tion their THE WARRENS HAVE HAI
icy." their own nationally syndicate*
;n involved column with The Tattler and cai
natural for be seen on two weekly televisioi
ne, Ed has shows, each based on actual case
isms. Both of exorcisms and possession
n paranor- haunted houses and ghosts, am
nology at witchcraft and demonology. Ac
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ligations as study the supernatural from i
rch Foun- theological rather than a paraj]
sychological viewspoint. Thi
ed with means that instead of working wit]
, priests, test tubes and instruments, th
police in Warrens work with theologian
vhich have and the Christian religions.
ited. The During their tours, the Warren
ies range have found that people gain ai
England to understanding of the devil and o
such films
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s demonology by studying the case
histories they discuss in their
presentations. The Warrens'
) favorite comment is: "There has
j never been a scientist ? past or
i present ? who could disprove the
n fact that haunted houses, ghosts,
s apparitions and demonic spirits
i, exist. But, if you ask us for our
cl proof and give us the same consideration
any individual would
e have in a court of law in this land,
a we will nrove our rase histories to
h everyone's satisfaction."
s Ed and Lorraine Warren are
h indeed a fascinating and
e remarkable couple. Because of
s their strong convictions and
devotion to their work, they will
s probably serve as an inspiration to
n the believer, to the skeptic and
if even to the closed-minded.
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