The Perron Family Haunting

The farmhouse at 1677 Round Top Road became the subject of the most successful horror franchise in history. But for the Perron family, it was a decade of very real terror.

The Family

In 1971, Roger and Carolyn Perron moved into the 18th-century farmhouse with their five daughters:

• Andrea, Nancy, Christine, Cindy, and April
• They were unaware of the property’s dark history
• The haunting began almost immediately

The History

The house had seen tragedy for over 200 years:

• Multiple suicides
• A murder
• Children drowned in the well
• Deaths from disease
• At least eight generations of suffering

The Spirits

The Perrons encountered numerous entities:

The Benign Spirits

• A man smelling of apples
• A woman in a gray dress
• Children playing in the yard
• Most were peaceful presences

The Malevolent Presence: Bathsheba

Bathsheba Sherman (1812-1885) was the dark heart of the haunting:

• A suspected witch who lived on the property
• Allegedly sacrificed an infant to Satan
• Acquitted due to lack of evidence
• Her spirit targeted Carolyn specifically

Bathsheba would:

• Possess Carolyn, speaking in tongues
• Throw Carolyn across rooms
• Leave bruises and scratches
• Whisper threats at night
• Try to drive the family out

The Phenomena

The family experienced:

• Beds levitating off the floor
• Objects moving on their own
• Invisible entities pulling hair
• Footsteps throughout the house
• Cold spots and foul odors
• The sound of someone sweeping (an obsessive spirit)
• Doors slamming
• Voices calling their names

The Warrens’ Investigation

In 1974, Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated:

• Lorraine identified Bathsheba immediately
• They conducted a séance
• Carolyn became possessed during the séance
• She spoke in Latin, levitated
• Roger demanded the Warrens leave
• They had made things worse

Life After

The Perrons:

• Endured until 1980 before moving
• Andrea wrote three books about the experience
• All five daughters maintain their accounts
• “The Conjuring” (2013) is based on their story

The house:

• Subsequent owners have reported activity
• Now owned by paranormal investigators
• Open for overnight stays

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“We wanted to believe that it would eventually end. It did not.” — Andrea Perron