Ed and Lorraine Warren were paranormal investigators.
Edward Warren Miney -LRB- September 7 , 1926 -- August 23 , 2006 -RRB- and Lorraine Rita Warren -LRB- nee Moran , born January 31 , 1927 -RRB- were a married Roman Catholic couple who were highly controversial American paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of hauntings .. Roman Catholic. Roman Catholic. paranormal investigators. Ghost hunting. Edward was a World War II United States Navy veteran and former police officer who became a self-taught and self-professed demonologist , author , and lecturer .. World War II. World War II. United States Navy. United States Navy. veteran. veteran. police officer. police officer. demonologist. demonologist. Lorraine professes to be clairvoyant and a light trance medium who worked closely with her husband .. clairvoyant. clairvoyant. medium. Mediumship. In 1952 , the Warrens founded the New England Society for Psychic Research , the oldest ghost hunting group in New England .. New England. New England. They authored numerous books about the paranormal and about their private investigations into various reports of paranormal activity .. They claimed to have investigated over 10,000 cases during their career .. The Warrens were among the very first investigators in the controversial Amityville haunting .. haunting. haunting. Amityville haunting. The Amityville Horror. According to the Warrens , the N.E.S.P.R. utilizes a variety of individuals , including medical doctors , researchers , police officers , nurses , college students , and members of the clergy in its investigations .. Stories of ghost hauntings popularized by the Warrens have been adapted as , or have indirectly inspired , dozens of films , television series and documentaries , including 17 films in the Amityville Horror series alone .. Amityville Horror series. The Amityville Horror ( film series ). Other adaptations include the 2013 movie The Conjuring , its prequel / spinoff from 2014 , Annabelle , and its sequel , The Conjuring 2 , released in 2016 .. Skeptics Perry DeAngelis and Steve Novella have investigated the Warren 's evidence and found it all to be `` blarney '' .. Skeptics. Scientific skepticism. Perry DeAngelis. Perry DeAngelis. Steve Novella. Steve Novella. Skeptical investigators Joe Nickell and Ben Radford concluded that the more famous hauntings , Amityville and the Snedeker 's , did not happen and had been `` invented '' .. Joe Nickell. Joe Nickell. Ben Radford. Ben Radford