ABSTRACT
The news that demons had invaded a house in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, first appeared in an Associated Press report on August 18, 1986. The other side of the duplex is occupied by Jack's elderly parents. After the story broke, hordes of newspaper, magazine, radio, and television reporters from far and wide descended on West Pittston to give daily accounts of what was happening. The Warrens' role in the West Pittston affair suggests a possible replay of the Amityville scenario. They alone had privileged access to the Smurl house. Many residents of West Pittston were very skeptical of the Smurls' motives. In January 1986, and again in August, the Smurls had invited Ed and Lorraine Warren of Monroe, Connecticut, to investigate the house. The Warrens maintain that demons do exist and that several are present in the Smurl house. Moreover, two psychics welcomed to the house claimed that the house was being haunted because a murder had once taken place there.
