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When reality became more terrifying than fiction.
A House That Wouldn’t Stay Quiet
Long before Hollywood turned it into a blockbuster, the haunting at 284 Green Street, Enfield, London was already one of the most chilling real-life mysteries of the 20th century. Between 1977 and 1979, the modest council house became the stage for what many still call Britain’s most documented haunting.
For Peggy Hodgson, a single mother of four, life was already difficult. But when her children began hearing banging on walls, seeing furniture moving on its own, and witnessing objects fly through the air, the ordinary turned into the unimaginable.
The Girl at the Center of the Storm
The haunting seemed to revolve around 11-year-old Janet Hodgson, a shy schoolgirl who would soon become the face of terror. Witnesses—including police officers, neighbors, and journalists—reported seeing her levitate, speak in a man’s voice, and even be thrown across rooms by unseen hands.
The chilling voice that came from Janet claimed to belong to “Bill Wilkins”, an elderly man who, according to the voice, had died in the very house years earlier. Later research confirmed that a man named Bill Wilkins had indeed passed away in that house from a brain hemorrhage—just as the voice described.
When questioned, Janet appeared to slip into trances, her voice dropping to a guttural growl no child could naturally produce. Experts said her vocal cords couldn’t have survived such strain if it were fake.
Photographs That Shocked the World
The media soon descended on the Hodgson home. The Daily Mirror and BBC captured startling photographs—most famously, one showing Janet seemingly floating in mid-air, her limbs stiff as if yanked upward by invisible strings.
Skeptics argued she was simply jumping from her bed, caught mid-motion by a flash camera. But those who were there insisted: it didn’t look like jumping—it looked like flying.
Investigators and the Warrens’ Visit
The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) took the case seriously, sending investigators Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair, who would later write a detailed book, This House is Haunted. They recorded over 2,000 separate incidents—from cold spots and knocking to furniture sliding and toys launching like missiles.
Meanwhile, Ed and Lorraine Warren, the famous American demonologists portrayed in The Conjuring 2, visited Enfield briefly. In reality, their involvement was much smaller than in the film, but Lorraine later said she felt “a dark entity feeding off the children’s fear.”
Truth or Trickery?
Not everyone was convinced. Some journalists accused the girls of faking certain moments—especially after they were caught bending spoons and throwing small objects. But even skeptics admitted that not all incidents could be explained.
Janet herself confessed years later:
“Yes, we faked a few things—just to see if anyone would notice. But only two percent of it. The rest was absolutely real.”
Even decades later, she maintains that she was genuinely haunted by something “evil and angry.”
The Aftermath: Silence, but Never Peace
By 1979, the disturbances had quieted, and the family tried to move on. But those who visited the Enfield house say the atmosphere still feels wrong. A lingering heaviness remains, as if the walls remember.
The case became a cornerstone of paranormal research—and the inspiration for James Wan’s 2016 film The Conjuring 2.
The movie added the terrifying demon nun Valak, which never existed in the original haunting, but it captured the same overwhelming sense of dread that once filled that North London home.
The Legacy of Enfield
Whether a masterpiece of mass hysteria or genuine proof of the supernatural, the Enfield Poltergeist continues to haunt the world’s imagination.
It reminds us of something deeply unsettling: that our homes—our safest spaces—can sometimes turn against us, and the line between the living and the dead is thinner than we dare believe.
“The Conjuring 2” may be a movie, but its roots grow deep into one of the strangest, most terrifying cases ever recorded—proof that sometimes, the scariest stories don’t come from Hollywood—they come from history.













