A haunted house straight out of Hollywood horror is heading to the auction block — and fittingly, it’s happening on Halloween.
The infamous Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired “The Conjuring” is slated for a mortgagee’s foreclosure auction on Oct. 31, according to a listing on JJManning Auctioneers.
“This antique farmhouse that has become famous for historical paranormal sightings and activity,” the auctioneer wrote in the posting.
Town officials in Burrillville earlier this week confirmed to WPRI the sale date, which could not have been scripted better for a home that has lured ghost hunters and thrill-seekers from across the globe.
The 8.5-acre property last changed hands in 2022, when Bale Fire LLC — controlled by Boston developer and self-described medium Jacqueline Nuñez — purchased it for $1.525 million, land records show.
Nuñez turned the 18th-century farmhouse into a full-blown ghost tourism business, offering overnight stays and paranormal hunts inside the creaky homestead made famous by the 2013 horror blockbuster.
But by the following summer, controversy engulfed the property.
In August 2023, WPRI reported that Nuñez fired her property manager after claiming the spirit of former owner John Arnold told her the worker was stealing.
The bizarre firing set off a legal battle over back pay and opened the door for other ex-employees to accuse Nuñez of mistreatment.
By November, Burrillville officials had revoked her entertainment license, citing irregularities in her application, concerns over safety at the property and tense run-ins with local police.
Despite losing her license, Nuñez kept tours running. Visitors who had spent hundreds — even thousands — were left demanding refunds.
Nuñez clashed with high-profile figures in the paranormal community, including “Ghost Hunters” TV star Jason Hawes, who told police she had harassed him and his family.
By this summer, the financial cracks widened and the mortgage default landed the storied farmhouse on the foreclosure block.
Nuñez could not be reached for comment Friday.
The auction is listed as a mortgagee’s foreclosure sale, meaning the lender is seizing the property after default.
Comedian Matt Rife and YouTuber Elton Castee, who are both paranormal buffs, have been openly campaigning to scoop up the house.
The duo — already owners of the Connecticut home once belonging to famed ghost-hunting couple Ed and Lorraine Warren — told WPRI they want to add the Burrillville property to their collection.
“As a fan of the paranormal, film, and the history of the property and the land it sits on, it’d be an honor to help preserve its beauty,” Rife said last month.
The Warren couple, whose case files inspired “The Conjuring” franchise, investigated the house in the 1970s after the Perron family reported violent hauntings.
The chilling tales became the basis of one of Hollywood’s most successful horror series.
Today, the farmhouse still draws believers who insist its walls are alive with spirits. Visitors have reported shadows, whispers and sudden drops in temperature, while skeptics dismiss the stories as marketing hype.
Nuñez, JJManning Auctioneers, Rife and Castee didn’t immediately respond to requests for comments.
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