PROVIDENCE — It’s been more than 50 years since the Perron family moved into an 18th-century cabin in Burrillville, R.I., and began experiencing the supposed hauntings that inspired “The Conjuring House,” the 2013 film that has since spawned a popular horror-movie franchise.
Now, the house at the center of it all is looking for a new owner.
The 3,000-square-foot home and its 8.5-acre property at 1677 Round Top Road is scheduled to go up for a foreclosure auction at 11 a.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31, according to the listing from JJManning Auctioneers based in Yarmouth, Mass.
“I think our website has seen a lot of traction from a lot of horror movie aficionados,” Justin Manning, president of JJManning Auctioneers, said on Monday.
Manning pointed out the auction announcement was posted on Sept. 3, just two days before the latest installment of the movie series, “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” was released on Friday.
“The number of hits and number of leads and number of pings that we’ve received over the past, say, five days or so, is off the charts,” Manning said.
People are “excited to see something happen” with the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house, he said.
In 2020, the house opened to the public and thrill seekers for tours and overnight stays, with guests offered the chance to, perhaps, have an otherworldly experience up close on its historic grounds.
But the future of the home has been in limbo since the Burrillville Town Council opted not to renew the house’s annual license in November, following months of controversies surrounding the home and its owner, Jacqueline Nuñez, including allegations from former employees that Nuñez owed them money.
The business continued to operate, however, until police issued citations against Nuñez and a general manager in December.
Nuñez also had a run-in with authorities in October, when she allegedly drove an unregistered Lexus SUV while intoxicated, leading officers on a chase through the rural town.
She pleaded not guilty at the time, but a bench warrant was issued against her in January after she failed to appear at a pre-trial conference, court records show.
Nuñez did not immediately return a request for comment on Monday.
According to state records, the Rhode Island secretary of state’s office issued a revocation notice against the certificate of registration for Nuñez’s business, Bale Fire LLC, in June after the company did not file an annual report for 2025 by May 1.
First quarter taxes for the property – which has an annual tax bill of $7,115.01 – for the 2026 fiscal year were due by Aug. 7 and were not paid, according to the Burrillville tax collector’s office.
Nuñez purchased the property in 2022 for $1.525 million from Cory and Jennifer Heinzen, two paranormal investigators from Maine who restored the home and opened it up to the public.
Also known as the Old Arnold estate, the property was previously home to eight generations of the Arnold family since 1736. Its infamous backstory came in the 1970s when paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren conducted a seance in 1973 in an attempt to rid the home of spirits said to be tormenting the Perron family, who were living there at the time.
The Heinzens purchased the home in 2019 from Norma Sutcliff, who had lived there for more than three decades. Sutcliff, however, has disputed notions of any haunted or otherworldly phenomenon at the home.
Burrillville tax assessor records show the property, which borders Douglas, Mass., has a total assessed value of $597,900.
According to the auction materials, the winning bidder must provide a $25,000 down payment in cash or by certified check or bank check.
Manning said it’s possible the auction does not happen, as “in any foreclosure, oftentimes they can get postponed or canceled for multiple reasons.”
“But it seems as if there’s a strong chance that this may come to fruition on Halloween,” Manning said.
He added, “I do know that Needham Bank is very motivated to sell it because the business to which they lent is no longer, you know, valid.”
Manning thinks there could be interest from several different kinds of buyers, from builders to historic home enthusiasts and fans of the paranormal, he said.
Comedian Matt Rife and YouTuber Elton Castee have expressed interest about buying the property in the past, as well.
“There’s kind of two parts to this purchase,” Manning said. “It’s the real estate part of it, and then there’s another intangible that you see when you’re dealing with selling a Pokemon card or selling an antique or selling a piece of fine art or painting. So it’s really different.”
Christopher Gavin can be reached at christopher.gavin@globe.com.