6. A Family Friend Contacted the Warrens
In the movie, Carolyn contacts Ed and Lorraine Warren to see if anything could be done about the hauntings occurring at their house. The woman was desperate to relieve the family of the horror that was unfolding. However, in real life, it was a family friend, not Carolyn, that brought them into the story. They were in nearby Connecticut, where they were working on other cases of paranormal activity. Andrea said, “We never actually contacted the Warrens. Our friend Barbara went to see them in Putnam because they did things all around the area. They were informed about us.” The Warrens immediately decided that they were going to investigate.
Perhaps the reason why Carolyn herself didn’t contact the Warrens is that she was afraid that no one would listen to her. Reportedly when they came to visit, she was ecstatic that somebody believed her and might try to help. Why didn’t the father, Roger, try to contact the Warrens or anybody else? Because for a long time into the family’s nightmare, he simply didn’t believe it was real.
In fact, the girls claimed that at first, Roger was actually unhappy about somebody else being brought into the situation.
