Before James Wan put his Hollywood gloss on the Enfield Poltergeist case, the Hodgson family’s London council house was flooded with journalists, skeptics, and paranormal investigators. And luckily for us (or unluckily for our sleep schedules), they brought cameras.
While the movie shows the demon Valak speaking through Janet, the real tapes feature a raspy, elderly male voice calling itself —the previous owner of the house who died in that very chair. the conjuring 2 videos
In the raw, uncut footage, nothing happens for two minutes. You see the family eating dinner. Then, without any shadow or string visible, a Lego brick slides across the linoleum, hovers for a split second, and shoots toward the cameraman. Before James Wan put his Hollywood gloss on
The real footage is boring, dark, and shaky. It’s the sound of a single mother smoking a cigarette while a chair moves by itself. It’s a police officer looking confused as a cabinet opens on its own. In the raw, uncut footage, nothing happens for two minutes
If you’ve seen The Conjuring 2 , you probably remember the moment your heart dropped into your stomach. The crooked man whistling. The Valak painting sliding off the wall. But for true paranormal enthusiasts, the movie isn’t the scariest part of the story.
Why it’s scary: Unlike CGI, the physics here are clunky, awkward, and real. Skeptics argue she was simply "bouncing" or using her legs. But watch it closely—there’s a moment where her body goes rigid, horizontal, and moves without any visible muscle engagement. It’s the kind of motion you can’t unsee. You can't see audio, but the "Conjuring 2" fan community treats the original EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomena) as sacred texts.
In the video, you see Janet levitate off her bed, arc through the air, and crash into the footboard. The BBC originally aired this in 1978.