The Smurl ChildrenThe haunting allegedly targeted the Smurl’s four daughters—Dawn, Heather, and twins Carin and Shannon. The children were reportedly subjected to terrifying sights, such as seeing the entity manifest as a rotted, human-like figure or a large, wolf-like creature. Their parents frequently reported that the girls were scratched or pushed while they slept. Because the children were young during the height of the activity, the Smurls were often accused by skeptics of "infecting" their children with their own fears, though the girls maintained their accounts of the events into adulthood. The Extended Family at 108 Chase Street
The family’s story was adapted into a 1991 made-for-TV movie, The Haunted , bringing the terror of the Smurl family into living rooms across America. While skeptics have debated the validity of the haunting for decades, the trauma experienced by the Smurl family members was undeniably real to them. smurl family members