#edwarren

|| pairing: Arne Johnson x fem!reader

Plot: Soulmates can hear their soulmate singing in their head. If a person were lucky to meet them then they would be able to sense their soulmates emotions and read their minds. Y/n is working with Lorraine and Ed Warren. She has the same powers like Lorraine. The Warrens, Drew (Y/n’s ex) and Y/n are investigating a family in Connecticut, the Glatzels. In Connecticut, Y/n finds her soulmate.

Y/n were working with the Warrens to investigate the Glatzels. The eight year old was being possessed. It’s been days since meeting the family and Arne Johnson. The crew was setting up for evidence to get an exorcism for David Glatzel. 

Y/n heard her soulmate singing and started quietly singing. She walked into the living room singing her soulmates song. She had headphones on and didn’t notice everyone staring at her.

 Y/n felt someone tap her shoulder and turned around. She looked puzzled “who just tapped my shoulder?” She asked. “No one.” Drew said. She saw a shadow but ignored it. 

“Y/n, sweetheart are you okay?” Lorraine asked. “I’m fine” she said. “Oh n/n your terrible at lying” Drew said. “Shut up” she said grinning. Drew and y/n were best friends and stay as friends after the breakup.

 “Drew get your ass up and help” Y/n joked. The entire time Arne was staring at her. Y/n was his soulmate. “Debbie let’s talk in private” he whispered to his girlfriend. “I agree” she said. They both walked out.

(Later that night)

We were going to wait until the next morning to do the exorcism. Until David, the possessed child stabbed his father in the leg. We all were holding down David. I had to look away. I was feeling sick. “Y/n are you alright?” Ed yelled over the loud noise. I nod “I-I’m fine” I mumbled.

I hold my head when suddenly I got a vision. I saw a goblet that had fire inside it. I screamed when David knocked me into a wall. “Y/n!” I heard a male voice yelled.

I looked up when David jumped on Ed. “Ed!” I yelled. I realized Lorraine was getting a vision. The others were also on the floor. I felt rage hit me and grabbed the boy from on top of Ed. “Your a coward! Leave him alone and .. take me!” I yelled.

 “TAKE ME” I yelled. Suddenly David’s eyes turned back to normal and y/n dropped the kid to the floor. And something entered her. Ed looked at y/n, gasping “no!” He yelled.

Y/n slide down the wall and gasped in horror. The Glatzels and Arne rushed to David. Y/n stayed frozen. The Glatzels were on the stairs, holding David.  Arne looked at her with concern. Y/n snapped out of it and rushed to Ed’s side “Ed!” She cried.

Lorraine rushed to them “Ed!” She yelled. Lorraine placed her fingers on his pulse and he went limp. Y/n placed her head on his chest and his heart was beating too rapidly.

“Call 911!” Lorraine yelled. Debbie rushed to the kitchen. Y/n was shaky. She felt different and cold. Arne was still staring at her with concern.

She leaned against the wall “y/n are you okay?” Drew asked, crouching in front of her. Y/n didn’t feel okay. 

“I-I’m fine. That was insane” she stuttered not telling him what happened. Drew helped her up.

Y/n got up and helped the priest up. What have I done?! I just invited a demon inside me!

Of course she didn’t regret it because David was just a kid. He doesn’t deserve this torture. He was just eight years old. 

Ed was taken to the hospital and Lorraine came with him. It was just Drew and her there now. “Let’s wrap the equipment up and get out of here” Drew told her.

She slowly nodded and started packing up. Y/n felt like something was wrong with the house.

This wasn’t just a demon possession. Something seems wrong... Arne was debating on talking to y/n because she seems shocked and terrified.

He was shy because this girl was his soulmate. Debbie and Arne broke up after learning y/n was his soulmate.

They just want to be friends. Now all he needs is courage to talk to her. Y/n was feeling sick to her stomach “L-let’s get the equipment tomorrow” she told Drew.

“I’m not feeling that well” Y/n told him. He nodded “Mrs. Glatzel can we get the equipment tomorrow? We want to head to the hospital to see if Ed is alright” she asked.

 “That’s fine my dear. I pray that he’s alright “ she told her. Mrs. Glatzel gave her a hug, which made y/n smile.

“See you guys tomorrow “ she told Arne, Debbie and Mr. Glatzel. Drew and y/n walked out. 

Arne felt upset that y/n left. He was too much of a pussy to talk to her. “She will be here tomorrow. You can talk to her then” Debbie told him. Arne felt grateful for his ex-girlfriend. She was supportive and understanding.

“Let’s head to the hospital and then head home” Y/n sleepily told Drew. They both went to the hospital. Lorraine had tears in her eyes and looked scared. She told them that it was a heartattack and it was serious

“Ed is a fighter. I know he will fight through this Lorraine. He will be fine” Y/n told her, hugging the crying women.

Lorraine pulled away from the hug “Drew, Y/n you should go home and get some rest” she told them. Y/n agreed and left the hospital.

Y/n was worried for Ed but also felt sick to her stomach. She invited the demon in and she was most likely going to hurt someone.

She refuse to let that happen. She headed to her house telling Drew goodnight. Also told him to check her updated. That night, she had terrible nightmares and remembered the exorcism.

~~~

“Coward! Take me! TAKE ME!” she continued to hear. She woke up gasping and sat up in bed.  

Y/n felt her stomach flip and rushed to the bathroom, puking into the toliet. She puked for five minutes when finally stopped vomiting.

“Ugh” she said when she heard a noise. Y/n walked into the living room, looking around. She realized the demon followed her home.

Y/n turned around and a lady in a priest outfit was behind her. She screamed when the lady grabbed her head.

She fell to the ground and no one was there. She gasped and felt scared. A vision hit her and words pop up in her mind.

“Curse... ram... demon... need soul... suicide... murder...

She grabbed her head and checked the time. It was 5am. “Ugh seriously! Why wake me up this early” she groaned.

Y/n got a snack and ate it before heading back to bed. She walked back to her bedroom.

Y/n fell onto her bed. Her place had lots of activity and it was bugging her. It was hard to fall asleep due to the activity.

Y/n put her headphones on and listened to rain sounds. It relaxed her and she finally fell asleep.

The latest instalment in The Conjuring franchise once again has its roots in a real-life case.

By Patrick Cremona, Radio Times. UK.

Published: Friday, 21st May 2021 at 2:56 pm

The Conjuring 3 takes its title from a real-life court case that dates back to the 1980s. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It takes a look at the case and the Warrens’ involvement in the case that originated the phrase “the devil made me do it”.

Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga return as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren for the next instalment in The Conjuring horror franchise, with the new movie heading to UK cinemas on 28th May 2021.

As with the previous movies in the franchise, The Conjuring 3 is taken from a real case file with reported connections to the supernatural. Previously we’ve seen spin-off movies focused on the Annabelle doll, also inspired by the Warrens who keep it in their occult museum.

Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as Lorraine and Ed Warren. Warner Bros Pictures.

The case in question this time around is the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, a man who was convicted of manslaughter in Connecticut in 1981 – becoming the first person to have claimed a defence of demonic possession during a murder trial.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It true story

The Conjuring 3 is inspired by the trial of 19-year-old Arne Cheyenne Johnson, who was charged with murdering his landlord Alan Bono in February 1981. During the trial, the defendant gained infamy for becoming the first person to claim a defence of demonic possession in a United States court – although perhaps unsurprisingly this version of events was not accepted by the judge.

His defence rested on testimony given by the family of his fiancée, Debbie Glatzel. Debbie’s 11-year-old brother had reportedly been the subject of demonic possession in the months prior to the murder, with his parents having grown increasingly worried by a number of unexplained and ominous events.

The story really starts in July 1980, when the 11-year-old David Glatzel was helping Johnson clean up a Connecticut rental property he was prepping to move so he could move in.

While there David claimed to have come across a “burnt and black-looking” old man who he claims pushed him into a waterbed saying he would bring them harm if they moved into the house.

When David returned home he continued to see the old man. He described him as having a white beard, wearing jeans and a flannel shirt. David claimed the man’s skin was charred as if he’d been burnt too. The young boy experienced night terrors and woke up with bruises and scratches on his body. He’d wake screaming and tell his parents he’d seen the sunken features of the old man “like an animal”, with horns, pointy hears and jagged teeth (via People). (The Conjuring 3 demon appears to have gone a different route, with early photos showing a white masked man wearing a striped red long coat.)

The family said they also had heard unexplained noises coming from their attic.

In trying to get to the bottom of the issue they had called in Ed and Lorraine Warren – who by this point were already well-known paranormal experts – to diagnose and cure their son.

Ed Warren said he heard banging and growling sounds coming from their basement, and that he also say a rocking chair move on its own. Speaking to paranormal researcher Tony Spera, Ed claimed David’s toy dinosaur also walked on its own towards the family. He also said a deep voice spoke to them saying: “Beware, you’re all going to die.”

Lorraine also claimed she saw a black mist appear next to David while her husband interviewed him. “While Ed interviewed the boy, I saw a black, misty form next to him, which told me we were dealing with something of a negative nature. Soon the child was complaining that invisible hands were choking him—and there were red marks on him. He said that he had the feeling of being hit,” she told People magazine.

David’s mother Judy had previously claimed it was a ghost, but the Warrens rejected this idea saying it was an indicator of a demon.

Lorraine also claimed she saw David being choked by invisible hands and he told her “he had the feeling he was being hit”. She told People that she could see red marks afterwards and she heard him growl and hiss. Lorraine also claimed he spoke in unrecognisable voices, that he recited passages of the Bible as well as Paradise Lost. Debbie Glatzel also claimed he spit, bit, kicked and swore at her and he flopped around “head to toe like a ragdoll”.

She also told the Chippewa Herald Telegram that “he manifested. Just a face on the wall. High cheekbones. A narrow chin. A thin nose. Big black eyes hidden in dark holes. He showed his teeth.”

Ed Warren also told The Washington Post: “Right away, I knew there was something to this. I felt like a good fisherman when he knows there’s something on the line.” He added that he thought there were 43 demons inside the boy, and David named them all.

David Glatzel’s exorcism

In the movie, Father Gordon (Steve Coulter) blesses the home. The priest’s name was changed for the movie, but a Roman Catholic priest did visit the home to bless it.

After continued efforts from the Warrens, the Glatzels, and multiple priests (including Rev Francis E.Virgulak) a formal exorcism took place, with witnesses claiming that a demon fled the child’s body.

Ed Warren claimed Arne, who was present at the exorcism, shouted: “Take me on, leave my little buddy alone!”

Apparently, David showed signs of improving, but Arne started to deteriorate. TV series A Haunting covered the case in the episode Where Demons Dwell, claiming that the demon took control of Johnson’s car forcing it into a tree. While he was uninjured, he was shaken by the experience. The series also blamed a demon when Johnson fell from a tree while working.

Judy told The Washington Post she paid $75 an hour for a session with a local psychiatrist too, but it was up to church officials to set up and pay for further psychological testing (via Newsweek). David’s parents were told he was “normal” but had a “minimal learning disability”.

Alan Bono’s murder

Clearly not content with its newfound freedom, though, the story goes that the spirit then immediately took control of Johnson and it was under his control that the murder of the landlord took place several months later.

Johnson and Debbie Glatzel decided against renting the original home, and instead rented a small house near Debbie’s work. Debbie was working a dog groomer for the landlord, Alan Bono, 40, who was also the kennel manager.

Bono, who has been renamed in the movie as Bruno Sauls, lived in an apartment above the kennels.

On the day of the murder, Johnson had taken the day off work and spent the day with Debbie, 26, at the kennel. Along with some other companions, Debbie, Johnson and Bono had lunch at a local restaurant and enjoyed a few drinks, becoming drunk in the process, and when they later returned to the kennel a heated fight broke out with Bono becoming increasingly agitated.

During this argument, Bono seized Debbie’s nine-year-old cousin Mary, who had also been present, and refused to let her go – which then led Johnson to confront him and eventually stab him repeatedly with a five-inch pocket knife, all while growling like an animal. Bono suffered “four or five tremendous wounds” mainly to his chest area.

Bono died several hours later and Johnson was later arrested roughly two miles away from the murder. The murder is believed to be the first murder in Brookfield, Connecticut’s 193-year history, and the first in the 30 years since the town had police records.

The next day, Lorraine Warren immediately claimed that it was a case of demonic possession, which naturally led to much media coverage around the world.

Ed and Lorraine Warren

Ed and Lorraine Warren arrive at Danbury Superior Court - Getty

Arne Johnson’s Trial

Johnson’s trial began on 28th October 1981 at Connecticut’s Superior Court in Danbury.

Johnson’s lawyer Martin Minnella attempted to enter a plea of “not guilty” due to demonic possession stating Johnson “was possessed by a demon, and it was a demon who actually manipulated his body.” It was the first known court case in US history that had attempted this defence.

Minnella, speaking about the case and the fame that followed, said: “The courts have dealt with the existence of God. Now they’re going to have to deal with the existence of the Devil.” (via the New York Times).

However, the plea of not guilty due to demonic possession was immediately thrown out by presiding judge Robert Callahan who said that it would be “irrelative and unscientific” to allow testimony on these grounds, and so despite the ensuing media attention the jury was not legally allowed to consider demonic possession.

Johnson’s defence claimed that he hadn’t been the same after Glatzel’s exorcism, and witnesses were called upon saying they saw a demon transfer from Glatzel to Johnson. Debbie Glatzel also testified that Johnson behaved similarly to Glatzel. Ed Warren claimed Johnson had made a “fatal mistake” by taunting the alleged demon.

Debbie claimed Johnson had come to Bono’s apartment to repair a stereo for him, but that Bono had been drinking red wine and the pair got into an argument about payment for the repair. She also said Johnson was in a trance when he stabbed Bono.

According to reports, in the three months Debbie and Johnson had lived next to Bono they had been friends. The police believed that Bono and Debbie’s relationship was more than boss and employee, but Debbie denied this despite the police claiming the argument was over her rather than the stereo. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It does take this angle into the story, exploring the ‘jealous lover’ plot, which was also shown in the 1983 movie The Demon Murder Case (starring Kevin Bacon).

L-R Patrick Wilson (Ed Warren), Sarah Catherine Hook (Debbie Glatzel) and Vera Farmiga (Lorraine Warren) in New Line Cinema’s ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.

After the jury deliberated for more than three days, Johnson was convicted of first-degree manslaughter on 24th November 1981 and was sentenced to between 10 and 20 years in prison. He was released in 1986 having only served five years of his sentence.

Even though demonic possession was not actually allowed as a legitimate defence in the trial, the case became colloquially known as “the Devil made me do it case” – hence the subtitle of this film.

Where are the Glatzels and Johnson now?

Johnson married Debbie Glatzel while he was in prison. He also got his high school diploma while inside. The pair went on to have two children.

Lorraine Warren went on to write the book The Devil in Connecticut with Gerald Brittle detailing the case, and they shared the profits from the sales with the Glatzel family. David’s brother Carl Glatzel did speak out against the book when it was republished in 2006 saying it was a “complete lie” and that “the Warrens concocted a phoney story about demons in an attempt to get rich and famous at our expense.”

Carl claimed the Warrens told the family they’d be millionaires – it was later confirmed they were paid $2,000. Carl also says David was suffering with his mental health at the time, but he recovered. In 2007, David and Carl filed a lawsuit against Brittle and the Warrens for unspecified financial damages. They sued the authors and publishers for violating their privacy, libel and “intentional infliction of emotional distress.”

Brittle claims his book is based on fact and he interviewed the Glatzel family for more than 100 hours, which he has video of. Lorraine Warren also said the six priests who performed exorcisms on Glatzel agreed that he was possessed.

Debbie Glatzel and Arne Johnson have always backed the account of the possession, but David’s father denies his son was possessed.

How the movie tackles such a complicated case and how closely they stick to the real life events remains to be seen.