Joe Yates
Comedian Matt Rife has left his fans in shock after revealing he has bought the iconic haunted house that inspired cult horror franchisesThe Conjuring and Annabelle.
The 29-year-old has splashed the cash on buying Ed and Lorraine Warren's home - the paranormal investigators which The Conjuring series is based upon, with a business partner.
If the Ohio native's purchase was playing out on our screens at home, we'd all be yelling at the TV for him not to go through with it and to definitely not visit the site, home to the original Annabelle doll, in Monroe, Connecticut.
Taking to Instagram to inform his 10 million followers that he has done exactly that, he said: "Hey guys, super random but incredible announcement. I have just bought the Ed and Lorraine Warren's home and Occult Museum with my very good friend Elton Castee.
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"If you guys have ever seen any of the Conjuring films, the Annabelle films or even Amityville Horror, this is the home that inspired all of those stories.
"This might be the most important and prominent piece of paranormal history in the world. Ed and Lorraine Warren are who took demonology, and ghost hunting, and paranormal investigation and made it mainstream."
He continued: "Now, I know a lot of you guys don't know what any of this means whatsoever, but if you follow ghost stuff, this is about as big as it gets.
"So what does this all mean? It means that Elton Castee and myself are the owners of the physical, Ed Lorraine Warren's home and occult museum."
He went on to explain that he and his business partner are actually the 'legal guardians and caretakers' for the next five years of the 750 haunted artifacts inside the premises, which includes the chilling, infamous Annabelle doll.
However, Rife doesn't actually legally own the items, but hopes to invite horror fans and dark tourists from around the globe to the haunted house.
Rife added: "And what this means for you guys is you are going to soon be able to book a night or a weekend and stay at the Warrens' house and investigate the house and the history of the house, as well as the museum and all the artifacts inside of it.
"This is the most random hobby ever, but it's so f*cking cool man. I should probably collect stamps or something - might be a little safer. But yeah, we own the house and we are very excited for you guys to see it."
Yes, I'll stick to collecting Panini stickers - although that's not something I've done for a good two decades!