The Conjuring House GoFundMe raises over $45,000 amid  Ghost Hunter’s star Jason Hawes' bid to buy alleged haunted property

Jason HawesGhost Hunters Live featured a presentation by stars of the popular TV show on Syfy channel. Event was held at the Sovereign Performing Arts Center. Photo by Jeremy Drey 10/19/2014 - Source: Getty
Jason Hawes Ghost Hunters Live featured a presentation by stars of the popular TV show on Syfy channel (Source: Getty)

The GoFundMe campaign to save the Conjuring House has raised over $45,000 amid actor Jason Hawes's efforts to bid on the property. In his message on the GoFundMe page, he clearly stated that he has no intention of buying the house, but rather to save it.

A New York Post report stated that Hawes, who starred in the series Ghost Hunters, has claimed that Jacqueline Nuñez, the owner of the haunted house, had been harassing him for weeks. He filed a report with the West Greenwich Police Department, where he complained of being threatened by the Conjuring House owner.

He told WPRI,

“Some of these text messages were just extremely vile. She claimed I was there trying to do an assassination plot….I wanted to take this to the police department just to cover myself and protect my family”

The Burrillville farmhouse, which is also known as the Old Arnold Estate, is a real-life haunted house that inspired the 2013 film, The Conjuring. The house is said to be haunted by the spirit of Bathsheba Sherman, who lived there in the 1800s.

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Conjuring House heads to auction on Halloween

The Conjuring House, the infamous Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired the 2013 film franchise, “The Conjuring,” will go up for auction on October 31, 2025. The auction is a mortgagee's foreclosure sale managed by JJManning Auctioneers.

The future of the house is uncertain, as the new owners may reopen it to the public, make it a private residence, or redevelop the property.

In an effort to save the property, Jason Hawes launched a GoFundMe campaign, which has raised over $45,000. In his message, he wrote:

"I have never wanted to buy the Conjuring House. I’ve publicly stated this many times over the years, and I meant it.…I have been contacted by past owners, employees, residents, all begging me to step in and try to save this property from being exploited and priced out of the range of the majority of people.”

He added:

“If you are unaware, The Conjuring House is going up for auction on October 31'st. If we don’t step in, there’s a very real chance it will be bought by some whose only goal is to turn it into a money making machine.”

The message further stated that the haunted property isn’t just another real estate, but an “important part of paranormal history.”

Jacqueline Nuñez bought the house in May 2020, according to a report in the USA Today. It was opened as a tourist attraction, rented for overnight paranormal investigations, and offered for events.

The historic 18th-century farmhouse spans 8.5 acres. It includes a three-bedroom with 14 giant rooms. It gained attention due to alleged paranormal activity experienced by the Perron family, who moved into the house in the 1970s.

The Conjuring House was closed in October 2024 due to financial issues and regulatory violations. The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training issued a stop-work order on October 22, 2024, as the business had been operating without workers' compensation insurance since May 2024, according to NRI Now.

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Edited by Yesha Srivastava