A&E Airing a Horror Thriller Miniseries THE ENFIELD HAUNTING
The legendary story of the Enfield Poltergeist will be told in James Wan’s The Conjuring 2, but A&E is also airing a miniseries based on the exact same event. It is called The Enfield Haunting, and the story will be told in three parts. I guess A&E is looking to cash in on the popularity of The Conjuring horror film franchise.
The story is set in London in 1977, and it’s based on the terrifying true-life events that took place in a seemingly ordinary home. The series is an adaptation of the book This House is Haunted by Guy Lyon Playfair, and the script was written by Joshua St. Johnston (Walking on Sunshine, Sweeney Todd) and directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (The Killing).
The Enfield Haunting draws on extensive documentation, recordings and witness statements recorded at the time. To this day, the incident remains the most documented account of poltergeist activity in British history and the basis of horror films including the upcoming The Conjuring 2.
The press release goes on to offer the additional details on the cast and characters they play:
The miniseries stars 2014 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Timothy Spall (Harry Potter, The King's Speech) as Maurice Grosse, a rookie paranormal researcher, and BAFTA nominated actress Juliet Stevenson (Emma, Truly Madly Deeply, The Village) as his grieving wife Betty. BAFTA winner Matthew Macfadyen (Ripper Street, Frost/Nixon, Pride and Prejudice) portrays Guy Lyon Playfair, an experienced investigator who approaches the case with skepticism. Following a personal tragedy, Maurice is drawn to the house in Enfield after disturbing reports of a desperate family terrorized by malevolent unseen forces. Working together to get to the heart of the supernatural happenings, Maurice and Guy find that they cannot save the tortured family without first coming to terms with their own demons.
I’ve always been fascinated by real-life ghost stories, so it will be interesting to see the dramatization of this one, which has over the years become legendary. The miniseries premieres Friday, October 9th at 10pm ET/PT on A&E.