BURRILLVILLE – A nearly 300-year-old home was just another country farmhouse until 2013, when the movie “The Conjuring” told the story of the Perrons, a Rhode Island family who lived there in the 1970s, and their battle with malevolent spirits inhabiting the house.It has since been called one of the most haunted places in America."The Conjuring," and the subsequent "Conjuring Universe" of films, has drawn thousands of tourists to a quiet corner of Rhode Island, tucked along the Massachusetts line, bringing the occasional small-town controversy along with visitors' dollars.A subsequent owner yielded to popular practice and officially changed the name of the place to The Conjuring House.Here's what you need to know about the house that helped inspire The Conjuring Universe.Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.Is 'The Conjuring' based on a true story?That depends on whether you believe in ghosts.But the movie is based on the Perron family, who moved into the house in 19...
