Annabelle, other Warren museum artifacts returning to Mohegan Sun

After conjuring up some scares last October with its largest celebration to date, the New England Society for Psychic Research is returning to Mohegan Sun with The Warren’s Seekers of the Supernatural Phantasma-Con.

Taking place Oct. 28, the convention will be held in the Mohegan Sun Earth Expo Center. Similar to last year’s Seekers of the Supernatural Paracon, a VIP party will be held the night prior to the convention, where guests can take photos with the “haunted” artifacts.

“Ghost Hunters” star Jason Hawes and author Ronny LeBlanc have been announced as guests for the convention. Additionally, paranormalist David Merlin has been announced as a performer for the VIP party on Oct. 27. The convention’s website states that more guests will be announced.

As for items from the Warrens’ Occult Museum, artifacts such as the Annabelle doll, a shadow doll and the dinosaur toy from the “Devil Made Me Do It” case will all be present at this year’s convention.

In addition, new items from The Warren Museum will be “making their debut outside the museum,” according to New England Society for Psychic Research.

The artifacts heading to Mohegan Sun come from the famed occult museum belonging to Ed and Lorraine Warren in Monroe.

The museum was established in 1952 at around the same time that the Warrens established New England Society for Psychic Research, which is run by Tony Spera and his wife (Ed and Lorraine’s daughter), Judy Spera.

Over time, the museum has amassed a collection of “haunted” artifacts from all corners of the globe that range from satanic ritual items to the famous Annabelle doll, which has inspired the ongoing “Annabelle” series of movies.

The “Annabelle” movies are part of the larger “Conjuring” universe of films, which spans eight movies and is among the highest grossing horror movie series of all times, and is based on the investigations of the Warrens.

Last year’s convention sold 5,800 pre-paid tickets and had several hundred walkins, according to Spera. “Our job is yes to entertain people, but also show them that God is real and God is more powerful than any devil or demon,” Spera has told Hearst Connecticut Media.

Tickets have not gone on sale yet but will start at $39 for access to the convention. An additional $60 ticket is required to see items from the Warrens’ Occult Museum. Vending applications are open for any guests looking to sell at the convention.

The Warren’s Seekers of the Supernatural PhantasmaCon isn’t the only paranormal convention in Connecticut this year.

The third annual ParaConn will be held at the Ansonia Armory in Ansonia on May 13-14.

Announced guests so far include “28 Days Haunted” investigator Sean Austin, demonologist and friend of Ed and Lorraine Warren Carl Johnson and the Connecticut Paranormal Research Team.

Lisa Nichols/For Hearst Connecticut Media Tony Spera, the real-life Occult Museum curator and son-in-law of renowned demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, opens the case that houses the Annabelle doll at the museum at the Center for Paranormal Research in Monroe on Sept. 6.

Daniel Figueroa IV / Hearst Connecticut Media Ed and Lorraine Warren image at the Warren's Seekers of the Supernatural Paracon at Mohegan Sun on Oct. 29.

Daniel Figueroa IV / Hearst Connecticut Media A dinosaur doll believed to be possessed at the Seekers of the Supernatural Paracon at Mohegan Sun on Oct. 29.

Daniel Figueroa IV / Hearst CT Media A “satanic idol” at Paracon at Mohegan Sun on Oct. 29.