Jack Smurl

Jack reported being violently shaken and thrown from his bed. One of the most famous and controversial claims involved Jack being sexually assaulted by a "succubus"—a scale-covered entity described as having the body of a young girl and the head of an old woman.

The Smurls lived in a geodesic dome that Jack designed and built. The dome was a symbol of their commitment to their beliefs and their attempt to live self-sufficiently. jack smurl

This is where the Smurl case separates itself from a "noisy ghost" story. Janet Smurl reported being thrown from her bed onto the floor. Jack witnessed his mother, Mary Smurl, being pinned to her bed by an invisible force. She would later describe a black, shadowy figure with glowing red eyes hovering over her, scratching her arms and legs. Jack reported being violently shaken and thrown from his bed

The Smurls did what any logical family in the 80s would do: they called the cops. They called the media. They called plumbers to check the gas lines for the smell. Nothing helped. The dome was a symbol of their commitment

Finally, they called the Catholic Church. The Church, hesitant to validate a demonic presence, suggested they reach out to the Warrens.

: The case was immortalized in the 1988 book The Haunted and a 1991 TV movie of the same name. For more detailed background, you can read the Wikipedia entry on the haunting.

Jack Smurl is a figure associated with the Flat Earth theory, a belief that the Earth is flat rather than an oblate spheroid (a slightly flattened sphere). The Smurl family, including Jack and his wife, became widely known for their claims about the Flat Earth theory and their experiences living in a geodesic dome in Haverhill, New Hampshire, often referred to as "Jericho" or "Smurl's dome."