He’s The Conjuring Investigators’ Grandson — And He Doesn’t Believe In Demons | Chris McKinnell (#275)

Chris McKinnell, grandson of legendary paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, has spent more than 40 years investigating ghosts, hauntings, consciousness and the unexplained.

But after growing up inside the world that inspired The Conjuring films, Chris came to a surprising conclusion: he doesn’t believe in demons.

In this episode of Dead Talks, Chris shares terrifying firsthand paranormal encounters, what he learned from Ed and Lorraine Warren, why he believes fear can shape paranormal experiences, and his evidence for consciousness surviving death.

We also explore ghosts, poltergeists, manifestation, near-death experiences, the power of belief, quantum physics, the afterlife, and deeply personal encounters Chris says he had with his deceased fiancée, grandmother and great-grandfather.

In this episode:

• Ed & Lorraine Warren and the real Warren legacy

• Why Chris McKinnell no longer believes in demons

• The paranormal cases that terrified him as a teenager

• Ghosts, poltergeists and unexplained phenomena

• Consciousness and life after death

• His fiancée visiting him after she died

• Whether fear and belief can influence paranormal experiences

• What The Conjuring gets people thinking about—and what Chris sees differently

Learn more about Chris McKinnell and the Warren Legacy Foundation:

www.chrismckinnell.com

www.warrenlegacyfoundation.com

@warrenfiles on IG

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