"The Conjuring" stars question what comedian Matt Rife's 'intentions are' for buying real-life house: 'I am curious'

"I hope he doesn't have a garage sale," Vera Farmiga quipped.

Just like the rest of us, The Conjuring stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga have questions about comedian Matt Rife's decision to buy the former home of the paranormal investigators whose work inspired the blockbuster horror franchise.

"I'd love to pick his brain," Farmiga said in a new interview with PEOPLE , adding that she sent the news to Wilson as soon as she saw it. Since 2013, the two have played spouses and demon experts Ed and Lorraine Warren in the Summoning cinematic universe - roles they reprise one final time in the upcoming The Conjuring: Last Rites .

Prior to Rife's purchase, Farmiga said she had been "so curious as to what was going to happen with that piece of real estate," given that Lorraine died in 2019 and Ed in 2006. The Warrens lived there for many years, and even opened an occult museum in the basement of the property in 1952, according to Connecticut Insider . Now that the stand-up comedian owns it, Farmiga said she just wants to know "what his intentions are."

Her costar agreed, telling PEOPLE, "It's a private little street. There are neighbors everywhere. [The Warrens] lived in the same house for a long, long time, so it's not like some estate on a massive acreage. It's just on a block. It's a normal house on a street in Monroe, Connecticut."

Wilson continued, "So I am curious. I can't imagine the people who live on that street want lines of cars paying money to enter the house."

Joked Farmiga, "I hope he doesn't have a garage sale." (Honestly, same.)

Earlier this month, Rife took to his social media accounts to announce his purchase and explain his unorthodox decision. "I have officially purchased Ed and Lorraine Warren's home and Occult Museum," Rife wrote on Instagram , noting that he had also become "the legal guardian, for at least the next five years, of the entire haunted collection, including THE ANNABELLE DOLL."

Rife further explained that his affection for the Summoning movies inspired his big acquisition. "If you know me, you know I'm obsessed with the paranormal and all things haunted," he wrote. "You also may know the Summoning Films are my favorite horror movies of all time. So I'm incredibly honored to have taken over one of the most prominent properties in paranormal history.

The comedian clarified in a separate video on TikTok that while he does own the paranormal investigators' former house, he does not technically own its various artifacts. "We are the legal guardians and caretakers of all 750 haunted artifacts and items in the Warren Museum, including the Annabelle doll," he said. "We do not legally own the items, but we are the legal guardians and caretakers of the items for at least the next five years."

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Rife also said he plans to open the house for overnight stays and museum tours so fans can experience and learn about all of the haunted history surrounding the property for themselves.

The Conjuring: Last Rites hits theaters Sept. 5.

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The Doctor Doom Easter Egg in Fantastic Four: First Steps, Explained

Spoilers for "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" follow.

"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" is the best Fantastic Four movie to date , but no "F4" movie is complete without one crucial character: the Four's nemesis, Doctor Victor von Doom. Doom has been absent from the "First Steps" marketing, but the movie does Offer a sneak peek at him in its mid-credits scene. In an apparent set-up for "Avengers: Doomsday," Doom (who remains mostly unseen, but will be played by Robert Downey Jr.) teleports into the Baxter Building and introduces himself to young Franklin Richards.

But Doom's presence had been foreshadowed earlier. During "First Steps," Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) has founded a United Nations-like assembly called the Future Foundation. One seat is noticeably empty: the delegation for the Eastern-European country Latveria is nowhere to be seen. No, it's not a real country. Latveria is Doom's domain, and the previous "Fantastic Four" films have depicted him as a Latverian-American immigrant. In the comics, Doom rules Latveria. That's why the F4 can never put him in jail no matter all the horrible things Doom has done to them ; as the sovereign ruler of Latveria, Doom has diplomatic immunity from prosecution. Doom's genius and inventions also mean he can fight off any coup attempts or U.S. backed invasions.

Doom's animus is a burning hatred for his college rival, Reed Richards. supposedly because Reed sabotaged one of Doom's experiments, but really because Doom just can't stand that Reed is smarter than him. Assuming Doom is the ruler of Latveria in "First Steps" (and by extension, the Doom in the post-credits scene is the one from Earth-828), it makes total sense that Latveria would not participate in an organization founded by Richards' wife.

Now, anyone who calls themselves "Doctor Doom" can't be very nice, and Victor isn't. But as the ruler of Latveria, is he the malevolent tyrant you'd assume he is? That answer is not so simple.

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The History Of Latveria In Marvel Comics, Explained

Doom's very first appearance in 1962's "Fantastic Four" #5 (by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) quickly dispensed with his origin. He was introduced as an old schoolmate of Reed Richards' who was seduced by the dark arts, but how he became Doctor Doom was left unsaid. He owned a castle as well, but there was no mention of him being a true monarch.

Lee & Kirby's full origin for Doom only appeared in 1964's "Fantastic Four Annual" #2. Victor von Doom was born to a poor Romani tribe in Latveria, which was then ruled by a cruel Baron. Doom's father Werner failed to save the Baron's terminally ill wife and froze to death trying to flee the Baron's troops. Victor later left to be educated in America, but we know how that It turned out. After becoming Doctor Doom, Victor returned to Latveria and led the people in revolt against the Baron. (Lee/Kirby skipped over this, but Ed Brubaker and Pablo Raimondi's expanded 2005 origin "Books of Doom" turned the Latverian revolution into its climax.)

What is consistent is that Doom elevated Latveria from a backwater nation into a superpower. (He also renamed the nation's capital city Doomstadt.) Many Marvel writers have different opinions on who Doom truly is behind his mask , though, so how Doom treats his subjects and how they feel about him can vary. Lee & Kirby suggested that Doom's people respected him, but feared his tempestuous wrath too.

In "Fantastic Four" #57, a Latverian citizen bumps into Doom; Doom is ready to eviscerate the clumsy "clod," but cools his anger because he's trying to deceive the Silver Surfer into trusting him.

John Byrne's "Fantastic Four" offered a modern take on Doom, as described in the words of Marvel.com , a "somewhat benevolent dictator." In an earlier story, "Fantastic Four" #200, the F4 helped overthrow Doom and placed Zorba Fortunov - the last surviving heir to the Latverian royal family - on the throne. When the F4 visit Latveria again in "Fantastic Four" #246-247, our heroes are stunned to find that Latveria has fallen into ruin under Zorba's ruthless but incompetent leadership, and the people want Doom back. The Doctor obliges them.

Doom may be an autocrat who restricts personal liberties, but he keeps his people safe and well-fed. He's like a stern father, while all of Latveria are his beloved children (almost literally with Kristoff Vernard, a Latverian orphan whom Doom takes as his ward). Many of the best Doctor Doom stories explore his leadership of Latveria — I hope that "Avengers: Doomsday," which looks to be a packed movie, doesn't leave this out.

"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" is playing in theaters.

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