Historic Downtown Wilmington, North Carolina

Some objects are collected for their beauty. Others for their history. And some, according to legend, are collected because they should never fall into the wrong hands.

For decades, renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren traveled the world investigating claims of hauntings, demonic activity, and unexplained spiritual phenomena.

Their investigations led them to accumulate an extraordinary collection of objects believed to be associated with malevolent forces.

The Warrens maintained these objects not as trophies of evil, but because they believed removing them from circulation could protect unsuspecting families from spiritual harm.

They understood their collection as a responsibility—a duty to safeguard others from what they considered dangerous supernatural influences.

Their guiding belief was simple: evil should never be celebrated, invited, or allowed to endanger the innocent.

Deep within historic downtown Wilmington stands the Museum of the Bizarre, home to a remarkable collection of unusual artifacts, sacred relics, religious objects, and items surrounded by legends of the supernatural.

Among its exhibits are objects the museum identifies as connected to the investigations and legacy of Ed and Lorraine Warren.

The museum's owner and curator, Justin LaNasa, shares a similar philosophy of preserving and safeguarding objects associated with disturbing or unexplained histories.

Known to some by the formidable title "Slayer of Demons and Devils," LaNasa has brought together an unusual collection in which artifacts associated with darkness stand alongside centuries-old symbols of Christian faith.

But what distinguishes this collection is not simply what is housed within the museum.

It is what stands guard over it.

Throughout the Museum of the Bizarre, objects associated with alleged hauntings and disturbing histories are intentionally surrounded by religious artifacts representing prayer, faith, and spiritual protection.

Among the museum's most significant religious pieces is a stone identified as originating from the Cave of Saint Michael the Archangel, associated with the great heavenly defender who, in Christian tradition, leads the battle against Satan and the forces of darkness.

The museum also houses an extraordinary collection of papal religious relics, including hair attributed to several popes, personal devotional objects, and Catholic sacramentals.

These artifacts are not simply historical curiosities. Within the museum's spiritual philosophy, they serve as reminders of the protection of God and the enduring power of Christian faith.

Alongside the collection are traditional exorcism kits, crucifixes, sacred imagery, and religious instruments associated with the Church's historical practices of prayer and spiritual protection.

Their placement is intentional.

Where objects are believed to carry darkness, symbols of the sacred stand watch.

At the Museum of the Bizarre, protection does not end at the display cases.

Every entrance and exit is marked with holy protection symbols, deliberately placed according to the owner's religious convictions.

These symbols represent spiritual boundaries—a prayerful expression of the belief that whatever malevolent presence might be associated with an artifact must remain separated from the lives of innocent visitors.

For LaNasa, the responsibility extends beyond collecting and preserving the unusual. It includes the conviction that no visitor should leave carrying the spiritual burden of something they encountered within.

Visitors are invited to experience the mysterious, learn its history, and depart in peace.

The museum's protective symbols serve as a constant reminder of its founding spiritual principle:

The darkness may be examined, its history may be remembered, but it is never invited to follow anyone home.