The surprise 2013 hit horror film "The Conjuring" has stirred up some unwanted attention for the real life couple who own and live in the residence depicted in the film.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Norma Sutcliffe and Gerald Helfrich, who both live at the residence in Harrisville, Rhode Island, have filed suit in court against Warner Bros., film director James Wan, New Line Productions, the Safran Co., Evergreen Media Holdings, film producer Tony DeRosa-Grund, five individual trespassers, and John and Jane Does 1-500 over claims that the film has stirred up such an immense controversy at the home that they no longer feel safe there.

The couple bought the home in 1987 and for the most part lived peacefully on the property until 2013, when the film came out. They allege that the studio and film producers both made and distributed the film without notifying them first.

The damages in the suit have been unspecified at this point, but they are not without merit.

Since the film was released over the summer of 2013, the couple has lived in relative horror as overzealous fans of the film have made their lives a living nightmare.

Court documents revealed that they have had to deal with the constant threats of "physical violence and harm, sleepless nights, and worry that one day, one of the many trespassers will commit an act of destruction, violence, or harm."

The film was marketed by the studio and production company as based on true events, according to the records of lead investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who famously investigated the "Amityville" house before it became a part of popular culture in the late '70s.

The film is based on Roger and Carolyn Perron's experiences when they moved into a farmhouse in the early '70s and began experiencing terrifying events that forced them to seek out the help of the Warren's.