It became necessary to either purchase a different coffee maker or switch to instant coffee (ugh).
My husband was all too happy to surprise me with a brand new "Mr. Coffee" (shown on the right).
Jeff was dismayed to learn that we would still be hanging on to the possessed Krups 467
(on the left)
 
 

This is a close-up of the actual, Haunted Coffee Pot of Kent Island, Maryland.