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- The Amityville Horror (1979) The First Of Dozens Of Ed & Lorraine Warren Movies About The Infamous Haunting. The Amityville Horror. Release Date. July 27, 1979.
- The Haunted (1991) The First Movie To Feature The Warrens As Characters. One of the less well-known Ed and Lorraine Warren movies, 1991’s The Haunted fared fine in terms of reviews but has been largely forgotten in the decades since its initial release.
- The Haunting In Connecticut (2009) A Forgettable And Innacurate Ed & Lorraine Warren Movie From The 2000s. The Haunting In Connecticut is one of the Ed and Lorraine Warren movies that didn't fare well with critics.
- The Conjuring (2013) The First Movie In The Hit Ed & Lorraine Warren Franchise. The Conjuring. Release Date. July 19, 2013. Director. James Wan. Cast. Joey King , Vera Farmiga , Lili Taylor , Patrick Wilson , Ron Livingston.
- Here's how to marathon the Conjuring-verse, including all the prequel films, in timeline order.
- How Many The Conjuring Movies Are There?
- 1. The Nun (2018)
- 2. Annabelle: Creation (2017)
- 3. The Nun 2
- 4. Annabelle (2014)
- 5. The Conjuring (2013)
- 6. Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
- 7. The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
- 8. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
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By Matt Fowler
Updated: Jan 9, 2024 9:42 pm
Posted: Sep 8, 2023 3:02 pm
You'd think it would be enough for filmmaker James Wan (Furious 7, Aquaman) to have two hugely successful horror franchises under his belt — with Saw and Insidious (both co-created with writing partner Leigh Whannell). But then he also went and created The Conjuring, which since its debut in 2013 has produced eight films in total, grossing over $2 billion at the box office.
Starting as a 1970s ghost series, based on the real life investigations of married paranormal snoops Lorraine and Ed Warren, The Conjuring Universe has sprawled into a franchise that not only keeps track of the Warrens' demon-busting adventures, but also delves further into the haunted backstories of these cases with prequel installments set decades before the Warrens show up.
So are you looking to watch these Conjuring films as they were released - or do you want to absorb all the spookiness via chronological binge, kicking things off in 1950s Romania with The Nun? Whatever the case, you'll find both Conjuring Movies in Order lists below while we wait for The Conjuring 4.
There are 9 total movies set within The Conjuring universe — three Conjuring movies, three Annabelle movies, The Nun and The Nun 2, and The Curse of La Llorna. Two future movies have been confirmed: The Conjuring 4 (TBA) and The Crooked Man (TBA).
Prequel frightfest The Nun takes place in 1952 Romania, and stars Demián Bichir and Taissa Farmiga (sister of franchise star Vera Farmiga) as a Roman Catholic priest and a nun uncovering an unholy secret involving Bonnie Aaron's evil Nun from The Conjuring 2.
Read our review of The Nun.
Taking place after The Nun, in 1955 California, Annabelle Creation was the fourth installment in the Conjuring Universe, but the second chronologically, depicting the origin of franchise breakout star -- Annabelle, the creep haunted dolll. It's the story of a story of a doll-maker who opens his home to six orphans and a nun, only to have an ancient evil released in his own house.
Read our review of Annabelle: Creation.
The Nun 2 is currently in theaters, and although it takes place after the events of The Nun, it's actually the third movie in the timeline. The events of The Nun 2 take place in 1956, taking place four years after Sister Irene's first encounter with Valak and one year after the events of Annabelle: Creation.
Check out our guide on how to watch The Nun 2 for more information about the film.
The second film made in the Conjuring Universe, even before The Conjuring 2, was prequel Annabelle, taking place in 1967 in Southern California, 12 years after the official origin of the doll. Annabelle tells the story of a young doctor and his wife who bring the doll into their home (to reside amongst other scary-looking dolls) only to have it make their life a living hell.
Read our review of Annabelle.
The movie that started it all, The Conjuring, starred Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as real-life paranormal investigators/ghost hunters Lorraine and Ed Warren (whose exploits reportedly inspired The Amityville Horror), as they aid the besieged Perron family in 1971, on Rhode Island. Series creator James Wan directed this first outing, marking the third official blockbuster horror franchise he'd created.
Read our review of The Conjuring.
Next up is Annabelle Comes Home. Taking place only one year later in the story, in 1972, the Warrens' young daughter, Judy (McKenna Grace), must contend with Annabelle and other demons who escape the Warrens’ artifact room while the couple is away. Conjuring Universe (and It: Chapter One and Two) writer Gary Dauberman makes his directorial debut here.
Read our review of Annabelle Comes Home.
Based on the Latin American folklore of La Llorona, this Conjuring Universe spinoff follows a mother in 1973 Los Angeles who must save her children from a malevolent spirit trying to steal them. Starring Linda Cardellini and Raymond Cruz, The Curse of La Llorona is the most detached and removed tale from the franchise's ongoing story, only featuring Tony Amendola's Father Perez from Annabelle as a connecting character.
Read our review of The Curse of La Llorona.
Based on the events of the Enfield Poltergeist in England, The Conjuring 2 brings back Lorraine and Ed Warren, now notrious from the Amityville case, as they help a family being haunted by a malevolent spirit in 1977. Whereas the first Conjuring movie brought about the Annabelle films, this one originally introduced The Nun, who would go on to receive her own prequel. James Wan also returned to direct.
Read our review of The Conjuring 2.
Learn how to watch the Conjuring-verse, including all the prequel films, in chronological order. The franchise features the real-life paranormal investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren, who face various haunted cases and demons.
A list of movies featuring Ed and Lorraine Warren, the famous paranormal investigators and authors of The Conjuring series. The list includes their own cases, as well as other haunted houses and demonic entities.
Stories of ghost hauntings popularized by the Warrens have been adapted as or have indirectly inspired dozens of films, television series, and documentaries, including several films in the Amityville Horror series and the films in The Conjuring Universe. [9]
Aug 20, 2024 · The franchise now has eight movies, three subseries (The Conjuring, The Nun movies and Annabelle) and one in-universe spin-off to its name — with more on the way. If you're looking to...
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- The Nun (2018) Timeline: 1300s & 1952. 2018's The Nun is where it all began as Valak (the defiler, the profane, the marquis of snakes) started wreaking havoc in Romania in 1952.
- Annabelle: Creation (2017) Timeline: 1943, 1955, 1967. Annabelle's launchpad into The Conjuring universe started in 2017's Annabelle: Creation. In 1943, a married couple named Samuel and Esther Mullins were grieving the loss of their daughter, Bee.
- The Nun 2 (2023) Timeline: 1956. Set four years after the events of the first film and one year after Annabelle: Creation, The Nun 2 continued Valak's reign of terror, using Frenchie as its vessel to find an artifact known as The Eyes of St. Lucy.
- Annabelle (2014) Timeline: 1967. With the doll's origin uncovered in Annabelle: Creation, 2014's Annabelle takes things to a whole new level as it shows more of the demon's terrifying antics and a glimpse of Malthus' true form.
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An overview of the American horror franchise based on the real-life cases of Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and authors. The franchise includes six films, three in the main series and three spin-offs, with mixed reviews and high box office success.
