The Conjuring

From James Wan, the director who created the notoriously inventive Saw franchise, comes a chilling and masterful return to classic, atmospheric terror. Setting aside visceral gore for suffocating dread, Wan meticulously chronicles the most disturbing case from the real-life files of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.

The film plunges audiences into the idyllic country life of the Perron family in 1971, whose sprawling Rhode Island farmhouse quickly curdles into a waking nightmare. It is a world of stopped clocks, whispering spirits, and a terrifying game of hide-and-clap that builds to an almost unbearable crescendo. Faced with the most malevolent demonic entity of their careers, the Warrens find their own resolve tested by the pure evil infesting the house. The result is a modern horror classic, a chilling and expertly crafted reminder that the most terrifying stories are the ones that are true.