A lot of movies lately have been about spirits and demonic possession, and a lot of them have been absolutely great. The Conjuring is probably the best to date. It was terrifying. What made it the most terrifying is that it was based on a true story. I know a lot of movies make this claim, and most of the time I believe it. I buy into it and I feel it makes the movie watching experience that much more enjoyable.
The movie starts off with a back story of Warren family in the early 1970's. They were pioneers of "Ghost Hunting" and went around to Universities with their findings in paranormal activity. The story they told was about a possessed doll named Anabelle. I don't know what it is about possessed toys, but it creeps the hell out of me. It was a perfect way to set the tone in this movie and laid a nice back story.
The Perron family has moved to a country house to accomadate their five daughters and move away from the city. Strange happenings start to occur at the house and leave everyone frightened. The mother, Carolyn Perron, attends one of these sessions taught by the Warrens and asks them for help. Seeing the seriousness of their problem, they agree to help.
The story of the house and the occurrences that shaped this evil house are more horrific than I could imagine. The entire movie is intense, but the last fifteen minutes has my hair raising and goosebumps all over my body. If you are looking for a good scare, this is the movie for you.
I give The Conjuring 5 out of 5 Burning Lariats.
Rated R
Run-time 112 Minutes
Movie poster provided by amazon.com.
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