Disappointing Conjuring sequel The Devil Made Me Do It strays from the template set by James Wan’s supremely effective original and its longer, louder, slightly less effective encore.
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All hell breaks loose early and often in “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.” A creepy old Connecticut house shudders in the grip of demonic forces that shred the wallpaper (an improvement, honestly) and tear at the body and soul of an 11-year-old boy, triggering acrobatic contortions so violent they make Linda Blair’s head spins look like hot yoga. If “The Exorcist” seems by now too obvious a point of reference, it’s one this movie nonetheless invokes, first when an old priest arrives on this misty night and later when a heroic young man dares the devil to abandon the poor boy and take him instead.
The director of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It says this scary waterbed scene was inspired by true events INSIDER 2 hrs ago
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Director Michael Chaves tells Insider how this waterbed scene is based on a true event.
The movie opens in theaters and is available on HBO Max June 4.
In the third movie of The Conjuring franchise, The Devil Made Me Do It, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga respectively, take on the Arne Cheyenne Johnson case.
It s known as the first-ever US court case in which the defense was that the murder suspect was possessed by a demon.
28 May 2021
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It might be the eighth instalment in James Wan’s horror franchise but it’s only the third outing for Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as the Warrens, the OG paranormal investigators whose case files have provided much of the inspiration for the demonic stories being told. It’s good to have them back in action, for as much as these sinister tales have relied on various claims of paranormal activity, from haunted houses and dolls to demon nuns, the ghost-hunting duo prove once again why they are very much the series’ beating heart.