The Conjuring 2, 2016. Directed by James Wan. Starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe, Simon McBurney and Franke Potente. SYNOPSIS: Enfield, North London, 1977. The Hodgson family are plagued by a terrifying poltergeist, attracting the attention of American paranormal investigators, Ed & Lorraine Warren, who must take a leap of faith to […]
Conjuring 2 spin off The Crooked Man is in development
A spin off from The Conjuring 2 entitled The Crooked Man is now in development. The film will be based on a story by James Wan in his role as the main architect of what is being called The Conjuring Universe. The Crooked Man takes its name from the character appearing in The Conjuring 2, and will […]
The Conjuring 3 will not center around a haunted house
While numerous long-running horror franchises fall into the trap of making later installments carbon copies of early installments, Warner Bros. will look to avoid making this mistake with its third Conjuring film. Although Warner Bros. has yet to assign The Conjuring 3 an official release date, the film seems to be all but a sure thing, […]
Frances O’Connor cast in horror sequel The Conjuring 2
British-born Aussie actress Frances O’Connor (Mansfield Park) has scored a role in The Conjuring 2, taking the nominal lead alongside returning stars Patrick Wilson (Insidious) and Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel). SEE ALSO: The Conjuring 2 gets a new release date The Hollywood Reporter writes that O’Connor will play a mother who reaches out to Wilson […]
Boogeymen, Box Office, and Best Picture: The Blumhouse Effect
Matt Rodgers on the rise of Blumhouse Productions… If you peek through the window at Blumhouse Productions, past the levitating chair in the middle of the room, and the dank haired girl performing a spasmodic rendition of the robot to creepy effect, you’ll see an empty shelf, suspended by cobwebs, on a wall with an […]
The Conjuring Universe becomes third biggest horror franchise of all time as it passes $1 billion worldwide
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s horror franchise / cinematic universe based around The Conjuring has now passed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, thanks to the takings for this month’s spinoff prequel Annabelle: Creation. Domestically, Annabelle: Creation has grossed $53.5 million going into its second weekend, and a further $53.6 from international markets, […]
