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The Conjuring-verse
Starting
from the 2013, James Wan’s The Conjuring Universe, a.k.a. The
Conjuring-verse, started expanding and become one of the most famous horror
movie franchise. Now there are 8 movies, with the 9th under filming
and the 10th under development. In addition, there are 5 short films
and a comic book series also fall into this universe. There are also plans of
bringing the Conjuring-verse to the small screen.
We
all know that The Conjuring-verse is about Ed & Lorraine Warren. And
many attribute it to James Wan. But this is only a causal way of saying and is
far from accurate.
The Conjuring Universe vs. The Warrens
The
Conjuring-verse is a dramatization of the real-life cases of Ed &
Lorraine Warren. For sure, the Warrens is the core of the franchise but the Conjuring-verse
goes much further than that. For example, The Curse of La Llorona is based
on the Latin American folklore, which is nothing related to the Warrens. Besides,
as in many other so-called “movies based on real cases”, a huge amount of
Hollywood creation has been added to the franchise. Which means the stories
told by the movies can be very far away from the actual cases.
Furthermore,
Ed & Lorraine Warren claimed they have involved in around 10,000 cases
throughout their career. The Conjuring-verse has only adapted a few of
them, mainly the most famous ones. There are still plenty of cases not being
adapted by The Conjuring-verse.
Finally,
the franchise belongs to New Line Cinema, not James Wan. James only heavily
involved in it. He is not the owner.
In
short, the Warrens is only a (major) part of the franchise and the franchise is
only a (minor) part of the Warrens. This chapter is about the Warrens. But
because The Conjuring-verse is at present the biggest media franchise of
the Warrens, I will discuss it as a whole.
The Conjuring Universe timeline
I recommend
to watch the 8 movies in chronical order. Yes, it is different from their
release order. To watch them chronically, you should follow this order:
- The Nun
- Annabelle: Creation
- Annabelle
- The Conjuring
- Annabelle Comes Home
- The Curse of La Llorona
- The Conjuring 2
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
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Or, if
you are serious on chronology, you can follow the way illustrated by these
links to watch the movies:
- The Conjuring universe timeline unravelled
- What's the best order to watch The Conjuring Universe movies?
All 8 movies are connected. Also watch the shorts. Technically, they are parts of the universe although filmed by amateurs. The shorts are available on YouTube and I put links below. It only takes you 10 minutes to watch.
How many Warren cases are covered by The Conjuring
Universe?
The 8 movies covered 5 of the Warren cases, as follow:
- Annabelle (Annabelle: Creation, Annabelle, Annabelle Comes Home)
- Perron family (The Conjuring)
- Amityville (The Conjuring 2)
- Enfield poltergeist (The Conjuring 2)
- Arne Johnson (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It)
Compare
to the total number of 10,000 claimed cases, this seems to be a small number.
But all these cases are the most famous ones. Wikipedia only listed out 9 notable
investigations. This franchise covered more than 50% of them already.
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