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 | Conjuring a Universe: James Wan, Creepy Dolls and Demon Nuns
The success of The Conjuring inspired sequels and spin-offs (Annabelle and The Nun), each beginning further franchise strands. Annabelle: Creation tipped the franchise’s box office returns over $1billion, making it the third most successful horror series of all time and “a full-blown cinematic universe that any studio would envy” (Mendelson).
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 | Conjuring a Universe: James Wan, Creepy Dolls and Demon Nuns
The Conjuring (2013) opens with a prologue in which a group of terrified flatmates recount a haunting story to paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga). A porcelain doll, “Annabelle”, has been terrorizing them by inexplicably moving around the apartment and leaving threatening notes. The Warrens explain that Annabelle acts as a conduit for a demon in ...
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 | Conjuring a Universe: James Wan, Creepy Dolls and Demon Nuns
Mee, Laura (2021) Conjuring a Universe: James Wan, Creepy Dolls and Demon Nuns. Quarterly Review of Film and Video. ISSN 1050-9208 The Conjuring franchise has dominated mainstream horror cinema in the twenty-first century. The success of The Conjuring inspired sequels and spin-offs (Annabelle and The Nun), each beginning further franchise strands.
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