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the paranormal investigator couple played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, were real people whose investigations and reports into supernatural hauntings have inspired a number of movies includingThe Amityville Horror.The Conjuringis based on the Warrens’ reports of the Perron family, who...
James Wan has staked out a place among the modern masters of horror, directing films likeSaw,Dead Silence,Insidious, and this inspired-by-true-events chiller based on the experiences of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Warrens, best known for their work on the str...
Also ranks #1 on Are These Horror Movies Really "Based On A True Story"? 2 The Exorcist Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow 2,214 votes The Exorcist is an iconic masterpiece that revolutionized supernatural horror, creating enduring terror through its portrayal of a tenacious battle betw...
“the conjuring” franchise is based on. pulling from one of the most sensational cases from their files, “the devil made me do it” begins with the fight for a young boy’s soul and ends up taking the warrens beyond anything they’ve ever seen before. for the firs...
(Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga – perfectly paired) to tell a character-driven story about a family whose farmhouse home has been invaded by the devil. The plot may be nothing new, but Wan’s approach – gently guiding us into the Warrens’ world, establishing their love for one another...
Sure, the frights are good – but The Conjuring films would be nothing without the Warrens, the fictionalised versions of the real-life paranormal investigators whose cases sparked the franchise. Wilson and Farmiga bring such lived-in warmth to this married couple whose devotion to each other ca...
RELATED:6 Cases Investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren Based on the Enfield Poltergeist Case, a real phenomenon that involved a violent haunting in a suburban London home, Ed and Lorraine once again find themselves up against ghosts with a grudge. ...
IsSaturday Night Fever, based on theNew YorkMagazine story “Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night,” important because of the contents of the actual movie, or because of what the movie came to represent? As withWall Street, it’s hard to disentangle the two. The story of Tony Manero ...
The Warrens returned in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and in a shake-up for the series, there wasn't a haunted house (or building) to be seen. Instead, the third movie focused on the infamous trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson. It was the first case in history where a defendan...