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	! Film !! Release date !! Notes		! Film !! Release date !! Director !! Notes
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	\| ''[[The Conjuring]]'' \|\| 19 July 2013 \|\| Founding film; Perron family case		\| ''[[The Conjuring]]'' \|\| 19 July 2013 \|\| James Wan \|\| Founding film; Perron family case
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	\| ''Annabelle'' \|\| 3 October 2014 \|\| Prequel; origin of the Annabelle doll		\| ''Annabelle'' \|\| 3 October 2014 \|\| John R. Leonetti \|\| Prequel; origin of the Annabelle doll
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	\| ''[[The Conjuring 2]]'' \|\| 10 June 2016 \|\| Dramatises the [[Enfield Poltergeist]]		\| ''[[The Conjuring 2]]'' \|\| 10 June 2016 \|\| James Wan \|\| Dramatises the [[Enfield Poltergeist]]
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	\| ''Annabelle: Creation'' \|\| 11 August 2017 \|\| Second Annabelle prequel		\| ''Annabelle: Creation'' \|\| 11 August 2017 \|\| David F. Sandberg \|\| Second Annabelle prequel
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	\| ''The Nun'' \|\| 7 September 2018 \|\| Origin of the demon Valak, introduced in ''The Conjuring 2''		\| ''The Nun'' \|\| 7 September 2018 \|\| Corin Hardy \|\| Origin of the demon Valak, introduced in ''The Conjuring 2''
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	\| ''Annabelle Comes Home'' \|\| 26 June 2019 \|\| Set in the Warrens' own artefact room		\| ''Annabelle Comes Home'' \|\| 26 June 2019 \|\| Gary Dauberman \|\| Set in the Warrens' own artefact room
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	\| ''The Curse of La Llorona'' \|\| 19 April 2019 \|\| Loosely connected via a single crossover character		\| ''The Curse of La Llorona'' \|\| 19 April 2019 \|\| Michael Chaves \|\| Loosely connected via a single crossover character
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	\| ''The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'' \|\| 4 June 2021 \|\| Dramatises the [[Arne Cheyenne Johnson]] case		\| ''The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'' \|\| 4 June 2021 \|\| Michael Chaves \|\| Dramatises the [[Arne Cheyenne Johnson]] case
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	\| ''The Nun II'' \|\| 8 September 2023 \|\|		\| ''The Nun II'' \|\| 8 September 2023 \|\| Michael Chaves \|\|
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	\| ''The Conjuring: Last Rites'' \|\| 5 September 2025 \|\| Billed as the final film to feature Wilson and Farmiga as the Warrens		\| ''The Conjuring: Last Rites'' \|\| 5 September 2025 \|\| Michael Chaves \|\| Billed as the final film to feature Wilson and Farmiga as the Warrens
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	<ref name="boxofficemojo">{{cite web \|title=Franchise: The Conjuring Universe \|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchise/fr608669445 \|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>		<ref name="boxofficemojo">{{cite web \|title=Franchise: The Conjuring Universe \|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchise/fr608669445 \|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

	Development of the franchise began over twenty years before the first film, when Ed Warren played producer Tony DeRosa-Grund a tape of Lorraine Warren's original interview with Carolyn Perron.<ref name="fandom-universe" />		Development of the franchise began over twenty years before the first film, when Ed Warren played producer Tony DeRosa-Grund a tape of Lorraine Warren's original interview with Carolyn Perron.<ref name="fandom-universe" />

			=== Synopses ===

			'''''The Conjuring''' (2013)'' — Director: James Wan. Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor.<br>Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are called in to help the Perron family, whose newly-bought Rhode Island farmhouse has become the site of escalating, violent supernatural activity tied to the property's dark history.<ref name="wiki-conjuring" />

			'''''Annabelle''' (2014)'' — Director: John R. Leonetti. Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Alfre Woodard, Tony Amendola.<ref name="fandom-annabelle">{{cite web \|title=Annabelle \|url=https://theconjuringuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Annabelle_(film) \|website=The Conjuring Universe Wiki}}</ref><br>A collector doll bought by an expectant couple becomes a vessel for a malevolent entity following a cult attack on their home, unleashing a wave of terror as the couple's newborn daughter becomes its next target.<ref name="fandom-annabelle" />

			'''''The Conjuring 2''' (2016)'' — Director: James Wan. Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga.<br>The Warrens travel to Enfield, a borough of north London, to assist a struggling single mother whose youngest daughter appears to be exhibiting signs of demonic possession, in a case dramatising the real-life [[Enfield Poltergeist]].

			'''''Annabelle: Creation''' (2017)'' — Director: David F. Sandberg. Starring: Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Anthony LaPaglia, Miranda Otto.<ref name="wiki-creation">{{cite web \|title=Annabelle: Creation \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle:_Creation \|website=Wikipedia}}</ref><br>Twelve years after the accidental death of their young daughter, a dollmaker and his wife take in a nun and several orphaned girls, unaware that the dollmaker's own possessed creation has set its sights on the children.<ref name="wiki-creation" />

			'''''The Nun''' (2018)'' — Director: Corin Hardy. Starring: Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet.<br>Set in 1952 Romania, a priest with a troubled past and a novice on the verge of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate a nun's suicide at a cloistered abbey, uncovering the demonic entity Valak, later encountered by the Warrens in ''The Conjuring 2''.

			'''''Annabelle Comes Home''' (2019)'' — Director: Gary Dauberman. Starring: Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife, with Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson.<ref name="wiki-comeshome">{{cite web \|title=Annabelle Comes Home \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle_Comes_Home \|website=Wikipedia}}</ref><br>While the Warrens are away on a case, their ten-year-old daughter Judy's babysitter and a friend accidentally unleash the assorted evil spirits held within the Warrens' locked artefacts room — including the Annabelle doll itself.<ref name="wiki-comeshome" />

			'''''The Curse of La Llorona''' (2019)'' — Director: Michael Chaves. Starring: Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz.<br>Set in 1973 Los Angeles, a social worker and single mother must protect her own children from La Llorona, a vengeful spirit drawn from Latin American folklore who preys on the young; the film connects to the wider franchise only loosely, through a single recurring character.

			'''''The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It''' (2021)'' — Director: Michael Chaves. Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga.<br>The Warrens assist the defence in a real-life murder trial after the accused claims to have been under demonic influence at the time of the killing, dramatising the case of [[Arne Cheyenne Johnson]].

			'''''The Nun II''' (2023)'' — Director: Michael Chaves. Starring: Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Storm Reid, Anna Popplewell.<ref name="wiki-nun2">{{cite web \|title=The Nun II \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nun_II \|website=Wikipedia}}</ref><br>Sister Irene once again confronts the demon Valak as it continues a trail of destruction across Europe, several years after the events of ''The Nun''.<ref name="wiki-nun2" />

			'''''The Conjuring: Last Rites''' (2025)'' — Director: Michael Chaves. Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Mia Tomlinson, Ben Hardy.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Conjuring: Last Rites Digital, 4K, Blu-ray, & DVD Release Dates Set for Horror Movie \|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/conjuring-last-rites-digital-4k-162648580.html \|website=Yahoo Entertainment}}</ref><br>Billed as the Warrens' final case and Wilson and Farmiga's last appearances in the roles, closing out the core ''Conjuring'' film series after twelve years.

	== Relationship to the Warrens' real casework ==		== Relationship to the Warrens' real casework ==

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{{FilmInfobox
|name=The Conjuring Universe
|director=James Wan (creator); various
|studio=Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema
|release_date=19 July 2013 – present
|genre=Supernatural horror
|status=Ongoing
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'''The Conjuring Universe''' is a shared American horror film franchise built around dramatised cases associated with paranormal investigators [[Ed Warren]] and [[Lorraine Warren]], beginning with ''[[The Conjuring]]'' (2013).<ref name="wiki-conjuring">{{cite web |title=The Conjuring |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring |website=Wikipedia}}</ref> As of ''The Conjuring: Last Rites'' (2025), the franchise comprises ten released films, spanning the four core ''Conjuring'' films, three ''Annabelle'' films, two ''The Nun'' films, and ''The Curse of La Llorona''.<ref name="aol">{{cite web |title=How to Watch The Conjuring Movies in Order |url=https://www.aol.com/watch-conjuring-movies-chronological-order-032200688.html |website=AOL}}</ref> Combined, the franchise has grossed over $2.1 billion worldwide against a combined production budget of roughly $178.5 million, making it one of the most commercially successful horror franchises in cinema history.<ref name="fandom-universe">{{cite web |title=The Conjuring Universe |url=https://theconjuringuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/The_Conjuring_Universe |website=The Conjuring Universe Wiki}}</ref>

== Films ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film !! Release date !! Notes
|-
| ''[[The Conjuring]]'' || 19 July 2013 || Founding film; Perron family case
|-
| ''Annabelle'' || 3 October 2014 || Prequel; origin of the Annabelle doll
|-
| ''[[The Conjuring 2]]'' || 10 June 2016 || Dramatises the [[Enfield Poltergeist]]
|-
| ''Annabelle: Creation'' || 11 August 2017 || Second Annabelle prequel
|-
| ''The Nun'' || 7 September 2018 || Origin of the demon Valak, introduced in ''The Conjuring 2''
|-
| ''Annabelle Comes Home'' || 26 June 2019 || Set in the Warrens' own artefact room
|-
| ''The Curse of La Llorona'' || 19 April 2019 || Loosely connected via a single crossover character
|-
| ''The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'' || 4 June 2021 || Dramatises the [[Arne Cheyenne Johnson]] case
|-
| ''The Nun II'' || 8 September 2023 ||
|-
| ''The Conjuring: Last Rites'' || 5 September 2025 || Billed as the final film to feature Wilson and Farmiga as the Warrens
|}
<ref name="boxofficemojo">{{cite web |title=Franchise: The Conjuring Universe |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchise/fr608669445 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

Development of the franchise began over twenty years before the first film, when Ed Warren played producer Tony DeRosa-Grund a tape of Lorraine Warren's original interview with Carolyn Perron.<ref name="fandom-universe" />

== Relationship to the Warrens' real casework ==
The franchise draws its central premise from Ed and Lorraine Warren's real career as paranormal investigators, but individual films take substantial dramatic licence with the underlying cases. ''The Conjuring 2'', for example, dramatises the [[Enfield Poltergeist]] with the Warrens as its central investigators, whereas the real case's lead investigators were [[Maurice Grosse]] and Guy Lyon Playfair of the [[Society for Psychical Research]] — the Warrens' actual involvement in Enfield was limited and disputed by those directly involved in the original investigation.

== Home media ==
Several multi-film boxsets have been released across the franchise's history. ''The Conjuring Universe: 7-Film Collection'', released on Blu-ray on 31 May 2022, collects ''The Conjuring'', ''The Conjuring 2'', ''The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'', ''Annabelle'', ''Annabelle: Creation'', ''Annabelle Comes Home'', and ''The Nun'' across seven discs with a combined runtime of 737 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Conjuring Universe: 7-Film Collection Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Conjuring-Universe-7-Film-Collection-Blu-ray/314986/ |website=Blu-ray.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Conjuring Universe 7-Film Collection |url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Conjuring-Universe-7-Film-Collection-Box-Set-Blu-ray/964583033 |website=Walmart}}</ref> Notably, this particular collection excludes ''The Curse of La Llorona'', the franchise's most loosely-connected entry.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Conjuring 7-Film Collection |url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Conjuring-7-Film-Collection-DVD/dp/B095Q5ZFJ9 |website=Amazon.com}}</ref>

{{VaultWorkBrief
|type=Film franchise
|importance=Major
|subject=[[Ed Warren]] and [[Lorraine Warren]]
|significance=The Conjuring Universe is one of the most commercially successful horror franchises ever made, and has done more than any other body of work to fix the Warrens' cases — and their general style of demonological investigation — in mainstream popular culture worldwide.
|assessment=As a commercial and cultural phenomenon, the franchise's significance is not in question. As a record of the Warrens' actual casework, individual entries vary considerably in how closely they track the real investigations, ranging from loosely inspired (''The Curse of La Llorona'') to actively reassigning credit for real investigators' work to the Warrens (''The Conjuring 2'''s treatment of Enfield). Readers using these films as a starting point for the underlying real cases should treat them as dramatisation rather than documentary.
}}

== See also ==
* [[The Conjuring]]
* [[The Conjuring 2]]
* [[Ed Warren]]
* [[Lorraine Warren]]
* [[Enfield Poltergeist]]
* [[New England Society for Psychic Research]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring_Universe Wikipedia — The Conjuring Universe]
* [https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchise/fr608669445 Box Office Mojo — The Conjuring Universe]
* [https://amzn.to/4xjdTMX Buy The Conjuring Universe: 7-Film Collection] ''(Amazon Associates affiliate link — purchases made through this link help fund The EERIE Files)''

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