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'''The Conjuring''' is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan, and the first instalment in The Conjuring Universe. It stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, and dramatises their investigation of the Perron family, drawn from Andrea Perron's memoir ''House of Darkness House of Light''. | '''The Conjuring''' is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan, and the first instalment in The Conjuring Universe.<ref name="wiki">{{cite web |title=The Conjuring |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring |website=Wikipedia}}</ref> It stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as real-life paranormal investigators [[Ed Warren]] and [[Lorraine Warren]], and dramatises their investigation of the Perron family, drawn in part from Andrea Perron's memoir ''House of Darkness House of Light''.<ref name="wiki" /> | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Production == | == Production == | ||
The screenplay, by Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes, was originally | The screenplay, by Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes, was originally written under the title ''The Warren Files'' before being retitled ''The Conjuring''.<ref name="wbfandom">{{cite web |title=The Conjuring |url=https://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/The_Conjuring |website=Warner Bros. Entertainment Wiki}}</ref> Development began in January 2012, with production starting the following month in Wilmington, North Carolina, filmed largely in chronological order.<ref name="wiki" /> In March 2013, the film received an R rating from the MPAA, which Wan described as being for content "too adult" for a lower rating.<ref name="wbfandom" /> Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema initially planned an early-2013 release before moving to a summer date following positive test-audience response, releasing the film in North America on 19 July 2013.<ref name="wbfandom" /> Promotional materials in the run-up to release featured the real Perron family, alongside a featurette, ''The Devil's Hour'', in which Lorraine Warren and other paranormal investigators discussed the supernatural events depicted in the film.<ref name="wbfandom" /> The score was composed by Joseph Bishara, who had previously worked with Wan on ''Insidious'' (2011), and was released on 16 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Conjuring (soundtrack) |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring_(soundtrack) |website=Wikipedia}}</ref> | ||
== Reception == | == Reception == | ||
The Conjuring received largely positive reviews, with particular praise | The Conjuring received largely positive reviews, holding an 86% "Certified Fresh" critics' score and an 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, with particular praise directed at Wan's atmosphere-driven direction and the performances of Farmiga and Wilson.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Conjuring |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_conjuring |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> It grossed over $319.5 million worldwide against a $20 million production budget, making it one of the highest-grossing horror films of all time relative to its cost.<ref name="wiki" /> Its success led directly to [[The Conjuring 2]] and the wider Conjuring Universe franchise, including spin-offs built around the Warrens' other cases. | ||
== Home media == | |||
The Conjuring was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on 22 October 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Conjuring Blu-ray (Blu-ray + DVD) |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Conjuring-Blu-ray/71219/ |website=Blu-ray.com}}</ref> | |||
== Relationship to the Warrens' wider casework == | == Relationship to the Warrens' wider casework == | ||
The film established Ed and Lorraine Warren as the recurring central figures of the franchise, a pairing later carried into ''[[The Conjuring 2]]'', which dramatises the Warrens' involvement in the [[Enfield Poltergeist]] — a case in which, in reality, the lead investigators were [[Maurice Grosse]] and Guy Lyon Playfair of the [[Society for Psychical Research]] rather than the Warrens themselves. | The film established Ed and Lorraine Warren as the recurring central figures of the franchise, a pairing later carried into ''[[The Conjuring 2]]'', which dramatises the Warrens' involvement in the [[Enfield Poltergeist]] — a case in which, in reality, the lead investigators were [[Maurice Grosse]] and Guy Lyon Playfair of the [[Society for Psychical Research]] rather than the Warrens themselves. | ||
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|type=Feature film | |||
|importance=Foundational | |||
|subject=[[Ed Warren]] and [[Lorraine Warren]] | |||
|significance=The Conjuring is the founding film of the Conjuring Universe, one of the most commercially successful horror franchises in cinema history, and did more than any other single work to fix the Warrens' cases in mainstream popular culture. Its "based on a true story" framing has also made it a recurring reference point in discussions of how dramatised film adaptations shape public understanding of the underlying, disputed real-world investigations. | |||
|assessment=A significant work of popular culture whose commercial and cultural impact is not in question; its value as a documentary record of the Warrens' actual casework is far more limited, given the routine dramatisation, compression and invention involved in adapting real investigations for a horror feature — a gap made explicit elsewhere on the Vault, for example in how ''The Conjuring 2'' reassigns real investigators' work to the Warrens. | |||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[The Conjuring 2]] | * [[The Conjuring 2]] | ||
* [[Enfield Poltergeist]] | * [[Enfield Poltergeist]] | ||
* [[Ed Warren]] | |||
* [[Lorraine Warren]] | |||
* [[New England Society for Psychic Research]] | |||
* [[The Conjuring Universe]] | |||
== References == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
== External links == | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring Wikipedia — The Conjuring] | |||
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_conjuring Rotten Tomatoes — The Conjuring] | |||
* [https://amzn.to/3Tn7sK9 Buy The Conjuring on DVD/Blu-ray] ''(Amazon Associates affiliate link — purchases made through this link help fund The EERIE Files)'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:20, 5 August 2026
The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan, and the first instalment in The Conjuring Universe.[1] It stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as real-life paranormal investigators Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren, and dramatises their investigation of the Perron family, drawn in part from Andrea Perron's memoir House of Darkness House of Light.[1]
Plot
Set in 1971, the film follows Roger and Carolyn Perron as they move their family into a dilapidated Rhode Island farmhouse, where they begin experiencing escalating and increasingly frightening supernatural activity. In desperation, Carolyn contacts Ed and Lorraine Warren, who uncover a history of dark occult activity tied to the property, and must confront a powerful entity threatening the family.
Production
The screenplay, by Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes, was originally written under the title The Warren Files before being retitled The Conjuring.[2] Development began in January 2012, with production starting the following month in Wilmington, North Carolina, filmed largely in chronological order.[1] In March 2013, the film received an R rating from the MPAA, which Wan described as being for content "too adult" for a lower rating.[2] Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema initially planned an early-2013 release before moving to a summer date following positive test-audience response, releasing the film in North America on 19 July 2013.[2] Promotional materials in the run-up to release featured the real Perron family, alongside a featurette, The Devil's Hour, in which Lorraine Warren and other paranormal investigators discussed the supernatural events depicted in the film.[2] The score was composed by Joseph Bishara, who had previously worked with Wan on Insidious (2011), and was released on 16 July 2013.[3]
Reception
The Conjuring received largely positive reviews, holding an 86% "Certified Fresh" critics' score and an 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, with particular praise directed at Wan's atmosphere-driven direction and the performances of Farmiga and Wilson.[4] It grossed over $319.5 million worldwide against a $20 million production budget, making it one of the highest-grossing horror films of all time relative to its cost.[1] Its success led directly to The Conjuring 2 and the wider Conjuring Universe franchise, including spin-offs built around the Warrens' other cases.
Home media
The Conjuring was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on 22 October 2013.[5]
Relationship to the Warrens' wider casework
The film established Ed and Lorraine Warren as the recurring central figures of the franchise, a pairing later carried into The Conjuring 2, which dramatises the Warrens' involvement in the Enfield Poltergeist — a case in which, in reality, the lead investigators were Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair of the Society for Psychical Research rather than the Warrens themselves.
See also
- The Conjuring 2
- Enfield Poltergeist
- Ed Warren
- Lorraine Warren
- New England Society for Psychic Research
- The Conjuring Universe
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Conjuring."Wikipedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The Conjuring."Warner Bros. Entertainment Wiki.
- ↑ "The Conjuring (soundtrack)."Wikipedia.
- ↑ "The Conjuring."Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ "The Conjuring Blu-ray (Blu-ray + DVD)."Blu-ray.com.
External links
- Wikipedia — The Conjuring
- Rotten Tomatoes — The Conjuring
- Buy The Conjuring on DVD/Blu-ray (Amazon Associates affiliate link — purchases made through this link help fund The EERIE Files)