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For a lot of us, The Conjuring almost seemed to come out of nowhere in the summer of 2013. It stood out amidst the usual slew of sequels & remakes and its success not only cemented James Wan as a modern master or horror, it also helped breathe new life into the genre. Of course, The Conjuring is now a major franchise itself with numerous sequels and spin-offs in its orbit. In some ways, those have diluted our impressions of the series as a whole. So we wanted to go back to the source and investigate what made this original film so impactful. Topics include: the complicated and controversial back story of the real life Ed & Lorraine Warren, the latitude we give films that are sold as being "based on a true story", the decision to create parallel storylines that eventually converge instead of focusing squarely on the Perron family's POV, how Ed's three step lecture about demons addresses a lot of the big problems with most haunted house movies, key differences between this film and its sequels, and much more!
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For a lot of us, The Conjuring almost seemed to come out of nowhere in the summer of 2013. It stood out amidst the usual slew of sequels & remakes and its success not only cemented James Wan as a modern master or horror, it also helped breathe new life into the genre. Of course, The Conjuring is now a major franchise itself with numerous sequels and spin-offs in its orbit. In some ways, those have diluted our impressions of the series as a whole. So we wanted to go back to the source and investigate what made this original film so impactful. Topics include: the complicated and controversial back story of the real life Ed & Lorraine Warren, the latitude we give films that are sold as being "based on a true story", the decision to create parallel storylines that eventually converge instead of focusing squarely on the Perron family's POV, how Ed's three step lecture about demons addresses a lot of the big problems with most haunted house movies, key differences between this film and its sequels, and much more!
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Play | Spotify Chris's Instagram & Twitter | Kristen's Instagram Chris & Kristen's Web Series: The Strange Case of Lucy Chandler
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