The Conjuring 2 is simultaneously one of the most unnerving and unintentional hilarious horror movies I have ever seen. It is based off the “true story” of the Enfield Poltergeist that reportedly harassed an English family (The Hodgsons) from 1977 to 1979. The popular consensus is that the whole thing was a hoax (though there are a few brave souls that believe it is genuine). In real life, the Warrens’ involvement in the case was a fairly minimal, but in the movie they are unshakeable bad asses who successfully vanquish the foul demon that is behind the haunting (this is not an exaggeration). It is a tale of two halves – the first half of the movie, dealing with the Hodgsons experience with the Poltergeist is extremely tense and frightening. The second half, when the Warrens arrive on the scene, gets progressively more absurd and nearly devolves into self parody. In the first half, director James Wan does a nice job of establishing ominous presence through simple
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