With The Conjuring series possibly coming to an end in Last Rites , now is the perfect time to dig out a classic '80s ghost movie that reinvented the genre. Starting with the release of the first film in 2013, The Conjuring franchise has become one of the biggest properties in modern horror.
Loosely adapting the cases of famous occultists Ed and Lorraine Warren , the movies put a new spin on supernatural horror by reframing traditional ghosts as demonic entities. Along the way, the main Conjuring series spawned a pair of spinoffs that have themselves become franchises. However, 2025's Last Rites is supposed to conclude the original series.
This leaves a Conjuring -sized hole in the world of horror. Thankfully, the supernatural horror genre is stuffed with classics to sc