10 Horror Movies That Turned Out Nothing Like You Were Promised
9. The Conjuring
To put the obvious out there from the get-go, James Wan's The Conjuring is generally viewed as one of the best horror pictures of the past decade. Still, that doesn't mean that the film ultimately varied from what we were initially promised.
Ahead of The Conjuring's release, the promotional push and trailers all heavily centred on the Annabelle doll. Heck, the final poster for Wan's 2013 effort was Annabelle looking directly at you while a dark figure sat on a rocking chair.
When the movie starts, what we initially get is a look at Annabelle in action, tormenting a couple of trainee nurses as Ed and Lorraine Warren look to assist these traumatised sorts. From there, The Conjuring quickly changes track, with the main focus of the film switched to the Perrin family and the spooky goings on in their new home.
The tale of the Perrins is a fantastic one to watch play out, with family matriarch Carolyn slowly possessed by the nefarious Bathsheba, yet The Conjuring undoubtedly turned out to very much not be the movie we were all expecting it to be - with the Annabelle doll utilised as a subplot.