Yet another of those horrible movies by that sadist James Wan - who previously brought the world a whole world of nightmares with the likes of Saw, Dead Silence and Insidious - The Conjuring was a little different from his other work. It was still hella scary, but it was also based on a true story, following the investigation of real-life paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren, who also worked on the Amityville haunting. The Conjuring dealt with a haunting in a farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971, which the Warrens put their considerable experiences and resources into solving, with mixed results. As terrifying as the incidents on the screen were, apparently there were just as many spine-chilling incidences on set as well. When the real-life Perron family, who owned the haunted house in the film, visited the set they brought along with them strange occurrences; indoor winds, eerily still trees outside when a normal wind was blowing, and mum Carolyn - who didn't want to visit - feeling a presence at home before collapsing and being taken to hospital.
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