The Conjuring 2 Review: 6 Ups And 2 Downs

4. The Amityville Subversion

The Warrens are best known for their involvement in the Amityville Horror - the pair proved essential in the media blitz around the scandal - so I completely expected for this to be where the series would eventually go (and because of well-worn rights issues Wan would be totally OK to do so); have a trilogy building up to their most well-known case.

It's pretty impressive, then, that Amityville is relegated to a tight, scene-setting opening for the sequel. Instead of trying to do a show-stopping remake, it establishes key themes, character fears and imagery in a neat fashion that subverts expectations and also gives the film an "untold" feel; despite the Enfield Haunting being adapted for Sky a couple of years ago, there's a bigger air of mystery surrounding it.