The Conjuring

After unleashing the blood-fueled Saw franchise on the world, horror filmmaker James Wan decided to take the less is more approach to scaring audiences, at least in terms of gore, with this surprisingly bloodless, yet bone-chilling tale. The film stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, a happy, loving couple whose belief in otherworldly beings leads them to investigate the strange goings on in a Rhode Island farm house owned by the Perron family. Wan is an expert at building tension in his films, but the intensity in The Conjuring is cranked up to 11 thanks to the fine performances of the entire cast, particularly Wilson and Farmiga who have that rare ability to make you wholeheartedly believe what their characters believe. And in this case, that’s a terrifying idea.