James Wan set the bar incredibly high with The Conjuring back in 2013. In fact, it wound up being my #1 movie of the year so I walked into my Conjuring 2 screening with such high expectations it was next to impossible for Wan to meet them. But, he did manage to achieve the next best thing - delivering an engrossing and chilling sequel worthy of continuing the series.

The Conjuring 2 cracks open another Warren file, the Enfield Poltergeist. Raising four children all on her own isn’t easy for Peggy Hodgson (Frances O’Connor), but Margaret (Lauren Esposito), Janet (Madison Wolfe), Johnny (Patrick McAuley) and Billy (Benjamin Haigh) share a loving relationship and great family dynamic, which makes it even tougher to watch them become consumed by darkness. Curious bumps in the night become increasingly intense, culminating with the possession of young Janet. Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) are called in, but they’re dealing with some very personal ramifications of their work, making it especially risky for them to fully commit themselves to the case.

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