CaliggyJack: The Conjuring series ranked

CaliggyJack 05.01.26	FYI: The Following comment section may contain spoilers of The Conjuring movies. If you don't want to be potentially spoiled about any of The Conjuring films. Don't read this comment section.
DarkSideOfLucca 05.01.26	The first two are the only good ones imo
Insurrection 05.01.26	tf is wolves at the door? anyway I’d go something like conjuring conjuring 2 conjuring 4 conjuring 3 annabelle creation annabelle comes home the nun 2 annabelle the nun curse of la llarona
AlkemestRedux 05.01.26	I didn't realize there were so many, that's kinda crazy. I've seen most of the main series I believe, but only really remember the first one because it's still killer.
Trebor. 05.01.26	If you stop watching after the first Annabelle film then Annabelle can never come home
JoyfulPlatypus 05.01.26	I don't remember much of the Conjuring movies by the "MY HOUSE" jump scare in the second one is ingrained in my brain.
Trebor. 05.01.26	First two are legit good. The rest are a mix of guilty pleasure and unwatchable garbage
budgie 05.01.26	i'm pretty sure i've watched half of these and i wouldn't put any of them above a 3/5. far as i'm concerned anything wan is involved in caps out at 3/5 lol
JoyfulPlatypus 05.01.26	I just can't do jump scare heavy horror movies in general anymore. Loved them when I was a teenager but now jump scares just piss me off lol Only horror movies I like are the creepy/unsettling ones that focus more on atmosphere.
budgie 05.01.26	i like slow jumpscares, the ones you know are coming and you can't do anything about it, no loud shrill sound. like the laptop scene in hell house or the.... dare i even speak of it.... the... the cellphone scene in..... in... no i dare not
Trebor. 05.01.26	Jump scare horror definitely has a ceiling. For me it's a 3.5/5 which is a movie like the first Conjuring, it's the best of a very limited genre. Sort of like how no nu-metal album can be above a 3.5 lol
Hyperion1001 05.01.26	theyre all bad but i did like winston the chicken from the first one.
budgie 05.01.26	u would like winston the chicken
gabba 05.01.26	Jump scares suck, the less the better. I like those scenes where you know from the start that something terrible is going to happen, and then you hope it won’t, but it would, and is even worse than you expected. Like when the rottweilers approach the guys in the cemetery in Omen.
budgie 05.01.26	"Sort of like how no nu-metal album can be above a 3.5 lol korn debut is fuckin beethoven levels of artistic excellence fuck you talkin about!!
Trebor. 05.01.26	OK how about deathcore
Larkinhill 05.01.26	Worst to best Annabelle The Curse of La llarona The Nun II The Conjuring 3 The Conjuring 4 The Nun Annabelle Comes Home The Conjuring II Annabelle The Conjuring I love horror movies and The first Conjuring is a modern classic/masterpiece, Annabelle Creation was a huge improvement on the first Annabelle and pretty fucking scary, but there’s a drop-off after those two. An even bigger drop-off after Annabelle Comes Home.
Larkinhill 05.01.26	Has everyone really watched Annabelle Creation? It’s getting shockingly underrated here. While the pretty lame conjuring 3 and 4 (imo) are rated surprisingly high in general. They were so dull. At least 4 was an improvement on zzzz…3. 2 wasn’t bad, but the script was really overstuffed and unfocused.still had good, well telegraphed scares.
budgie 05.01.26	if someone recs me a deatehcore al bum that i rate higher than 2.0 ill email them a picture of my pussy
Trebor. 05.01.26	Annibelle Creation is fine. I wish there were more stakes in these movies. If I recall no one dies in that film
unclereich 05.01.26	I liked the nun painting that was cool
budgie 05.01.26	was taht the conjujring 3? i remember some monster man in that one thajt was pretty cool too with like a tophat or somethin
budgie 05.01.26	it is cool when a film has like a wide horror lore going on in it and a monster doesnt necessarily get a lot of screentime just a brief nod to sort of indicate the universe has some spooky depth
Larkinhill 05.01.26	Agreed re jump scares vs creepy/atmospheric. The latter is always better and more interesting, shit like some Lynch movies, Jacob’s Ladder, The Exorcist etc The Conjuring is an example of jump scares done right—usually they suck but Wan is a master at it. A good, well constructed, deliberately paced jump scare with an unsettling build-up can kill as well.
Larkinhill 05.01.26	The nun painting was Conjuring 2. Conjuring 3 was the courtroom drama. It was quite lame. First 30 mins or so were decent, but once it got to the courtroom shit, it became an uninteresting, tedious plod. The Exorcism of Emily Rose already played that whole angle anyway so Conjuring 3 was old hat and stale feeling. And Emily Rose is an example of exorcism/possession movie meets courtroom drama/procedural done right.
Larkinhill 05.01.26	t is cool when a film has like a wide horror lore going on in it and a monster doesnt necessarily get a lot of screentime just a brief nod to sort of indicate the universe has some spooky depth Yup like The Blair Witch Project. I know some hate that movie, but I saw midnight showing a few nights before it came out with two girls, and we all ate some acid beforehand. It was fucking scary as shit lol. We knew it was a mockumentary and not real, but it still worked. The girls started having a bad trip afterwards when we stopped by an elementary school bench to smoke some hash lol. And they only ate one head each! I had two or three. To be fair, it was pretty strong good acid. They were gel tabs.
Insurrection 05.01.26	the nun is such a cool creature design it’s a shame those movies are such ass esp the first one though i do watch them quite a bit, whenever im having trouble sleeping ill throw on the nuns or annabelle to knock me out
unclereich 05.01.26	Agreed one of the cooler looking movie villains in recent memory.
budgie 05.01.26	cool creature designs? its literally a nun with a scary face
Faraudo 05.01.26	I hate how 2 is overlooked most of the time, even though it is the best of the bunch
budgie 05.01.26	if thyats the one with the big tall lanky guy that like walks thru the house ya thats def my fav
unclereich 05.01.26	I think the simplicity of a scary nun is far more effective than the darth maul guy from the other series I always get this one confused with
budgie 05.01.26	oh yeah the red demon from insidious i have no idea how that franchise became famous because hes the worst monbster of all time klol ui should watch the movie splinter has a real cool monster
Futures 05.02.26	the first nun isn't a great movie but i love the atmosphere and classic gothic location. really does look great.
Gyromania 05.02.26	They're all trash, same with the Insidious movies (new one looks embarrassing)
unclereich 05.02.26	I remember someone recommending me ouija(2016). Was ok until the monster reveal and I damn near had to turn it off. Bro came out looking like the black and gold power ranger
Hyperion1001 05.02.26	the second ouija is considerably better than the first
budgie 05.02.26	ya i havent seen the first but flanagan's is pretty sweet the hanging scene creeped me tf out i watched that shit on like a billion ambien and it fucked with me good excellent horror experience
Larkinhill 05.02.26	“the first nun isn't a great movie but i love the atmosphere and classic gothic location. really does look great.” Same. The 2nd has nearly no redeeming qualities, but at least the 1st has that going for it.
Larkinhill 05.02.26	The second Ouija is really good and yeah, Flanagan is great.
Insurrection 05.02.26	flanagan was the perfect choice to do an exorcist remake, the man can do no wrong and on the topic of jump scares exorcist 3 is goated
budgie 05.02.26	"the man can do no wrong hard as i tried i just could not get into bly manor, midnight club, or house of usher but yeah looking at absentia, ouiji origin of evil, gerald's game, oculus, hush, midnight mass, haunting of hill house, wonder if he should just be considered the best horror director of all time. maybe wes craven cuz noes and scream are too good
Larkinhill 05.02.26	Dude that exorcist 3 jump scare is legendary!! Fukn A. Just perfectly done.
Larkinhill 05.02.26	hard as i tried i just could not get into bly manor, midnight club, or house of usher Honestly these are the exact ones I couldn’t get into either. Doctor Sleep was good too (albeit not great). The Haunting of Hill House is probably his masterpiece at this point imo. Shit was so good. Gerald’s Game and Midnight Mass are fucking great too, but I also like hush, oculus, ouija 2 and absentia.
Aerisavion 05.02.26	“Doctor Sleep was good too (albeit not great).” I really enjoy both books + Kubrick’s movie and honestly I absolutely loved Doctor Sleep (directors cut, never saw the shorter theatrical version). There were some moments in that film that really got me.
Larkinhill 05.02.26	I saw it in theaters then bought the directors cut on 4k and yeah, DC is definitely superior.
Faraudo 05.02.26	I'd say that Midnight Mass is Flanagan's masterpiece, that thing is probably one of the best miniseries of all time lmao
budgie 05.02.26	yes i agree that midnight mass is his masterpiece and a hard 5
Gyromania 05.02.26	Midnight Mass was the one on the island right? Found that pretty boring despite having a rly cool overall aesthetic. "The Haunting of Hill House is probably his masterpiece at this point imo. " The first half of it, defintiely. The second half rly lost the plot. I think Flanagan excels at creating atmosphere and tension, but I don't think he knows what to do with it. Different strokes though - I'm more partial to the "less is more" approach to horror.
budgie 05.02.26	did you finish it gyro? it's very slow but the last two episodes are like, absolute peak horror media imo. dont want to spoil it but some of the shots are just unbeatable. the villains are also incredibly profound, imo. fuck, and the main priest guy killed it in his role. only weak points i guess are that the typical flanagan monologues can get a little im-14-and-this-is-deep sometimes. but ive rewatched it so many times, sometimes they work really well, sometimes they feel cheesy. really depends how fucked up you are yourself imo
budgie 05.02.26	also yeah the ending to haunting was a massive waffle
Gyromania 05.02.26	The acting was excellent across the board from what I remember. I love the setting too - secluded island when shit goes wrong? Peak horror environment. I think I made it about 6 eps in, but it's still in my queue of things I keep meaning to go back and finish. "the typical flanagan monologues can get a little im-14-and-this-is-deep sometimes." This is absolutely a problem for me with his material. Not a dealbreaker, but yeah, the writing could use a bit of work in some of his projects to match up to the excellent worldbuilding.
budgie 05.02.26	ah god you have to finish it
Larkinhill 05.03.26	I'd say that Midnight Mass is Flanagan's masterpiece, that thing is probably one of the best miniseries of all time lmao I definitely think an argument could be made for either. MM is my second favorite. But Haunting of HH slightly trumps it for me, and I loved it front to back.
Larkinhill 05.03.26	ah god you have to finish it(2) Your opinion on it is extremely likely to go up substantially if you finish it.
smaugman 05.03.26	Really? The Nun is not a 8/10 lol
Larkinhill 05.03.26	Yeah I’d go with a 5.
smaugman 05.03.26	yeah, 5/10 is more right
rockandmetaljunkie 05.03.26	horror as a genre sucks for the most part, 75% of the movies that come out are rather disasterpieces...
Larkinhill 05.03.26	There’s ALOT of great horror, if you know where to look. A lot of studio horror is very formulaic, designed as more of an entertaining thrill ride (à la final destination). Some of it is well done and enjoyable, but it’s not what I really mean when it comes to horror. Those are still films as entertainment mostly. Horror should be unsettling, dark, creepy, sometimes disturbing, eerie, and leave a scar in your brain. That’s good horror. Unfortunately there is tons of shit horror because it can be cheap and easy to produce, and tends to be profitable. Which results in lots of lazy producers just cashing in. But, there’s still tons of great horror.
budgie 05.03.26	75% of any genre in any format sucks ass. 99% of black metal is horrible
TheAntichrist 05.04.26	the first conjuring fvckin' rules, annabelle creation is purty gud, and the rest are mediocre as fvck or fvckin' awful
Larkinhill 05.05.26	Purty damn close to the truth.
CaliggyJack 05.05.26	The Nun is fantastic it's just that Corin Hardy got screwed by the studio who made major cuts to the film. The deleted scenes fix a lot of problems the film had. Though even then, I still think The Nun is really good. Nun II is ass though, just endless jump scares, none of which are effective also the plot is ass.
Larkinhill 05.06.26	The Nun has its positives for sure, I love the gothic atmosphere. It’s verging on a 6/10 tbh, but I haven’t seen in years. The Nun II was just god awful. A turgid, horribly paced, exceedingly overlong bore.