The Conjuring 2
2016 · Directed by James Wan
Original language: English
- horror
The story
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
What it’s like
Drab, sodden north London under a grey sky, with the warm amber of lamps and hallway bulbs pushing back against long stretches of cold dusk and deep shadow. James Wan's camera glides and lingers in its haunted council house, often holding a static wide shot while something moves at the edge of frame, and the sound design does much of the work: creaks, distant knocks, a child's whisper, and a swelling string score that rises into sudden stings. Its vibe is brooding and unsettled, a spooky-autumn chill with a grounded, working-class domestic warmth running underneath. Pacing is deliberate, with long build-ups to jolting scares, and the emotional core is a frightened single mother and her children, with the paranormal investigators' steady faith and marriage offering an anchor. The intensity is considerable: frequent jump scares, creepy possession imagery, disturbing demonic presences and some violent moments, but little gore and no sexual content. It suits a late-night watch with the lights off, or an autumn horror-night with friends who like being startled. It is for people who want a classic haunted-house film with atmosphere, dread and sharp scares rather than blood.
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