Good Scares/Good Sequel

Rating: 7/10 (12 June 2016)

I saw "The Conjuring 2", starring Patrick Wilson-Fargo_tv, Watchmen; Vera Farmiga-Bates Motel_tv, The Departed; Frances O'Connor-Windtalkers, Bedazzled and Madison Wolfe-Keanu, Home Sweet Hell.
This is a sequel to the 2013 movie that tells the real life stories of Ed & Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators-portrayed by Patrick & Vera. They make a great team, with Vera having psychic visions and Patrick handling all the heavy lifting. James Wan is once again the director-besides the 2013 original Conjuring, he also directed Furious 7, Insidious & Saw. This story takes place in 1977, just as Patrick & Vera have finished checking out the unwanted horrors in Amityville-Yep, THAT Amityville-and are about ready for a well deserved rest. The first movie takes place before the Amityville investigation and this one is after it. The Church has another case lined up for them in England. It seems that a single mother of 4 children, Frances, is having problems with some sort of demonic possession of one of her daughters, Madison. When Patrick & Vera arrive, they are met with lots of skepticism, both from the regular public and professional scholars. FYI: Even in our present time, there are people that believe it was all just a hoax. There are lots of good, scary moments and as the end credits start, you get to see photos of the real participants and also hear an actual recording of an interview between the Warrens and the possessed little girl-played in the movie by Madison. It's rated "R" for terror and horror violence and has a running time of 2 hours & 13 minutes. I enjoyed it as much as the first one and would buy it on DVD.