Fun Quasi-Exorcist Update

Rating: 7/10 (26 April 2015)

Directed by Horror Genre leader, James Wan, "The Conjuring" is one of his best efforts. Although not as original as Insidious I enjoyed this horror almost as much. It has more disturbing imagery than his earlier hit, and a more traditional story. Indeed the latter parts of this movie are akin to the decades old "Exorcist" but somewhat less religious overall. While the Exorcist involved priests heavily, "The Conjuring" stresses the ghost-hunters are less religious. There are a lot of good performances and creeping going on. The back story is convincing and eerie enough. There is less gore and more emphasis on creeps. The core cast do very well.