Scary as Hell it self !

Rating: 8/10 (14 September 2013)

What is more frightful? The fact that you know you are not alone or the fact that you know that you are? Whatever rocks your boat I can assure you that once you are done with watching the James Wan fright flick "The Conjuring" you will keep the lights on at night if you do live alone!!
Based on a true a story that took place at a farm house on a 200acre land on Rhode Island back in the 70s, The Conjuring unravels an investigation done by famous demonologists Ed & Lorraine Warren on suspected paranormal activity. The tenants of the farm house, The Perron Family were warned by the previous tenant whilst moving into their new home that they should "keep the lights on at night". The family of 7, the parents and the 5 Daughters settled in with ease until the day of the first game of hide and clap. The spirits in the farm house did not take time to make their presence known which led Carolyn Perron to seek for help from the Ed & Lorraine Warren.
Media interviews with real family following the opening of the movie this summer, tells us that James Wans narration of the events are quite close to that which did take place 4 decades ago. Whilst there maybe some discrepancies which I would chalk up against being "Hollywood". The prevalent one of all according to the oldest daughter in the Perron family is that the movie maybe less frightful than some of the events that actually did occur. I can't begin to even fathom what went on inside that farmhouse!
Aussie / Malaysian director James Wan stepped into the spotlight of Hollywood with his slasher /psychological genre horror movie "The Saw". Although the franchise took its toll when the money hungry production houses kept expanding it with slasher after slasher, Wan was smart enough to back away and pursue other productions which were decent on its own. The Conjuring is his second Religious/Satanic genre horror attempt following Insidious which was absolutely brilliant. I must say that this is a work of art more than it is a reenactment based on true events. Wans passion of horror enables him to scare the socks off even the most hardcore of horror fans. As lovers of the genre if you have watched a fair share of such flicks by now you are good enough to anticipate the scares in any type of horror movie by carefully analyzing the story line and by having a sharp ear to the soundtrack. I missed every single one of it and I just jumped in my seat as my heart rated plummeted over and over again with unexplainable fear. As a critic this is statement may get me into trouble but I believe that The Conjuring is the best horror production that I have sat through so far. This is an absolute must watch and you will not walk away the same.
James Wan also does remind me of Wes Craven and how good he was when he introduced to us Freddy Krueger instantaneously scarring a massive portion of my childhood. Furthermore the attention to detail of the spirit in focus, the witch Bathsheba and her detailed visuals are as good as Cravens when he told us stories of Freddy. A tightly wound screenplay along with Wans artistry and the method used to approach and assemble The Conjuring and the detailed CGI makes it the real deal. Now that you know how first class the movie is.
Let me share some tips on how to best enjoy this flick.

Watch it at night -Ensure there are no distractions that would make you have to push the pause button. -Do not watch a copy anything less than DVD quality. -Ensure that all lights are switched off!!!

Alright folks it's your turn now. Go get your screams on!
TITLE: THE CONJURING DIRECTED BY: JAMES WAN STARRING: VERA FARMIGA, PATRICK Wilson, LIL TAYLOR & RON LIVINGSTON RATED: R RATING: 8.5/10 RUNTIME: 112 MINUTES