The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Two Geeks and a GIT Classic Movie Reviews

The second film in our Conjuring universe pairing is the second film released by director James Wan and his crew. In 2016's "The Conjuring 2," we are shown Ed and Lorraine Warren, played once more by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, and their part in the infamous Amityville incident. After that, they are called to investigate a spiritual disruption happening in Enfield, England, by the Catholic church in the person of Father Gordon (Steve Coulter). They travel overseas and meet the Peggy Hodgson (Frances O'Connor) and her daughters Janet (Madison Wolfe) and Margaret (Lauren Esposito), and her sons Billy (Benjamin Haigh) and Johnny (Patrick McAuley). There they also meet two other paranormal investigators who have been working with the Hodgsons for some time, Maurice Gross (Simon McBurney) and Anita Gregory (Franka Potente). Together they learn that Janet has been terrorized by a malevolent spirit in the house who, upon investigation, they believe is the former occupant. After a few days, Janet is caught faking an incident and the investigators leave, although it turns out that Janet was told that if she didn't get rid of the team, the spirit would kill her siblings. Ultimately, Ed and Lorraine return and to help Janet and face off against the demon who has been tormenting the family all this time! Plus, the guys unveil the intersection of famous horror, famous sci-fi, and Arnold Schwarzenegger that created the next two films they'll review!