A trim, effective haunted-house spook show, “The Conjuring” is both a throwback to early-’70s real estate shriekers like “The Amityville Horror” an...

So-called Splat Pack filmmaker James Wan opts for old-school restraint over gore in an involving and effective throwback to ’70s supernatural horror-thrill...

Review: James Wan's 'The Conjuring' Is Filled With Scares, But What's the Point?

Classy old-school horror, James Wan’s “The Conjuring’’ depends more on its excellent cast and atmospheric direction than cheap gimmicks to raise hair...

Director James Wan ("Saw," "Insidious") has crafted a wickedly effective horror crowd-pleaser -- taking well-worn elements of the genre (from a long list of ...

Watching "The Conjuring" is like getting a tour of a haunted house attraction from someone that pushes, and pulls you through every room. There's nothing rea...

Sadie knows. The dog always knows not to go into the haunted house. But since this was 1971, and the world, much less Rhode Island’s Perron family, had not...

It scared the living crap out of me. Only at the movies is that a compliment. So kudos to The Conjuring for putting fresh fire into the overworked haunted-ho...

From its historical lies to its family-values messaging, the sneakiest Christian movie of the year is a real horror

''To conjure'' originally meant to summon a devil, but then it became a word for magic tricks. In his latest horror confection, James Wan gives us both meani...

A disquietingly sinuous haunted-house movie that has a healthy understanding of its own silliness

By Steve Persall

The MPAA reportedly slapped a rare age-restrictive rating for "terror" on James Wan's movie—a decision that you can understand once you&#...

After his low-budget hit Insidious, director James Wan returns with another entertaining piece of haunted-house hokum, based on a file from ...

Supposedly based on a true story, the premise involves a family, a gothic country home and some pesky poltergeists/demons

All the actors give convincing performances in this supernatural thriller.

James Wan's sixth feature is a sensationally entertaining old-school freakout and one of the smartest, most viscerally effective thrillers in recent memory.

Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson star as a pair of paranormal investigators in the new spook story from director James Wan.