Dir: James Wan. US. 2016. 131mins

Nothing else in “The Conjuring 2” is as terrifying as the 1977-era floral wallpaper lining the hallways of its dimly lit and plainly haunted North London flat, not to mention the fearsome edge on Patrick Wilson’s sideburns. But despite being saddled with 20 minutes it doesn’t need, the movie is a consistently nerve-wracking sequel to […]

Horror movies often rely on a certain amount of naïve or foolhardy behavior to keep the plot moving and the tension high. There’s a vicarious thrill in watching a sympathetic protagonist (or a...

This sequel might lack the delightful jolts of its predecessor, but it nonetheless maintains a slow boil of terror that's consistently unnerving

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Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles as real-life demonologists — this time tackling a haunting in working-class England — in James Wan's sequel to his 2013 horror hit.

There’s no shortage of shocks in the “The Conjuring 2,’’ a mostly satisfying follow-up that brings back the excellent Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as...