Classic Movies Live – Season 4, Episode 39: The Conjuring
October 18, 2023
In this extra spooky episode of Classic Movies Live! our hosts dissect a true horror classic from one of the most influential voices in modern horror: James Wan’s The Conjuring!
The “true story” of demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren’s most haunting case, The Conjuring stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as expert ghost hunters who must perform an exorcism for the Perrons, a family of seven in Rhode Island. As they learn more about the ghosts, the Warrens and the Perrons must battle their personal demons, but mostly the quite literal ones that have taken up residence on their lawn!
The Conjuring would go on to spawn two direct sequels and two spin-off series, and became career-defining work for Wan and Wilson. It was also the first entry in a sprawling cinematic universe the likes of which horror hasn’t seen since the Universal Monsters.
So why The Conjuring? What makes this film a true classic? The answers to this and other questions on this week’s episode of Classic Movies Live!
Referenced in this episode: check out Alisha Mughal’s review of The Exorcist: Believer!
This episode was produced during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the actors currently on strike, the films being discussed in this show wouldn’t exist. To learn more about the ongoing strike, go to https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/
