Popcorn Zombies

  By Michael Momper     Few series in the horror genre have a reputation as solid as The Conjuring , which as a series has been terrifying audiences for years with its chilling true stories from the cases of exorcists Ed and Lorraine Warren. Unlike other sloppily made and cheap-shock exorcism movies in recent years (see horrendous movies like The Devil Inside or Deliver Us From Evil  for examples), The Conjuring movies are made with a sort of reverence- the effects are plenty spooky and certainly elaborate at times, but the deliberate pacing and sense of dread are what really create the chilling paranormal atmosphere. When these movies are really clicking, the palpable dread is so thick that it almost makes you want to look away or catch your breath. James Wan, who directed the first two movies, captures these true stories with a reverence not only to the real people at the heart of the story but also to the paranormal things they witnessed- these are earnest retell...