The Conjuring - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of The Conjuring or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Conjuring

[sandra]

The mother of the Perron family claimed to have felt the same strange dark presence, similar to when she first experienced the occurrences depicted in the film. She later tripped and suffered some wounds, which put her in the hospital.

[ronnie]

This was the film debut of Kyla Deaver.

[fred]

The film contains no sex or nudity, little profanity, tame and mostly bloodless violence, and brief depictions of alcohol and no smoking, yet it received an R rating. This was solely for its scare factor alone.

[melinda]

Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga both traveled to Connecticut to meet with Lorraine Warren prior to filming.

[tammy]

The real Lorraine Warren and Andrea Perron served as consultants to director James Wan and the screenwriters. They both claim the movie is accurate to the real story of what happened to the Perrons during the ten years they lived in the farmhouse.

[linda]

The state of Rhode Island does not require home sellers to disclose documented histories of a location's criminal activity (let alone alleged paranormal and supernatural hauntings) to potential buyers. This is why the Perrons were unaware of all previous events.

[brent]

The production team also built a fifty-foot tall tree for the film.

[scarlett]

This was the first film directed by James Wan that did not involve Leigh Whannell in any way.

[cameron]

When the movie was shown in the Philippines, some cinemas had to hire Catholic priests to bless the viewers before showing it. This was due to some viewers having reported a "Negative Presence" after watching the film. The priests also provided spiritual and psychological help to the viewers.

[lynn]

Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren investigated the Perrons' Rhode Island farmhouse in 1973 and 1974.

[lonnie]

This film marked the third collaboration between James Wan and Patrick Wilson. The pair also worked together in Insidious (2010) and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)

[morris]

In the scene when the Warrens first meet the five daughters, the girls are watching an episode of The Brady Bunch. The scene features Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb and Susan Olsen. Actress Shanley Caswell who plays eldest daughter Andrea starred alongside McCormick as stepdaughter/stepmother in a film previous to this one.

[cassandra]

This is the first collaboration between actor Patrick Wilson and actress Vera Farmiga. They followed this with the sequel to this film, as well as the action thriller The Commuter (2018).

[bernard]

The crew of the film built the set of the Perron's home nearly exactly like the real home.

[frederick]

The first film in The Conjuring Universe, an extended cinematic universe of horror films. As of October 2019 the franchise included seven films: two "Conjuring" films, three "Annabelle" films, "The Nun" and "The Curse of La Llorona". A third "Conjuring" film is scheduled for release in 2020.

[chris]

The Warrens also investigated The Amityville Horror case.

[jesus]

The production initially scouted a number of farmhouses to shoot in the Cape Fear region of South Eastern North Carolina, until they found the house featured in the movie. It is located on the Black River in Pender County. They only filmed the exterior of the home. All interior shots were filmed on set at Screen Gem Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina.

[dustin]

Eight generations of families lived and died in the house before the Perrons moved in. Andrea Perron suggested that some of the spirits from the families never left. Deaths included two documented suicides, a poisoning death, the rape and murder of an 11-year old girl, two drownings, and the passing of four men who froze to death. Most deaths occurred within the Arnold family, from which Bathsheba Sherman was descended.

[nora]

The real Perron family visited the set of the film.