RECOMMENDED VIEWING: BEST OF THE CONJURING FRANCHISE

MAE STAFF WRITER, ISAIAH GOMEZ, 10/25/24

TOP 10 SCARY MOVIES

If you're looking to avoid the crowds of trick-or-treaters this Halloween, maybe save some of that candy in the candy bowl for yourself, watching a scary movie is a great option. Turn out the lights, if you dare, and check out one of these spooky favorites. The movies iare listed from least to most scary in the the Conjuring franchise.

#5 THE CONJURING (2013)

Lorraine and Ed Warren are paranormal investigators and demonologists. They  investigate a farmhouse where a supernatural presence has made itself known to the Perrons family who  recently moved in. Events escalate in a horrifying way that is genuinely scary , and tense. 

#4 THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT (2021)

Lorraine and Ed Warren take on one of the most sensational cases of their careers. A police officer stumbles upon a dazed and bloodied criminal accused of murder. The suspect claims demonic possession forcing the Warren's into a supernatural inquiry.

#3 THE NUN (2018)

The Nun is a prequil featuring Valek, the evil and demonic spirit responsible for the later horrors in The Conjuring movies. The movie takes lace in 1952 Romania and follows the nun responsible for bringing Valek and other demons into the world. The Nun is far more bloody than the other conjuring films, a fact that makes it really disturbing.

#2 ANNABELLE COMES HOME (2019) 

Annabelle is a possessed doll kept by Lorraine and Ed in a locked room of demonistic artifacts. When the doll awakens it begins to haunt the Warren's 10-year-old daughter. What makes this movie so scary is the fact that the Annabelle doll actually exists.


#1 THE CONJURING 2  (2016)

Lorraine and Ed Warren come out of a self-imposed sabbatical to travel to London to help a single mother with something evil in her home. Her daughter shows clear signs of demonic possession and by intervening the Warrens become targets of the malicious spirit themselves.

THE CONJURING FRANCHISE IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER