James Wan is a household name for horror by now, as he has proved with films like Saw(2004), Insidious(2010) and The Conjuring(2013), which are all some of my most favorite titles ever in the whole genre.
This sequel has a few connections, but takes a new direction with it's plot and the tiny setting of a family house where another demonic presence plagues them, and our returning protagonists Ed and Loraine Warren.
The buildup was successful, and the scares have a few unexpected jump scares, a detour in the form of The Crooked Man, mixed up with typical ghost mythos and a wheeze of demonology. It has also spawned another upcoming spin-off movie.
It's not one of Wan's best, but without a doubt does The Conjuring 2 respect it's genre and keeps the quality high. A haunted house has been seen many times by now, but it's all abut the middle part of the story where horror elements can remain flexible and even innovative at times.
Rating: 7.5
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