Seeing as how I like horror movies that use good old-fashioned scare tactics (RE: Little to no use of computer-generated imagery) to spook the audience, The Conjuring was definitely an enjoyable film to watch yesterday. I'm also a fan of stories about ghost hunters, fictional or otherwise (which is why I still watch the CW Network's long-lived TV show, Supernatural), and was interested in the true stories of Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) and his wife Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) as they explored paranormal events throughout New England and other parts of the United States. Perhaps what makes this flick truly frightening is that Annabelle the Doll and the witch named Bathsheba actually existed. Of course, I'm sure that director James Wan took some creative license when he depicted the final scene of Bathsheba about to claim her final victim (played by Lili Taylor) inside the Perron household. Embellished or not, that climax was terrifying...which is why The Conjuring will stand out as one of the best horror flicks to date. To heck with Saw or Hostel (even though there hasn't been a sequel to either of these movies in a while, thank God)— Though I'm a fan of the Paranormal Activity series. Again: Good ol' fashioned scare tactics for the win.
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