How many movies in The Conjuring franchise has cult The Disciples Of The Ram appeared in so far? James Wan appears to have a knack for creating long-running horror franchises. While Saw was conceived as a one-off thriller, its surprise success and iconic villain led to a series that spawned a further eight entries. His tiny budget Blumhouse horror movie Insidious also became an unexpected smash, with a fifth movie currently in development, while Wan is returning to the director's chair for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
Easily his biggest horror franchise to date is The Conjuring movie series, which encompasses three main entries and many spinoffs. The original Conjuring was based on a case by Ed and Lorraine Warren (played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga respectively) and the movie put Wan's talent for slow-burn suspense combined with shocking jump scares on display. Wan returned to direct The Conjuring 2, while the franchise has received offshoots such as The Nun or The Curse of La Llorona.
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The eight movies that comprise The Conjuring franchise have earned a combined tally of over $2 billion, making it the most successful horror movie franchise in history. The series has been smart about how it's expanded out, with the spinoffs often focusing on the origins of its villains such as Annabelle or The Nun's Valak. While not quite the equivalent of the MCU's HYDRA, The Conjuring series has its own human villains with The Disciples of the Ram, a cult who've only really played a role in two entries so far.
The first is Annabelle, the second entry in The Conjuring universe that explored the backstory of the titular doll. In the movie's opening, a teenager named Annabelle and
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