The Conjuring: Behind The Scenes Of The Haunted Set That Had Even A Priest Performing Blessings! ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

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The Conjuring Universe didn’t just kickstart a modern horror phenomenon as it conjured something far deeper. The franchise, which is more than a haunted house story and more than ghostly jump scares, began with a creeping sense of authenticity that made viewers squirm. It was back in 2013, James Wan, fresh off the brutal legacy of Saw and the eerie quiet of Insidious, chose to dive into the shadows of something different and into the lives and legacies of real-world demonologists, Ed and Lorraine Warren.

The Conjuring Franchise: Where Horror Found Its Soul

James Wan’s bold choice reshaped modern supernatural cinema. What soon followed was an expanding universe, consisting of three Conjuring films, a trio of Annabelle nightmares, and a pair of Nun features, each orbiting the same spectral sun. It almost became a ritual for Halloween, and like clockwork, when horror fans return to its roots each year, drawn back to the flickering light of the Warrens’ candlelit cases.

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The Chilling Interruption Behind The Scenes

However, behind the cameras, it wasn’t just makeup artists and stunt doubles stirring the set. Something else crept into the production, which is a little more complicated to explain. During the filming of The Conjuring, cast and crew started waking at 3 am (the so-called witching hour). The objects moved without cause, and the most terrifying part, leading actress Vera Farmiga noticed deep scratches on her body in sets of three, recurring with no known source. Even a teacup once launched itself off a shelf, as if insulted by unseen company.