If you are a fan of horror movies, there is no way you can miss out on movies from the Conjuring franchise. Till now, there are nine movies from the franchise with another one on the way. If you want to watch these movies and have no idea where to begin, find out how to watch all Conjuring movies in order of release and chronological order as well.
How to Watch Conjuring Movies in Chronological Order
1. The Nun (2018)
Even though the Conjuring franchise started in 2013, in chronological order, the story began with 2018’s The Nun. The Nun takes us to Romania in 1952 where we are given a kind of origin to Valak. This demonic nun has had recurring appearances in The Conjuring franchise and is also an important part of the story told in multiple movies.
2. Annabelle: Creation (2017)
Even though the fourth film in the franchise, if you look at it chronologically, Annabelle Creation is the second movie in the Conjuring franchise that introduced us to the origin of the central character of Anabelle in this franchise. Annabelle Creations takes us to the year 1955. The story revolves around a group of children and a Nun who is taken in by a man who is a dollmaker and his wife. However, one of the kids opens a forbidden room and finds a seemingly harmless doll who turns out to be the evil incarnate.
3. The Nun 2 (2023)
While the story of this movie picks up right after the first movie, The Nun 2 is the third movie in the Conjuring franchise if you look at it in chronological order. The Nun 2 falls third in the Conjuring movies’ watch order. This movie takes us to the year 1956 when a priest is brutally murdered. Sister Irene, after her first encounters with Valak, comes to know about this and starts investigating the murder only to unfold that the demonic nun has risen again.
4. Annabelle (2014)
Anabelle is the second movie that came out of the Conjuring universe and is set in the year 1967. This movie takes us 12 years after the events we saw in Anabelle: Creation where a doctor and his wife bring home this creepy-looking doll to add to their collection. However, as soon as they bring that doll home, strange occurrences start taking place putting everything and everyone in danger.
5. The Conjuring (2013)
This was the movie that started it all for the Conjuring franchise and everything else in the Conjuring franchise is either a sequel, a prequel, or a spinoff. The Conjuring brought us Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as real-life paranormal investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren coming to the rescue of the Perron family. Set in the year 1971, The Conjuring became the third blockbuster horror franchise directed by James Wan.
6. Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
After the events we witnessed in Conjuring, Anabelle Comes Home is a direct continuation of what happens after it. Set in the year 1972, to make sure the wicked doll could not cause any more damage, Lorraine and Ed Warren lock up the doll in their artifact room. However, while the couple has to go away for some time, Annabelle awakens all the demonic artifacts in their collection, turning the night into a fight for survival for their young daughter, her friends, and their babysitter.
7. The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
A spinoff of the Conjuring universe, The Curse of La Llorona is based on a popular Latin American folklore. This movie takes us to 1973 where a mother is trying her best to save her children while a wicked spirit wants to take them away with her. The Curse of La Llorona is not really connected to the Conjuring universe a lot and the only thing connecting it to the franchise is the presence of Tony Amendola’s Father Perez from Annabelle.
8. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
This Conjuring movie is set in the year 1997 and is based on the Enfield Poltergeist cases of England where Lorraine and Ed Warren are helping out a family to get rid of an evil spirit who is none other than The Nun. This movie is the first time the demonic nun Valak was introduced in the Conjuring franchise and later, multiple prequels were released featuring the Nun as well.
9. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
The final movie in the chronological order of watching The Conjuring movies is The Devil Made Me Do It. This movie is set in the 80’s and brings us the real-life story of Arne Cheyenne Johnson who went on trial for her landlord’s murder. However, she claimed that she was possessed by a demon, and with this statement, Lorraine and Ed Warren started investigating this case. They suspect that the demon they exorcised from a young boy has now taken over Arne.
Conjuring Movies in Release Date Order
If you want to keep things simple and want to watch Conjuring movies in order as they were released, here is the release date order.
- The Conjuring (2013)
- Annabelle (2014)
- The Conjuring 2 (2016)
- Annabelle: Creation (2017)
- The Nun (2018)
- The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
- The Nun 2 (2023)
