The Conjuring Universe is ready to deliver its most terrifying chapter yet. The highly anticipated final chapter, The Conjuring: Last Rites, is out now streaming on HBO!
The Conjuring: Last Rites marks the chilling ninth installment and the final film of the original franchise. Returning to the helm of horror are director Michael Chaves and producer James Wan. They have brought back the core stars, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Chaves has issued a grave warning, calling the movie “the darkest thing we’ve ever seen in the series.” He promises a relentlessly haunting experience.
In this desperate final encounter, the Warrens confront a malevolent darkness that has consumed the Smurl family. Set in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, in the 1970s, the film follows Janet and Jack Smurl. Their new beginning in a duplex on Chase Street quickly descended into a violent, supernatural nightmare. The Smurls claimed to be victims of terrifying phenomena. The experienced chilling physical attacks and heard disembodied voices. They also experienced aggressive demonic forces and possessed dolls that make Annabelle look like child’s play. It is up to the Warrens to confront and defeat this ultimate evil.
The iconic pairing of Wilson and Farmiga is joined by an impressive cast, including Mia Tomlinson as the now-grown Judy Warren, and Rebecca Calder and Elliot Cowan as the haunted Smurl parents.
For a look behind the scenes and bringing the special effects to life, be sure to watch our interview with the Movie’s Digital Domain VFX supervisor, Alex Millet.
If you’re upset about the movie being the last of the direct franchise, don’t worry, the Conjuring Universe will continue with other films and even an upcoming TV series.
Witness the terror from your own home: The Conjuring: Last Rites is out now on digital. Or wait and get your copy on Blu-ray and DVD on November 25.
