How to Watch The Conjuring Movies in Chronological Order

The Conjuring Movies successful Chronological Order

1. The Nun (2018)

Prequel frightfest The Nun takes spot successful 1952 Romania, and stars Demián Bichir and Taissa Farmiga (sister of franchise prima Vera Farmiga) arsenic a Roman Catholic clergyman and a nun uncovering an unholy concealed involving Bonnie Aaron's evil Nun from The Conjuring 2.

Read our review of The Nun.

2. Annabelle: Creation (2017)

Taking spot aft The Nun, successful 1955 California, Annabelle Creation was the 4th installment successful the Conjuring Universe, but the 2nd chronologically, depicting the root of franchise breakout prima -- Annabelle, the creep haunted dolll. It's the communicative of a communicative of a doll-maker who opens his location to six orphans and a nun, lone to person an past evil released successful his ain house.

Read our review of Annabelle: Creation.

3. The Nun 2 (2023)

Although The Nun 2 takes spot aft the events of The Nun, it's really the 3rd movie successful the timeline. The events of The Nun 2 instrumentality spot successful 1956, taking spot 4 years aft Sister Irene's archetypal brushwood with Valak and 1 twelvemonth aft the events of Annabelle: Creation.

Read our review of The Nun 2.

4. Annabelle (2014)

The 2nd movie made successful the Conjuring Universe, adjacent earlier The Conjuring 2, was prequel Annabelle, taking spot successful 1967 successful Southern California, 12 years aft the authoritative root of the doll. Annabelle tells the communicative of a young doc and his woman who bring the doll into their location (to reside amongst different scary-looking dolls) lone to person it marque their beingness a surviving hell.

Read our review of Annabelle.

5. The Conjuring (2013)

The movie that started it all, The Conjuring, starred Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson arsenic real-life paranormal investigators/ghost hunters Lorraine and Ed Warren (whose exploits reportedly inspired The Amityville Horror), arsenic they assistance the besieged Perron household successful 1971, connected Rhode Island. Series creator James Wan directed this archetypal outing, marking the 3rd authoritative blockbuster fearfulness franchise he'd created.

Read our review of The Conjuring.

6. Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

Next up is Annabelle Comes Home. Taking spot lone 1 twelvemonth aboriginal successful the story, successful 1972, the Warrens' young daughter, Judy (McKenna Grace), indispensable contend with Annabelle and different demons who flight the Warrens’ artifact country portion the mates is away. Conjuring Universe (and It: Chapter One and Two) writer Gary Dauberman makes his directorial debut here.

Read our review of Annabelle Comes Home.

7. The Curse of La Llorona (2019)

Based connected the Latin American folklore of La Llorona, this Conjuring Universe spinoff follows a parent successful 1973 Los Angeles who indispensable prevention her children from a malevolent tone trying to bargain them. Starring Linda Cardellini and Raymond Cruz, The Curse of La Llorona is the astir detached and removed communicative from the franchise's ongoing story, lone featuring Tony Amendola's Father Perez from Annabelle arsenic a connecting character.

Read our review of The Curse of La Llorona.

8. The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Based connected the events of the Enfield Poltergeist successful England, The Conjuring 2 brings backmost Lorraine and Ed Warren, present notrious from the Amityville case, arsenic they assistance a household being haunted by a malevolent tone successful 1977. Whereas the archetypal Conjuring movie brought astir the Annabelle films, this 1 primitively introduced The Nun, who would spell connected to person her ain prequel. James Wan besides returned to direct.

Read our review of The Conjuring 2.

9. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

The existent eighth movie made successful the franchise is besides the eighth movie you should ticker if you're doing a chronological binge. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It brings america into the '80s with a ghoulish communicative based connected the existent beingness proceedings of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, who claimed "demonic possession" aft murdering his landlord. Lorraine and Ed Warren are drawn into the lawsuit aft they'd seemingly exorcised a demon retired of a young boy's body... accidentally causing it to fly into Arne.

Read our review of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.

How to Watch The Conjuring Movies by Release Date

If you're looking to ticker each the movies successful theatrical merchandise order, the close database is below:

• 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)

How to Watch The Annabelle Movies successful Order

Within The Conjuring Universe exists 2 abstracted movie trilogies: The Conjuring and Annabelle. The communicative chronology of the Annabelle movies differs from their theatrical merchandise order, truthful we've created this speedy viewing usher to assistance you out.

Chronologically

• Annabelle: Creation (1955)
• Annabelle (1967)
• Annabelle: Comes Home (1972)

By Release Date

• Annabelle (2014)
• Annabelle: Creation (2017)
• Annabelle: Comes Home (2019)

Future of The Conjuring Movies

For those wondering what's adjacent for The Conjuring films, person nary fear, The Conjuring: Last Rites officially has a merchandise date: September 5, 2025. This announcement besides seems to corroborate erstwhile reports that The Conjuring 4 volition beryllium the past mainline Conjuring movie. Franchise seasoned Michael Chaves returns arsenic manager for the finale.

In 2023, a TV bid acceptable successful The Conjuring beingness was besides greenlit for the streaming work Max, though small has been revealed astir who volition beryllium progressive oregon however the bid volition acceptable into the franchise's timeline.

Matt Fowler is simply a freelance amusement writer/critic, covering TV news, reviews, interviews and features connected IGN for 13+ years.

Originally posted:

May 9, 2025 6:43 pm