Order of all films in the Warren File saga

WITH Nun IIsaga franchise chronology Warren Files goes further into the past. Which includes information about one of the cases indirectly shown in several previous tapes, and about the demon Valak. But the plot does something else: it adds context to the sprawling horror saga. across different places and times, in inventive and ever-increasing ways.

This is a curious phenomenon in the horror genre. While there is no shortage of film series that follow similar events or the same story, the James Wan-directed film expands on its own universe. From the creepy deeds of Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson’s demonologists to their collection of disturbing objects. The franchise delves not only into fear, but into all aspects of the supernatural, becoming increasingly disturbing. It also gives rise to stories of all sorts of diabolical and menacing forces that travel through amazing scenarios.

We leave you with the exact chronology Warren Filessince his big screen debut in 2013. The list includes events described in Nun II and how they will impact future projects. This shows that the franchise still has a lot to offer to the cinematic world.

Nun

Even though it’s a fifth of the call Warrenverse, is in its universe part of the origin of everything that will be discussed later. Corin Hardy’s film, set in 1950s Romania, provides specific insights into the franchise’s supernatural. From how a demon works to how it can be summoned. The script, despite its shortcomings, examines the limits and strengths of the mythology of the world imagined by James Wan..

Plus, this is the first big connection with future events. Frenchy/Maurice (Jonas Bloquet) will be a subtle link between the story of the demon Valak (Bonnie Aarons) and other feature films that will continue the story of various characters.

Annabelle 2: Creation

The fourth part of the saga Warren Files and the second in a trilogy about the terrifying doll, the film tells the story of the toy’s origins. But director David F. Sandberg did something different. He took an in-depth look at how the object went from being harmless to being an important element of the franchise’s understanding of evil. As we remember, the first appearance Annabellewas in the prologue Warren File: The Conjuring. The episode only details that he is capable of causing horrifying events.

So this feature film, set three years after The Nun, jumps to the central event that turned her, in the words of the Warrens’ fiction, into a beacon of evil. The action takes place in California in 1955. It tells how a puppet master (Anthony LaPaglia) and his wife (Miranda Otto) lose their daughter. In the midst of mourning, they take in a group of orphans. Among them there are Janice (Talitha Bateman) which will become the vehicle of the creature that will later become the owner of the terrifying toy.

Nun II

The eighth part will actually become the fourth in chronological order. So the movie takes place four years after the first one, and then a year later in relation to Annabelle 2: Creation. But what’s even more interesting is that the film tells some aspects related to Frenchy/Maurice (Jonas Blokt).

This character suffers from the obsession he describes. Ed and Lorraine Warren in the first feature film of the saga. Even more intriguing is the one who whispers a prediction that frightens the medium and almost prevents her from taking charge of the matter. Enfield poltergeist.

Annabelle

The feature film is the third chronologically and the first in a trilogy bearing the name of the doll. so this is spin offwhich takes place ten years after its sequel, tells how evil manifests itself in Annabelle.

There’s not much to add to the central story of the Warren saga, which is more interested in what happens around the frightened newlywed couple. The latter, played by Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton, must face the entity containing the doll, as the story goes. Annabelle 2: Creation.

Warren File: The Conjuring

The first story of the saga is in the fourth position of the timeline. By the time the events narrated in it take place, four years have already passed since the release of the first part of the trilogy. Annabellewhich take place in 1971.

Plot is what gives a saga its tone and rhythm. In fact, much of the rest of the narrative is filled with the same sense of everyday horror that James Wan brought to his work. At the same time, he details the processes of supernatural contamination based on the research – in the universe of the tapes – of Ed and Lorraine Warren.

Annabelle comes home

The seventh part of the franchise does not have much impact on the main universe. Unless it’s a tour of the Warrens’ now-famous haunted room. But in reality this is a much simpler version and less scary than the themes explored in the franchise than anything else.

In fact, the script centers on Judy (McKenna Grace), the daughter of a couple of paranormal investigators. While there are hints at other plots, such as Maurice’s exorcism, and Annabelle figures prominently, this is more of a youthful take on the franchise. For chronological purposes this occurs one year after Warren File: The Conjuring.

Warren File: Enfield Case

The seventh film is in time order to draw parallels between the famous case. Enfield poltergeist and the couple’s investigations. It is in this film in which Maurice first appears, whose story we learn in the dilogy. Nun. The story takes place in 1977–1978 and introduces Valak and his relationship with Lorraine Warren.

The Warren File: Compelled by the Devil

Direct continuation Warren File: Enfield CaseThe action takes place four years after the visit of demonologists to London and their struggle with the devil. The narrative is completely separate from the franchise’s mythology and is about a real event.

This time it’s the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson (in fiction Ruairi O’Connor). This was the defendant in the first trial in USA, where an attempt was made to invoke demonic possession as a mitigating circumstance.