History YMMV / TheConjuringUniverse

** [[Literature/ArsGoetia Valak]] [[labelnote:Appearances]] ''Film/TheConjuring'', ''Film/TheConjuringII'', ''Film/AnnabelleCreation'', ''Film/TheNun'', ''Film/TheNunII''[[/labelnote]] is a shapeshifting [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils demonic entity]] that revels in the murder and corruption of mankind. [[FallenAngel Once an angel before rebelling against God]], Valak formed a unique fixation on Saint Lucy, playing a role in her mutilation and murder before committing itself to the [[FamilyExtermination eradication of her bloodline]]. After being freed by a Satanic duke, Valak proceeds to haunt and eventually massacre the nuns of the Abby of St. Carta, all while taking the guise of a blasphemous nun to mock their faith. Possessing a farmer named Maurice, Valak begins a killing spree of clergy across Europe, purging St. Lucy's lineage before taking its evil to a boarding school, where it murders a teen girl and the school's headmistress out of petty cruelty. After failing to slaughter the students and burn St. Lucy's decedent Irene Palmer alive, Valak is sealed away inside Maurice, but manifests years later and attempts to force him to kill his wife. Desiring revenge after being exorcised by Ed and Lorraine Warren, Valak [[MindRape mentally assaults]] Lorraine with visions of Ed's death. Later possessing Ronald [=DeFeo=] Jr. to committing the mass murder of his family at the Amityville house, Valak then moves on to haunt the Hodgson family, taking control of the innocent spirit of Bill Wilkins to have him terrorize the family and prevent him from moving on into the afterlife. After trying numerous times to kill various members of the Hodgson family, Valak tries to force the youngest girl, Janet, to [[DrivenToSuicide impale herself]] in front of her entire family, then tries to [[ForcedToWatch force Lorraine to watch]] as it attempts the same on her husband.

* ''YMMV/TheConjuringII''

* CompleteMonster:
** [[YMMV/TheConjuring Bathsheba]]; [[YMMV/TheConjuringII Valak]]; [[YMMV/TheConjuringTheDevilMadeMeDoIt Isla]]. See their respective pages for more information.

** ''Annabelle'' films: [[GruesomeGoat Malthus]] is a ram-like demon worshiped by the perverse Disciples of the Ram. Desiring a soul, Malthus masquerades as the daughter of the [[Film/AnnabelleCreation grieving Samuel and Esther Mullins]] until the ruse was discovered, ending with Malthus gouging out Esther's left eye. Being forced to inhabit [[CreepyDoll Annabelle]], Malthus sets its sights on the polio-stricken Janice, and possesses her before gruesomely murdering the Mullins by slicing Esther in half and crucifying her upper body, and contorting Samuel's fingers until they broke in a crude fashion. Compelling Janice into [[Film/{{Annabelle}} killing her adoptive parents]], Malthus threatens to steal the soul of Mia Form's baby daughter unless she forfeits her own. After failing to kill the Warrens in a vehicular accident, Malthus is [[Film/AnnabelleComesHome released by Daniela Rios]], and it sends several spirits to kill the girls in order to prevent them from relocking the Annabelle doll back in her case. When the girls started to get the upper hand, Malthus grabs Judy Warren and nearly tears her soul out of her body.

** [[YMMV/TheConjuring Bathsheba]] and [[YMMV/TheConjuringII Valak]]. See their respective pages for more information.
** [[CreepyDoll Annabelle]] is a sinister wooden doll housing a ram-like demon. Desiring a soul, the demon masquerades as the daughter of the [[Film/AnnabelleCreation grieving Samuel and Esther Mullins]] until the ruse was discovered, ending with the demon gouging out Esther's left eye before being locked away. Setting its sights on the polio-stricken Janice, the demon tortures and [[DemonicPossession possesses]] her before gruesomely murdering Mullins by bisecting Esther as well as crucifying her upper body, and contorting Samuel's fingers until they broke in a crude fashion. Compelling Janice into [[Film/{{Annabelle}} killing her adoptive parents]], the demon threatens to steal the soul of Mia Form's baby daughter unless she forfeits her own. After failing to kill the Warrens in a vehicular accident, the demon is [[Film/AnnabelleComesHome released by Daniela Rios]] and it sends several spirits to kill the girls in order to prevent them from relocking Annabelle in her case. When the girls started to get the upper hand, the demon grabs Judy Warren and nearly tears her soul out of her body.

* ''YMMV/TheCurseOfLaLlorona''

* UnfortunateImplications: [[https://consent.yahoo.com/collectConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_396294a2-0966-48d2-b4e2-3fea43fc96bc&lang=en-us&inline=false Quite a]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeTFPQFR20g few people]] have noticed that this franchise is rather fanatical in its approach to Christianity being right and justifies sexism.

** [[CreepyDoll Annabelle]] is a sinister porcelain doll housing a ram-like demon. Desiring a soul, Annabelle masquerades as the daughter of the [[Film/AnnabelleCreation grieving Samuel and Esther Mullins]] until the ruse was discovered, ending with Annabelle gouging out Esther's left eye before being locked away. Setting her sights on the polio-stricken Janice, Annabelle tortures and [[DemonicPossession possesses]] her before gruesomely murdering Mullins by bisecting Esther as well as crucifying her upper body, and contorting Samuel's fingers until they broke in a crude fashion. Compelling Janice into [[Film/{{Annabelle}} killing her adoptive parents]], Annabelle threatens to steal the soul of Mia Form's baby daughter unless she forfeited her own. After failing to kill the Warrens in a vehicular accident, Annabelle is [[Film/AnnabelleComesHome released by Daniela Rios]] and she sends several spirits to kill the girls in order to prevent them from relocking her in her case. When the girls started to get the upper hand, Annabelle grabs Judy Warren and nearly tears her soul out of her body.

** [[CreepyDoll Annabelle]] is a sinister porcelain doll housing a ram-like demon. Desiring a soul, Annabelle masquerades as the daughter of the [[Film/AnnabelleCreation grieving Samuel and Esther Mullins]] until the ruse was discovered, ending with Annabelle gouging out Esther's left eye before being locked away. Setting her sights on the polio-stricken Janice, Annabelle tortures and [[DemonicPossession possesses]] her before gruesomely murdering the aforementioned Mullins by bisecting Esther as well as crucifying her upper body, and contorting Samuel's fingers until they broke in a crude fashion. Compelling Janice into [[Film/{{Annabelle}} killing her adoptive parents]], Annabelle threatens to steal the soul of Mia Form's baby daughter unless she forfeited her own. After failing to kill the Warrens in a vehicular accident, Annabelle is [[Film/AnnabelleComesHome released by Daniela Rios]] and she sends several spirits to kill the girls in order to prevent them from relocking her in her case. When the girls started to get the upper hand, Annabelle grabs Judy Warren and nearly tears her soul out of her body.

* UnfortunateImplications: [[https://consent.yahoo.com/collectConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_396294a2-0966-48d2-b4e2-3fea43fc96bc&lang=en-us&inline=false Quite a]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeTFPQFR20g few people]] have noticed that this franchise is rather fanatical in its approach to Christianity being right and justifies sexism. To say nothing on how its glorifying to known conmen.

* UnfortunateImplications: [[https://consent.yahoo.com/collectConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_396294a2-0966-48d2-b4e2-3fea43fc96bc&lang=en-us&inline=false Quite a]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeTFPQFR20g few people]] have noticed that this franchise is rather fanatical in its approach to Christianity being right and justifies sexism.

* UnfortunateImplications: [[https://consent.yahoo.com/collectConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_396294a2-0966-48d2-b4e2-3fea43fc96bc&lang=en-us&inline=false Quite a]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeTFPQFR20g few people]] have noticed that this movie is rather fanatical in its approach to Christianity being right and justifies sexism.

* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/TheConjuring Bathsheba]] and [[YMMV/TheConjuringII Valak]]. See their respective pages for more information.

* CriticProof: ''Film/{{Annabelle}}'' and ''Film/TheNun'' have had a mixed-to-negative critical reception, but they are pretty sizeable box office successes nonetheless. According to ''Forbes'' journalist Scott Mendelson:

-->''"Even with a "C" Cinemascore grade and (accurately) lousy reviews, this is a huge win and more proof that franchises like this are critic-proof so long as even the bad reviews reassure viewers that they'll get what they want from a given entry. The Corin Hardy-directed and Gary Dauberman-penned ''The Nun'' still has the gothic atmosphere, R-rated violence that doesn't fall into grindhouse territory, religious horror tropes, a presumption of religious dogma being wholly truthful and {{jump scare}}s."''

* CriticProof: ''Film/{{Annabelle}}'' and ''Film/TheNun'' have a mixed-to-negative critical reception, but they are pretty sizeable box office successes nonetheless. According to ''Forbes'' journalist Scott Mendelson:
-->''"Even with a "C" Cinemascore grade and (accurately) lousy reviews, this is a huge win and more proof that franchises like this are critic-proof so long as even the bad reviews reassure viewers that they'll get what they want from a given entry. The Corin Hardy-directed and Gary Dauberman-penned The Nun still has the gothic atmosphere, R-rated violence that doesn't fall into grindhouse territory, religious horror tropes, a presumption of religious dogma being wholly truthful and jump scares."''

* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/TheConjuring Bathsheba]] and [[YMMV/TheConjuringIIValak]]. See their respective pages for more information.

* CompleteMonster: Bathsheba and Valak. See [[YMMV/TheConjuring their]] [[YMMV/TheConjuringII pages]] for more information.

* CriticProof: ''Film/{{Annabelle}}'' and ''Film/TheNun'' have a mixed-to-negative critical reception, but they are pretty sizeable box office successes nonetheless.

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