The Conjuring Universe

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-conjuring-universe

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the franchise genre?Supernatural horror film series
2. What is the core inspiration?Dramatizations of paranormal investigations by Ed and Lorraine Warren
3. Who are Ed and Lorraine Warren?Ed and Lorraine Warren were paranormal investigators who studied ghosts and demons. Their case files inspired the movies.
4. Why is the doll Annabelle important?Annabelle is a haunted doll that first appears in the first Conjuring film. Because she is scary, the movies made a whole trilogy about her.

Demonology: The study of demons or beliefs about demons.
Transmedia Storytelling: Telling a story across multiple platforms and formats.
Cinematic Universe: A collection of films that share a continuity and characters.