After an overabundance of spin-offs and side missions, the main foundation that kicked off the "Conjuring" franchise, the Warrens, are back as main players. In this third entry in "The Conjuring" series, famous paranormal investigators Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) are upgrading from haunted houses to another real-life case, yet this time involving the courts.

Suspect Arne Cheyenne Johnson (played by Ruairi O' Connor) is committed for murder for allegedly killing his landlord but pulls the demonic possession card as a defense to avoid jail time. Johnson would eventually become known as the 1st murder defendant in U.S. history to plead not guilty through demonic possession.

James Wan, the director of the first two "Conjuring" films, is not returning beyond a producer capacity, handing the directing reigns over to Michael Chaves (who helmed "Conjuring" spin-off "The Curse of La Llorona"). "The Devil Made Me Do It" does not have a conventional horror movie premise, which is why it had to be on the list.

In a time where most franchises begin to jump the shark with the sequels, it would be nice to have a consistently well-made trilogy of horror films.

Rowan University

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