The story is about paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.

The movie starts by introducing us to a malevolent spirit who inhabits a doll as the two investigators relate a story of one of their cases in a lecture. This sets up the remainder of the story and the tone of the movie.

The movie is centered around a family looking for a fresh start, who move into an idyllic farm home, unaware of it’s horrific legacy. As the story unfolds, the resident demons manifest themselves into an awesome tale of demonic terror. Without the reliance on CGI or fancy special effects, the movie uses suspense to tell a great story and yes, there were many “gotcha” moments. When I first saw it last summer, there were a few times that got screams from the audience. As the story unfolded, I found myself easily drawn in and set up for the next scary moment.

I am writing this after having purchased the DVD and watching it a year later. Yes, I still got drawn into the movie and did get a good scare from the, “gotcha moments”. For that, it is very easy for me to give this movie a 10 out 10.

‘till next time, no nightmares!

Rick