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The Warren cases · 1981, in Connecticut

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

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A young man on trial for murder says he was possessed

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  • Chronological9 of 11
  • Release8 of 11

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Quick recap

Connecticut, 1981. Ed and Lorraine exorcise young David Glatzel. Arne Johnson, his sister's boyfriend, tells the demon to take him instead. Ed has a heart attack. Months later, Arne kills his landlord, Bruno, and says he can't remember it. The Warrens try to prove in court that he was possessed. They find a curse charm and an Occultist behind the case and another death. The Occultist nearly makes Ed kill Lorraine, but Lorraine brings him back. Ed smashes the altar, the curse breaks and the entity kills the Occultist herself. Arne is convicted of manslaughter, serves five years and marries Debbie.

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  1. ReferenceA first-of-its-kind trial

    It's based on Arne Cheyenne Johnson's 1981 case, the first US murder trial where the defense claimed demonic possession.

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  2. ReferenceThe priest under the streetlight

    In the opening, Father Gordon arriving at the house at night under a streetlight recreates the most famous image from The Exorcist (1973).

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  3. Behind the scenesNo James Wan in the chair

    It's the first main-line film James Wan didn't direct; he stayed on as producer and story writer. In the US it hit theaters and HBO Max the same day.

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