By Cassie Roy | Assistant Editor
The backstory to the backstory, The Nun came out in theatres on September 6th of this year. This movie, produced by Peter Safran and James Wan, is a part of a series of Annabelle movies that were released out of order. The first movie to be produced was The Conjuring in 2013, Annabelle in 2014, The Conjuring 2 in 2016, Annabelle: Creation in 2017 and finally The Nun. The actual order of the movies however is The Nun, Annabelle: Creation, Annabelle, The Conjuring, and ending with The Conjuring 2.
As a fan of the Annabelle series it pains me to admit that the trailers scared me more than the actual movie. There were certain times where the humor took away from the fear they were trying to portray. This generation is very cynical, finding comedic relief in the darkest of situations. It felt that the producers tried to relate the movie to modern day humor, even though the movie takes place in the 50’s in the backwoods of Romania. If you haven’t always been a fan of the horror genre, this could be the movie for you.
Aside from not being as terrified as I had hoped when I left the movie theatre, I would still highly recommend seeing this movie. The cinematic visual effects, the makeup, even the costumes created a realistic look to this fantastical horror.
The Annabelle series includes five movies; it’s because of this that every movie leaves you with burning questions. The Nun explains everything and even ends with a very obvious connection to the ending of The Conjuring. All of the questions have finally been answered, except for one- will there be a sixth?
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