Last year James Wan brought us
The Conjuring, a fantastic old school ghost story that did not tell of anything new, but it was executed fantastically. There is something about the way that he is able to execute the familiar that is amazing. It is not easy to pull of legitimately good mainstream horror, but he does it. The runaway success of the film pretty much assured we would get more from that universe. After all, it was based on the experiences of Ed and Lorraine Warren, and they have stories to tell. One of those tales was teased in
The Conjuring, the creepy doll named Annabelle is back in a movie of the same name.
When I heard that Universal was going to create a Dark Universe of movies for their stable of classic monsters, I was intrigued. The idea of a gothic shared universe where Dracula, the Wolfman, Frankenstein’s Monster, and more roamed the same darkened streets of the same foreboding cities is truly something to be happy about. Granted, there is the trepidation that goes with the idea that these beloved creatures of the night being rebooted, but it’s not like they haven’t been through it before. However, word around the block is that the universe may be dead before it even gets started, as evidenced by the supposedly troubled production and the actual box office disappointment of the flagship film, The Mummy.
