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Jun 19, 2018 · During an interview for The Conjuring 2, director James Wan explained that the Nun character in the movie was actually inspired by a spectral entity that demonologist Lorraine Warren claimed had haunted her in her home.
The Nun is a 2018 American gothic supernatural horror film directed by Corin Hardy and written by Gary Dauberman, from a story by Dauberman and James Wan. It serves as a spiritual spin-off to The Conjuring 2 and is the fifth installment in The Conjuring shared universe.
- Who Is Valak? The Conjuring Demon Explained
- Was Lorraine Warren Really Haunted by A nun?
- Why The Nun Was Set at The Cârța Monastery
- Romania's History of Nun Hauntings Explained
- Was Sister Irene Based on A Real person?
The Demon Valak Appears in Multiple Historical Grimoires
The Conjuring Universe demon Valak had taken on many forms throughout The Conjuring franchise, functioning as an overarching nemesis to the Warrens. In The Nun,The Nun II, and The Conjuring 2, Valak memorably appears as a nun with pale skin, a hooked nose, glowing yellow eyes, hollowed eye sockets, and teeth like razor blades. However, the demon also takes on two other forms inThe Conjuring 2. Interestingly, the demon Valak has a connection to actual demonology history, appearing with the nam...
Valak's Nun Form Is Inspired By A Memory Lorraine Warren Described To The Conjuring 2 Director
The habit-ed, demonic nun isn't the traditional appearance of the demon Valak, raising questions about the inspiration for the movie The Nun. Surprisingly, the design of the demon’s form isn’t simply Hollywood marketing. It expands upon Lorraine Warren's actual experience with being haunted. While making the press rounds for The Conjuring 2, where The Nun first emerged as an antagonist haunting Lorraine Warren, director James Wan explained the origin to i09. Lorraine told Wan that a spectral...
The Cârța Monastery Has A Long History Of Hauntings
The setting of The Nun helps shape the creepy ambiance of the movie, continuing to expand the haunted locations of The Conjuring Universe. The film takes place in the Cârța Monastery located in Transylvania, Romania. According to Atlas Obscura, the monastery was erected in 1205. Like the film, it was home to monks referred to as "white monks" because they wore white habits, not black. The Cârța Monastery had its Cistercian monks evicted by the King of Hungary around 1474. When the events of T...
Romania Has One Notable Example Of A Nun Possession
Considering the previous Conjuring films tied into real-world events like the true story of the Amityville haunting and Enfield phenomena, it would be strange if The Nunignored real supernatural history entirely. Luckily, the movie’s setting has a deeper connection to the paranormal outside of the specific abbey. Romania has a tragic nun “possession” called the Tanacu Exorcism, which took place in 2005. According to NBC News, a 23-year-old nun named Maricica Irina Cornici was admitted to a ps...
Sister Irene Provides A Central Point Of View For The Nun And The Nun II
While the setting of The Nun and the Warrens both exist, there’s no evidence that Sister Irene was based on an actual person. Her story doesn’t align with any known stories that tie into the movie. Moreover, her background and personality are vague enough that Irene could be any number of actual people. As such, it’s probable that she was created for The Nun and brought back in The Nun 2 cast, giving the movies a solid central point of view and throughline. This provides The Nun with a less c...
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The Nun is a 2018 American supernatural horror film directed by Corin Hardy and written by Gary Dauberman, from a story by Dauberman and James Wan. It is a spin-off of The Conjuring 2 and the fifth installment in The Conjuring Universe. The film stars Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga and Jonas Bloquet. The plot follows a priest and a Catholic ...
With Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Bonnie Aarons. A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.
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- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Corin Hardy
- 2018-09-07
Sep 6, 2018 · The demon Valak returns to the screen in The Nun (debuting Friday, September 7th), the newest installment in the Conjuring universe. Who is Valak in the series and in demonological lore?
Oct 9, 2018 · In The Nun, the latest movie in the ever-expanding Conjuring universe, a cowl-clad demon with piercing yellow eyes and dagger-like teeth haunts the cloisters of a Romanian abbey and terrorizes...
