With the Conjuring - which I tip my hat to the director James Wan and writers - because not only did I think this film had some creepy and jittery "jump-scare" moments in the film, but I also liked the way the dark areas of the house, the rooms, the corners, basement, stairs dark areas were displayed , they made it look eerie and macabre that's been an missing element in horror films for decades, IMO Much like the room the possessed girl Regan was tied up in the Exorcist.
Oh, and just be aware that the official trailer reveals way too much.
He also hosts a podcast called 'BhindiWire', an Indian parody of IndieWire.
The crazy stuff, the most extraordinary stuff from the stories is in the movie.
Wan and the Hayes want their film to be judged as a theme park attraction.
Doesn't help that they rather pointlessly throw in an evil doll for bad measure.