
James Wan demonstrated his adoration for old-fashioned horror tropes with his highly-profitable new twist on (and throwback to) traditional haunted house cinema, Insidious. Shortly after that movie hit theaters in 2011, Wan became attached to helm two other projects with paranormal elements: a mysterious thriller titled Spectre, along with The Conjuring, an Amityville Horror-style “based on true events” flick.
The Conjuring is being scripted by Carey and Chad Hayes, whose previous writing efforts include the House of Wax remake, The Reaping, and, most recently, Whiteout. Despite that brotherly writing duo’s decidedly mixed-to-weak resume, their Conjuring pitch has proven good enough to land Wan as a director – along with the commitment of both a respectable leading man and lady, alike....
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