{"product_id":"the-conjuring-paperback-3","title":"The Conjuring - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin J. Wetmore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2013 an apparently simple, back-to-basics scary movie transformed horror cinema for the rest of the decade. Based on the allegedly true story of the Perron family haunting and subsequent investigation by ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren, \u003ci\u003eThe Conjuring\u003c\/i\u003e has to-date spawned six sequels and prequels, making up a\u003ci\u003e Conjuring\u003c\/i\u003e 'universe' that has taken over a billion dollars around the world. The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \u003ci\u003eThe Conjuring\u003c\/i\u003e 'a fantastically effective haunted-house movie' which, following his earlier film \u003ci\u003eInsidious\u003c\/i\u003e, established director James Wan as a force in horror cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this Devil's Advocates, horror scholar Kevin Wetmore examines what elements in the film are truly terrifying, how the filmmakers' claims of being based on a true story hold up against the actual history of the haunting and the Warrens, and the relationship between \u003ci\u003eThe Conjuring\u003c\/i\u003e and the many films in its universe. Along the way this book also considers how games, toys and dolls play an important role in the series, offers a critique of gender roles in the films, and asks the question, what is actually 'conjured' in \u003ci\u003eThe Conjuring\u003c\/i\u003e? The delightful result is an in-depth, close reading of a film that uses standard horror tropes masterfully to create a truly scary film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin J. Wetmore is the author of Post-9\/11 Horror in American Cinema, Back from the Dead: Reading Remakes of Romero's Zombie Films as Markers of their Times, and the editor of The Streaming of Hill House and the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Uncovering Stranger Things, among other books. He is a professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, as well as an actor, director, and stage combat choreographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 7.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47344386179321,"sku":"9781800859272","price":80.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/lkOgWGnQzy9781800859272_ae7c2cf5-9f6e-498c-8a38-d4a78669f172.webp?v=1769729836","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-conjuring-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}