The Nun II: How Are Paranormal Investigators Ed And Lorraine Warren Connected With The Latest Horror-Thriller Movie The Nun II

‘The Conjuring’ movie universe was inspired by Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were perhaps the most renowned demonologists in history. Explore how they are connected with classic horror movies like ‘The Nun II’ and ‘The Conjuring’.

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The ninth entry in the ‘Conjuring’ series, 'The Nun II', was finally released in theatres on September 8, 2023. The movie stars Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene, Bonnie Aarons as Demon Nun, Storm Reid as another sister, and Anna Popplewell as Kate in the main roles.

‘The Nun II’ Plot

Four years after the ending of the first film, in ‘The Nun II’, Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) once more encounters the evil nun at a boarding school in France. In Saint Cartha's monastery, Sister Irene encountered the powerful demon Valek in battle. In anticipation of the second movie, which takes up four years later, viewers are eager to see what horrors the devil will commit in the latest movie.

The Connection Between ‘The Nun II’ And Ed and Lorraine Warren

‘The Nun’ is the same spirit that terrorised Ed and Lorraine in ‘The Conjuring 2’, so fans of 'The Conjuring' (From The Nun 2 To Saw X: Hollywood's Unmissable September Blockbusters) series will have no trouble recognising her in the movie. The dark, towering character in both films is called Valak, and its existence is based on popular mythology.

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Demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren claimed to have seen a spirit sister in a British monastery in the 1970s. A demon wearing a hood, with piercing yellow eyes, and fangs that like daggers haunts the cloisters of a Romanian monastery and terrorises the local priest in ‘The Nun’, the latest film (Latest Movies Releasing In September 2023) in the ever-expanding Conjuring universe.

Who Were Paranormal Investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren

Ed and Lorraine Warren

American writers and paranormal investigators Edward Warren Miney and Lorraine Rita Warren were connected to popular incidents of alleged hauntings. Author, speaker, and self-proclaimed demonologist Edward was self-taught. Whereas, Lorraine claimed to be a light trance medium and clairvoyant who collaborated closely with her husband.

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The Warrens established the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR), the first paranormal investigation organisation in New England, in 1952. They wrote several books about the paranormal and their investigations that included many paranormal activity stories. They claimed to have looked at far over 10,000 cases during their tenure.

Many films, television shows, and documentaries, including multiple series, have been directly or indirectly influenced by the Warrens' popularised ghost stories.

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