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The Conjuring Universe, Scariest to Least Scary
The Conjuring, Annabelle and Nun films, ranked by Fear
The scariest: The Conjuring (2013), at 9.0 on our Fear axis. The Conjuring 2 (2016) is next at 8.0.
The Conjuring Universe began with James Wan's The Conjuring in 2013, which followed Ed and Lorraine Warren's investigation of a haunted farmhouse in Rhode Island. Sequels followed, along with the Annabelle and Nun spin-offs. This page ranks the films we have scored by Fear.
Fear is one of five scores Watch Darkly's curators give a film, each from 0 to 10. It measures how frightening a film is to watch and is scored separately from gore and intensity, so a bloody entry can still rank low here. Films we have not scored yet are listed after the ranking. How we score
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Ranked from scariest to least scary
- Curator Score 8.3
01The Conjuring 2013
- Fear
- 9.0
- Gore
- 2.0
- Atmosphere
- 9.0
- Intensity
- 7.5
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
- Curator Score 7.3
02The Conjuring 2 2016
- Fear
- 8.0
- Gore
- 2.0
- Atmosphere
- 8.5
- Intensity
- 5.5
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
- Curator Score 6.5
- Fear
- 6.0
- Gore
- 3.0
- Atmosphere
- 7.0
- Intensity
- 4.0
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
- Curator Score 6.8
04The Conjuring: Last Rites 2025
- Fear
- 5.5
- Gore
- 3.0
- Atmosphere
- 6.5
- Intensity
- 7.5
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
- Curator Score 5.5
05Annabelle 2014
- Fear
- 4.0
- Gore
- 3.0
- Atmosphere
- 6.0
- Intensity
- 3.0
A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.
- Curator Score 5.5
06The Nun II 2023
- Fear
- 4.0
- Gore
- 4.0
- Atmosphere
- 5.0
- Intensity
- 6.0
In 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. She once again comes face-to-face with a powerful evil.
- Curator Score 5.0
07The Nun 2018
- Fear
- 3.4
- Gore
- 3.4
- Atmosphere
- 4.3
- Intensity
- 0.5
A priest with a dark past and a novice nearing her final vows are sent by the Vatican to Romania to investigate a nun's death and face a demonic force.
Not scored yet
- Annabelle: Creation (2017)
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
The Conjuring movies in order
In release order.
- The Conjuring (2013)
- Annabelle (2014)
- The Conjuring 2 (2016)
- Annabelle: Creation (2017)
- The Nun (2018)
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
- The Nun II (2023)
- The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
Common questions about the Conjuring movies
- What is the scariest Conjuring movie?
- The Conjuring (2013), at 9.0 on our Fear axis. The Conjuring 2 (2016) is next at 8.0.
- What is the least scary Conjuring movie?
- The Nun (2018), at 3.4 on our Fear axis.
- Which Conjuring movie is the goriest?
- The Nun II (2023), at 4.0 on our Gore axis.
- What is the best Conjuring movie?
- By Curator Score, The Conjuring (2013) has the highest at 8.3 out of 10. The Curator Score is our overall verdict on a film and is separate from Fear.
- What order should I watch the Conjuring movies in?
- In release order: The Conjuring (2013), Annabelle (2014), The Conjuring 2 (2016), Annabelle: Creation (2017), The Nun (2018), Annabelle Comes Home (2019), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), The Nun II (2023), The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025).