Underrated Haunting Movies To Watch If You Loved The Conjuring – /Film

Some of the most memorable scenes from "The Conjuring" are the tiny details that James Wan shoots to clue the viewer in that doom will come soon. We see the dead birds on the Perrons' new homeland before we ever discern the film's demonic force. If there's one thing Wan knows how to do well in horror, it's orchestrating a steady and rising sense of terror.

If that sensibility of Wan appeals to you, 2021's "Martyrs Lane" is a must-see. Similar to "The Conjuring," the audience is clued into something being "off" with a tiny detail at the start of the film: Leah is obsessed with her mom's locket. At first, there's no clue why this is the case and the audience is left with plenty of questions. "Martyrs Lane" embraces its questions, though. Since Leah is in charge of this supernatural mystery, she's often wrong and stumbling into things that she shouldn't. A huge chunk of the film is spent watching Leah gather artifacts around the house, trying to solve what's wrong with her mother.

Written and directed by Ruth Platt, the film delivers a complicated and more honest take on motherhood, even amidst a haunting. In an interview with CBR, Platt explained, "Leah's whole journey is about finding this key to open her mother up."However, once Leah does unlock some secrets about her family's past, all ghastly hell breaks loose.

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