'The Conjuring: Last Rites' Review: A Hit Horror Franchise Gives Up the Ghost

The "Conjuring" movies are not now, nor have they ever been subtle. Big flashy jump scares! Demonic dolls, nuns and nursery rhymes! One installment even had a ghost werewolf, which must be what happens when a werewolf dies with unfinished business. To be fair, it's not like anyone expected the "Conjuring" films to be low-key. The franchise tells the supposedly-true story of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who in real life were frequently considered self-aggrandizing con artists. In these movies, the Warrens' work was 100% real and they encountered ghosts and demons . . .