TheConjuring franchise, as we know it, the James Wan-created horror juggernaut that launched a thousand nightmares, is coming to an end... or at least, that's the promise of the title of this iteration, the Michael Chaves-directed The Conjuring: Last Rites. The series was inspired by the real-life demonological escapades of Ed and Lorraine Warren, the married couple notorious for controversial investigations into hundreds of purported cases throughout the United States. Their careers were such a goldmine for stories that this series is currently the most profitable horror franchise of all time, despite the Warrens' most famous investigation, in Amityville, being a mere footnote (pictured in, but not the focus of, The Conjuring 2). Last Rites concludes the Warrens' careers with a strong set-up for potential future outings and great family work and performances, but it shortchanges the scares and pacing. Exactly when the franchise should deliver its most memorable baddie, it fumbles forward with its least developed antagonist yet.
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