Hi Religion Unplugged readers, “The Conjuring” franchise, which has been a staple of horror film since 2013, is coming to a close (for now) with its highest-grossing movie yet. In today’s top story, critic Joseph Holmes writes on how the movie suggests that religious audiences are growing — and how it leaves big shoes for Hollywood to fill in the horror genre. He writes, “the success of ‘The Conjuring’ franchise — which consistently foregrounds traditional Catholicism — proves there’s an appetite for big-budget stories grounded in a traditional religious worldview. And that hunger will only grow.” ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Success Highlights Growing Power Of Religious Audiences (ANALYSIS) “The Exorcist” may be the most famous exorcism film ever made. But “The Conjuring” is easily the most successful exorcism franchise. Starting with “The Conjuring” in 2013, the franchise follows Ed and Lorainne Warren (played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, respectively) as they, with the blessing of the Catholic Church, help families who claim to be haunted by demons. by Joseph Holmes Are Christians Disappearing Across The Middle East?
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The growing power of religious moviegoers
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