The Conjuring: A Dull Lesson in the Horrors of 'Based on a True Story'

The Conjuring is a fairly standard-issue Hollywood horror possession film. There's a dog that does the usual thing dogs do in horror films. There's a doll that does what dolls usually do in horror films. There's some eerie TV static, some doors banging, some ghost hunters with motion detectors and UV lights, and some creepy ghosts who appear on cue when you expect to least expect them, complete with ominous music and the spooky makeup that all ghosts wear so you can identify them. And there's an eerie whispered catch phrase, because the supernatural loves memes (in this case it's "look what you made me do.") Read more here: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/07/-i-the-conjuring-i-a-dull-lesson-in-the-horrors-of-based-on-a-true-story/277938/