The Conjuring Universe - Watch Order: Story Timeline
The Conjuring Universe supernatural horror franchise presented in chronological order, starting with the earliest supernatural origins in the 1940s and progressing through the 1980s. This timeline approach reveals how ancient evils and cursed objects eventually connect to modern-day Warren investigations, creating a comprehensive mythology of interconnected supernatural terror.
Following the story timeline allows viewers to understand the complete origins of malevolent entities like The Nun and cursed objects like the Annabelle doll before witnessing their encounters with the Warrens and other victims. This order emphasizes the franchise's rich backstory and shows how decades of supernatural evil culminate in the paranormal cases that made Ed and Lorraine Warren famous.

The Nun
A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.

Annabelle: Creation
Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.

The Conjuring
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

Annabelle Comes Home
Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her “safely” behind sacred glass and enlisting a priest’s holy blessing. But an unholy night of horror awaits as Annabelle awakens the evil spirits in the room, who all set their sights on a new target—the Warrens' ten-year-old daughter, Judy, and her friends.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
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