The Nun: Movie Review
Sequels and prequels have a tendency to disappoint, even more so in the case of horror movies. Yet, this particular movie had the burden of some high expectations given how impressive the previous instalments had been - The Nun. 'The Nun' is the prequel to the highly acclaimed horror movie series called 'The Conjuring'. The first Conjuring movie was definitely a surprise in how it deployed the element of jump scares and is definitely on my list of top scary films, but the second one left me wanting for a deeper storyline. A demon called Valak is the source of all misery in these films and appears in the form of a nun with yellow eyes and terrifying features. This prequel dives into the story of the demon and its history in the 'Conjuring' series. We follow the journey of a priest and a nun-to-be around the events dated to have taken place in 1952 in post-war Romanian backwoods. That sets it up nicely for a gothic feel with a massive Christian abbey that