Where to Watch Every Movie in the Conjuring Universe in Order

The Conjuring Universe is officially the highest-grossing horror franchise in cinematic history. What started in 2013 with a single haunted house movie based on the real-life case files of demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren has exploded into a massive, interconnected timeline of possessed dolls, demonic nuns, and terrifying curses.

With the release of the grand finale, The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), there has never been a better time to binge the entire franchise. But should you watch them in the order they were released, or in the order the historical events actually happened?

Here is your ultimate guide to both timelines, complete with deep dives into each film and direct links to stream them tonight.

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📅 The Chronological Timeline (The Story Order)

If you want to experience the overarching narrative exactly how the fictional universe experienced it—starting with the origins of the demon Valak and ending with the Warrens' final case—this is the definitive order.

1. The Nun (Set in 1952)

The absolute genesis of the franchise's evil. When a young nun takes her own life at a cloistered abbey in Romania, the Vatican dispatches a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows to investigate. Here, we first meet the demonic force known as Valak.

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2. Annabelle: Creation (Set in 1955)

This prequel explains exactly how the terrifying Annabelle doll became a conduit for evil. A dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker's possessed creation.

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3. The Nun II (Set in 1956)

Set four years after the events at the Romanian abbey, Valak has attached itself to Maurice ("Frenchie"). Sister Irene is forced to face the demon once again at a boarding school in France.

Find Streaming Links for The Nun II 2023→

4. Annabelle (Set in 1967)

Twelve years after Creation, the vintage doll ends up in the hands of John and Mia Form in California. The film establishes the doll's connection to a satanic cult and sets the stage for the Warrens to eventually take custody of it.

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5. The Conjuring (Set in 1971)

The masterpiece that started it all. Ed and Lorraine Warren are called to help the Perron family, who are experiencing increasingly disturbing events in their secluded Rhode Island farmhouse. This film introduces the Warrens' occult museum and their terrifying history.

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6. Annabelle Comes Home (Set in 1972)

Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, the Warrens lock the possessed doll in their artifacts room. However, an unholy night of terror awaits their ten-year-old daughter, Judy, when a friend accidentally awakens the room's evil spirits.

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7. The Curse of La Llorona (Set in 1973)

While largely a standalone story about a social worker in 1970s Los Angeles fighting a folklore ghost, it connects to the wider universe through the appearance of Father Perez, who directly references his experiences with the Annabelle doll.

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8. The Conjuring 2 (Set in 1977)

The Warrens travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a malicious spirit (The Enfield Poltergeist). This film heavily features Valak (The Nun) as the puppeteer behind the haunting.

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9. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (Set in 1981)

Breaking away from the haunted house formula, the Warrens investigate a murder suspect who claims demonic possession as his defense in court. It is based on the real-life trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson.

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10. The Conjuring: Last Rites (Set in 1986)

The epic 2025 conclusion to the core Warren saga. Ed and Lorraine face their most grueling and personal case yet, forcing them to confront the ultimate evil and testing their faith like never before.

Find Streaming Links for The Conjuring Last Rites→

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🎬 The Release Order Timeline

If you want to see how the franchise naturally evolved—with references and easter eggs playing out exactly as audiences experienced them in theaters—watch them in this order:

1. The Conjuring (2013)
2. Annabelle (2014)
3. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
4. Annabelle: Creation (2017)
5. The Nun (2018)
6. The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
7. Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
8. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
9. The Nun II (2023)
10. The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)

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