We're all aware of the and the DC Extended Universe, even the (and to a lesser extent, which isn't working out quite so well last we heard).But bubbling along in the background is another potentially massive shared universe that so far is doing a great job of making a lot of money from a series of relatively low-budget titles.So what's it all about? Here's everything you need to know about the expanded horror franchise, and how it'll be taking horror cinema by storm. The Conjuring Universe: James Wan, the man behind the scares. Warner Bros.The first Conjuring movie was something of a surprise hit in 2013. It's directed by James Wan who made a massive success of the Saw franchise (which just had an ) and the Insidious franchise (about to get a fourth), and who has more recently shifted over to massive blockbusters, directing Fast and Furious 7 and.The Conjuring Universe is his baby and while he's only directed the two Conjuring movies, he's producer on the two Annabelle movies and a writer and producer on the Conjuring spin-offs The Nun and The Crooked Man, all of which are made by New Line for Warner Bros.' One of the things that occurred to all of us early on is, they have a superhero universe, why can't we do that in the horror world?'

A play on the infamous urban legend of Slender Man, The Crooked Man made a shocking debut in The Conjuring 2 as the tall, hat-wearing, impossibly skinny manifestation of a malicious demonic spirit.

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Wan, adding that there are 'so many other great stories' not explored in horror films that are too 'awesome' not to look into and develop further.' When we were making the first Conjuring, it became very apparent to us that there could be a bigger universe,' he said.Wan even says he'd be up for in an Avengers-style mash-up movie.' If I could pull off an Avengers of the Conjuring universe, I would love for that to happen,' he said. It could be fun.' The Conjuring Universe – Ed and Lorraine Warren, the real Ghostbusters.