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“Based on a true story…”
Those five short words complete the opening crawl of so many horror movies, from The Exorcist to The Amityville Horror; but perhaps none are so famous in their use of that phrase as The Conjuring series. Based upon the work of real life paranormal researchers Ed and Lorraine Warren, The Conjuring franchise has grown from its humble origin as one of the best horror films of the 21st Century into an absolute leviathan in the genre. The eleven films and counting within its overall cinematic universe have raked in over two billion dollars at the box office in the last thirteen years, cementing its place as the most successful horror franchise in motion picture history - in large part due to the “based on a true story” tagline which follows the opening crawl of nearly every film. But the question we’re asking here, the question we’re almost always asking on this channel, is how true is the series to those “true stories”? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge...
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0:00 Cold Open
0:27 Based On A True Story
5:16 The Demonologist
12:01 A Call From The Clergy
36:41 Cracks In The Case
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“Based on a true story…”
Those five short words complete the opening crawl of so many horror movies, from The Exorcist to The Amityville Horror; but perhaps none are so famous in their use of that phrase as The Conjuring series. Based upon the work of real life paranormal researchers Ed and Lorraine Warren, The Conjuring franchise has grown from its humble origin as one of the best horror films of the 21st Century into an absolute leviathan in the genre. The eleven films and counting within its overall cinematic universe have raked in over two billion dollars at the box office in the last thirteen years, cementing its place as the most successful horror franchise in motion picture history - in large part due to the “based on a true story” tagline which follows the opening crawl of nearly every film. But the question we’re asking here, the question we’re almost always asking on this channel, is how true is the series to those “true stories”? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge...
List of Visual Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1w1q3MzlaaFXTl7Ain1ZEMsWB0_l0xJ2KODIrhy0NjLo/edit?usp=sharing
Subscribe on Patreon to support The Lore Lodge for just $1 per month! patreon.com/thelorelodge
Wear the Lodge from bunkerbranding.com/pages/the-lore-lodge
Get our new signature coffee blend at tablowroastingco.com/products/the-lore-lodge-mt-pocono-perk
Shop our online retail store, find other content, and buy our partners' products at https://linktr.ee/theaidanmattis
Discord: bit.ly/jointhelodge
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youtube.com/channel/UCctfIbo24UITlmfJbednOqA/join
0:00 Cold Open
0:27 Based On A True Story
5:16 The Demonologist
12:01 A Call From The Clergy
36:41 Cracks In The Case
