Reactions have begun rolling in for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Ed and Lorraine Warren are back in the latest installment of the horror franchise from producer James Wan and director Michael Chaves. It has been five years since Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga have starred in their own film, with The Conjuring franchise branching off into various spinoffs like Annabelle and The Nun. The franchise will return to its roots with this new film, though, and The Devil Made Me Do It sounds as scary as ever.

Tackling one of the Warren's most prolific cases, The Conjuring 3 will follow the trial of Arne Johnson, the first man in US history to plead "not guilty" for reasons of demonic possession. In addition to Johnson, a young child and his family will be ensnared in the devilish proceedings. The Conjuring 3 has been said to be the darkest entry yet in the franchise and although what that means remains unclear, the film will break from the haunted house tradition of the first two movies for something much grander in scale.

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Fans worried that The Devil Made Me Do It wouldn't live up to expectations can check and see if their fears are assuaged, as reactions have been rolling in on Twitter. For the most part, they seem to praise the Warren's return as being just as scary as the previous films while adding something new to the franchise. While not all critics agree that The Devil Made Me Do It is as scary as the previous films, they do say that there will be more than enough scares to please longtime fans of The Conjuring films. Check out some of the critics' thoughts below:

It sounds like the Warren's latest lives up to the hype - after the bone-chilling scares of the first two films, how to keep The Conjuring series fresh must have been on everyone's minds. One reaction notes the changing of the formula and that could be in reference to the fact that The Conjuring is moving away from the haunted house aspect of the original films for something much bigger in scale. That includes the court case of Arne Johnson, something the Warren's will be consulting on.

It seems that the demons involved go beyond just Arne Johnson's court case, though, to encompass the family at its center and even the home they live in. The source of the demon is always something discovered over the course of the film, thanks, in part, to Lorraine Warren's powers to connect to the spirit world. Those powers will be returning in full force, setting up The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It for a major confrontation between demons both real and emotional.

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