the conjuring

i do love a good scary movie, but they seem to be pretty hard to come by.  this one, though, does a great job of bringing the scares.  the story revolves around a real case that the warrens, a married couple who deals with paranormal occurrences, investigate.  the case itself deals with a family that recently moves into an old creaky house and find it to be haunted.  there are some good scares to be had as the story unfolds, showing us little glimpses into the strange goings-on that the family confronts.  they eventually call in the warrens, ed and lorraine, to help the deal with what's going on.  the warrens are played to perfection by patrick wilson and vera farmiga.  these characters are so well fleshed out that you cant help but be drawn in by them and how they are dealing with the situation at hand.  the creepy elements keep growing as the house reacts to their presence, and by the end there is a genuine sense of dread for what might happen.  the director does a fantastic job of building suspense and paying off the promises made in the first half of the film.  by the end i just wanted to see more of the warrens!  i could easily see this turning into a whole series of films focusing on the warrens that the other cases they dealt with- i would certainly be on board for that!