Horror’s answer to a shared cinematic universe. The catch: almost every spin-off is a prequel, set decades before the Warren cases that spawned it. So we filed it the way the Warrens would — as case files in the order they actually happened, threaded by the demons that connect them.
10 films4 sub-seriesbased on the Warren case filesset 1952 → the 1980s
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Top to bottom is the order the hauntings actually happen. Each file shows the year it’s set and the year it was released — so you can see the trick: the Nun and Annabelle prequels were made years later but take place first. The coloured chips show which entity threads each film to the others.
All 10 films — in release order
The order audiences got them, each tagged with its sub-series. For the in-universe order, see The Case Files.
The haunts — the demons & cursed objects
The universe is really built around a handful of recurring evils. These are the entities that carry across films — and give the spin-offs their reason to exist.
The Warrens — the couple at the centre
Every main film is a dramatized “case” from the real-life files of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Here’s who they were, and how heavily the movies embellish.
Where to start — pick your path
You don’t need all ten. Each of these is a clean way in.
Beyond the films — the real doll & the true-story question
The scariest part, the marketing insists, is that it’s “based on a true story.” Here’s what’s real, what isn’t, and where it all connects to Amityville.