All the Conjuring movies pull from interesting places of influence, but none of them are as interesting as The Nun‘s list of influences.
Both The Nun and its sequel, The Nun II, which is in theaters now, are ’50s-set gothic chillers, hearkening back to an era of horror that the other films in its parent franchise often skim past.
That said, they also pull from other unpredictable eras of horror and strange movies in general to exceed the limitations of other spooky nun pictures.
Some make sense, others would be hard to see coming, but one thing’s for sure — this list of movies that inspired The Nun sure did deliver a uniquely bona fide horror experience.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a cooler list of influences than this.
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