Last year, Facebook, YouTube and a number of different platforms introduced a new interactive 360 video, which allows users to see much more than the average video will allow. This technology kicked off with a sneak peek fromStar Wars: The Force Awakens. We’ve also seen movies such asJurassic Worldand HBO’s hit TV seriesGame of Thronesuse the technology as well. Today we have yet another 360 video that takes you deeper inside the upcoming horror sequelThe Conjuring 2.
This video, which debuted on theWarner Bros. YouTubepage, is introduced by directorJames Wan, which allows users to explore theHodgson housefrom this horror sequel, and experience the true terror of theEnfield hauntingin 360 video. This video doesn’t include any actual footage fromThe Conjuring 2, but it will help you get into the right mindset before this sequel hits theaters next month. For those reading this on a mobile device, viewing 360 content requires the use of the Facebook or YouTube Mobile Apps and does not work with mobile browsers.
DirectorJames Wanbrings this supernatural thriller to the screen with another real case from the files of renowned demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren. Reprising their roles, Oscar nomineeVera FarmigaandPatrick Wilsonstar as Lorraine and Ed Warren, who, in one of their most terrifyingparanormal investigations, travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. This movie is based on the paranormal activity that took place between the years 1977 and 1979, at the Hodgson house in Brimsdown, Enfield, England, which is said to be the most documented case of paranormal activity in history.
The supporting cast includesFrances O’Connor,Shannon Kook-Chun,Jennifer Collins,Madison Wolfe,Maria Doyle Kennedy,Simon DelaneyandFranka Potente.The Conjuring 2is set to arrive in theaters nationwide July 16, 2025. The thriller will go up against Universal’sWarcraftand Lionsgate’sNow You See Me 2in just a few short weeks.James Wandirects from a script byThe ConjuringwritersChad HayesandCarey Hayes.
Last year, a report surfaced that this movie may also tie in with another famous case that the Warren’s investigated, the Amityville Horror.Ed and Lorraine Warrenconducted an investigation of the house, 20 days after the Lutz family left in 1974, three years before the Enfieldhaunting, on the other side of the world from the Hodgson house in Long Island, New York. While we wait for more onThe Conjuring 2, check out this new 360 video to learn more about the Hodgson House in this sequel.
