The Conjuring

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Paul and Amy step into the dark with The Conjuring, unpacking the Warrens’ James Wan’s slow-burn scares, the real-life horror that inspired the film, and Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga’s uncanny chemistry. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The year is 2013.
0:03.0	Well, we've been called demonologists.
0:05.0	It's one name for us.
0:06.0	Ghost hunters, paranormal researchers.
0:08.0	Cooks.
0:09.0	Whackos.
0:12.0	But we prefer to be known simply as Ed and Lorraine Warren.
0:16.0	The movie The Conjuring.
0:19.0	Oh, I'm a song. The Conjuring.
0:29.3	Hello, everyone, and welcome to Unspooh.
0:30.4	Unspooh.
0:31.6	Unspooh.
0:34.6	Unspooky.
0:36.8	Oh, yes, it is October, which means we have to, by law, do horror films.
0:44.8	I mean, that is if you do a movie podcast, and it's October, we have to follow certain rules.
0:49.4	And we are doing that here on Unspooled, which is normally a podcast about good movies,
0:53.9	critical hits, fan favorites, must sees,, and in case you misdams.
0:56.9	And this one, Amy, might be all of those. Yes, horror movies can be critical hits, fan favorites, musts, and in case you miss them. They could be anything. Horror can be anything you want. Hello, I'm Amy Nicholson. We here at Unspoled have covered the AFI top 100, and now we are
1:12.6	checking off movies from three major lists, the Letterbox top 250 films with the most fans,
1:18.1	the IMDB top 250, and the New York Times 1,000 essential films. We will also be chasing our
1:24.7	own curiosity and or seasonal obligations. By the way, we should say, we want a Signal Award. That's right. That's amazing. We are so blown away. Thank you Signal Award for giving us best co-host. Boy, oh, boy, Amy. We've got a lot to live up to now. I love that. We got a gold, baby. Yeah, get that gold.
1:53.0	Un-schooled.
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