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Surprise! ‘The Curse of La Llorona’ Is Actually Part of the ‘Conjuring’ Universe

Going into next month’s theatrical release of The Curse of La Llorona, we knew the film had a lot in common with The Conjuring franchise. It’s produced by James Wan and Gary Dauberman, it’s a Warner Bros./New Line movie, and it’s set in the 1970s.
However, now that The Curse of La Llorona recently held its world premiere screening at SXSW, a surprising fact has emerged. Not only does the Michael Chaves directed film have a lot in common with The Conjuring, it’s now officially part of that universe.
As mentioned in Meagan Navarro’s review of The Curse of La Llorona for Bloody Disgusting, the film contains a small but undeniable connection to The Conjuring’s world. Actor Tony Amendola reprises the role of Father Perez from 2014’s Annabelle.
Amendola’s Father Perez only appears briefly, but he’s there long enough to directly reference his encounter with the demon-possessed doll in Annabelle, firmly establishing that the two James Wan produced fright flicks share a fictional universe.
With that in mind, one wonders if this means that La Llorona will remain a part of the Conjuring series going forward, and perhaps interact with Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga’s Ed and Lorraine Warren at some point. That would certainly be interesting.
Of course, before anything further happens with La Llorona, we have to see how she fares at the box office. She’s got some big deal films surrounding her April 19th release date, including Pet Sematary, Shazam!, Hellboy, and Avengers: Endgame.

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Vomit Bags Handed Out in Theaters as ‘Saw X’ is Called Worse Than ‘Terrifier 2’

Remember all the puking folks were doing when Terrifier 2 was released in theaters? It was an incredible amount of social media showing folks tossing their cookies in theaters at the time. For good reason too. If you have seen the film and know what Art the Clown does to a girl in a yellow room, you know that Terrifier 2 wasn’t messing around. But it appears that Saw X is being seen a challenger.
One of the scenes that is apparently bothering folks this time is the one in which a guy has to perform brain surgery on himself in order to hack out a chunk of grey matter that weighs enough for the challenge. The scene is pretty brutal.
The synopsis for Saw X goes like this:
Hoping for a miraculous cure, John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer uses deranged and ingenious traps to turn the tables on the con artists.
For me personally, I still think that Terrifier 2 owns this crown though. It is gnarly throughout and Art is brutal and doesn’t have a code or anything. He just loves killin’. While Jigsaw deals in revenge or in ethics. Also, we see the vomit bags, but I haven’t seen anyone using em just yet. So, I’ll remain skeptical.
All in all, I gotta say I like both films since both are sticking with practical effects instead of going the cheapy computer graphics way.
Have you seen Saw X yet? Do you think that it rivals Terrifier 2? Let us know in the comments section.

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Billy Gives a Tour of His Home in ‘SAW X’ MTV Parody

While SAW X dominates in theaters, we here at iHorror are enjoying the promos. One of the best SAW promos that we have seen is hands down the one that features Billy giving us a tour of his home in a MTV parody approach.
The latest SAW film brings back Jigsaw by taking us back into the past and an all-out revenge plan on his Cancer doctors. A group that counts on making money off of sick people messes with the wrong guy and undergoes a whole lot of torture.
“Hoping for a miraculous cure, John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer uses deranged and ingenious traps to turn the tables on the con artists.“
SAW X is now playing in theaters. Have you already seen it? Let us know what you thought.
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‘The Last Drive-In’ Changes to Single Movie Approach Over Double Features

Well, while I always enjoy more Joe Bob Briggs in my life I am not sure about AMC’s latest decision for Joe Bob Briggs and The Last Drive-In. The news going around is that the team would be getting a “super-sized” season. While it does go on a little longer than we are used to, it comes with a huge bummer as well.
The “super-sized” season will also include the upcoming John Carpenter Halloween special and the Daryl Dixon Walking Dead series’ first episodes. It also includes a Christmas Episode and a Valentine’s Day episode. When the true season begins next year it will give us one episode every other week in place of the much-loved double-feature.
This will stretch out the season further but not by giving fans extra films. Instead, it will skip a week and skip out on the late-night fun of the double feature.
This is a decision made by AMC Sudder and not by the team at The Last Drive-In.
I’m hoping that a well-placed petition may assist in getting the double features back. But only time will tell.
What do you think about the new line-up for The Last Drive-In? Will you miss the double features and the string of consistent episodes? Let us know in the comments section.