"James Wan ups the ante with an excellent sequel....The film builds to a symphonic climax of heaven-and-hell emotion."
Hollywood Reporter - Sheri Linden (06/02/2016)

4 stars out of 5 -- "Proof that horror films can be sweet, surprising, and even charming."
Empire - Chris Hewitt (06/08/2016)

"THE CONJURING 2 is a work of British kitchen-sink realism in the guise of a supernatural thriller: Call it Ken Loach’s POLTERGEIST or perhaps THE EXORCIST as imagined by a young Mike Leigh."
Los Angeles Times - Justin Chang (06/09/2016)

3 stars out of 4 -- "Wan is a kid in a haunted candy store with THE CONJURING 2 and his talent (and that of his team) make this kind of ride enjoyable..."
RogerEbert.com - Brian Tallerico (06/10/2016)

3 stars out of 4 -- "What makes THE CONJURING 2 play deeper and darker than a warmed-over version of THE EXORCIST is director James Wan. This Malaysian-born filmmaker can make his camera do terrifying tricks that are almost supernatural."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (06/08/2016)

4 stars out of 5 -- "Like its predecessor, it’s exceedingly well crafted, relentlessly terrifying and boasts characters you actually root for."
The Guardian - Nigel M. Smith (06/10/2016)

"James Wan, the director of SAW and INSIDIOUS, is a horror filmmaker of such screw-tightening skill that even when he makes a good old rattletrap haunted-house potboiler, it’s easy to feel a glimmer of admiration for his talent..."
Variety - Owen Gleiberman (06/02/2016)