creditsdirectorjames wancastvera farmiga patrick wilson ron livingston lili taylor joey king shanley caswell hayley mcfarland mackenzie foy kyla deaver sterling jerins marion guyot steve coulter shannon kook john brothertonscreenplay chad hayes carey w hayesproducer tony derosagrund peter safran rob cowandirector of photography john r leonettieditor kirk morridistributor warner bros picturessynopsis before there was amityville there was harrisville based on the true life story the conjuring tells the tale of how world renowned paranormal investigators ed and lorraine warren were called upon to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse forced to confront a powerful demonic entity the warrens find themselves caught in the most horrifying case of their lives from new line cinema comes a feature film drawn from the case files of married demonologists ed and lorraine warren