Stop everything! Warner Bros. just revealed the official trailer for The Conjuring 4: Last Rites, the latest film in the Warren universe that promises to give you chills and make you sleep with the lights on. Ed and Lorraine Warren are ready to return to demon hunting in one of their scariest cases yet, based on a true story. If you’re a fan of horror, here’s everything you need to know about this movie.
When does The Conjuring 4: Last Rites premiere?
The final Warren film will hit theaters on September 4, just in time for the upcoming Halloween movie marathon.
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What is The Conjuring 4: Last Rites about?
The movie, directed by Michael Chaves and written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, will focus on the most difficult and chilling case faced by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
After Ed Warren suffered a heart attack, he and his wife Lorraine decided to step away from cases involving demonic possessions and haunted houses, instead focusing on giving talks and lectures. However, their retirement is interrupted when the Smurl family desperately seeks their help, claiming disturbing paranormal events are happening in their home.
The trailer reveals some of the eerie moments the Smurl family experiences, as well as Ed and Lorraine’s struggle to send the demons back to Hell. Here’s the video:
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— The Conjuring (@TheConjuring) May 8, 2025
The Conjuring 4: Cast
The film will of course star Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, reprising their iconic roles as Lorraine and Ed Warren. In addition to them, the cast includes:
- Mia Tomlinson as Judy Warren (daughter of Ed and Lorraine)
- Ben Hardy as Tony Spera (Judy Warren’s boyfriend)
- Rebecca Calder
- Elliot Cowan
- Kíla Lord Cassidy
- Beau Gadsdon
- John Brotherton
- Shannon Kook
What’s the true story behind The Conjuring 4?
The Conjuring 4: Last Rites is based on a true story experienced by the Smurl family. In the 1970s, this American family moved into an old duplex in West Pittston, Pennsylvania. Everything seemed normal until, 18 months later, the first signs of paranormal activity began to appear in the house.
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There were strange noises and unpleasant smells, the TV and radio would turn on by themselves, pipes began leaking for no apparent reason, and scratch marks appeared on the doors. But this was just the beginning.
The couple, Janet and Jack, claimed that an evil force had attempted to sexually assault them. Fearing the worst for their children, they sought professional help, eventually meeting Ed and Lorraine Warren, the well-known paranormal investigators who had already dealt with several demonic possession cases.
Although they had been focusing on lecturing only, the Warrens came out of retirement to help the family. Upon inspecting the house, Lorraine discovered it was inhabited by four spirits: an old woman, a young girl, a man who had died there, and a demon using the other three to destroy the family.
The Warrens began the rituals to drive the demon away, but they were unsuccessful—this was the only case they couldn’t solve. Years later, the Smurl family decided to leave the house, but the demon followed them to their new home. It is said they were finally freed after an exorcism in 1989.
