Director hub · 5 films · 2004 to 2021
James Wan: every horror film in order
Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring: three franchises before he turned 40. Mostly haunted house, possession & demonic and serial killer. Below, every James Wan film in the Horror Planet catalog in release order, with what each one is about and where it led.
The films, in release order
- 1
Saw (2004)
Shot in 18 days. Leigh Whannell and Wan launched one of horror's longest-running franchises.
- 2
Insidious (2010)
'It's not the house that's haunted.' The Further was born.
- 3
The Conjuring (2013)
The Warrens' case files launched the most successful horror universe in box-office history.
- 4
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Warrens fly to London for the Enfield poltergeist case. The top-grossing horror film of 2016, at about $323 million worldwide.
- 5
Malignant (2021)
James Wan's gonzo giallo about a woman who sees murders as they happen.
Where it led
- The Conjuring to Annabelle: Creation 2017
A spin-off origin for the doll from the Warrens' artifact room.
- The Conjuring 2 to The Nun 2018
Valak gets her own film.
- The Conjuring 2 to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 2021
The third main Conjuring case.
- Insidious to Insidious: Out of the Further 2026
The Further reopens.
- Saw to Saw X 2023
John Kramer between the first two films.
- The Conjuring to Annabelle 2014
The first spin-off for the doll.
- Insidious to Lights Out 2016
James Wan produced, part of the Wan-era studio wave.
Questions
Which James Wan horror movies are on Horror Planet?
5 so far, from 2004 to 2021: Saw (2004), Insidious (2010), The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016) and Malignant (2021).
Where should I start with James Wan?
Start with The Conjuring (2013). The Warrens' case files launched the most successful horror universe in box-office history.
Film facts on this page come from each film's Wikipedia article: Malignant.