The Conjuring 2 might be tackling the famous Enfield paranormal case, but expect to see some links back to the events at Amityville from James Wan's first Conjuring film.

While presenting a new trailer for The Conjuring 2 at WonderCon 2016, Wan opened up about how it connects to 2013's The Conjuring. "We knew that in some ways we had to touch on their most famous case, and that is Amityville. Amityville in some ways dictated what the rest ... would be," he said of the two stories' connections. "We wanted to find a story that mirrored each other."


The new trailer, which can be viewed above, expanded upon the previously released teaser trailer (below). The Amityville case still haunts Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga), and she can tell that a creature is out to kill her husband Ed (Patrick Wilson) in Enfield -- or so the trailer suggests.

Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated many cases over the course of their career -- according to Wan, they said they've investigated somewhere from 4,000 - 10,000 paranormal activities -- and the director had a difficult time narrowing down which case to tell in this new film.

"It was a bit of a challenge to decide which story would be the next to follow up the first Conjuring with," he said, though ultimately they chose Enfield because it was one of the most documented paranormal cases in history.



When asked what he thinks makes a good scare, Wan explained, "A good scare is hard to do right, and one you haven't seen before is even harder. ... Coming up with something that's relevant, that's relevant to our every day life."

Wan had to stay quiet about what he'll be doing with DC Warner Bros. film Aquaman, but he did speak to what it was like transition to the superhero genre: "If you create characters and stories that people care about, you can put them in any situation, big or small."

After a fan asked whether he's ever been inclined to put his own twist on a pre-existing horror franchise, Wan said he has been approached to remake a lot of horror films, but while he has nothing against it, he also doesn't have the desire to do so.


"If you can find something great, that's great, but if not, why do it?" he said. "I've never looked at anything from that perspective. My work, me a lot of times, has been inspired by the horror stories I grow up with. I'd like to creating new stuff if I could. If I come across anything I can put my own stamp on that already exists, I wouldn't be opposed to it."

The Conjuring 2 hits theaters on June 10.