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The synopsis: After a nun commits suicide at a haunted abbey in Romania, young Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) and a priest (Demián Bichir), Father Burke, arrive to investigate. Once there they — as well as their new buddy, Maurice — find themselves pursued by a demonic force called Valak, and it's dead set on possessing Irene.
The twist: In the film's brutal conclusion, Valak chases Irene, Burke, and Maurice into the catacombs below the abbey. It succeeds in separating the trio and appears to drown Irene, which would make her body available for possession. But at the last moment, Irene rears up and spits the blood of Christ (yes, that Christ) into Valak's face, and the demon immediately recoils and burns, seemingly vanquished. Unfortunately, a few scenes later it's revealed that Valak didn't die and also managed to possess Maurice, instead. That's how it later haunts Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring 2.
The amount of damage it'll do to your psyche: 🔪🔪🔪