James Wan's touch makes 'The Conjuring 2' a worthy, shivery sequel

Set in a gloomy North London council house in 1977, “The Conjuring 2” is a work of British kitchen-sink realism in the guise of a supernatural thriller: Call it Ken Loach’s “Poltergeist,” or perhaps “The Exorcist” as imagined by a young Mike Leigh. The actual director is James Wan, who has followed...