The ending of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It makes us ask many questions. First and foremost, we end up wondering what the origins of the new devil we meet in the film are. This new devil is quite different from the previous villains in the franchise.
The third installment in The Conjuring series sees Ed and Lorraine Warren return to treat a young, possessed boy named David Glatzel. They discover that there’s an old curse and an occultist who’s responsible for the boy’s paranormal behavior.
The Devil Made Me Do It is based on the real-life murder of Alan Bono. In 1981, Arne Johnson killed his landlord, Alan, and during his trial, he claimed that he had been possessed by a paranormal entity.
The Warrens later investigated Johnson’s case. They found that Johnson’s case, along with another one they investigated, was connected to The Occultist. The Occultist is a human with some psychotic plans. She is portrayed as the main antagonist in The Devil Made Me Do it.
Since all films in this franchise are interconnected, it is sometimes difficult to follow all the connections and Easter eggs. That’s why I am here to make it a little easier. Here’s everything you need to know about the ending of The Devil Made Me Do It and the origin of the new demon.
The Conjuring 3’s Villain Isla and Her Plan
Isla is an occultist and the daughter of Father Kastner. The Warrens take a while to connect David’s case to her in the film. They initially think that both David and Arne Johnson are cursed by a demon. But in reality, Isla put a curse upon them when she put a witch’s totem below David Glatzel’s house.
Isla’s plan was to get hold of three people: the lover, the child and the man of God. This explains why she went after Ed earlier. Under her curse, Ed tried to kill Lorraine. Isla was most likely considering Ed as the man of God. Ed had to kill someone before committing suicide for Isla’s plan to work successfully.
She was successful in making Jessica do it. Jessica had taken the totem back from college. The curse made her kill her friend, Kate, after which she jumped off a cliff and committed suicide. Isla had a deal with the demon where she was supposed to kill her victims and fulfill her end of the agreement. Her entire soul depended upon it.
After succeeding with Jessica, Isla moved on to her next victim. She chose her victims based on proximity, not because she specifically had something against them. However, the Warrens manage to break the curse before Isla could finish fulfilling her deal.
How The Conjuring 3 is Different from the Previous Films
The Devil Made Me Do It is quite different from the previous installments in The Conjuring franchise, as it shifts the setting from a traditional spooky, haunted house. Moreover, it does not deal with actual paranormal spirits the way the previous films did. Much of the film takes place outside the four walls of a haunted house, unlike the previous films.
In other words, there are no spirits, possessed dolls, or spooky incidents taking place in the house. Rather, it is an actual human being who is behind it all. Arne, David, Jessica, and Ed are all cursed, but not by a ghost or spirit. It is a real person who is controlling them behind the scenes.
The demon in the film too is simply an extension of The Occultist, controlled by her the entire time. The Occultist has her own motives and obsessions, which makes her curse her victims, unlike Bathsheba from The Conjuring, who was a paranormal entity.
Moreover, we never see the actual demon in the film, only the consequences of not adhering to the terms of his deal. The previous films in the franchise not only portrayed scary ghosts on screen but included various jumpscares. The Conjuring 3 moves away from that path and focuses on a sinister antagonist instead, with no sight of the actual demon.
Who were the Disciples of the Ram?
Warrens visit Father Kastner to get information about the witch’s totem they found under the Glatzel’s house. He then reveals that he dealt with a satanic cult called Disciples of the Ram.
The Disciples of the Ram is a satanic cult whose members wanted to bring more demons into the world. Annabelle Higgins from the previous films in the franchise was an active member of the cult. However, the cult did not exist in reality.
The reference to Disciples of the Ram can also be considered an Easter egg, with a direct reference to Annabelle and Annabelle: Creation. The Annabelle soundtrack also had a track titled Disciples of the Ram, which makes the reference even more direct.
While it is true that the Conjuring films are based on real-life cases of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a lot of what is shown in the films is fictional and an aspect of creative liberty. The Disciples of the Ram, for instance, is not a real cult and there’s no proof of its existence in reality. It is not a part of any real case solved by the Warrens.
However, such additions add to the horror element in the films and manage to connect the various films in the universe.
How much of The Conjuring 3 is true?
The Conjuring 3 is partly based on real events, while some of it is definitely fictional. It covers the real-life murder trial of Arne Johnson. However, the introduction of The Occultist aka Isla is completely fictional.
A character like Isla did not exist in reality and was never a part of the Warrens’ case. The film takes a completely fictional route after Johnson murders Bruno. The Warrens visiting Kastner, his hidden connection to the cult, and how The Occultist got involved in witchcraft are all fictional additions to the story.
However, David’s exorcism was portrayed quite realistically in the film, according to the Warrens.
The incidents involving Johnson are also depicted in the same way as in reality. In reality, too, Johnson stabbed his landlord and claimed that he was possessed and could not remember what happened.
Johnson and Debbie’s relationship and their living arrangements are also depicted quite accurately in the film. In other words, the film is partly fictional and partly accurate.
About The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (or The Conjuring 3) is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by Michael Chaves. It serves as a sequel to 2016’s The Conjuring 2 and is the eighth film in The Conjuring Universe franchise.
Cast members include Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ruairi O’Connor, John Noble, Julian Hilliard and Sterling Jerins among many others.
DC Comics will release a prequel series, The Conjuring: The Lover, with The Conjuring 2 scribe David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick co-writing the series.
The film had its release in theatres on June 4, 2021 and will be available on HBO Max for one month.
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren make their return to investigate the horrifying demonic possession of Arne Cheyenne Johnson in 1980 Connecticut.
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