The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A supernatural investigation links an antique mirror to a demon, forcing Lorraine to confront danger through faith, psychic ability, and prayer.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Mirror's First Warning

Lorraine investigates an antique mirror and experiences a terrifying vision involving an entity and her unborn child. Prayer brings hope after a devastating loss, while the mirror remains connected to the supernatural threat.

Key Events

• Antique Mirror Investigation — The Warrens investigate a haunting involving an antique mirror. Characters: Lorraine Warren Location: A curio shop
• Vision of the Entity — Lorraine sees an entity and a vision involving her unborn child. Characters: Lorraine Warren Location: A curio shop
• The Child Is Revived — After a stillbirth, prayer revives the baby. Characters: Lorraine Warren Location: A hospital

Terror in West Pittston

The Smurl family receives the antique mirror, after which dangerous incidents begin in their home. Three entities terrorize the household, forcing the family to seek public help.

Key Events

• The Smurl Family Moves — The Smurl family moves into a new home. Characters: Janet Smurl Location: West Pittston, Pennsylvania
• Mirror Given as Gift — The antique mirror is given during a confirmation ceremony. Characters: Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl home
• Falling Kitchen Light — A ceiling light crashes down and narrowly misses a family member. Characters: Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl kitchen
• The Warrens Retire — Worsening heart problems lead the Warrens to retire from investigations. Characters: Lorraine Warren Location: A lecture venue
• Psychic Panic — Lorraine helps calm a family psychic episode with a childhood rhyme. Characters: Lorraine Warren Location: The Warren home
• Three Spirits Appear — Three entities continue terrorizing the family. Characters: Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl home
• The Story Reaches Press — The family tells the press about the haunting to seek help. Characters: Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl home

A Priest's Fatal Appeal

Father Gordon seeks help from the Diocese of Scranton but is attacked by the demon. His death reveals the seriousness of the haunting and sends a warning to Lorraine.

Key Events

• The Story Reaches Press — The family tells the press about the haunting to seek help. Characters: Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl home
• Diocesan Appeal — Father Gordon seeks diocesan assistance for the Smurl haunting. Characters: Father Gordon Location: The Diocese of Scranton
• Attack at the Diocese — The demon attacks Father Gordon and drives him to suicide. Characters: Father Gordon Location: The Diocese of Scranton
• Funeral Vision — A vision reveals that Father Gordon died investigating the haunting. Characters: Lorraine Warren Location: Father Gordon's funeral
• Warning Vision — Lorraine receives a vision warning her about the supernatural danger. Characters: Lorraine Warren Location: The Warren home

The Hidden Demon

Lorraine joins the Smurl investigation and uncovers the violent history behind the spirits. The Warrens discover that the mirror is linked to the demon from their earlier case.

Key Events

• Arrival at the Smurl Home — Lorraine joins the investigation after the family accepts help. Characters: Lorraine Warren, Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl home
• Spirits Identified — Lorraine discovers the spirits' violent history and their control by a demon. Characters: Lorraine Warren, Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl home
• The Attic Attack — The demon lures a family member into the attic and causes a fall. Characters: Lorraine Warren, Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl attic
• Mirror Connection Revealed — The Warrens realize the mirror is the demon from their first investigation. Characters: Lorraine Warren Location: The Smurl home

Prayer Against the Mirror

The demon possesses a family member and attacks both the household and Lorraine. Through prayer and the Prayer to Saint Michael, the mirror is destroyed and the haunting ends.

Key Events

• Possession and Cardiac Crisis — The demon possesses a family member, attacks Lorraine, and causes a cardiac episode. Characters: Lorraine Warren, Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl home
• Attempted Hanging — A possessed family member attempts suicide and is cut down. Characters: Lorraine Warren, Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl attic
• Prayer Revives the Victim — Lorraine uses prayer to revive the endangered family member. Characters: Lorraine Warren, Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl attic
• Saint Michael's Prayer — Lorraine and the victim recite the Prayer to Saint Michael. Characters: Lorraine Warren, Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl attic
• Mirror Destroyed — The Warrens destroy the mirror with the victim's help. Characters: Lorraine Warren, Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl home
• Haunting Finally Ends — The Smurls live there three more years without further hauntings. Characters: Janet Smurl Location: The Smurl home
• Remains Enter Museum — The remains of the mirror are preserved in the occult museum. Characters: Lorraine Warren Location: The Warrens' occult museum

Story Breakdown

• The Mirror's Origin — The antique mirror first appears during an investigation and becomes tied to Lorraine's most painful vision.
  • Curio Shop Haunting — Lorraine investigates the mirror and sees an entity.
  • Revived Child — Prayer brings hope after the stillbirth.
• Smurl Home Arrival — The mirror enters a family home just before supernatural disturbances begin.
  • Family Relocation — The Smurl family moves to West Pittston.
  • Falling Kitchen Light — A ceiling light crashes down unexpectedly.
• Escalating Haunting — Three entities terrorize the household while attempts to obtain help intensify the crisis.
  • Three Apparitions — An elderly woman, a younger woman, and an axe-wielding man appear.
  • Press Appeal — The family publicizes the haunting to seek assistance.
• Gordon's Fatal Mission — Father Gordon seeks institutional help but becomes a victim of the demon.
  • Diocesan Request — Father Gordon appeals to the Diocese of Scranton.
  • Demonic Attack — The demon attacks him at the diocese.
• Lorraine's Warning — A funeral vision connects Gordon's death to the haunting and warns Lorraine of danger.
  • Funeral Revelation — Lorraine learns how Gordon died.
  • Dangerous Premonition — Lorraine receives a warning vision.
• Smurl Investigation — Lorraine joins the case and uncovers the spirits' history and the demon's control.
  • Home Investigation — The Warrens investigate the Smurl residence.
  • Controlled Spirits — The spirits are revealed to be controlled by the demon.
• Attic Confrontation — The demon targets the family directly and turns the home into a deadly trap.
  • Attic Assault — A family member is lured into the attic and attacked.
  • Mirror Identity — The mirror is recognized as the earlier demon's vessel.
• Final Spiritual Battle — Possession, cardiac danger, prayer, and psychic strength culminate in the mirror's destruction.
  • Possession Crisis — The demon possesses a family member and attacks Lorraine.
  • Mirror Destruction — The Prayer to Saint Michael helps destroy the mirror.
• Peaceful Aftermath — The haunting ends, and the mirror's remains are preserved as the family returns to ordinary life.
  • Three Years' Peace — The Smurls remain in the home without further hauntings.
  • Museum Remains — The mirror fragments are kept in the occult museum.

Directed by

Michael Chaves

Key Cast

• Patrick Wilson — Ed Warren
• Vera Farmiga — Lorraine Warren
• Mia Tomlinson — Judy Warren
• Ben Hardy — Tony Spera
• Rebecca Calder — Janet Smurl