No-one would have believed, in the early years of the 2010s, that humans watching The Conjuring were witnessing a film that would start a storm. Few even considered the possibility of other films.

Okay, enough with the Jeff Wayne act. But now that we do live in a world where there are two Conjuring films, the Annabelle flicks, and an upcoming spin-off from the original charting The Crooked Man, it's safe to say the franchise is in rude health.

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And that has director James Wan thinking. What if there were to be a mash-up movie that brought all of the characters together, in the same manner as the ever-present Avengers?

We mean, we know now that Wan always set out with the intention of the films sharing a universe.

"When we were starting out, when we made the first Conjuring, we always kind of quietly, jokingly, among ourselves, felt that the world of the Warrens, and all the interesting artefacts they have in their haunted room, could have their own stories and therefore spawn movies," explains Wan (via Entertainment Weekly).

"We had hopes and aspirations but we never thought in our wildest dreams that we could actually go on and do it."

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And as for bringing it all together in one film? He's not ruling that out either.

"If I could pull off an Avengers of the Conjuring universe, I would love for that to happen," Wan added. "We'll see. It could be fun."

Well there you have it. Wouldn't that be a pretty interesting prospect, if it were to ever make it out of the world of Wan and co's dreams?

Although the idea of The Crooked Man and his compatriots spending any more time invading our nightmares means we might have to think twice about indulging ourselves in watching such a film, if the idea were to ever get off the ground.

Until then, we'll just be working towards watching the trailer for Annabelle: Creation without hiding behind a cushion.

Annabelle: Creation springs to life on August 11 in the UK and the US.

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