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Lukewarm horror franchise The Conjuring is back at it again, but this time with a new spin-off in the form of The Nun. Directed by Corin Hardy, it’s the fifth entry in the series, which follows a Catholic priest and a young nun-in-training as they head to the Vatican to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding a nun’s death. Its ads have also been scaring the pants off of people thanks to its usage of the “jump scare” technique. If you’re a horror buff, you know all about them, but for everyone else: It’s essentially a cheap tactic to get audiences to jump out of their seats by juxtaposing a seemingly quiet, benign scene with a loud sound, disturbing visual, or something that pops up out of nowhere. It’s what the popular gaming franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s was built on,...