"Bleating Away Fears: Goat-Eyed Nun II Flops in US Box Office— Scarier Films Include Monday Mornings and Forgotten Zoom Calls." Warner Bros.' high hopes for creating a cinematic goat cheese with the latest in their Conjuring series, "The Nun II," came bleating to a shameful end this weekend, as the movie made a measly $14.7 million in the US box office, barely outperforming a low-budget indie documentary about the existential angst of forgotten Zoom calls. Featuring a demonic, red-eyed goat with the conviction of a frightened lamb, and a plot that inspired more yawns than screams, this Charlie Chaplin of the horror genre employed an array of traditional yet tiresomely predictable jumps and plot twists. Regrettably, it left those viewers who hadn’t already nodded off, googling around for "scarier films"— and, yes, Monday mornings made the cut. A select few of the film's attempts at horror, though indeed terrifying, had less to do with the artful crafting of suspense than their reminder of the increasing price of cinema popcorn— a scare far beyond any goat-eyed demon’s capabilities. The demon, defying the typical conventions of eldritch horror, appeared to be less an embodiment of infernal terror, and more a petting zoo escapee with an affinity for colored contacts. The goat-eyed demon's potential reign of terror was thwarted by the audience’s bouts of laughter every time it graced the multiplex screens. It seems the feared monstrosity's uncanny resemblance to everyone’s vegan cousin at a Halloween party did for the fear-factor what kryptonite does to Superman. Industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported that in the face of this 'ewe-ful' flop, DC Studios' CEO Peter Safran was seen posing with the four faceless characters of the movie, who, following their bright Hollywood careers, are considering a lucrative switch to becoming Halloween mask models. Regardless of the film’s performance (or, more aptly, lack thereof), Safran and director Michael Chaves were pictured having a 'brawl-ing' time at the LA screening. At least someone found joy in their terrifyingly bad attempt to scare us. With nine installments of the Conjuring Series now under their belt, perhaps Warner Bros. should consider that the real demon lurking in their midst is the stubborn refusal to consign this series of horror cliche mash-ups, to the forgotten realms of cinematic history.