Wan later told Entertainment Weekly that The Crooked Man is in the early stages of development and that the intent with the movie is to develope a 'dark fairytale' sub-genre of horror films. Wan and Safran are set to produce the project. In June 2017, it was reported that a spin-off film titled The Crooked Man, featuring the character of the same name from The Conjuring 2, was in development with Mike Van Waes writing the script based on a story treatment by James Wan. In May 2017, Safran stated that the Crooked Man was being considered by the studio, for a feature film. It will be a spin-off of The Conjuring 2 and the ninth instalment in The Conjuring Universe.
The Crooked Man is an upcoming American supernatural horror film.