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In a film by this director, a man says “This is the most fun I’ve had without lubricant” while throwing a rock at a mirror. In another film by this director, Tiny Tim’s “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” frequently plays at tense moments. (15[1])After the relative (15[1])box-office failures (15[1])of his films Death Sentence and Dead Silence, this frequent Patrick Wilson collaborator experienced a career resurgence with a 2010 (15[1])film (15[1])in which Josh rescues his son Dalton by traveling into “The (*) Further”. Bathsheba Sherman possesses Carolyn in a film by this director that features “demonologists” Ed and Lorraine (10[1])Warren and has a 2021 sequel subtitled The Devil Made Me Do It. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this Australian (-5[1])director of Saw and Insidious who created (10[1])the The Conjuring (10[1])universe. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: James Wan
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