If you're a fan of horror movies and you haven't seen 'The Conjuring' yet, you may want drive to the closest movie theater and buy a ticket. According to many film critics, it will be worth the money.

Aside from grossing $220 million worldwide since its July release, the haunted house flick has garnered praise from numerous film critics, with rave reviews in publications like The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and Variety.

Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle described 'The Conjuring' as the best horror movie of 2013.

"As the critic in charge of putting together this publication's summer movie preview, I barely considered "The Conjuring" worthy of mention," Hartlaub wrote. "That was clearly a mistake. I'd be shocked if we see a better horror film in 2013."

Hartlaub also praised Lili Taylor's performance and wrote that the movie will be what director James Wan is known for.

Manohla Dargis of The New York Times praised the movie for its genuine scares.

"When the Perrons first settle into their house, they're facing the future with bright, anxious smiles that aren't much different from those of the horror-film faithful who are waiting nervously, hopefully, to be jolted by the next great shocker," the Times critic wrote. "It's here."

Justin Chang, Senior Film Critic at Variety, commended the movie for being genuinely scary and using simple scare tactics.

"The mere sound of two hands clapping will have audiences begging for mercy in "The Conjuring," a sensationally entertaining old-school freakout and one of the smartest, most viscerally effective thrillers in recent memory," he wrote.

You can see these and other reviews on review aggregator site Metacritic.com where the film scored a rating of 68 percent, meaning generally positive reviews.

'The Conjuring,' which stars Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor and Ron Livingston, is based on a true story. The film recently made headlines when some of the characters' real life counterparts provided input on how much of the story was true.