Inspired by a purportedly haunted doll investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren , which, in reality, is a Raggedy Ann doll, unlike the film's porcelain version.

Released on October 3, 2014, with a 99-minute runtime.

It precedes The Conjuring and is followed by Annabelle: Creation (2017) and Annabelle Comes Home (2019). Critical Reception

Set in 1967, it follows a couple, Mia and John Form, whose lives are terrorized by a demonic entity attached to a porcelain doll following a satanic cult attack.