Annabelle (doll)
Annabelle (doll)
Annabelle Doll is said to be possessed by an inhuman spirit that can bring death and darkness into the lives of the people that own it. The supposedly haunted doll is housed at The Warrens’ Occult Museum in Monroe, Connecticut. The paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren owned the museum. The original Annabelle doll was a Raggedy Ann (Rag Doll) with red hair and a triangle nose.
| Name | Annabelle (doll) |
| Other names | Cursed doll, Haunted doll |
| Origin | 1970 |
| Country / Location | USA |
| Known for | Cursed object |
Facts about Annabelle (doll)
- The first known owner of the doll was a student nurse, who received the doll in 1970.
- The girl who owned the doll had told Ed and Lorraine that the doll acted strangely and seemed to be alive. According to them, a psychic medium informed the student and his roommate that the spirit of a dead girl named “Annabelle” possessed it. That is how the doll got its name.
- They said that they attempted to admit and nurture the doll with spirit, but the doll apparently showed signs of spiteful, frightening, and frightening behavior. It was the time they contacted the paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren.
- The doll has a character based on it in the Conjuring Universe, which is quite popular.
- Annabelle doll is kept in a glass box and has a message written on the box that reads “Warning, Positively Do Not Open.”
- According to Joseph Laycock, assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University, calls the doll an appealing case study in the affiliation between pop culture and paranormal folklore. He advocates, “That the inspiration of demonically-possessed dolls permits modern demonologists to discover supernatural evil in the banalest and domestic places.”
- You must have noticed the difference in the real-life Vs the reel life Annabelle doll, it was because to use the likeness of Raggedy Ann (ragdoll) would necessitate special authorization. Also partially, a porcelain doll was chosen to make the appearance of the doll more disconcerting for a horror film.
- A rumor surfaced in August 2020 that the hunted doll has escaped from its museum, which was a terrifying moment for all the fans, but soon son-in-law of Ed and Lorraine Warren, Tony Spera, posted a video on YouTube saying that Annabelle had not escaped and was in the museum.
- Not many know but supposedly it became the reason for a motorcycle crash and death of a museum visitor, who did not take the warnings seriously and taunted the doll.
