Annabelle (2014)

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This week we’re unpacking Annabelle (2014). We dissect the quality of its scares, reflect on its influences from other iconic horror films, and debate whether its characters give this Conjuring spinoff enough soul. In this episode's b-side, we investigate the Warrens’ accounts of the real Annabelle doll and consider a visit to her haunted museum. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 18:42.

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Annabelle (2014)

Related Episodes

142: Happy Death Day (2017)

174: The Conjuring (2013)

181: Malignant (2021)

197: Child’s Play 3 (1991)

204: Pet Sematary (1989)

217: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

288: The Conjuring 2 (2016)

336: Dead Silence (2007)

406: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

408: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)

467: Bride of Chucky (1998)

Main Episode

How the Director of “Annabelle” Borrowed From Hitchcock to Make a Surprise Hit

Annabelle Wallis & Ward Horton Talk Annabelle and Rosemary’s Baby

Annabelle: Creation (2017)

Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

The Curse of La Llorona (2019)

Rosemary’s Baby, Episode 217

Child’s Play 3, Episode 197

Dead Silence, Episode 336

Pet Sematary, Episode 204

Happy Death Day, Episode 142

Malignant, Episode 181

Bride of Chucky, Episode 467

The Strangers (2008)

Scream (1996)

Final Destination, Film Series

Terrifier (2016)

The Mummy (2017)

Star Wars, Film Series

Glee

“Cherish,” The Association

Crystal Lake: Episode 1, “Camp Crystal”

Resident Evil (2026), Episode 465

B-side

Annabelle, The Allegedly Haunted Doll

Raggedy Ann

Ed and Lorraine Warren

Haunted Warren Museum, Salem

Cause of Death Revealed for Annabelle Doll Handler Dan Rivera

Robert the Doll, Fort East Martello Museum

Halloween (1978)

Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Carrie (2026): Episode 1, “First Period”

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