Movie - Annabelle (2014)

Here is a movie that I was extremely excited for and I have to say I was completely disappointed by it. Being a huge fan of The Conjuring, I came out to see this one with very high expectations.

**Hello! Spoilers ahead!! Proceed with caution my friends**

This movie follows the original owners of the haunted Annabelle doll that was portrayed in The Conjuring. This is a real story and the doll does in fact exist somewhere right now (in Ed and Lorraine Warren's house) though in real life the doll is actually a Raggedy Ann doll instead. An expecting mother is given a gift (the doll) by her husband in order to complete her doll collection. In the middle of the night, their neighbor's derranged daughter (it is explained that she has joined a satanic cult) murders her parents. When the husband goes to check on the family, Annabelle (the daughter) sneaks into their house and gets into a skirmish with the very pregnant wife and ultimately kills herself while holding the new doll.

It is later said that this act was done to summon a demon which succeeded. Now that the demon is freed, it takes refuge in the doll. Things start happening in the house while the husband is not home and on one day, the demon catches the house on fire almost killing her and the baby. Thinking the house is haunted, the couple throws away the doll and moves to a new apartment.

While unpacking, the doll is found at the bottom of a box. Thinking it was just accidently placed in there, the wife agrees to keep it. Strange things again start to happen in the new residence and the demon shows itself to her.

With the help of a friend and a priest, the demon is driven away from the family (with only one casualty). The movie fades out in an antique store where an old woman is purchasing the Annabelle doll. This will segway into the beginning of The Conjuring.

So the movie wasn't TERRIBLE, but it wasn't scary by any means. The movie focused a lot on their life at home and things they did each day with a few jumps and scares along the way. The end wasn't what I expected either and was really overall disappointed. Sorry guys, not this time. I'd give this one a two and a half if I felt like looking for half skulls but I'll throw it a three for effort. See it if you want, but it's really not that great.