The films are based on truth but largely fictionalized, inspiring curiosity about Annabelles real origins.
(This is gradually less true as the sequels 2017sAnnabelle: Creationand 2019sAnnabelle Comes Homegrow increasingly inane).
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What is the plot ofAnnabelle?
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John brings home a porcelain doll for Mia, intending it as a gift for their baby.
When the Forms telephone the police, they inadvertently alert the cultists and have theirownhome invaded by the pair.
The police arrive just in time and shoot down the scraggly-haired Charlie impersonator.
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Unfortunately, his young girlfriend slashes her throat in the Forms nursery while clutching the brand-new doll.
IsAnnabellebased on a true story?
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Despite the cosmetic differences, the doll did have a purportedly evil history.
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Where did the Annabelle doll come from?
Sometimes its legs would be crossed; other times the doll would be splayed out on its side.
Occasionally, it would turn up in a different room from where it was last seen.
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Help me, help us, the notes allegedly read.
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At one point, a friend of theirs was reportedly napping on their couch.
When he collected himself, he discovered he had scratch wounds on his body.
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The doll even seemed to be leaking blood at one point.
How did Ed and Lorraine Warren come into possession of the Annabelle doll?
The Warrens took possession of the doll that day, and not a moment too soon.
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The next stage of the infestation phenomenon would have been complete human possession, the case file reads.
Where is the real Annabelle doll today?
He was told to leave the museum, and soon after died in a motorcycle accident.
