#conjuring-universe

#conjuring-universe

The Conjuringfranchise offered the perfect marriage between the hottest horror trend (the "based on a true story" claim) and the hottest Hollywood trend (the massive cinematic universe). While the main Conjuring movies starred Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as real-life paranormal investigators/frauds Ed and Lorraine Warren, spinoffs like Annabelle and The Nun flashed back to the origin stories of the creepy totems they encountered.

In the pantheon of horror-movie baddies, it's hard to think of any figure more overhyped than Annabelle, the haunted doll who has found her way into all nine Conjuring universe installments (not to mention an Aquaman movie). When I say "Annabelle is a flop," I'm being literal: Her special trick is falling over - sometimes straight ahead, sometimes to the side. On her best days, she can turn her head and make rocking chairs rock, neither of which is anything to brag about.