The true story of Annabelle, an American horror doll: more murderous than the movie, leaving the priest half-dead

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You may have heard of two movies, "The House of the Mighty Shadow" and "Annabelle", which are based on the real cases of the famous American paranormal investigators, the Warrens. One of the creepiest characters is Annabelle, a doll possessed by evil spirits. But you know what? Annabelle in the movie is just a fictional image, and the real Annabelle is actually an ordinary rag doll, but what it does is even more terrifying than in the movie. Today we will uncover the true story of this haunted doll.

Origin of Annabelle

Annabelle's story begins in 1970 when a mother buys the doll from a run-down second-hand store for her daughter Donna as a birthday present. Donna was already a nursing college student living with her roommate, Angie. They loved the cute ragdoll and put it on Donna's bed. But it didn't take long for them to discover something strange.

Annabelle's change

Initially, Donna and Angie just thought that Annabelle seemed to move slightly, sometimes in one position, sometimes in another place. They thought that they or the other party accidentally touched it, and they didn't care. But gradually, Annabelle's movement became more and more obvious, and sometimes they would come back to find Annabelle not in bed, but on the sofa or desk. They began to feel incredulous, but they also did not think of any terrifying possibilities.

Until one day, Donna found a note in her room that said "Help Us." She was stunned because they didn't have such paper at all and didn't know who wrote it. She asked Angie and another friend, Roy, and they both said they didn't know what was going on. Donna began to feel scared, and she felt that it must have something to do with Annabelle.

Annabelle's violence

Donna decides to find a psychic medium to investigate this strange phenomenon. The medium told them that the ragdoll had hosted the soul of a girl named Annabelle Higgins. She said the girl died underground in the apartment building when she was seven years old, and her soul lingered here until she saw the doll and took it as her own. She said that Annabelle had no ill intentions, she just wanted to be friends with Donna and Angie and hoped that they would accept her.

Donna and Angie are both sympathetic girls who listen to the medium's words and think that Annabelle is pitiful, so they agree to let her stay in the doll and live with them. But it was a bad decision, because Annabelle was not an innocent soul, but an evil spirit.

It wasn't long before Annabelle began to act violently and maliciously. Once, Roy had a terrible dream while sleeping in the living room, he dreamed that Annabelle climbed into his bed and choked his throat with her small hands. He woke up and found that he really couldn't breathe, and he struggled to throw the doll to the ground before returning to normal.

At another time, Roy heard movement in Donna's room and thought someone had broken into the apartment. He entered the room, only to find that no one was there, only Annabelle sitting quietly in the corner. As he approached Annabelle, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, tore open his shirt, and found a pawprint-like scar that tore his flesh. He knew it was Annabelle who did it.

The truth about Annabelle

Donna and the others finally realize that they are facing a supernatural danger, and they turn to an Anglican church for help. The Anglican Church sent two priests, Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Warrens were famous paranormal investigators who carefully observed and analyzed Annabelle. They quickly came to the conclusion that the ragdoll had been possessed by a powerful evil spirit. Moreover, the evil spirit chose this rag doll because it wanted to get close to humans and eventually seize a real physical body. It previously pretended to be a harmless girl soul in order to make Donna and Angie let their guard down and give it permission. And the object it really wants to possess is Donna.

The Warrens advised Donna and the others to leave the apartment immediately, and invited a priest to perform an exorcism ceremony for the apartment.

Annabelle's captivity

The Warrens advised Donna and the others to leave the apartment immediately, and invited a priest to perform an exorcism ceremony for the apartment. After the priest finished the ceremony, the Warrens put Annabelle in a bag and took the bag to pick up the car and rush back. They did not choose the highway, for fear that evil spirits would possess high-speed trucks and cause horrific traffic accidents. So, they chose to take the trail, but something strange happened. The engine kept stalling, steering wheel steering was blocked again and again, and the brakes later failed. In a hurry, Ed took the doll out of the bag and splashed holy water, and everything calmed down again.

After returning to the residence, Ed placed the doll on his desk, and as a result, Annabelle floated slightly, and it happened several times before and after, and finally became quiet. But a few weeks later, Annabelle began to repeat her old trick, and it appeared in a different room again. Once, a priest came to visit Mr. and Mrs. Warren, saw Annabelle, and said to it: "You're just a doll, you can't hurt anyone!" As a result, the priest suffered a car accident on the way home due to brake failure, but fortunately survived.

Eventually, the Warrens locked Annabelle in a glass case and put a "Warning: Never Open" label on the cabinet. They keep cabinets in their paranormal museums and regularly pray and apply holy water to them. They say that Annabelle is one of the most dangerous objects in their museum because it is possessed by an evil spirit, not a cursed object .

Annabelle's influence

After being imprisoned, Annabelle no longer seemed to move or commit any violent acts. But it still attracts the curiosity and fear of many. The Warrens often invited some people to visit their museum and tell the story of Annabelle and other supernatural objects. Some people expressed disdain or provocation towards Annabelle, and the result was unfortunate retribution. A young man, after listening to the Warrens' story, ran to the glass case and slapped the glass, and provoked Annabelle and said: "If you really have the ability, come out and beat me!" Ed immediately kicked him out of the museum. As a result, the young man was in a serious motorcycle accident on the way home and died on the spot.

Annabelle's story also caught the attention of the film industry, and it became the inspiration for the opening scene of the film "The House of the Fierce" (2013), which was later adapted into the series "Annabelle" (2014), "Annabelle: Sins" (2017) and "Annabelle Comes Home" (2019). The image of Annabelle in the movie is not the same as in reality, it is a wooden doll with a hideous face, not a doll made of cloth with a cute appearance. But the story in the movie is also based on the real case of the Warrens, but with some fictional elements and plots added.

What kind of existence is Annabelle? Is it an innocent girl soul, or an evil spirit? Why should it possess a rag doll, and why should it hurt those who approach it? These questions may never be answered. But one thing is certain, Annabelle is a dangerous item to be reckoned with, and it could strike again at any time. So, if you have a chance to see it, never open its cabinet, don't provoke it, and don't take it home. Because you don't know, you'll not be its next target.