Annabelle Comes Home: Not the Warrens

I’m a spoiler

I do enjoy The Conjuring Universe. I’ve been awaiting the Annabelle doll backstory.

I remember seeing it in theaters and wondering, where ARE the Warrens? The movie is focused on the Warren’s kid.

“The Evil is Contained”

Duh, no it’s not. But you knew that, given she said it 10 minutes in.

What bugged me about this movie when I saw it in theaters was that Ed and Lorraine have little to do with it. They set the stage and then disappear.

Watching it a second time gave me a bit more appreciation of it. If I recall correctly, this premise was alluded to in an earlier movie – perhaps The Conjuring II where they go overseas. Judy goes into that room but Lorraine is quick to catch her and corral her out of there.

There are so many potentially scary things to focus on in that room that you’re never quite sure what’s going to pop out at you. And that puts you on the edge of your seat for most of the movie.

Other than that? It’s a good horror romp. Not too particularly memorable.

Recommended for fans of The Conjuring, Patrick Wilson, and trying to remember where that one girl is from…(it’s that Supernatural episode where a group of students does a play based on the series that Chuck writes.)