The Annabelle doll is a horror icon, thanks to the chilling movies. But the 'real' Annabelle doll is a Raggedy Ann, not the porcelain figure depicted on screen. So, what's the real story?
The actual Annabelle was reportedly given to a young woman named Donna in the 1970s. Strange occurrences started soon after: the doll would move on its own, even change rooms. Donna and her roommate called in a medium, who claimed the doll was possessed by the spirit of a young girl named Annabelle Higgins.
Frightened, they contacted paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Warrens concluded the doll wasn't possessed but manipulated by an inhuman spirit seeking a human host. They took the doll and placed it in a locked glass case at their Occult Museum, where it remains to this day. While it might look harmless, many believe it still emanates a dark energy. The stories surrounding it certainly make it a genuinely unsettling piece of paranormal history, perhaps more terrifying than fiction because it's supposedly… real.
