Enjoyed paranormal buffs, it’s now safe to take the extra locks out of your door and put up your bedside arms. The ultra-ghostly doll Annabelle did not escape the Warren’s Occult Museum, even though the internet seems to convince her that she is running wild on the East Coast.
In fact, Annabelle has not lived in a museum for a while. The museum has been closed for trespassing, and the artifacts are now in the possession of Warrens’ son-in-law, Tony Spera.
But that’s not easy knowledge to easily haunt, and when someone on Friday morning changed Annabelle’s Wikipedia page to the Wikipedia page to indicate that she’s missing and on the loose side, the internet went a little crazy.
If you’ve never heard of Annabelle, you’re in the minority. She’s a world famous, “real ghost doll”, if you believe in that sort of thing. Two young women were the first owners of Annabelle, and after the baby was seen moving through her entire apartment, even leaving written notes, they sought the help of a psychiatrist.
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For a while, Annabelle convinced even paranormal experts that she was the ghost of a young girl at the baby’s head. But it turns out that the spirit in the baby is actually a demonic spirit that pretends to be a child. The doll even tried to kill the girl’s friend, Lou, by strangling him.
After so many strange, scary conversations, Ed and Lorraine Warren were called in to investigate. It is courtesy of the infamous (and for the most part suspicious) ghost hunters that we know something about the baby’s history. The now-late paranormal legends took ownership of the doll, who currently lives in a glass case in her museum, The Warren Occult Museum in Monroe, Connecticut. Even on her first car ride with Annabelle, the Warrens claimed they were put in serious danger when the baby failed to brake the car.
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Despite the seriousness of the potential “escape”, Twitter is full of hilarious memes about Annabelle’s possible escape. Here are some of our favorites, including genius mentions that 2020 is too crazy, even for a demonic spirit to enjoy.
If you’re looking for today’s horror for a little more Annabelle content, the 2014 film Annabelle is a good place to start. Related to The conjuring series, all dramatized horror films are inspired by real life stories that Ed and Lorraine Warren researched and explored throughout their careers.
Newsweek reached out to Annabelle’s current owner, Tony Spera, for comment on Annabelle’s current safety. We will update this article when we hear back.
