Annabelle is a supposedly haunted doll that was the inspiration for a horror movie franchise. In reality, the doll was a Raggedy Ann doll given to a girl named Donna as a gift from her mother. Donna and her roommate Angie began to experience strange occurrences after receiving the doll, including finding the doll in different locations and receiving mysterious notes. The girls eventually sought the help of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who claimed that the doll was possessed by an evil spirit. The Warrens placed the doll in a glass box and sealed it with the help of a priest. However, the narrator of the story is skeptical of the Warrens' claims and believes that the strange occurrences may have been the result of a prank or a hoax.
1. Annabelle is a doll from horror films, but it is based on a real-life doll.
2. The real Annabelle doll was a Raggedy Ann doll.
3. The doll was given to a nursing student named Donna as a gift from her mother.
4. Donna and her roommate Angie experienced strange occurrences after receiving the doll.
5. The doll was said to be possessed by the spirit of a girl named Annabelle who died in a house on the site where Donna and Angie lived.
6. Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators, were called to help Donna and Angie.
7. The Warrens believed that the doll was possessed by an evil spirit, not the spirit of Annabelle.
8. The Warrens placed the doll in a glass case and sealed it with the help of a priest.
9. Ed and Lorraine Warren were a real-life couple who investigated paranormal phenomena.
10. They founded the New England Society for Psychic Research and opened the Occult Museum.
11. The Warrens wrote books about demonology and gave lectures on the subject.
12. They were involved in the case of Arne Johnson, who was accused of murdering his friend and claimed to be possessed by a demon.
13. Johnson's case was the third in the world and the first in the United States to use demonic possession as a defense.