Another entry into The Conjuring universe arrived this past weekend with the release of Annabelle Comes Home.
“Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren lock the possessed doll in the artifacts room in their house. But when the doll awakens the room’s evil spirits, it soon becomes an unholy night of terror for the couple’s 10-year-old daughter, her friends and their young baby sitter.”
The movie’s plot is setup by an appearance of the Warrens (Vera Framiga, Patrick Wilson) who remind everyone of the danger that is Annabelle.
The two investigators leave the home, where Annabelle is kept in the infamous Artifacts room, and leave their daughter Judy (Mckenna Grace) in the care of her babysitter Mary Ellen (Madison Iseman), who brings her friend Daniela along (Katie Sarife).
Daniela, who recently lost her father in an automobile accident, pushes her way into the home, and into the Artifacts room, hoping that she can use the room as a way to communicate with her deceased father.
Daniela lets Annabelle out, setting forth a wave of terrifying and horrific events that terrorize the 3 girls.
What the movie may lack in story, is made up for with the scares, which are executed brilliantly. While this is the more far-fetched story in the universe, it delivers on other fronts, where The Nun failed miserably.
All in all, worth a watch…with the lights off!
