1: Annabelle

Within the internal timeline of The Conjuring Universe, the order is:

While the movie doll is a creepy, porcelain antique, the real Annabelle doll is a harmless-looking . According to paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, the real doll was possessed by a demon that claimed to be the spirit of a young girl named Annabelle Higgins. Annabelle 1

The peace is shattered when their neighbors, members of a satanic cult, are murdered by their own daughter, Annabelle Higgins, and her accomplice. The attackers break into the Forms' home, stabbing Mia. While police kill the male attacker, Annabelle Higgins commits suicide in the nursery while clutching the very doll John gifted to Mia. Within the internal timeline of The Conjuring Universe,

Annabelle 1: The Haunted Doll That Sparked a Horror Franchise The attackers break into the Forms' home, stabbing Mia

If you search for , you might be looking for the real doll. You can find it at The Warren’s Occult Museum in Monroe, Connecticut (now managed by Tony Spera, son-in-law of the late Ed Warren). It sits inside a glass-front case with a sign: “Warning: Positively Do Not Open.” Sightings from paranormal investigators claim that the real Raggedy Ann doll still moves when no one is looking.

Annabelle (2014): The Terrifying Prequel That Launched a Universe

, the film was designed to expand "The Conjuring Universe" into a sustainable franchise. Narrative Structure Set in 1967, the story focuses on John and Mia Form