'The Conjuring' Spinoff 'Annabelle' Scares up a First Trailer

These days your movie is nothing if it doesn't spawn a franchise. Look at what Universal is doing with their library of classic movie monsters, attempting to create an Avengers-esque universe to build from. But horror movies have always had a long history of piling on sequels and spinoffs, often way beyond reason. One of last year's genre champs was James Wan's The Conjuring, the small-budget horror banking more than $300M and earning a sequel due out next year. But with that kind of success Warner Bros. has figured now is a good time to jump in with both feet on a spinoff, Annabelle, based on the killer doll from the first film.

Starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, and Alfred Woodard, Annabelle is a prequel to The Conjuring that explains how the creepy doll became possessed by a demonic force. When we last saw her she was locked up in a special room by the Warrens (Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, not appearing in this film), and we got a glimpse at the case which led to her capture. This film goes even further back and follows a whole new set of terrorized characters. Wan steps into a producer role as his longtime cinematographer John R. Leonetti takes over as director. He's previously been at the helm for Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and The Butterfly Effect 2 but seems to have learned a lot from Wan about establishing an ominous tone.

Annabelle arrives in time for Halloween on October 3rd. 


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