this is the worst thing in here it's
that job
i'm not gonna i'm not gonna stare at it
it's one of the most
popular demonic dolls in recent horror
history
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
looking at annabelle
the real life curse explained how are
you
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there's a rich history of haunted or
possessed dolls within the world of pop
culture
my name think i is even
hate you formative and iconic examples
of the idea date back decades
ranging from talky tina in the twilight
zone episode living doll
to chucky in the child's play franchise
hi i'm chucky wanna play
we'll get back to talking about tina in
a little bit because we can't actually
discuss annabelle without first
introducing
ed and lorraine warren the couple was
the real life inspiration behind the
conjuring franchise
here's one of the pictures of ed and i
you guys were inseparable oh yeah yeah
we were
we didn't do anything without one
another they are largely synonymous with
the practice of ghost hunting
and paranormal investigation the two
were so dedicated to their field
that they founded the new england
society for psychic research back in the
early 50s
although lorraine claimed to have some
level of clairvoyance
people doubted their qualifications this
is the worst thing
in here it's that job i'm not gonna
i'm not gonna stare at it there's
definitely skepticism about the warrens
and their legacy out there in the world
i see there's a mirror can you tell me
about that that's a magic mirror that a
gentleman used
in new jersey to conjure up spirits in a
1997 piece in the connecticut post the
couple was described
at best as tellers of meaningless ghost
stories
and at worst dangerous frauds however
interviews with the couple
largely imply that both ed and lorraine
deeply believed in the supernatural
events
they told stories about but while people
may have questioned their capabilities
the warrens
definitely gained popularity in their
heyday hi i'm roger
lorraine hey nice to meet you roger
edward they might have almost been as
well known as their cinematic
counterparts patrick wilson and vera
farmiga
how are you
as a result of their popularity the
criticisms of their reputation
haven't stuck or at least not enough to
discount their thoughts on the world
of the occult and supernatural perhaps
it's because many of us
want to believe we want to believe
they're well told stories about
investigating amityville
new york the enfield poltergeist and yes
annabelle the doll you said she's a
conduit that's right what does that mean
a very powerful demonic has latched
itself onto her
aside from the warrens the real life
figure that emerged as a superstar from
the conjuring movies
was annabelle and why wouldn't she
the dallas grotesquely exaggerated
features are haunting
all on their own this actually stands in
stark contrast to the appearance of the
real-life annabelle dial
which is a plain old raggedy andow it
does however
have a dark backstory that has done
badly bad harm on a lot of people
the morbid origins behind the dial lie
with its prior owners
a young nursing student and her roommate
they were supposedly gifted annabelle in
1970 by the nurse's mother
my god that's the one right yes
after it settled in the doll would
allegedly move to different places
around the apartment
on its own notes written on parchment
paper would also appear in the apartment
with please like
help me this was despite the fact that
neither roommate claimed to possess that
particular kind of paper
but what really made annabelle
horrifying is how it reportedly attacked
people
physically
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a boyfriend of the nursing student
allegedly woke up with large scratches
on his body from an
unknown source could much of this
evidence be considered
circumstantial absolutely however that
didn't stop the girls from contacting a
medium and conducting a seance they're
no centralia
during the session the medium claimed to
have contacted the spirit of a young
girl named annabelle higgins who had
died at the age of seven
nearby and now resided in the doll
according to the medium the ghost wanted
to be friends with the roommates
it wants her soul no no no demons can't
just take sort me
soul needs to be offered to the demon
before it can take it
but did annabelle secretly have dark
intentions
was she satisfied with living within the
doll and cohabitating
in an apartment did she actually desire
a human host
what do you need
your soul
well these are some of the theories
sparked by the warren's involvement
allegedly sending the bad energy around
annabelle
the two took the doll away from the
apartment some people have claimed that
the warrens had car trouble
when they drove away with a doll
annabelle's origin story
isn't the only creepy tale associated
with the doll don't
ever touch anything and if you do let me
know
our favorite supernatural couple put her
in a display case in the warren's occult
museum
with a sign that reads warning
positively
do not open nonetheless a visitor to the
museum allegedly ignored the warnings
and got too close to the doll
shortly after the person lost their life
in a motorcycle accident
or so the story goes three hours later
that young man that came on a motorcycle
was dead
although it's hard to find any actual
details about this incident
the warren seemed to believe the
annabelle doll was to blame
their conviction can definitely feel
fires of those who believe in the
supernatural
lorraine and ed's daughter judy also
backs up annabelle's reputation
in an interview conducted for the
conjuring judy said she still avoids
returning the doll's gaze
my parents always told me don't give it
recognition
don't look it in the eyes and to this
day i will not look it in the eyes
as we stated earlier annabelle isn't the
first haunted doll
she isn't even the first haunted dial to
be associated with that name
wait a minute christy what have you got
there it's just a doll eric
the aforementioned twilight zone episode
living doll had a character named
annabelle who purchased the doll for her
daughter for heaven's sakes and about a
dollar
that could cost i put it on the account
there's also robert the doll a similarly
creepy looking toy with a sinister
history of menace that dates back to the
early 1900s
robert the dow also has a film franchise
to his name
although they're significantly less
popular than the conjuring movies
of course the annabelle film franchise
itself is known for taking significant
liberties
from the source material that goes much
deeper than the doll's altered
appearance
i want to introduce you to mr and mrs
higgins
and you must be annabelle
the film also takes the annabelle
higgins character and turns her into a
woman who joins a satanic cult
at one point in her life she attempts to
take the lives of a couple
one of whom is pregnant i like your
dolls
when officers arrive she takes her own
life annabelle's soul is then
transferred
into the body of the doll before we
continue
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so is annabelle a real threat or a
figment of pop culture imagination
well it all depends on how much you want
to believe and what you're willing to
ignore
a lot of us simply love a good ghost
story and don't really care about the
small
or contradictory details there were even
rumors
in 2020 that the real-life annabelle
doll reportedly escaped from her box
fortunately this escape story was later
debunked by the warren's son-in-law
tony sparrow she never left the museum
remember i have high-tech security here
if she had left the museum i'd instantly
know
the fact that the story was trending in
a crazy year like 2020
highlights how fascinated we are with
the origins of evil
and the real life potential for the
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