Demonic dolls in old folktales have always gotten people’s attention from time to time. Annabelle isn’t the only one.
No matter what scares you, they’re probably in the good old Annabelle movies, which are the most popular part of The Conjuring franchise.
There have been three full-length movies about the doll that is known to be haunted. And here’s the right order in which to watch them:3
Release Order
Annabelle is a real Ann doll that lives in Ed and Lorraine Warren’s museum of strange things. In the 2014 movie, the story of how a demon got attached to the doll was made up.
- Annabelle (2014)
- Annabelle: The Beginning (2017)
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
So, after Annabelle was a big hit, the story continued in two more movies. One of them was a prequel, and the other was a sequel. Here’s the exact order of events that the three movies show:
Watch Order Based on Time
Annabelle: Creation, which is a prequel, has one of the most exciting plot twists you’ll ever see. Set in 1955, it tells how the ragged doll came to be, which makes little girls look under their beds and look into things they shouldn’t.
- Annabelle: The Beginning (2017)
- Annabelle (2014)
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
- With the third part, Annabelle Comes Home, you’ll get a sneak peek inside the Warrens Museum. Even though it feels like “been there, screamed at that,” it still fits in well with the other Conjuring movies.
Ultimate Watch Order
Now, how can I let you off the hook if you only watch Annabelle movies but haven’t seen the movie saga that made the doll famous? Yes, I’m talking about the movies in The Conjuring series.
- Annabelle: The Beginning (2017)
- Annabelle (2014)
- The Witching Hour (2013)
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
- The Second Haunting (2016)
- The Devil Made Me Do It: The Conjuring (2021)
Annabelle first showed up in the 2013 movie The Conjuring, which told the story of how the doll came to be owned by the Warrens.
These are the most important movies in the canon of The Conjuring. So why not watch it when you go to see the Annabelle movies? After all, their stories do have things in common.
How Much Time Will It Take To Watch
All three movies, which add up to 5 hours and 14 minutes, are worth watching with your friends on a scary night.
Here’s a quick rundown of how each part works:
- Annabelle (2014) – 1 hr 38 mins
- Annabelle: Creation, which came out in 2017, is 1 hour and 50 minutes long.
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019) – 1 hr 46 mins
About The Conjuring Universe
The Conjuring Universe is an American media franchise and shared universe based on a series of supernatural horror movies made by New Line Cinema, the Safran Company, and Atomic Monster Productions and distributed by Warner Bros.
Pictures. In the movies, the supposed real-life cases of Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were paranormal investigators and authors who wrote about famous but controversial hauntings, are acted out.
In the main series, the Warrens try to help people who are being controlled by evil spirits. In the spin-off movies, they look at how some of the things they’ve seen came to be.
