Director: David F. Sandberg
Screenplay: Gary Dauberman
Starring: Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Anthony LaPaglia, Miranda Otto
Running Time: 110 minutes
Genre: Horror
In 1955, toymaker Samuel Mullins (LaPaglia) and his wife Esther (Otto), who never leaves her bedroom, grieve for their daughter Annabelle (Samara Lee) who died in an accident twelve years previously at the age of seven. Despite their pain, they open their house to Sister Charlotte (Sigman) and six girls left homeless after the closure of their orphanage. The first night, one of the girls Janice (Bateman), who suffers from polio, enters Annabelle's old bedroom and discovers a strange porcelain doll, which seems to be the focal point for powerful and deadly supernatural forces.
This details the story of the possessed doll, Annabelle, which was introduced in the movie The Conjuring (2013) and featured in it's own movie, Annabelle (2014). Considering that this is a prequel to a spin-off, Annabelle: Creation is much better than might be expected. It's very atmospheric with engaging characters and strong performances. The scares are effective, sticking close to the old-school ghost train ride of the first The Conjuring film, and the film allows itself time to build up before the horror elements kick in. The films does suffer from the problem that a lot of prequels have with conclusions, in that it has to pave the way for other films instead of being it's own thing. It's definitely worth checking out for anyone looking for a good creepy ghost story.
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