Last year’s The Conjuring was a huge hit. I did not see it, because I hate horror movies. But I love them too, you know? The good ones scare the crap out of me, so I have an especially tough time with them in theaters. When The Conjuring came out I chose to see Blue Jasmine instead, and I don’t regret the decision because while my companions and I were in the lobby, we watched a freaked out woman cry as she ran out of the horror film. So that did nothing to assuage my fears. The movie ended up being such a success that a spin-off starring the movie’s creepy doll, Annabelle, was greenlit. Annabelle is that movie.
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