ANNABELLE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Annabelle Wallis (X-Men: First Class), Ward Horton (The Wolf of Wall Street), Alfre Woodard (12 Years A Slave), Eric Ladin (Cursed), Brian Howe (The Pursuit of Happyness), Tony Amendola (Once Upon A Time)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

John R. Leonetti (Mortal Kombat: Annihilation), director; Gary Dauberman (film debut), writer; Peter Safran (Buried) and James Wan (The Conjuring), producers; Joseph Bishara (Insidious), composer; James Kniest (Walkabout), cinematographer; Tom Elkins (The Haunting in Connecticut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Loving husband John Form (Horton) buys his expectant wife Mia (Wallis) a beautiful, rare vintage doll named Annabelle for their unborn child. However, their home is invaded one night by a satanic cult that violently attacks the couple and conjures a demonic entity to terrorise them even further. An entity that just so happens to possess Annabelle…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

After a memorable appearance in hit horror flick The Conjuring, creepy doll Annabelle – based on the real life doll said to be just as haunted as its film counterpart – is front and centre in her own spin-off movie that’s destined to creep the socks off of audiences.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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