Thursday 6 August 2015

Annabelle

UK Release Date: 10th October 2014

A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists (www.imdb.com).

Director: John R. Leonetti (The Butterfly Effect 2)

Cast: Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Tony Amendola

Repetition springs to mind. From rocking chairs to creaking doors, Annabelle is full of horror traits done a thousand times over. The doll is creepy and the idea of satanic cultists murdering innocent people and attacking the main couple in the night is frightening. That's as far as the scares go. The Conjuring was a success, amplifying terror tenfold. Annabelle is the prequel, following the doll's dark beginnings to ending up in the hands of the Warren family. Annabelle's been rushed in to, scoring no originality and a story anticipated from a mile off, proving that truly terrifying horror movies are a thing of the (recent) past. It's very similar to Deliver us From Evil, The Woman in Black, Sinister and Insidious, with glimpses of Paranormal Activity. Watch the latter two for greater scares.

1.5/5 

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