“Annabelle: Creation”: Trailer Drops for the Prequel to Spin-off of “The Conjuring”

Here is the first trailer for Annabelle: Creation,  the prequel of  Annabelle (2014) which itself is a spin-off of  The Conjuring (2013). It looks to be an origin story for the creepy doll featured in  Annabelle. It is directed by David F. Sandberg, who directed last year’s hit  Lights Out (2016), and stars Miranda Otto, Stephanie Sigman, Anthony LaPaglia, and Talitha Bateman. Creature-performer-extraordinaire Javier Botet is reportedly in the film as well.

There are some nice jumps scares in the trailer as well as some genuinely creepy moments. The first  Annabelle did not exactly “wow” critics (Metacritic: 37, Rotten Tomatoes: 29), though it did gross $84 million on a $6.5 million budget. If  Annabelle: Creation lives up to the promise of this trailer, perhaps it can surpass its predecessor. The film opens August 11, 2017.

Paul Cardullo

Paul Cardullo is a North Carolina indy filmmaker and horror fan. His tastes range from art-house horror to low-budget schlock to indie gems to Slovenia killer hillbilly flicks. When not watching films, he helps make them. From actor to boom operator to doughnut wrangler, he makes himself useful wherever he can. Paul believes it is sometimes necessary to suffer for one’s art. He has endured being covered in [censored], having [censored] thrown at him, and spending over a year with muttonchops and a 70’s-style mustache. When not being abused for the sake of his craft, Paul works on computers and watches as many obscure (and not so obscure) movies as he can fit in.