| Annabelle | |
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Origin |
Unknown |
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Type |
Doll |
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Effects |
Stalks victims before eventually murdering them |
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Activation |
Picking up or holding |
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Collected by |
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Section |
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Podium |
73 |
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Date of Collection |
10/31/1986 |
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Background[]
Annabelle was discovered in 1970 at a hobby shop, and was given as a gift to two nursing students. After several weeks, the students noticed several strange things about the doll such as it appearing covered in blood and moving around when the students were not home. On multiple occasions, the two women found notes that had been written by Annabelle to them. The students contacted demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren who collected the doll, and stored in in their occult museum.
Effects[]
When the doll is picked up or physically interacted with, it forms an attraction to the victim (or victims, as the artifact has been shown to be able to target three people at one time). The artifact will teleport to be within vicinity of its target at random; if there are multiple targets at once, the most common first target is the one who touches it first. At first, the stalking will not be obvious, but the victim will find it becoming more apparent as time passes. The artifact will occasionally leave blood notes for the victim asking them for help at first, before changing the notes to threats. After the artifact has successfully instilled enough fright in the victim, it proceeds to murder them. As the timeframe for different victims to become frightened enough varies, so too does the time from stalking to murder.
When in proximity to people, a friendly humming sound can be heard emanating from the artifact.
Collection[]
Annabelle was collected by Warehouse agent Arthur Neilsen in 1986 after several brutal murders and sightings of the doll were reported in Monroe, Connecticut. Due to the famous status of Annabelle, he was forced to replace it with a replica doll upon retrieval from the museum.
Storage and Handling[]
WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH WITHOUT PROPER EQUIPMENT. FULL-BODY NEUTRALIZER SUIT IS MANDATORY.
Stored in the Dark Vault in a neutralizer display case. The artifact was originally more secure, but due to an incident where it was accidentally activated in 1999, it was discovered that upon activation, the artifact is unable to be contained by the neutralizer field and must be thoroughly soaked to deactivate. After that, a simple display case is used with a one-foot neutralizer field and emergency flood feature.
If moved, the artifact must be stored in a block of neutralizer until placed in its new home.
Notes[]
- It has been hypothesized by Agent Felix Draco that if a victim successfully kept their fear of the doll in check, either naturally or by use of an artifact, they might be able to avoid being murdered. Whether the artifact would eventually become inactive or would simply remain active until their death is unclear. For obvious reasons, the Regents have banned him from testing it.
- It has been noted that the artifact is particularly volatile when it must be given a neutralizer bath. Agents assigned to do so are advised to take extra precautions when doing so.
- Agents who have accidentally activated the artifact must be present for the neutralizer bath for it to work properly and prevent the doll from escaping.