Annabelle became a household name in 2014 when a horror film followed the story of a doll that became possessed, haunting a couple nearly to their death. Now, the real doll that inspired the movie and its sequels — also called Annabelle — is in the spotlight.

While Annabelle the doll is real, the movie is not a true story. In Annabelle, a female cult member named Annabelle Higgins kills herself while holding the doll, and the demon she helped summon possesses it afterward.

Pennsylvania State Police said officers found 'nothing unusual or suspicious' in the hotel room where paranormal investigator Dan Rivera was found dead.

In the film series, Annabelle is depicted as a porcelain doll. In real life, the Warrens claimed that spirits had possessed a Raggedy Ann doll. At one point in Annabelle Comes Home, Judy Warren ...

The sudden death of 54-year-old Dan Rivera, who was on tour with Annabelle, said to be the world’s most haunted doll, is being mourned by the paranormal world.

Ed and Lorraine Warren were renowned for their exploration of the paranormal and wrote about some truly remarkable cases.

From the infamous Amityville haunting to the eerie legend of Annabelle the doll, Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated some of the most terrifying paranormal cases ever recorded. This video explores the facts,