Did anyone see Annabelle ?

[Mikey]

Just watched the horror movie Annabelle last night (a prequel to the The Conjuring) and I didn't fully understand the ending.

Ok, the priest said the only way for the demon to get your soul is tricking you into trading it to him.

Eventually baby is missing and mom is willing to jump out the window and trade her soul for the baby's.

This is thwarted by hubby so Alfre Woodard's character does it.

Baby is returned and everything is fine and happy.

Did I miss something ?

They act like Alfre is finally at peace and happy (after she's dead) --- perhaps even with her dead daughter.

Wouldn't Alfre be burning eternally in hell and everyone (especially mom) be very upset by this ?

Also, if you have to give the demon permission to take your soul he must not have the baby's to begin with.

Lastly, and on a lighter note, the real Annabelle is an oversized Raggedy Ann doll (hense the name)

Do the producers actually expect anyone in the real world to want to buy and own the hideous doll shown in the film ?

[Boy_Wonder_1978]

I did see it, but can't remember that much about it except that I thought I was absolutely awful. Definitely in my top ten worste films.

Just to add to what you said about the original 'real' doll. It was bought as a gift for a girl training to be a nurse by her mother. They thought it was the doll that was possessed at first. Then went to Ed & Lorraine Warren who informed them that it was a demon that ha attached itself to the doll. That's the short, short version.
If you're into this sort of thing and don't know about him, check out.... ROBERT THE DOLL.

[Mikey]

If you're into this sort of thing and don't know about him, check out.... ROBERT THE DOLL.

This ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_Bob

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[Boy_Wonder_1978]

THIS!!!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll)

http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Robert_the_Doll

http://www.robertthedoll.org

I'm a 37 year old man and can read and watch ANYTHING, but there was something about this doll that frightened the living s**t out of me. First time I read about him, I had it on my mind for a good week.

[great_chandel]

Ed and Lorraine Warren came to my university years ago to speak. One of the highlights was he had his college degree in demonology! Yeah, that is not exactly something you see everyday on a resume............

[Boy_Wonder_1978]

VERY interesting! That's one presentation that I would have loved to have sat in. Did they speak for long?
The museum of artifacts taken from hauntings (inc. the Annabelle doll) kept in their home is quite something. I don't think Lorraine herself will enter between the hours of 9pm and 6am.
I read somewhere that someone visited and challenged Anabelle. Ed (RIP) removed this person promptly with the obvious warning. A few hours later the Warrens were informed that this person had been killed on his motorcycle.

A bit of (fun) trivia: I've spotted Annabelle in a number of movies. Off the top of my head, Halloween and E.T. The rest I can't remember, but I have seen her many times.