Ed and Lorraine Warren, the real-life paranormal investigators on whom the characters in Annabelle Comes Home are based, began their investigations in the early 1950s.
The Warrens investigated a case involving a Raggedy Ann doll named Annabelle, which they claimed was possessed by a spirit, in the early 1970s.
The Annabelle film series, including Annabelle Comes Home, was created as a spin-off of The Conjuring universe, starting with the first Annabelle movie in 2014.
Annabelle Comes Home, the third installment in the Annabelle series, was released, further exploring the lore around the possessed Annabelle doll and the Warrens.
I need to rewatch this and see if it moves from a like to a favorite for me. I forget about it, see it mentioned, and remember that it was way better than I thought it was going to be. This is a great one to watch if you haven't yet.
Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.
This is the best action movie of all time!