Director David F. Sandberg makes an impressive return to form for the latest in the "Conjuring" world, with an origin story of how the doll got so creepy and...

The film affixes yet another horrific history to its wicked, wooden adversary.

If we have learned anything from the Cooking Channel, it’s that talent isn’t defined by the ingredients you use but what you do with them. By that measur...

A tense, thoroughly enjoyable spooker that nevertheless hits many of the beats you're expecting it to.

Sure, the doll is creepy, but don’t expect much more from ‘Annabelle,’ a prequel to 2014’s ‘Conjuring’-spinoff

Trope-happy, jump-heavy fun.

Read Empire's review of the prequel to the prequel.

The sequel to the horror spin-off is no more worthy than its cash-grab predecessor.

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New Line’s prequel for the 'Conjuring’ spinoff provides a chilling backstory for the demonic doll.

A horror sequel, a kickass female spy, a tale of loss, Baltimore through a new perspective, and an unnecessary sequel

The latest spin-off in James Wan's "Conjuring" horror universe is a step-up from the original, and a scary way to end the summer.

Director David F Sandberg creates a spooky sense of dread, but the CGI monster is dull

In the opening moments of “Annabelle: Creation,” a ruthlessly efficient jolt delivery machine, we learn that the rosy-cheeked demon doll known as Annabel...

“Annabelle: Creation” starts with a father-daughter game of hide-and-seek. He locates her in no time. But if you go searching for an original idea in thi...

The director David F. Sandberg proves to be a master of the flash-scare as he strings together jolts in this prequel to the 2014 film “Annabelle.”

The director David F. Sandberg proves to be a master of the flash-scare as he strings together jolts in this prequel to the 2014 film “Annabelle.”

That’s when you know a movie is really working. When it reduces grown men to single syllables.

“Annabelle: Creation” back-engineers the tale of the demonically possessed doll — the latest version of a demonically possessed doll — into an origin...

Annabelle: Creation director David Sandberg brings flair to an old school shocker.

The movie, which banks on the popularity of the rest of The Conjuring franchise, doesn’t add up to much

"Annabelle: Creation," a kind of prequel-to-the-prequel, digs deeper into the origins of that possessed plaything, and expands "The Conjuring" universe.

LAFF: The "Conjuring" spin-off series, in the hands of "Lights Out" director David F. Sandberg, delivers a solid array of haunted house jitters

Let’s face it, horror sequels rarely work. The one exception to this rule seems to be the skin-crawling chillers set in James Wan’s Conjuring universe.

Despite being stuck with a lame script, helmer David F. Sandberg manages to conjure some effective scares in New Line's demon-doll prequel.

That doesn’t mean the jump scares won’t still floor you.

Annabelle: Creation carves itself a fun little haunted house to play around in for a quick dose of scares and screams.