Annabelle's history goes back to the owners Ed and Lorraine Warren who received the doll from a 28-year-old student nurse who claimed the doll could move by itself and exhibited malicious and frightening behavior. Over time, the Warrens publicized various claims about Annabelle: supposedly the doll inflicted "psychic slashes" that drew blood from victims, caused a priest who insulted the doll to run his car into a tree, and stabbed a homicide detective, forcing him into early retirement. In 2025, the Warrens' estate promoted online reports that the doll had "disappeared" as part of a viral marketing campaign for a tour called 'Devils on the Run,' showcasing items from the Warrens Occult Museum. "The doll was never missing," said Tony Spera the Director of New England Society for Psychic Research. "We had taken the doll on a brief tour to several locations, so paranormal enthusiasts could witness the real Annabelle."
Which brings us to July 2025, where 'Devils on the Run' tour organizer and host Dan Rivera died in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania while transporting the doll. His cause of death has not been revealed, but does that matter? Rivera let in the spirits which took over his life and ended it early. This could be karmic retribution, or the greed from making money off the dolls spirit. Whatever, he is dead and you can bet it has something to do with Annabelle.
I've posted on possessed dolls before, for instance, there was the Stormy Daniels court testimony of her possessed doll and how it "moved around the room at night." Truth is, objects, things, even air can be possessed by demons. I've written about gargoyles being possessed and causing men to jump off buildings, and of course, the many stories of murder caused by demon, or Satan possessions. It happens, and if you are not careful, that harmless Japanese Geisha lamp you buy at an estate sale, can be an Ouija board to death.
Now, how do I keep myself clean? It is by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. By doing so I am protected by ten demon daughters who are sworn to protect those of us who believe in the Lotus Sutra. Of course this is not the only way to receive protection, but it is one you can have now by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo three times. No shit, it works.
Happy chanting,
~~Eso Terry
