The haunted Annabelle doll has made a chilling return, and this time, she’s drawing fear in New Orleans.
The infamous doll, which inspired the “Conjuring” horror franchise and “Annabelle,” appeared as part of the travelling “Devil’s On The Run Tour”, a dark tourism exhibition that features cursed and paranormal objects.
But since her arrival, residents and social media users have raised concerns about a series of disturbing events.
In the 1970s, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated a Raggedy Ann doll named Annabelle, which they believed to be possessed. According to the Warrens, the doll exhibited unusual activity, including moving independently, leaving written notes, and physically harming individuals.
The Warrens placed her in a locked glass case in their Occult Museum in Connecticut, where she remained sealed with prayers and warnings. Despite her reputation, she continues to be displayed rather than destroyed, which remains a mystery.
Now, her latest public appearance in New Orleans has raised new questions. TikTok user @keepingupwithmoniii posted a widely shared video suggesting the doll’s presence is connected to unsettling events that took place recently.
In the same week Annabelle was displayed, ten convicted murderers escaped from a nearby prison. Before fleeing, they reportedly left behind a handwritten note saying “Too Easy”.
Days later, a Louisiana plantation house, one that had stood since the 1950s, was destroyed in a fire under unclear circumstances.
“Out of anybody that could have escaped anywhere in the world, ten murderers escaped from prison in the same place that they brought this doll,” she said.
“In that same week, if not a few days later, a house that has been standing for over a thousand years burns to the ground,” she added.
Three days ago they moved Annabelle, one of the most haunted dolls from Monroe, Connecticut to New Orleans, Louisiana and now the largest sugarcane plantation in Louisiana burned down AND 11 inmates in a New Orleans Prison escape. Didn’t the Warren’s say she should never be moved pic.twitter.com/6FFKbFAmt7
— 𝐀𝐮𝐫𝐚 🕸️ O⅃O (𝟐𝟐-𝟐) (@Tosen_Kaname_) May 19, 2025
Suspicious much? Some may not believe in the dark world or the unseen, but the proof is in the pudding, the poisoned pudding.
Dolls have long been believed to carry spirits or entities, particularly when used as vessels in rituals or manipulated through intense emotional or spiritual energy. Annabelle’s original owners believed she moved on her own and left notes.
The paranormal investigators confirmed she was possessed, not by a child’s ghost as once thought, but by a demonic entity. Lorraine herself reportedly refused to look directly at the doll because of the evil she believed it carried.
The “Devil’s On The Run Tour” was intended to give thrill-seekers a glimpse into the paranormal world, but locals are increasingly concerned that Annabelle’s presence may be more than symbolic.
@keepingupwithmoniii Annabelle responsible for the events that took place in New Orleans #fyp #foryou #annabelle #neworleans #conjuring #theconjuring #paranormal #thewarrens #horror ♬ original sound – Moni ✨🦋
