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Win A Signed Poster From ANNABELLE: CREATION

ANNABELLE: CREATION is one of 2017’s scariest films!

Variety reports: “Annabelle: Creation,” which conjured $35 million in its opening to dominate an otherwise lackluster frame last weekend, will wind up the weekend with about $64 million in its first 10 days. The film is the fourth in New Line’s highly profitable “Conjuring” universe and should see the combined worldwide grosses hit the $1 billion mark this weekend, thanks to 2013’s “The Conjuring,” 2014’s “Annabelle,” 2016’s “The Conjuring 2,” and “Annabelle: Creation.” Next up is “The Nun,” starring Taissa Farmiga and Demian Bichir and due out July 13.

In his review, Michael Haffner says “it proudly stands next to THE CONJURING films as delivering real scares. What helps with this is making the audience afraid of not just the doll, but of what other being is haunting the house as well as the always hidden mother. It’s a terrifying trifecta that fits perfectly into the ominous surroundings.”

From New Line Cinema comes “Annabelle: Creation,” with David F. Sandberg (“Lights Out”) helming the follow up to 2014’s hugely successful “Annabelle,” which scared up nearly $257 million at the worldwide box office during its run in theaters. The new film is once again being produced by Peter Safran and James Wan, who previously partnered on “The Conjuring” hit movies.

In “Annabelle: Creation,” several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home. They soon become the target of the doll maker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.

Sandberg directs from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman, who also wrote “Annabelle.” The film stars Stephanie Sigman (“Spectre”), Talitha Bateman (“The 5th Wave”), Lulu Wilson (“Ouija 2,” “Deliver Us from Evil”), Philippa Coulthard (“After the Dark”), Grace Fulton (“Badland”), Lou Lou Safran (“The Choice”), Samara Lee (“Foxcatcher,” “The Last Witch Hunter”), and Tayler Buck in her feature film debut, with Anthony LaPaglia (TV’s “Without a Trace”) and Miranda Otto (Showtime’s “Homeland,” “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy).

As we continue to celebrate the the film, which opened August 11, WAMG is giving away a poster from the film signed by:

Anthony LaPaglia
Miranda Otto
Stephanie Sigman
David F. Sandberg (Director)
Talitha Bateman
Lulu Wilson

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This film has been rated R by the MPAA for horror violence and terror.

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ANNABELLE: CREATION – Review

One of Andrew Wyeth’s most famous paintings is “Christina’s World.” It depicts a woman immobilized, lying on a grassy hill, reaching out towards a farmhouse that sits isolated in the distance. There was a young girl in Wyeth’s town who suffered from Polio, which forced her to crawl about. Emotions of loneliness, desperation, and fear are expressed even though the subject’s face is turned away from the viewer. This famous painting that has now traveled the world in exhibitions and as a postage stamp served as inspiration for Tobe Hooper’s 1974 cinematic masterpiece, THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE.

Director David F. Sandberg (last year’s LIGHTS OUT) seems to have also been influenced by this striking and haunting painting. ANNABELLE: CREATION feels like a southern-gothic folktale, not unlike PUMPKINHEAD. And like the aforementioned painting, the main lead girl also suffers from Polio, causing her to walk slowly in a leg brace. She’s one of several young women that a doll maker and his wife take in after the closing of an orphanage. Played with quiet strength by Talitha Bateman, Janice falls prey to a dark presence which leads her to discover an old doll hidden away in a locked bedroom upstairs.

While screenwriter Gary Dauberman, unfortunately, leaves the majority of the cast to simply blow away into the dusty distance, Sandberg focuses his attention on delivering what younger audiences have mainly come to experience: scares. In that regard, ANNABELLE: CREATION is extremely effective. Unlike its predecessor, it proudly stands next to THE CONJURING films as delivering real scares. What helps with this is making the audience afraid of not just the doll, but of what other being is haunting the house as well as the always hidden mother. It’s a terrifying trifecta that fits perfectly into the ominous surroundings.

Previously executed in James Wan’s INSIDIOUS and CONJURING films, Sandberg relies heavily on presenting children’s games and toys in a dark light. Everything from a dollhouse to a toy pop-gun is used in ways to subvert their innocence. Even his twisted take on a seemingly innocent song played on a record player is somewhat reminiscent of a similar take on a classic song in INSIDIOUS. That being said, I don’t fault Sandberg for learning from what has previously worked well. He shows a knack for creating tension, and like those previous films, the scares are structured as patiently staged set pieces as opposed to quick jump scares.

Art always spawns other art. As Harry S. Truman once stated, “There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.” Sandberg proves that he’s certainly not ignorant to the world of horror cinema, while also showing how to properly take inspiration from some of the masters of the genre.

 

Overall score: 3.5 out of 5

ANNABELLE: CREATION opens everywhere August 11th

 

Listen To The Music From Benjamin Wallfisch’s ANNABELLE: CREATION

New Line Cinema’s Annabelle: Creation —the follow up to 2014’s hugely successful film Annabelle —will arrive in theatres on August 11, 2017.

WaterTower Music has released the soundtrack from the film, which you can order here.

Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Benjamin Wallfisch (upcoming IT, A Cure For Wellness, Lights Out) is recognized as one of the leading film composers of his generation. His masterfully unnerving 24-track Annabelle: Creation film score offers a potent dimension of eeriness that magnifies the suspenseful discomfort when set against picture.

Read our interview with composer from March 2017 here.

“It’s always a joy to collaborate with David F. Sandberg; not only is he of course a master filmmaker, but he’s also a great musician,” says Wallfisch about the Annabelle: Creation director. “His deep understanding of what a score can bring to the table in such a finely nuanced, beautifully crafted piece of cinema as Annabelle: Creation, gave me a lot of freedom to think outside the box.

“Our only rule was everything in the score had to be acoustic; as the drama is set in the 1950s, everything needed to feel authentic to the time,” Wallfisch further explained. “As a supplement to the large orchestra we used on the score, we utilized a whole bunch of dusty toy instruments from the 1950s, with one in particular appearing more than any other – a seemingly innocent sounding Jaymar toy piano. Just the kind of instrument you might catch Annabelle herself playing…”

LISTEN: “Creation” from the Annabelle: Creation Soundtrack

LISTEN: “The Possession”  from the Annabelle: Creation Soundtrack

Soundtrack avail here: https://lnk.to/annabelle2ID

The Annabelle: Creation soundtrack is available now. The track list is as follows:

Creation
The Mullins Family
A New Home
Bee’s Room
Annabelle Awakened
Bunkmates
Shadows and Sheets
Bee’s Photo
Puppets and Mischief
Your Soul
Avatars
Demon Fishing
The Possession
Linda’s Suspicion
Samuel’s Death
Our Beloved Bee
Jannabelle
Transformation
Demonquake
Police
The House is Blessed
Adoption
Conduit
You Are My Sunshine

From New Line Cinema comes “Annabelle: Creation,” with David F. Sandberg helming the follow up to 2014’s hugely successful “Annabelle.”  The new film is once again produced by Peter Safran and James Wan, who previously partnered on “The Conjuring” movies.

In “Annabelle: Creation,” several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and six girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home.  They soon become the target of the doll maker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.

Sandberg directed from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman, who also wrote “Annabelle.”  The film stars Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Philippa Coulthard, Grace Fulton, Lou Lou Safran, Samara Lee, Tayler Buck, with Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto.  Serving as executive producers on “Annabelle: Creation” were Richard Brener, Walter Hamada, Dave Neustadter and Hans Ritter.

New Line Cinema presents, an Atomic Monster/Safran Company production, “Annabelle: Creation.”  The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

“Annabelle: Creation” has been rated R by the MPAA for horror violence and terror.  www.annabellemovie.com

Win Passes To The Advance Screening Of ANNABELLE: CREATION In St. Louis

She’s back!

From New Line Cinema comes “Annabelle: Creation,” with David F. Sandberg (“Lights Out”) helming the follow up to 2014’s hugely successful “Annabelle,” which scared up nearly $257 million at the worldwide box office during its run in theaters. The new film is once again being produced by Peter Safran and James Wan, who previously partnered on “The Conjuring” hit movies.

In “Annabelle: Creation,” several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home. They soon become the target of the doll maker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.

Sandberg directs from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman, who also wrote “Annabelle.” The film stars Stephanie Sigman (“Spectre”), Talitha Bateman (“The 5th Wave”), Lulu Wilson (“Ouija 2,” “Deliver Us from Evil”), Philippa Coulthard (“After the Dark”), Grace Fulton (“Badland”), Lou Lou Safran (“The Choice”), Samara Lee (“Foxcatcher,” “The Last Witch Hunter”), and Tayler Buck in her feature film debut, with Anthony LaPaglia (TV’s “Without a Trace”) and Miranda Otto (Showtime’s “Homeland,” “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy).

Collaborating with Sandberg behind-the-scenes from his “Lights Out” team are production designer Jennifer Spence, editor Michel Aller and composer Benjamin Wallfisch, joined by director of photography Maxime Alexandre (“The Other Side of the Door”) and costume designer Leah Butler (“Paranormal Activity 3 & 4”).

Slated for release August 11, 2017, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

WAMG invites you to enter for the chance to win TWO (2) seats to the advance screening of ANNABELLE: CREATION on August 7 in the St. Louis area.

Answer the following question:

Annabelle is a Raggedy Ann doll alleged by demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren to be haunted. The doll resides in a glass box in which museum?

TO ENTER, ADD YOUR NAME, ANSWER AND EMAIL IN OUR COMMENTS SECTION BELOW.

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.

2. No purchase necessary. A pass does not guarantee a seat at a screening. Seating is on a first-come, first served basis. The theater is overbooked to assure a full house.

“Annabelle: Creation” has been rated R by the MPAA for horror violence and terror.

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Annabelle doll

For all our British readers.

The possessed doll Annabelle, known from The Conjuring universe, arrived in London on July 20, accompanied by actress Emilia Sofia Varslauskaite, 12.  The creepy pair were seen travelling towards Stratford, where they are to star in a terrifying new Annabelle Creation horror experience.

Warner Bros Pictures and New Line Cinema invite you to brave the ultimate scare challenge of babysitting Annabelle, the demonic doll from James Wan’s The Conjuring universe, later this month.

The immersive horror experience, conjured up by some of the creative team behind David Copperfield and featuring actual props from the hotly anticipated new film Annabelle: Creation, opening in cinemas across the U.K. on 11th August, will combine magic effects, directional sound and immersive theatre to give visitors the fright of their lives. It has been brought to life in close consultation with the filmmakers, including director David F. Sandberg.

Taking place in a creepy, purpose-built Victorian mansion on the site of the Town Hall in Stratford, Annabelle’s House promises to give guests the most nail-biting twenty minutes of their lives using fright techniques prepared especially for this challenge.

Participants will initially be asked to babysit a seemingly innocent eleven-year-old girl whilst exploring the set, which is filled with genuine props from Annabelle: Creation. But it won’t be long before the long-dormant demon inside the Annabelle doll, an unholy force intent on stealing human souls, comes to life and possesses the entire house. Additional frights are being kept under wraps for this unrivalled scare experience.

Annabelle’s House will open its doors to the public in East London for a limited time from 27th July following journalist and celebrity previews. It marks the release of Annabelle: Creation, a new chapter in the Conjuring universe, which lands at UK screens on 11th August.

Thrill seekers can now apply for tickets at https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/whats-hot/articles/2017/july/annabelle-creation-immersive-horror-competition  or visit www.facebook.com/annabellefilmuk

The experience lasts 20 minutes and is very much not for the faint of heart.

ANNABELLE: CREATION Trailer Is A Supernatural Fright

Who doesn’t love a chilling, scary movie during the hot days of summer!

In ANNABELLE: CREATION, several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.

The film is from director of the spooky LIGHTS OUT, David F. Sandberg. Get ready for more frightening images from the filmmaker.

While the film doesn’t open in cinemas until August 11th, ANNABELLE: CREATION premiered Monday, June 19th, at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Variety said in their review, “At one point, visiting Annabelle’s Victorian-looking chamber for what feels like the umpteenth time, Janice finds herself face to face with what looks to be the dead girl. “Will you help me?” the ghostly stranger asks, to which Janice helpfully replies, “What do you need?” “Your soul!” shrieks the creature and proceeds to chase the handicapped girl around the house.” Sounds awesome and can’t wait for this next chapter in The Conjuring universe!

Check out the creepy trailer for the new horror film.

Sandberg directs from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman, who also wrote “Annabelle.”   The film stars Stephanie Sigman (“Spectre”), Talitha Bateman (“The 5th Wave”), Lulu Wilson (upcoming “Ouija 2,” “Deliver Us from Evil”), Philippa Coulthard (“After the Dark”), Grace Fulton (“Badland”), Lou Lou Safran (“The Choice”), Samara Lee (“Foxcatcher,” “The Last Witch Hunter”), Tayler Buck in her feature film debut, with Anthony LaPaglia (TV’s “Without a Trace”) and Miranda Otto (Showtime’s “Homeland,” “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy).

From James Wan, serving as executive producers on ANNABELLE: CREATION are Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Walter Hamada, Dave Neustadter and Hans Ritter.

Collaborating with Sandberg behind-the-scenes from his LIGHTS OUT team are production designer Jennifer Spence, editor Michel Aller; they are joined by director of photography Maxime Alexandre (“The Other Side of the Door”) and costume designer Leah Butler (“Paranormal Activity 3 & 4”).

The composer is Benjamin Wallfisch. Read our interview with him HERE.

Check out the film’s site: http://www.annabellemovie.com/

Watch The New ANNABELLE: CREATION Trailer

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Lets go back to the very beginning with a new teaser trailer and poster for ANNABELLE: CREATION creeping into cinemas August 11.

From the master of horror, James Wan and director of LIGHTS OUT, David F. Sandberg, audiences will see how Annabelle was first brought to life.

In ANNABELLE: CREATION, several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.

Sandberg directs from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman, who also wrote “Annabelle.” The film stars Stephanie Sigman (“Spectre”), Talitha Bateman (“The 5th Wave”), Lulu Wilson (upcoming “Ouija 2,” “Deliver Us from Evil”), Philippa Coulthard (“After the Dark”), Grace Fulton (“Badland”), Lou Lou Safran (“The Choice”), Samara Lee (“Foxcatcher,” “The Last Witch Hunter”), Tayler Buck in her feature film debut, with Anthony LaPaglia (TV’s “Without a Trace”) and Miranda Otto (Showtime’s “Homeland,” “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy).

Serving as executive producers are Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Walter Hamada, Dave Neustadter and Hans Ritter.

Collaborating with Sandberg behind-the-scenes from his LIGHTS OUT (review) team are production designer Jennifer Spence, editor Michel Aller and composer Benjamin Wallfisch; they are joined by director of photography Maxime Alexandre (“The Other Side of the Door”) and costume designer Leah Butler (“Paranormal Activity 3 & 4”).

Check out the official site: http://www.annabellemovie.com/