Annabelle Comes Home followed on the heels of two other entries in The Conjuring series, which both performed weakly, and stood out as a high mark.

James Wan's growing The Conjuring-verse had its Avengers moment earlier this year in Gary Dauberman's charming funhouse of horror, Annabelle Comes Home. Set after the events of The Conjuring, the film sees Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return as the demon-hunting Warrens and put the focus on their daughter Judy (McKenna Grace), who faced down a host of the franchise's most popular demons -- including, of course, that deadly demon doll Annabelle. But the film also introduced some new demonic creations of its own, including the long-awaited arrival of the Hellhound, as well as Dauberman'…

Annabelle Comes Home, the latest entry into the Conjuring horror franchise, introduces a curious timeline-based plot hole into the mix.

This is why some of us don't watch horror movies.

The demonic doll Annabelle returns to cinemas in Annabelle Comes Home, the third movie centered on the titular doll and the latest entry into the growing Conjuring Universe. After Daniela (Katie Sarife) accidentally unleashes all of the spirits locked away in the Warrens’ basement, she and Mary (Madison Iseman) and Judy Warren (Mckenna Grace) have to work together to survive the night.

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Spoiler alert: A lot less than Toy Story 4. A lot.

It's looking like Toy Story 4 will take the #1 spot at the box office away from two newcomers Yesterday and Annabelle Comes Home. The fourth entry in Disney Pixar's flagship franchise took in another $17 million on Friday night, bringing its domestic total to $196 million. Toy Story is expected to end the weekend around the $64.8 million mark. Annabelle Comes Home will most likely slide into the second-place slot. Gary Dauberman's directorial debut notched $6.6 million on Friday night—another $60,000 would've been *Satanic chef's kiss*—and is headed …

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We break down the shared horror universe that is The Conjuring, Annabelle, The Nun and The Curse of La Llorona, and how these movies all fit together.

Did you catch it?

This isn't just a trilogy.

The possessed doll scared up a solid start on Tuesday night.

Welcome to The Witching Hour! Collider’s horror podcast, co-created and co-hosted by Editor and Horror Lead Haleigh Foutch and Senior Editorial Producer Perri Nemiroff. On this week's episode, we welcome special guest Gary Dauberman to discuss his directorial debut Annabelle Comes Home. The filmmaker talked about how he got into the industry and making horror films, what led to his creative partnership with New Line Cinema -- where he penned the scripts for the Annabelle franchise, The Nun, and the IT films -- and why he loves working with them, and how he approached directing his first feature …