Is a horror movie spin-off series still a spin-off when it has more films than the original franchise, and the latest item features the stars of the main series? Or have the Annabelle movies surpassed the actual Conjuring movies as the brightest star in the Conjuring-verse with the latest item, Annabelle Comes Home?Annabelle Comes Home follows Ed and Lorraine Warren, as well as their daughter Judy, and Judy`s babysitter and friend as they contend with the evil unleashed in their own home by the now-iconic Annabelle doll. The first Annabelle movie was a prequel, while Annabelle: Creation, which showed the doll`s origin, was a prequel to that. Both movies took place before the events of the Conjuring 1 and 2 occurred.Where does the new Annabelle movie fit within the larger Conjuring universe? The Conjuring timeline has become pretty convoluted between the Annabelle movies and the main Conjuring films, and that`s before you even begin to take into account the other spin-offs, like The Nun, The Curse of La Llorona, and the still-in-production Conjuring 2 spin-off The Crooked Man.Luckily, we had a chance to chat with Annabelle Comes Home writer and director Gary Dauberman about the latest Conjuring movie, and we asked him exactly how it all fits together.The In-BetweenWarning: Minor Annabelle Comes Home spoilers to follow.The opening scene of Annabelle Comes Home takes place shortly after the prologue of the first Conjuring movie, when Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) Warren take possession of the Annabelle doll for the first time. However, a one-year time jump shortly after Annabelle Comes Home`s opening muddies things up a bit.Thankfully, Dauberman was able to clear it up for us. `The first Conjuring happens in between them bringing the doll home and this movie,` the writer and director said. So while ACH`s cold open occurs before the first Conjuring movie, the rest of the movie takes place after.That makes the Warrens` portrayal at the start and the ...
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