Paranormal investigator dies on US tour with allegedly haunted doll Annabelle

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/16/paranormal-investigator-annabelle-tour-dies

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Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 34 pts · 1y (3 replies)

jared@mander.xyz · 19 pts · 1y (1 reply)

"News"

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y

“In other news, something happened in a mildly coincidental fashion, in a way that is not actually based in reality. Action News correspondent Karen Smithson has more.”

IWW4@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y

Grab a baby and use it as a shield!

CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Wait, is that what the real Annabelle looks like? Pfft!

Nougat@fedia.io · 27 pts · 1y (1 reply)

It's just a Raggedy Ann doll.

RagingRobot@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y

This is no joke I have a cake bear plushie that is possessed by the devil too. None of our beloved childhood brands are safe

crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 17 pts · 1y

LOL, yes, their "demonic" items in real life look like something you would buy at one of those pop-up Halloween stores in a mall.

philophilsaurus@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yes, they took a lot of creative liberties with the movies.

CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

Yeah go look at actual pictures of Ed and Lorraine Warren if you want to see more creative liberties.

tal@lemmy.today · 24 pts · 1y (1 reply)

The Guardian has sought a comment from Rivera’s family.

"Please leave us alone."

TheBat@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
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pjwestin@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1y (1 reply)

The dude died suddenly in Gettysburg with the Annabelle doll while on the Devil's on the Run tour. This is so stupid, but one day it's gonna make an awesome horror movie.

otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y

I think wicked awesome would really sell it.

EtAl_isGitch@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

The doll was subsequently given over to the late paranormal investigators con artists Ed and Lorraine Warren who kept it in their occult museum based in Monroe, Connecticut.

Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y
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crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Lorraine Warren: "It's the doll, Ed. It's a beacon for other spirits."

Me: Burn it with FIRE!! 🔥🔥🔥

El_Scapacabra@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 1y (2 replies)
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crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I love the paranormal, but in this case, and from what I have read about them, I have to agree. In the end, they got a sweet deal with movie rights, and such.

El_Scapacabra@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 1y
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Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 1y

So is it mold again? Cursed placed/items are like always something dumb like mold or white phosphorus.

f1error@thelemmy.club · 6 pts · 1y

I can't wait for "The Last Podcast on the Left: Side Stories," that will arrive next week.

MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

James Wan begins writing furiously

Kowowow@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I thought annabel was stolen how do we even know if that's the real one

Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

Last i recall it was moved from its location to another, then the first location burned down.........

Zacryon@feddit.org · 6 pts · 1y

In a statement to the outlet, Francis Dutrow, the Adams county coroner, F confirmed that as of Tuesday afternoon, Rivera’s cause of death remains undetermined pending an autopsy.
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The coroner’s office further added that Rivera’s death was not suspicious and that he was found alone in his hotel room, the Evening Sun reports.

Linktank@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 1y

The Guardian, proving again and again that they are not a serious organization.