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Halloween
Halloween2007.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Rob Zombie
Produced by
Malek Akkad
 Rob Zombie
 Andy Gould
Written by
Rob Zombie
Based on
Characters
 by John Carpenter
Debra Hill
Starring
Malcolm McDowell
Sheri Moon Zombie
Tyler Mane
Scout Taylor-Compton
Brad Dourif
Danielle Harris
William Forsythe
Music by
Tyler Bates
Cinematography
Phil Parmet
Edited by
Glenn Garland
Production
 company
Dimension Films
 Nightfall Productions
 Spectacle Entertainment Group
 Trancas International Films
Screen Gems

Distributed by
The Weinstein Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (United States)
Paramount Pictures (United Kingdom)
Release dates
August 31, 2007

Running time
109 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$15 million[1]
Box office
$80,249,467
Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake/reimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name; it is a reboot of the Halloween film series, making it the ninth installment of the franchise. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael Myers, Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Sam Loomis, and Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode; Daeg Faerch portrays a ten-year-old Michael Myers. Rob Zombie's "reimagining" follows the premise of John Carpenter's original, with Michael Myers stalking Laurie Strode and her friends on Halloween night. Zombie's film goes deeper into the character's psyche, trying to answer the question of what drove him to kill people, whereas in Carpenter's original film Michael did not have an explicit reason for killing.
Working from Carpenter's advice to "make [the film] his own",[2] Zombie chose to develop the film as both a prequel and a remake, allowing for more original content than simply re-filming the same scenes. Despite mostly negative reviews, the film, which cost $15 million to make,[1] went on to gross $80,208,039 worldwide, making it the highest grossing film in the Halloween franchise in unadjusted U.S. dollars. Zombie followed the film with a sequel, Halloween II, in 2009.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Production
3 Release
4 Reception 4.1 Box office
4.2 Critical response
5 Home media
6 References
7 External links

Plot[edit]
On Halloween in Haddonfield, Illinois, having already shown signs of psychopathic tendencies, ten-year-old Michael Myers (Daeg Faerch) murders a school bully. Later that evening, he murders his older sister Judith (Hanna R. Hall), his mother’s abusive ex-boyfriend Ronnie (William Forsythe), and Judith's boyfriend Steve (Adam Weisman). Only his baby sister, Angel Myers, is spared. After one of the longest trials in the state’s history, Michael is found guilty of first degree murder and sent to Smith's Grove - Warren County Sanitarium under the care of child psychologist Dr. Samuel Loomis (Malcolm McDowell).
Michael initially cooperates with Dr. Loomis, claiming no memory of the killings; his mother, Deborah (Sheri Moon Zombie), visits him regularly. While incarcerated at Smith's Grove, Michael becomes fixated on his papier-mâché masks, closing himself off from everyone, even his mother. When Michael kills a nurse as Deborah is leaving from one of her visits, she can no longer handle the situation and commits suicide. For the next fifteen years, Michael (Tyler Mane) continues making his masks and not speaking to anyone. Dr. Loomis, having continued to treat Michael over the years, attempts to move on with his life and closes Michael’s case. Later, while being prepared for transfer to maximum security, Michael escapes Smith’s Grove, killing the sanitarium employees and a truck driver for his overalls, and makes his way back to Haddonfield. On Halloween, Michael arrives at his old home, now abandoned, and recovers the kitchen knife and Halloween mask he stored under the floorboards the night he killed his sister.
The story shifts to Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton), and her friends Annie Brackett (Danielle Harris) and Lynda Van Der Klok (Kristina Klebe) on Halloween. Throughout the day, Laurie witnesses Michael watching her from a distance. That night, she heads to the Doyle residence to watch their son Tommy (Skyler Gisondo). Meanwhile, Lynda meets with her boyfriend Bob (Nick Mennell) at Michael's childhood home. Michael murders them, and then heads to the Strode home, where he murders Laurie's parents, Mason (Pat Skipper) and Cynthia (Dee Wallace). Having been alerted to Michael's escape, Dr. Loomis comes to Haddonfield looking for Michael. After obtaining a handgun, Loomis attempts to warn Sheriff Brackett (Brad Dourif) that Michael has returned to Haddonfield. Brackett and Dr. Loomis head to the Strode home, with Brackett explaining along the way that Laurie is actually Michael's baby sister.
Meanwhile, Annie convinces Laurie to babysit Lindsey Wallace (Jenny Gregg Stewart), a girl Annie is supposed to be watching, so she can have sex with her boyfriend Paul (Max Van Ville). Annie and Paul return to the Wallace home and during sex, Michael kills Paul and attacks Annie. Bringing Lindsey home, Laurie finds Annie on the floor, bloodied but alive, and calls the police. She is attacked by Michael, who chases her back to the Doyle home. Sheriff Brackett and Loomis hear the call announced over the radio and head toward the Wallace residence. Meanwhile, Michael kidnaps Laurie and takes her back to his home. Michael approaches Laurie and tries to show her that she is his younger sister, presenting a photo of the siblings with their mother. Unable to understand, Laurie grabs Michael's knife and stabs him before escaping the house; Michael chases her, but is repeatedly shot by Dr. Loomis. Laurie and Loomis are just about to leave when Michael grabs Laurie and heads back to the house. Loomis intervenes, but Michael attacks him by squeezing Loomis's skull with his hands. Laurie takes Loomis's gun and runs upstairs; she is chased by Michael, who, after cornering her on a balcony, charges her head-on, knocking both of them over the railing. Laurie finds herself on top of a bleeding Michael. Aiming Loomis' gun at his face, she repeatedly pulls the trigger until the gun finally goes off just as Michael's hand grips Laurie's wrist.
Production[edit]
On June 4, 2006, Dimension announced that Rob Zombie, director of House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects, would be creating the next installment in the Halloween film series.[3] The plan was for Zombie to hold many positions in the production; he would write, direct, produce, and serve as music supervisor.[3] Bob Weinstein approached him about making the film, and Zombie, who was a fan of the original Halloween, and friend of John Carpenter, jumped at the chance to make a Halloween film for Dimension Studios.[3] Before Dimension went public with the news, Zombie felt obligated to inform John Carpenter, out of respect, of the plans to remake his film.[4] Carpenter's request was for Zombie to "make it his own".[2] During a June 16, 2006 interview, Zombie announced that his film would combine the elements of prequel and remake with the original concept. He insisted that there would be considerable original content in the new film, as opposed to mere rehashed material.[5] The BBC reported that the new film would disregard the numerous sequels that followed Halloween.[6]



 The Myers house film location early March 2007 on Glendon Way in South Pasadena, California.
Zombie's intention was to reinvent Michael Myers, because, in his opinion, the character, along with Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Pinhead, has become more familiar to audiences, and as a result, less scary.[6][7] The idea behind the new film was to delve deeper into Michael Myers' back story. A deeper back story would add "new life" to the character, as Zombie put it.[5] Michael's mask will be given its own story, to provide an explanation as to why he wears it, instead of having the character simply steal a random mask from a hardware store, as in the original film.[8] Zombie explained that he wanted Michael to be true to what a psychopath really is, and wanted the mask to be a way for Michael to hide. He wants the young Michael to have charisma, which would be projected onto the adult Michael. Zombie has decided that Michael's motives for returning to Haddonfield should be more ambiguous. As Zombie explains, "was he trying to kill Laurie, or just find her because he loves her?"[4]
Moreover, Michael would not be able to drive in the new film, unlike his 1978 counterpart who stole Loomis' car so that he could drive back to Haddonfield.[8] Zombie also wants the Dr. Loomis character to be more intertwined with that of Michael Myers; Zombie said that the character's role in the original was "showing up merely to say something dramatic".[7] Although Zombie has added more history to the Michael Myers character, hence creating more original content for the film, he chose to keep the character's trademark mask and Carpenter's theme song intact for his version (despite an apparent misinterpretation in an interview suggesting the theme would be ditched).[5] Production officially began on January 29, 2007.[9] Shortly before production began, Zombie reported that he had seen the first production of Michael's signature mask. Zombie commented, "It looks perfect, exactly like the original. Not since 1978 has The Shape looked so good".[10] Filming occurred in the same neighborhood that Carpenter used for the original Halloween.[8]
On December 19, 2006, Zombie announced to Bloody-Disgusting that Daeg Faerch would play the part of ten-year-old Michael Myers.[11] On December 22, 2006, Malcolm McDowell was officially announced to be playing Dr. Loomis.[12] McDowell stated that he wanted a tremendous ego in Loomis, who is out to get a new book from the ordeal.[8] On December 24, 2006, Zombie announced that Tyler Mane, who had previously worked with Zombie on The Devils Rejects, would portray the adult Michael Myers.[13] Mane stated that it was very difficult to act only with his eyes.[14] Scout Taylor-Compton endured a long audition process, but as director Zombie explains, "Scout was my first choice. There was just something about her; she had a genuine quality. She didn't seem actor-y."[15] She was one of the final people to be cast for a lead role after Faerch, Mane, McDowell, Forsythe, and Harris.[16] A contest was held for a walk on role in the film, at the time called Halloween 9; it was won by Heather Bowen.[17] She played a news reporter who covered Michael's arrest but her scene was cut from the film and does not appear in the deleted scenes.[18]
Release[edit]
Approximately four days before the theatrical release of the film, a workprint version of Halloween appeared online and was circulated around various BitTorrent sites. Upon hearing of the leaked copy, Zombie stated that whatever version had been leaked was an older version of the film, unlike what was about to be released in theaters.[19] The leak of Zombie's workprint led to speculation that the film's box office success could be damaged the same way director Eli Roth attributed the financial failure of his film, Hostel: Part II, to the leaking of a workprint version.[20] Dark Horizons webmaster Garth Franklin noted that watching the workprint allows a viewer to see what was changed after test screenings of the film in June 2007. For example, one particular scene—the rape of one of the Smith's Grove female inmates—was replaced in the final version.[21] Halloween was officially released on August 31, 2007 to 3,472 theaters in North America,[22] giving it the widest release of any of the previous Halloween films.[23]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
On its opening day, Halloween grossed $10,896,610,[24] and immediately surpassed the opening weekend grosses for Halloween II (1981) at $7,446,508, Season of the Witch (1982) at $6,333,259, The Return of Michael Myers (1988) at $6,831,250, The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) at $5,093,428, and The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) at $7,308,529.[23] From September 1–2, Halloween earned $8,554,661 and $6,911,096, respectively, for a 3-day opening weekend total of $26,362,367. The film would earn an additional $4,229,392 on Labor Day for a 4-day holiday weekend gross of $30,591,759,[24] making it the highest ever for that holiday.[25] As a result, the 2007 film would immediately surpass the total box office gross for Halloween II (1981) at $25,533,818, Halloween III (1982) at $14,400,000, Halloween 4 (1988) at $17,768,757, Halloween 5 (1989) at $11,642,254, The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) at $15,116,634, and Halloween: Resurrection (2002) with $30,354,442.[23]
Following its first Friday after its opening weekend, Halloween saw a 71.6% drop in attendance, earning $3,093,679.[24] The film, which earned the #1 spot at the box office in its opening weekend,[26] earned only $9,513,770 in its second weekend—a 63.9% decrease—but still claimed the #2 spot at the box office just behind 3:10 to Yuma.[27] The film continued to appear in the weekend top ten going into its third weekend, when it earned $4,867,522 to take sixth place.[28] It was not until the film's fourth weekend that it fell out of the top ten and into twelfth place with $2,189,266.[29] Halloween would fail to regain a top ten spot at the box office for the remainder of its theatrical run.[30]
Thanks to its opening weekend of $30.5 million, the film broke the box-office record for the Labor Day weekend, surpassing the record set in 2005 by Transporter 2 with $20.1 million.[31] It still currently resides as the top Labor Day weekend grosser.[32] Halloween was also the 8th highest grossing R-rated film of 2007,[33] and finished out the year in 44th place for domestic box office gross.[34] With its $58 million box office gross, Halloween was the second highest grossing film among the recent slasher remakes, taken over by A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010 film) with $63 million, however it is third in the list which consists of When a Stranger Calls (2006) at $47.8 million, Black Christmas (2006) at $16.3 million, Prom Night (2008) at $43.8 million, My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) with $51.4 million, and Friday the 13th (2009) leading the group with $60 million.[35] Halloween is also ranked eleventh overall when comparing it to all of the horror remakes,[36] as well as eighth place for all slasher films in general, in unadjusted dollars.[37]
In addition to the film's North American box office, it opened alongside Michael Clayton and Mr. Woodcock in foreign markets on the weekend of September 29, 2007. Halloween led the trio with a total of $1.3 million in 372 theaters – Michael Clayton and Mr. Woodcock took in $1.2 million from 295 screens and $1 million from 238 screens, respectively.[38] By November 1, 2007, Halloween had taken in an additional $7 million in foreign markets.[39] Ultimately, the film would earn approximately $21,981,879 overseas.[22] By the end of the film's theatrical run, the film had taken a worldwide total of $80,253,908.[40] Comparing this film to the rest of the films in the Halloween film series, Zombie's remake is the highest grossing film in unadjusted US dollars.[23] When adjusting for the 2009 inflation,[41] Zombie's Halloween—which adjusts to $60.4 million domestically—is fourth, behind Carpenter's Halloween at $166.9 million, Halloween H20 at $73.8 million, and Halloween II at $66.7 million.[42]
Critical response[edit]
Based on 109 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, Halloween received an average 25% overall approval rating based on 110 reviews, with the consensus "Rob Zombie doesn't bring many new ideas to the table in Halloween, making it another bloody disappointment for fans of the franchise."[43] By comparison, Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a 47 out of 100 from the 18 reviews it collected.[44] CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade cinemagoers gave the film was "B-minus" on an A+ to F scale; it also reported that 62% of the audience was male, with 57% being 25 years or older.[45]



 Various critics thought that Malcolm McDowell was perfectly cast as Loomis.
Peter Hartlaub, of the San Francisco Chronicle, felt Zombie was successful in both "[putting] his own spin on Halloween, while at the same time paying tribute to Carpenter's film"; he thought Zombie managed to make Michael Myers almost "sympathetic" as a child, but that the last third of the film felt more like a montage of scenes with Halloween slipping into "slasher-film logic".[46] Nathan Lee of The Village Voice disagreed in part with Harlaub, feeling that Halloween may have placed too much emphasis on providing sympathy for Michael Myers, but that it succeeded in "[deepening] Carpenter's vision without rooting out its fear".[47] The film critic Matthew Turner believed the first half of the film, which featured the prequel elements of Michael as a child, were better played than the remake elements of the second half. In short, Turner stated that performances from the cast were "superb", with Malcolm McDowell being perfectly cast as Dr. Loomis, but that the film lacked the scare value of Carpenter’s original.[48] Jamie Russell from the BBC agreed that the first half of the film worked better than the last half; she stated that Zombie’s expanded backstory on Michael was "surprisingly effective"—also agreeing that McDowell was perfectly cast as Loomis—but that Zombie failed to deliver the "supernatural dread" that Carpenter created for Michael in his 1978 original.[49]
New York Daily News critic Jack Matthews believed the film lacked tension, and went more for cheap shocks—focusing more on enhancing the "imagery of violence"—than real attempts to scare the audience; he gave the film one and a half stars out of five.[50] Dennis Harvey, from Variety magazine, echoed Matthew's opinion that the film failed to deliver on the suspense; he also felt that you could not tell one teenage character from the next, whereas in Carpenter's original each teenager had real personalities.[51] In contrast, Rossiter Drake of The Examiner applauded Michael's backstory, feeling that it was a "compelling take on the mythology" that managed to be "unique" and "shocking" at the same time.[52] In agreement with other critics, Empire magazine's Kim Newman felt that, because Zombie seemed less focused on the teenagers being stalked and killed by Michael, the film "[fell] flat" when it came to delivering suspense or anything "remotely scary"; Newman did praise McDowell for his portrayal of the "dogged psychiatrist".[53] Ben Walter, of Time Out London, felt Zombie added "surprising realism" to the development of Michael Myers’ psychopathic actions, but agreed with Newman that the director replaced the original film’s "suspense and playfulness" with a convincing display of "black-blooded brutality".[54]
Frank Scheck, of the Hollywood Reporter, believed that even though Zombie's remake of Carpenter's Halloween was better than getting another sequel in the long running franchise it still was not comparable to the 1978 original. For Scheck, Zombie replaced Carpenter's building suspense, which made it so "brilliant", with graphic violence and extended scenes of nudity; he also criticized McDowell for lacking the intensity that Donald Pleasence brought to the Loomis character.[55] By contrast, TV Guide's Ken Fox felt that Zombie did deliver a "scary horror movie", not by copying Carpenter, but by making the film his own. Fox noted that Zombie seemed to follow more in the footsteps of Wes Craven and Tobe Hooper's "savage, greasy-haired '70s" films, which allowed him to bring Michael back to his roots and successfully terrify an audience which has grown accustomed to the recent "torture porn" horror films.[56] Bill Gibron, of PopMatters, believes that audiences and critics cannot compare Carpenter's film to Zombie's remake; where Carpenter focused more on the citizens of Haddonfield—with Michael acting as a true "boogeyman"—Zombie focuses more on Michael himself, successfully forcing the audience to experience all of the elements that Michael went through that would result in his "desire for death".[57]
Halloween won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Film of 2007, drawing in 550 votes, the most ever in the history of the award.[58] The film also won the 'Best Remake Award' at the 2008 Spike TV Scream Awards.[59] Dan Mathews, vice president of PETA, sent Rob Zombie a thank-you letter for what he perceived as Zombie sending a message to audiences when he depicted the young Michael Myers torturing animals, something he felt demonstrated that people who commit acts of cruelty to animals are likely to move on to humans. Mathews went on to say, "Hopefully, with the attention focused by your movie on the link between cruelty to animals and human violence, more people will recognize the warning signs among people they know and deal with them more forcefully. We wish you continued success!"[60]
Home media[edit]
The film's soundtrack was released on August 21, 2007; it includes 24 tracks, consisting of 12 dialogue tracks and 12 instrumentals. The album contained both new tracks, as well as ones recycled from the original Halloween and its sequel. Tyler Bates' interpretation of John Carpenter's original Halloween theme is the first musical track, with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," which appeared in Halloween, and "Mr. Sandman", which appeared in Halloween II and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, performed by Nan Vernon.[61] Writing about its selection from the 1981 film, one reviewer for the BBC commented that it worked well to "mimic Laurie’s situation (sleeping a lot)", making "the once innocent sounding lyrics seem threatening in a horror film".[62] The album also includes Kiss's "God of Thunder", Rush's "Tom Sawyer", Alice Cooper's "Only Women Bleed", Peter Frampton's "Baby, I Love Your Way", Nazareth's "Love Hurts", Bachman–Turner Overdrive's "Let It Ride", Misfits' "Halloween II", and an Iggy Pop live version of the The Stooges' "1969" among others.[63]
On December 18, 2007, the film was released on DVD in the United States; both the theatrical (109 minutes) and an unrated director's cut (121 minutes) were released as two-disc special editions containing identical bonus features.[64] The film was released on DVD in the UK on April 28, 2008, known as the "Uncut" edition.[65] On October 7, 2008, a three-disc set was released.[66] This Collector's Edition of Halloween features the same bonus features as the previous unrated edition, but includes Rob Zombie's four-and-a-half hour "making-of" documentary similar to the "30 Days in Hell" documentary for Zombie's The Devil's Rejects.[66]
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External links[edit]

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Official website
Halloween at the Internet Movie Database
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Annabelle
Annabelle-poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
John R. Leonetti
Produced by
Peter Safran
James Wan
Written by
Gary Dauberman
Starring
Annabelle Wallis
 Ward Horton
Alfre Woodard
Music by
Joseph Bishara
Cinematography
James Kniest
Edited by
Tom Elkins
Production
 company
New Line Cinema
 Atomic Monster
 The Safran Company

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
October 3, 2014

Running time
98 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Annabelle is an upcoming 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by John R. Leonetti, produced by James Wan, and written by Gary Dauberman. It is both a prequel to and spin-off of The Conjuring.[2] The film stars Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton. The film will be released worldwide on October 3,2014[3]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Filming
4 Distribution
5 Release
6 Reception
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
John Gordon has found the perfect gift for both his pregnant wife Mia and their unborn child—Annabelle, a beautiful and rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. Unfortunately, the family's delight with the doll is short-lived. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack John and Mia. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity, which is so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now Annabelle.
Cast[edit]
Annabelle Wallis[4] as Mia Gordon
Ward Horton[4] as John Gordon
Alfre Woodard[5] as Evelyn
Eric Ladin[6] as Detective Clarkin
Brian Howe[6] as Pete Higgins
Tony Amendola as Father Perez
Production[edit]
On November 8, 2013, a spin-off film of The Conjuring, featuring Annabelle the Doll from the film, was announced to be in development by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. It is based on a true story that was also investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren.[7] With Peter Safran and James Wan to produce, John R. Leonetti was set to direct the film from a script written by Gary Dauberman.[2] On January 15, 2014, news confirmed that Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton had joined the lead cast of the film.[4] Two more actors, Eric Ladin and Brian Howe, joined the film in late January before award-winning veteran Alfre Woodard also joined the cast.[5][6]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began on January 27, 2014 at The Book Shop in Covina.[5][8][9][10] On February 25, 2014, filming continued at an apartment in South Normandie Avenue where the 55-member crew shot for several days.[11]
Distribution[edit]
The first trailer for the film was released on July 17, 2014.[12] The second trailer, the first full-length trailer for the film, was released on August 22, 2014.[13]
Release[edit]
Warner Bros. has set the film for an October 3, 2014 worldwide release.[3]
Reception[edit]
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References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "ANNABELLE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
2.^ Jump up to: a b Reilly, Mark (8 November 2013). "THE CONJURING Gets a Spin-Off Movie with ANNABELL!". schmoesknow.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
3.^ Jump up to: a b "Warner Bros Scheduling Spree Continues With ‘The Conjuring 2′, ‘Mean Moms’, 2 Others". deadline.com. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
4.^ Jump up to: a b c Sneider, Jeff (15 January 2014). "New Line’s ‘Conjuring’ Spinoff ‘Annabelle’ Casts Its Leads". thewrap.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
5.^ Jump up to: a b c McNary, Dave (30 January 2014). "Alfre Woodard Materializes in Horror-Thriller ‘Annabelle’". variety.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
6.^ Jump up to: a b c Creepy, Uncle (28 January 2014). "Two More Actors To Be Haunted By Annabelle". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
7.Jump up ^ http://www.warrens.net/Annabelle.html
8.Jump up ^ http://www.covinaca.gov/for-businesses/filming-in-covina
9.Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (15 January 2014). "‘The Conjuring’ Spinoff ‘Annabelle’ Starts Shooting Jan. 27". variety.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
10.Jump up ^ Bussey, Ben (January 31, 2014). "The Conjuring spin-off Annabelle starts production". yahoo.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
11.Jump up ^ Verrier, Richard (25 February 2014). "'Conjuring' spinoff 'Annabelle' is filming in Los Angeles". latimes.com. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
12.Jump up ^ Anderton, Ethan (July 17, 2014). "Watch: First Teaser Trailer for 'The Conjuring' Spin-Off 'Annabelle'". firstshowing.net. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
13.Jump up ^ Alter, Ethan (August 22, 2014). "New "Annabelle" trailer". Yahoo News. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
External links[edit]
Annabelle at the Internet Movie Database
 


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