An evil doll torments an orphanage in a suspenseful, gritty tale where every shadow holds a new chill.
A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: intense fear and lots of jump scares.
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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, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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The Nun (2018)Terrifying · light gore · strong violence · measuredA priest and a novice investigate a nun's death, confronting a demonic force in a chilling, gritty atmosphere.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA burned killer hunts teenagers in their dreams, turning sleep into a chilling and surreal battle for survival.
The Nun II (2023)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · measuredA murdered priest in 1956 France draws a sister into a chilling, atmospheric battle with powerful evil.
The Curse of La Llorona (2019)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA social worker and her children face the chilling, gritty wrath of a legendary ghost in 1970s Los Angeles.Annabelle: Creation is on our Scariest, Ghosts and hauntings and Horror on Max lists.
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Lists with the same feel: Scary, not gory; and Late night.
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