When you think about cinematic universes, Marvel and DC’s are probably the first that spring to mind. However, those aren’t the only franchises to have created shared universes on the big screens. One that most horror movie fans will likely be familiar with is The Conjuring Universe, which began in 2013 with James Wan’s The Conjuring. There have since been eight movies in this cinematic universe, and one of those movies — Annabelle: Creation — is currently making waves on Netflix.
Annabelle: CreationNetflix is streaming it now
On Monday Annabelle: Creation jumped up to seventh place on Netflix’s top 10 list, edging out tons of new original content. It’s also the second most popular movie on Netflix, right behind the new Netflix original romantic-comedy, The Royal Treatment.
Annabelle: CreationThis is the fourth movie in the shared universe, but it’s also the oldest chronologically. It’s the prequel to AnnabelleThe, which was released in 2014 Both took place years prior The ConjuringThey each pay attention to the doll that first appeared in the original movie.
If you want to know more about the movie before you dive in, here’s the official synopsis. The trailer is also available below. It’s appropriately scary.
Sam Mullins, a former toy manufacturer, and Esther Mullins, his wife, are delighted to welcome six orphaned girls and a nun to their California farmhouse. Years earlier, the couple’s 7-year-old daughter Annabelle died in a tragic car accident. When one of their children enters a forbidden room, terror strikes quickly. He finds an innocent doll that appears to be living a normal life.
Interestingly, while critics weren’t impressed by the first AnnabelleThe movie’s prequel was very popular. It’s certified fresh with a 71% score on Rotten Tomatoes with 190 reviews. This is not as high as The Conjuringbut is still higher than most horror films.
Netflix offers more horror movies
If the scary doll has you intrigued, you’re in luck. Both The Conjuring The Conjuring 2Netflix is streaming many of these movies online. It is recommended that you watch the original first, before moving on to the sequels or prequels. Fans and critics alike gave the original high marks, while the sequels were praised by both fans and critics. over 80% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Netflix has plenty of horror movies to scare you if you don’t mind The Conjuring Universe. I’m not much of a horror fan myself, but I did enjoy Creep Creep 2. These are some of the lowest-budget horror movies you may ever see, but they’re incredibly effective. If, like me, you aren’t interested in violent ghosts, monsters, and dolls, you might want to give CreepGive it a shot. Even though it has only two actors, the first movie manages to keep your attention. Mark Duplass does such a great job of playing a sociopath that it’s hard to see him as anything else. So maybe don’t watch this if you’re in the middle of bingeing The Morning ShowApple TV Plus.