The Museum of the Warrens, or the Warren’s Occult Museum as it was once better known, is no longer open. I never had the privilege of visiting to see the array of allegedly haunted and cursed objects that they collected during their investigations, such as the infamous man-killing Raggedy Ann that went on to inspire a namesake series of horror movies, including Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation, and Annabelle Comes Home.
But I understand from those who did that, as museums go, it was pretty modest. Interesting, yes, but grandiose? Not so much. At the end of the day, the museum was simply located in the basement of their home.
But besides Annabelle, what else did they have inside their museum?
As Atlas Obscura so brilliantly put it, “Looking at the Warrens’ collection, one might begin to think that Hell has a thing for dolls.” And judging from the images BuzzFeed Contributor Jeremy Hayes shared from inside the museum, they may be right. Seven of the 19 photos are of dolls. However, as far as photogenic creepiness goes, some of the other dolls, especially the Shadow Doll and a nameless one with closed eyes but no real nose or mouth, are much more terrifying looking than Annabelle.
However, it’s that Raggedy Ann that seems to fascinate (terrify?) people the most.
It’s been a minute since I’ve seen Annabelle make a guest appearance somewhere. Pre-pandemic there were a couple of events I remember her being at. But I noticed that she’ll once again be at the Warren’s Seekers of the Supernatural Paracon in Connecticut when I added the event to the Paracons & Horror Fests listings. Let’s check out what the con is all about.
The Warren’s Seekers of the Supernatural Paracon
The Warren’s Seekers of the Supernatural Paracon will take place on October 29 at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center in Uncasville, CT.
It’s produced by TCD Para-Con & Entertainment LLC and offers the usual assortment of folks you expect to see at paracons, including paranormal and supernatural guest speakers and vendors specializing in all manner of demonology, ghosts, UFO’s, monsters, urban legends, cryptozoology, etc. They’ll also have psychic readers “to assist in guiding you in your spiritual journey.”
But as they put it, “a paracon with Ed & Lorraine Warren’s namesake would not be complete without the world famous Warren’s Occult Museum.” As I’ve already mentioned, Annabelle will be one of the items on display, but you can also see the Shadow Doll, Satanic Idol, and the Haunted Dinosaur Toy too.
That is, if you dare —and if you dare pay the separate admission to the museum. General Admission costs $35 per person (plus a $4.28 fee). The Occult Museum and General Admission Combo ticket costs $89 person (plus a $9.36 fee).
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I saw the doll (“Charlie”?) at the Key West museum, but if he’s haunted, he’s a prankster. But Annabel, if she’s actually haunted, she’s cruel and probably demonic! I’m staying away from her.
Yes! Robert the doll! Who’s allegedly dying. He doesn’t seem scary at all but you’re right. There’s definitely more a malicious factor to Annabelle. Don’t let her sweet Raggedy Ann face fool ya! You’re smart to stay away!