Annabelle: Creation, the 2017 prequel to 2014's Annabelle, answers the question of how Annabelle came to be the evil doll we know and fear today. In 1955, 12 years after the death of their daughter Annabelle, the Mullins family opens their doors to a group of orphans cared for by Sister Charlotte. Soon, the polio-stricken Janice becomes possessed when she releases a powerful demon the Mullins have kept trapped in Annabelle's room. In their grief, the Mullins had prayed to any entity that would bring their daughter back and something demonic answered. With the entity now free from the doll, it's only a matter of time before it gets what it wants: total control.
Watch Annabelle: Creation on HBO Max.