The third Annabelle film to appear in the Conjuring universe offers nothing new as this picks up where The Conjuring (2013) left off with The Warrens taking the evil doll to their home and keeping it safely under lock and key. Of course it doesn't stay there for very long as the curiosity of the Warren's babysitter gets the better of her and she stupidly releases it from it's glass case for the doll to awaken more evil spirits.

While Annabelle Comes Home is not as good as Annabelle: Creation (2017) it does offer up a few scares but writer turned director Gary Dauberman plays it safe and gives the audience what they expect. With a story by series creator James Wan this probably would have been a lot more scarier had he helmed this instalment, being in my opinion one of the best directors working in the horror genre today who actually makes his films scary, but this third outing becomes too predicable and smaller in scope and ambition.

For those who enjoy finding hidden references to the other movies in the Conjuring universe there are plenty to uncover here and this is all part of the fun.