Yes, Annabelle is real, but she doesn’t look exactly like the frightening figurine in ‘The Conjuring’ universe. Our worst nightmares may have come true in 2025 when Annabelle, the haunted doll, was rumored to have gone missing.

After paranormal investigator Dan Rivera was found dead amid a national tour with the Annabelle doll, a known inspiration for The Conjuring films, the coroner addressed its role in his death.

There is indeed a real Annabelle doll, though she’s a bit less creepy-looking than her cinematic counterpart. The New Haven Register once risked getting on Annabelle’s bad side by describing her as “a plain-looking, classic Raggedy Ann doll with red yarn for hair.”

Annabelle the doll became a horror icon thanks to 2013's 'The Conjuring,' but is it real? Here's everything to know about the haunted history of the terrifying toy.