If you're watching these in chronological order it may seem strange, but stick with it. It's an extended version of The Conjuring scene (1968), so that's why you recognise it. The new film, Annabelle Comes Home, starts with the Warrens picking up Annabelle and driving her to their home to leave in their artefacts room where they keep all sorts of creepy things. This one is based on a real case (though Annabelle technically is too). This one is set in the 70s showing Ed and Lorraine Warren investigating a case where a family has moved into a haunted house. The first film released in The Conjuring franchise and where it all began. The demonic doll causes all sorts of havoc, that's the basic gist of it. The first Annabelle film throws you right in the deep end. If you're not wedded to the whole timeline thing then just watch The Nun afterward. To make things a little confusing there's a post-credit scene for this one that teases The Nun, but that's set in 1952 - so you'd need to watch The Nun then come back to Annabelle: Creation just in time for it to pick up the story in 1967. This is probably the better of the three Annabelle movies. It all began with a car accident in 1943. The film tells the story of how the demonic doll was created and became possessed.

The Nun (1952/1971)ДЄnnabelle: Creation is the prequel to Annabelle, which was also a prequel to The Conjuring. There's no ultimate boxset with all of the movies together - yet. The Conjuring 1 and 2 comes as a boxset, and if you need to catch up on the Annabelle movies before you head to the cinema there's also the first Annabelle DVD as well as Annabelle Creation.

You might also want to know that The Conjuring movies are available to rent and buy on Blu-Ray and DVD. We think the first option is best, but the second is a more natural fit as the ideas developed over time. What's the best order to watch The Conjuring and Annabelle movies?

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021).

We kick off with our first introduction to Ed and Lorraine Warren and end with a breakaway tale that doesn't feature our main duo. This order does what it says on the tin, it follows the order the movies were released.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (1980/81).

Director Michael Chaves has since argued that The Curse of La Llorona shouldn't be counted as it wasn't made with the franchise team, but we've left it here for a sense of completeness. You kick off things with The Nun, which is set in 1952, through to The Conjuring 2, set in 1977.

This option gives you the chronological order to watch the movies. Warning: spoilers for all The Conjuring movies follow Order 1 - The Conjuring chronological timeline There are a few ways you can watch the movies so we've broken down the different Conjuring Universe viewing orders for you including the Annabelle movies and The Nun timeline.

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