Annabelle’s demonic presence may have plagued “The Conjuring” spinoff’s set.
Director John R. Leonetti spoke to The Hollywood Reporter regarding the strange occurrences that happened while filming the movie.
"The first [incident] was when we were prepping," Leonetti told THR. "We went into the apartment where we were shooting, and in the transient window above the living room window.
“It was a full moon, and there were three fingers drawn through the dust along the window, and our demon has three fingers and three talons. [The markings] were being backlit by the moon. I have a picture! It was sick."
Peter Safran, producer of “Annabelle” and “The Conjuring,” talked about the second strange incident, claiming a “spirit” may have attempted to steal a scene from the film.
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"We shot in this amazing, old apartment building near Koreatown and we had some funky stuff go down," Safran told THR. "In particular, the first day that the demon was shooting in full makeup, we brought the demon up in the elevator.
“He walks out and walks around to the green room to where we’re holding the talent, and just as he walks under — a giant glass light fixture is being followed by the actor playing the handyman of the building — and all of a sudden the entire glass light fixture falls down on his head, the janitor‘s head. And in the script the demon kills the janitor in that hallway. It was totally freaky."
Leonetti claimed the Annabelle doll used on set freaked out the entire cast and crew, but doesn’t compare to the scariness of the real deal.
The “Annabelle” doll is currently locked away in the Warren‘s Occult Museum in Monroe, Conn. “Annabelle” hits theaters Oct. 3.
