Do I have to see "Annabelle" to understand "The Conjuring 2"?

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Do I have to see The Conjuring as well as Annabelle to understand the plot of The Conjuring 2, or does the movie follow a completely new story?

Please avoid spoilers in the answers.



Best Answer

Annabelle is a prequel/spin-off to The Conjuring.

The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 are the adventure stories of Ed and Lorraine Warren. There is not any special story link between these movies.

The Conjuring 2 is a completely new story.

Therefore, you can watch The Conjuring 2 without watching first part. However,

If you are interested to know where that doll came from, you can watch Annabelle, but it does not have very much to do with The Conjuring 2.




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Can you watch conjuring 2 without watching Annabelle?

There's no real connection to the two other than the doll appearing in The Conjuring very briefly. Since Annabelle was made after The Conjuring, it would make perfect sense to watch it after as well. But watching it before won't really ruin anything about The Conjuring as the stories are unconnected for the most part.

Do you have to watch Annabelle to understand The Conjuring?

The Conjuring 2 is a completely new story. Therefore, you can watch The Conjuring 2 without watching first part. However, If you are interested to know where that doll came from, you can watch Annabelle, but it does not have very much to do with The Conjuring 2.

Do you need to watch all Conjuring movies to understand?

You may not need to see The Conjuring movies or their spinoff, Annabelle: Creation, but it couldn't hurt to see them before seeing The Nun. You can stream The Conjuring on Netflix now, and you'll find Annabelle: Creation on the Cinemax channel on Amazon Prime.

Do you need to see The Conjuring 2 before The Nun?

The Conjuring 2 really ties into The Nun, but we don't want to give too much away, so you'll just have to watch them both to find out how.



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