‘Annabelle’ Wants to Play in Chilling New Trailer “Before The Conjuring there was Annabelle.” That’s not a thought you want to have before going to sleep. The first full trailer for the spin-off/prequel “Annabelle” (in theaters on October 3) has been released and it shows James Wan’s ADN even that the “Insidious” director only has a producer credit. John Leonetti directs a cast headed by Annabelle Wallis (yes, that’s her real name), Alfre Woodard, Ward Horton, Tony Amendola, Eric Ladin, and Brian Howe. “John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia—a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia’s delight with Annabelle doesn’t last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now…Annabelle.”