With 2019 being the year of the creepy dolls with Annabelle Comes Home and Child's Play haunting theaters, writer/director Craig Rees is looking to add his own unique style of scares to the sub-genre with his new horror movie Annabellum: The Curse of Salem. Ahead of the film's VOD release in August, we've been provided with the movie's spooky trailer to share with Daily Dead readers.

Warning viewers to "never let her out," the official trailer for Annabellum: The Curse of Salem shows the havoc that is wreaked when a Salem witch's curse is freed from its prison. Keep an eye out for Annabellum: The Curse of Salem on VOD beginning August 24th, followed by a worldwide release on October 17th.

"Annabelle vs Annabellum you decide? The creepy doll flick directed by ‘Craig Rees,’ who can be currently seen in “Whispers” alongside ‘Keeley Hazell’ and who also plays the bad guy in slasher “Lake Alice” with “Breaking Bad” boss ‘Michael Shamus Wiles,’ makes his directorial debut, which hits VOD August 24! Written by ‘Carl Rees,’ the film follows a family trapped in a historic museum with a cursed creepy doll that is from 1692 Salem. The film is set in the historic town of Warwick, U.K., which is famous for ghostly hauntings and sets a unique tone for the film. Below the official trailer! The film will also be released October 17 worldwide."

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