Annabelle: Creation is not a reflective film; it’s a roller coaster in which the only real objective is survival.
Think about it; there’s a long history of horror movies inducing this type of response among audiences.
It’s refreshing because quite a few recent horror romps (such as It Comes at Night) have opted to take far more nihilistic approaches to their subject matter.
Virtually every installment in The Conjuring universe has managed to deliver it, and we saw it earlier this year when Jordan Peele’s Get Out debuted in theaters.