The 2014 horror film, Annabelle, is an origin story of the allegedly haunted doll, but the plot is fiction. While Annabelle the doll is real, the movie is not a true story.

Dan Rivera, a lead guide on the Annabelle doll tour, passed away at 54 after bringing the doll to Gettysburg this past weekend.

The sudden death of 54-year-old Dan Rivera, who was on tour with Annabelle, said to be the world’s most haunted doll, is being mourned by the paranormal world.

Friends of paranormal investigator Dan Rivera have slammed trolls linking his death to a "haunted" Annabelle doll he was on tour with -- as it was announced the preplanned shows will still go ahead.

"We are the legal guardians and caretakers of all 750 haunted artifacts and items in the Warren Museum, including the Annabelle doll," he said.

Annabelle the doll became a horror icon thanks to 2013's 'The Conjuring,' but is it real? Here's everything to know about the haunted history of the terrifying toy.

Annabelle the doll is a real antique Raggedy Ann doll, and it is believed to be haunted or "possessed." According to the NESPR case file on Annabelle, the demonic toy was bought by a mother in ...