And the new legal guardian of the real Annabelle doll is.... Matt Rife

August 3

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On Friday, Aug. 1, the comedian announced on TikTok that along with his friend, YouTube creator Elton Castee, he has “officially purchased” the home and museum of Ed and Lorraine Warren. This includes the famed paranormal investigators’ “entire haunted collection,” Rife said — including the infamous Annabelle doll.

In the TikTok, Rife sat down to explain his “super random” purchase of the Monroe, Conn. home and museum, called the Warrens' Occult Museum, as well as the collection of haunted artifacts, which have been fodder for modern horror hits like Annabelle and the Conjuring films.

“This might be the most important and prominent piece of paranormal history in the world. Ed and Lorraine Warren are who took demonology and ghost hunting and paranormal investing and made it mainstream,” Rife said in the TikTok. “I know a lot of you guys don’t know [what] any of this means whatsoever, but if you follow ghost stuff, this is about as big as it gets.”

The comedian went on to explain that he and Castee are now the “legal guardians and caretakers” of the Warrens’ home, as well as the museum and its collection of 750 artifacts. But they don’t have permanent ownership, he clarified.

"I must go on record and say we do not legally own the items, but we are the legal guardians and caretakers of the items for at least the next five years,” Rife said.

"This is the most random hobby ever, but it’s so f------ cool, man,” the comedian said. “I should probably collect stamps or something — might be a little safer.”

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