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With the proliferation of entries—eight films over just a decade—the franchise exemplifies franchise fatigue, a phenomenon increasingly seen across horror and other blockbuster genres, like Marvel and Star Wars. Many of these films prioritize quick, superficial scares over innovation or depth, substituting genuine storytelling for franchise-building bells and whistles.
In fact, much of the universe’s content feels like superficial glimpses into haunted artifacts rather than meaningful explorations of horror themes. For example, the brief glimpses of the demonic nun or Annabelle often lack narrative significance, reducing them to just fleeting images rather than integral parts of an interconnected story.