The full teaser trailer for Annabelle 4: Silent Fear (2025), part of the Conjuring Universe, sets a chilling tone, promising an even darker chapter in the terrifying saga of the haunted doll. Warner Bros. delivers a brief but spine-tingling preview that hints at new horrors and deeper connections to the sinister forces that have plagued the Warren family for decades.
The trailer opens with a silent, eerie shot of a rundown orphanage in a remote part of New England. A title card reads “1968” as a young girl named Emily, around 10 years old, is shown wandering through the dimly lit hallways, her footsteps echoing ominously. The sound design is immediately unnerving, with only creaking floorboards and distant whispers audible. The camera zooms in on Emily’s hand as she clutches something tightly—a doll. It’s Annabelle, her glassy eyes glinting in the dim light. As she hugs the doll, a voiceover whispers, “Some fears cannot be heard. They must be felt.”
The teaser then cuts to a shot of a priest walking through the orphanage, performing blessings as he sprinkles holy water on the walls. The building had been abandoned for years due to a mysterious incident involving the death of several children, and it is now being reopened to take in new orphans. The headmistress, Sister Margaret (played by Vera Farmiga), is introduced, and her concerned expression hints that something dark still lingers in the building.
As the priest approaches the doll, things take a sinister turn. Annabelle’s eyes suddenly flicker, and the holy water sizzles on her porcelain skin. A series of terrifying images flash: the lights flickering violently, doors slamming, children screaming in the darkness, and shadowy figures moving just out of sight.
The next scene shows Emily clutching Annabelle tightly in bed, her face pale with fear as ghostly whispers fill the room. The camera pans out to reveal Annabelle has moved, now sitting upright in the bed’s corner, her haunting gaze locked on the child.
As the trailer builds momentum, quick cuts show paranormal investigators arriving, including Lorraine Warren (a returning role for Farmiga). Lorraine senses a greater evil at play, something more powerful than ever before. “She’s not alone this time,” Lorraine says, her voice trembling.
The final moments of the trailer are filled with chaos: possessed children walking silently through the halls, objects flying across rooms, and a dark figure stalking Emily as she tries to escape. The last, harrowing shot shows Annabelle sitting in the center of a room, completely still, before her head slowly turns toward the camera, her eyes glowing red.
The screen fades to black as the title Annabelle 4: Silent Fear appears, followed by the tagline: “Evil never truly dies. It just gets quieter.”
This teaser trailer hints at a terrifying escalation in the Annabelle series, with a focus on psychological horror and the eerie silence that amplifies fear. The combination of ghostly children, haunted dolls, and the deeper involvement of the Warren family suggests a chilling new entry in the Conjuring Universe.
