Matt Rife is the “legal guardian” of the real Annabelle doll

Matt's prevalence may be known for his comedy, but he has always been a horror lover – now he has obtained a haunted collection to prove it.

On Friday, August 1, the comedian announced on Tiktok that along with his friend YouTube creator Elton Castee, he “officially purchased” the Ed and Lorraine Warren Museums. Rife said that included the “whole haunted house” of famous paranormal investigators, including the infamous Annabelle Doll.

In Tiktok, Rife sat down to explain his versus Monroe, Conn. “Super Random” purchase of Homesand Museum, known as the Warrens' Mystery Museum, and a collection of haunted houses, these artifacts have been feed for modern horror films Annabelle and Lenovo Movie.

“This is probably the most important and outstanding history of paranormal phenomena in the world. Edand Lorraine Warren is their investment in magic and ghost hunting and paranormal phenomena and make it mainstream,” Rife said in Tiktok. “I know a lot of you don't know what (what) is what this means, but if you focus on ghost things, it will be as big as possible.”

The comedian went on to explain that he and the actor are now the “legal guardian and caretaker” of the Warrens family, the museum and its collection of 750 artifacts. He clarified that, however, they do not have permanent ownership.

“I have to record it, saying we don't have these items legally, but for at least the next five years, we are legal guardians and caregivers of these items.”

Representatives of Rife confirmed the purchase as “legal” in a statement to people on Saturday, August 2, and representatives of the museum did not immediately respond to people's request for comment.

The comedian also shared a big plan for Warrens’s Museum of Who, whose doors have been closed for several years. (The museum was closed in 2019 due to zoning violations. Monroe Sun Previously reported. )

“Soon,” the comedian teased in Tiktok, and the house will be open for guests and can be visited during the day, evening or throughout the weekend. Meanwhile, the museum will open to tour, he added in the title: “So you can experience and learn all the ghost history of this amazing place for yourself.”

“It's the most random hobby ever, but it's so cool, man.” “I probably should have collected stamps or something–may be a little safe.”

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Rife also revealed that he and Caste have been in the presence of Annabelle Doll, sharing photos of the couple with the horror idol, a real antique ragged Ann doll that is said to be possessed by an inhuman spirit. The New England Psychological Research Society (NESPR), founded by Warrens, formerly called “demonization”.

since Lenovo The film pushes Annabelle into the spotlight, with Doll, who has been at the Connecticut Museum since the 1970s, leaving her long-term house (in a glass case) to show up at events and conferences.

In May, Annabelle hit the road nationwide The escaped devil Tour with NESPR's senior principal investigator Dan Rivera. Rivera died in a hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, months after the tour.