Rife said he and YouTuber Elton Castee bought the house of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, where the doll is stored.

Rife, 29, is best known for his comedy—but he's now burst onto the horror scene after becoming the guardian of the Annabelle doll.

"This might be the most important and prominent piece of paranormal history in the world," he said of the Connecticut house and occult museum.

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who inspired the "Conjuring" films, created the Occult Museum in their former home. Situated in the basement of the Monroe, Connecticut house, the museum includes a 750-piece collection of haunted

There have been attempts to tour the museum’s contents to keep the show rolling on—including one supported by a viral hoax that claimed Annabelle had gone missing a few years back—but Rife and Castee apparently intend to bring the collection back to life.

A Pennsylvania coroner is revealing new details surrounding the sudden death of Dan Rivera, a noted paranormal investigator who was on tour with the Raggedy Ann doll known as Annabelle, made famous by “The Conjuring” horror film franchise,

Matt Rife is the new 'legal guardian' of the Annabelle doll. The comedian and his friend purchased, but do not legally own, famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren's home, museum and entire artifact collection.

A paranormal investigator has a chilling concern for Matt Rife after he and his business partner Elton Castee purchased Ed and Lorraine Warren's home and Occult Museum -- he hopes they make it out alive.

Matt Rife purchased the Warrens' haunted museum and Annabelle doll, sparking fears online that he unleashed dark energy by reopening it to the public.

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