Father katherine bell, mother Elizabeth. Annabel is a horror thriller directed by John. Lionetti Nadi, starring Annabel Wallis, Ward Horton and Togna Mendola, released on 20 14. This is the first film in the Annabel series. The film tells the story that John and his wife are about to usher in a new life. John (Ward Horton) gave his wife (Annabel Wallis) a doll named Annabel. With the arrival of the doll, a series of strange things happened at home. The couple could not bear to suffer, so they chose to move and discard the doll. But it was haunted by dolls until someone gave his soul.