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.

"It’s exciting for a lot of people, but we are a small community and are very concerned about the impact," Monroe First Selectman Terry Rooney told CT Insider.