Tag: Child’s Play

  • ‘Chucky’ Season 3 Review — Killer Doll Series Is Only Getting Better

    ‘Chucky’ Season 3 Review — Killer Doll Series Is Only Getting Better

    There is no horror series out there quite like Chucky. Think about it: how many slasher stories have extended over multiple films and now three seasons of television? In a world in which expansions of iconic horror films can feel painfully soulless, Chucky is a rare gift that keeps on giving as it has only…

  • Chucky Season 3 Review: The Killer Doll Has Our Vote With The Wildest Season Yet

    Chucky Season 3 Review: The Killer Doll Has Our Vote With The Wildest Season Yet

    Previously on f***ing “Chucky,” everyone’s favorite serial killer-possessed doll kickstarted a reign of havoc throughout New Jersey, and it was up to a group of meddling teens to stop him. Creator Don Mancini first brought Charles Lee “Chucky” Ray to audiences in 1988 with “Child’s Play,” and the pint-sized slasher franchise has grown to seven…

  • ‘Chucky’ Franchise Gets 4K Box Set from Arrow Video

    ‘Chucky’ Franchise Gets 4K Box Set from Arrow Video

    When it comes to 80s slashers, it’s hard not to love Child’s Play. The film that introduced the killer doll Chucky to the world spawned one of the most successful horror franchises of all time and now the entire series is on 4K thanks to Scream Factory. However, like an army of Good Guy dolls…

  • How Paranormal Activity Prepared Jason Blum For The Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie

    How Paranormal Activity Prepared Jason Blum For The Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie

    From “A Nightmare on Elm Street” to “Friday the 13th,” “Hellraiser” to “Child’s Play (aka Chucky),” ’80s horror fans love a long-running franchise. While the 21st century doesn’t have as many lengthy horror franchises per capita as the 1980s does, it still has a decent amount — and most of those are thanks to the…

  • This Killer Doll Movie Is One of Anthony Hopkins’ Most Underrated

    This Killer Doll Movie Is One of Anthony Hopkins’ Most Underrated

    When most people think of killer doll movies, typically what comes to mind is the Child’s Play franchise, but one that deserves more attention would be the highly underrated 1978 psychological horror film Magic. Okay, technically it’s a killer ventriloquist dummy movie, but you get the idea. This spooky little picture helped usher in the…

  • Was ‘Child’s Play’ Actually Inspired by This Creepy Doll?

    Was ‘Child’s Play’ Actually Inspired by This Creepy Doll?

    Don Mancini has always been credited as the genius behind the Child’s Play movies, and while that is undoubtedly true, it seems as though there could have been a glaring source of inspiration for him that has stared oblivious Chucky fans in the face for decades. That’s right, there has been speculation from numerous parties…

  • ‘Chucky’ Season 3: Returning Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know

    ‘Chucky’ Season 3: Returning Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know

    Chucky, the camp and chaotic red-headed killer doll, first came to screens in 1988 in the slasher horror Child’s Play. Since then, Child’s Play has evolved into one of the most popular horror franchises of all time and currently sits at a total of eight movies. In the fall of 2021, the Chucky television series…

  • This ’90s John Carpenter Horror Gave Us One of Mark Hamill’s Best Roles

    This ’90s John Carpenter Horror Gave Us One of Mark Hamill’s Best Roles

    While he became a household name thanks to his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise and his sensational role as the definitive version of the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, Mark Hamill might still have held the record as the world’s most valuable geek. Between voicing animated characters for various DC…

  • ‘Living with Chucky’ Review: ‘Child’s Play’ Documentary Explores Found Family

    ‘Living with Chucky’ Review: ‘Child’s Play’ Documentary Explores Found Family

    In the late ‘80s, writer Don Mancini came up with a strange script about a friendly-looking doll coming to life and terrorizing a family. That story would be used by director Tom Holland to create Child’s Play, one of history’s most influential horror movies. Over three decades, Mancini helped release six sequels and a successful…

  • Where to Stream ‘M3GAN’: How to Watch the Unrated Cut

    Where to Stream ‘M3GAN’: How to Watch the Unrated Cut

    It’s safe to say most horror fans are pretty well-acquainted with the delightful sub-genre of haunted dolls by now. Chucky (who made his debut in the 1988 slasher Child’s Play) and Annabelle (who made her first brief appearance in 2013’s The Conjuring) are perhaps the most mainstream and well-known examples. The two have since gone…