Of all the killer dolls committed to celluloid, Chucky is one of the most recognizable.
Since 1988, the ginger-haired Good Guy toy has been host to the soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) and has since spread his mayhem across six sequels, a remake, and a successful television series about to go into its third season.It all began with “Child’s Play,” first conceived by Don Mancini.
The son of an ad industry veteran, Mancini aimed to satirize the stranglehold marketing had on kids.
Before co-writer John Lafia and director Tom Holland touched the story, it originally lacked the serial killer or occult rituals seen in the final product.
But the Chucky we know and recoil from would not only be possessed by Lee Ray and kill a man via a voodoo doll, but he would dispatch a babysitter, blow up an old acquaintance, attempt to kill a mother and two cops,
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