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Horror-Themed Pinball Game ‘Pinball M’ Announced for 2024, Will Include Licensed Tables Such as ‘Child’s Play’ and ‘Dead by Daylight’ [Trailer]

September 3, 2023 Mike Wilson Child's Play, dead by daylight, Epic Games Store, Nintendo Switch, PC, Playstation, steam, Video Games, Videos, xbox, Zen Studios

If you’ve already mastered Devil’s Crush and the more recent Demon’s Tilt, and are looking for your next challenge with a horror-based pinball video game, Zen Studios are ready to capitalize on that with their newly-announced title, Pinball M. Revealed at the recent MIX Next Online Showcase, the game is currently in development for the […]

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‘Curse of Chucky’ Is the Best Direct-to-Video Horror Sequel to Date [Halloweenies Podcast]

August 14, 2023 Michael Roffman Child's Play, Chucky, Curse of Chucky, Don Mancini, Fiona Dourif, Podcasts

In 2013, nearly 10 years after Seed of Chucky hit theaters, Charles Lee Ray came home. Sort of. He arrived on the doorsteps of not only the Pierce family, but all the fans who had been waiting for years to see their favorite Good Guy in another misadventure. Needless to say, Don Mancini delivered with […]

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‘Child’s Play: A Visual Memoir’ Review – Tom Holland Celebrates 35 Years of a Horror Classic in New Book

July 11, 2023 Alex DiVincenzo Books, Child's Play, Child’s Play: A Visual Memoir, Reviews, Tom Holland

Celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, Child’s Play is one of the precious few mainstream horror franchises to maintain its original continuity, even overcoming a remake and making the leap to television. A lot of credit is due to Don Mancini, who wrote the original script and has continued to shepherd the series ever since, […]

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25 Years Later, ‘Bride of Chucky’ Remains a High Bar for the Horror Comedy [Halloweenies Podcast]

June 26, 2023 Michael Roffman Brad Dourif, Bride of Chucky, Child's Play, Chucky, Don Mancini, Jennifer Tilly, Podcasts

In October of 1998, it wasn’t only Chucky who got lucky, it was Universal. Thanks to foresight of writer Don Mancini and producer David Kirschner, the studio capitalized on the still-thriving post-Scream wave by resurrecting their Child’s Play franchise. At the time, the series had been gathering dust for most of the decade after the […]

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Bodycam Horror Game ‘Cursed Bet’ Puts You on the Run From a Cursed Doll [Trailer]

June 11, 2023 Mike Wilson bodycam horror, Child's Play, Cursed Bet, Lightworker Games, PC, steam, Video Games, Videos

We’ve mentioned a couple instances of “Bodycam horror” video games with Deppart and Haunted Memories: The Return. Solo developer Lightworker Games is now getting in on the fun with their recently-announced title Cursed Bet, which feels more like Deppart in terms of its creepy setting, but with the added touch of the Child’s Play series. […]

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‘Child’s Play 3’ Is Kind of a Stroll Through Bummerville [Halloweenies Podcast]

May 29, 2023 Michael Roffman Child's Play, Child's Play 3, Chucky, Don Mancini, Podcasts

Look who’s stalking! You guessed it: Chucky. In August of 1991, the foul-mouthed Good Guy returned less than a year after the release of Child’s Play 2. Nine months! So, why the quick turnaround? That’s a good question, and one the Halloweenies spend plenty of time with as they continue their coverage of the franchise […]

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‘Child’s Play: A Visual Memoir’ – Hardcover Book from Director Tom Holland Now Available

May 1, 2023 John Squires Books, Child's Play, Child’s Play: A Visual Memoir, Tom Holland

Horror icon and filmmaker Tom Holland returns to the world he originated in his 1988 feature film and box office hit Child’s Play with the all-new hardcover book Child’s Play – A Visual Memoir, which is now available from Holland House Entertainment. The book is now available now through Amazon or the Terror Time online […]

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‘Living with Chucky’ – 9 Things We Learned from the SCREAMBOX Documentary

April 6, 2023 Alex DiVincenzo Child's Play, Living With Chucky, Screambox

As the daughter of Chucky franchise special effects artist Tony Gardner, director Kyra Elise Gardner offers a unique perspective on the killer doll’s lasting impact in the SCREAMBOX Original documentary Living with Chucky. Child’s Play creator Don Mancini and franchise alumni Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Fiona Dourif, Alex Vincent, Christine Elise, Billy Boyd, John Waters, […]

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‘Living With Chucky’ – Join the ‘Child’s Play’ Family, Now Streaming on SCREAMBOX!

April 4, 2023 Brad Miska Child's Play, Kyra Elise Gardner, Kyra Gardner, Living With Chucky, Movies

Now streaming on SCREAMBOX is festival hit Living With Chucky, a full-blown Child’s Play documentary that celebrates the entire franchise. What sets this documentary apart? The franchise is family for director Kyra Elise Gardner. Storming into pop culture in the late 1980s, the three-foot menace known as Chucky proved that Child’s Play was anything but. Written and directed by Kyra […]

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‘Living With Chucky’ – Join the ‘Child’s Play’ Family on SCREAMBOX Tomorrow!

April 3, 2023 Brad Miska Child's Play, Kyra Elise Gardner, Kyra Gardner, Living With Chucky, Movies, Screambox, Videos

Streaming tomorrow on SCREAMBOX is festival hit Living With Chucky, a full-blown Child’s Play documentary that celebrates the entire franchise. What sets this documentary apart? The franchise is family for director Kyra Elise Gardner. Storming into pop culture in the late 1980s, the three-foot menace known as Chucky proved that Child’s Play was anything but. Written and directed by Kyra […]

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‘Living with Chucky’ and the ‘Child’s Play’ Franchise’s Recurring Themes of Family

March 31, 2023 Meagan Navarro Bride of Chucky, Child's Play, Don Mancini, Editorials, Living With Chucky, Screambox, Seed of Chucky

Filmmaker Kyra Elise Gardner’s examination of the Child’s Play franchise comes from a personal place in Living with Chucky, debuting on SCREAMBOX and Digital on April 4, 2023. Kyra Elise Gardner is the daughter of Tony Gardner, one of the most prominent and integral special effects artists in the “Chucky” franchise. For the Gardners, Chucky is family. And the Chucky films, well, […]

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‘Living With Chucky’ Clip – Jennifer Tilly Recalls Her First Introduction to Chucky in SCREAMBOX Documentary

March 27, 2023 John Squires Child's Play, Chucky, Jennifer Tilly, Living With Chucky, Movies, Screambox, Videos

Up next from SCREAMBOX is festival hit Living With Chucky, a full-blown Child’s Play documentary that celebrates the entire franchise. The documentary from director Kyra Elise Gardner will first begin streaming on SCREAMBOX and on Digital on April 4, 2023, followed by the official Blu-ray release on April 18, 2023. Want a sneak peek while you wait? In the clip […]

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Matthew Costello Interview – Writer of ‘Child’s Play’ Sequel Novels Recalls Expanding Upon the Chucky Universe

February 15, 2023 Ike Oden Books, Child's Play, Chucky, Interviews, Matthew Costello

You think Blumhouse’s M3GAN is a big deal? From 1988 to 1991, Chucky was even bigger. From 7-Eleven to Spencer’s Gifts, American stores were crammed to the brim with Child’s Play comics, toys, posters, bumper stickers, magazines, books and t-shirts. For me, a tiny tot who lived in constant terror of the quote-unquote Good Guy, […]

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Like Chucky, ‘Child’s Play’ Was Born Out of Chaos [Halloweenies Podcast]

January 23, 2023 Michael Roffman Brad Dourif, Child's Play, Chris Sarandon, Chucky, David Kirschner, Don Mancini, John Lafia, Podcasts, Tom Holland

Chucky. Charles Lee Ray. The Good Guy doll. Thirty-five years later, Brad Dourif‘s foul-mouthed serial killer from the toy chest is a household name, a movie maniac that every kid grows up to fear … and eventually love through laughter. But that almost didn’t happen as the road to the long-running blockbuster horror franchise is […]

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‘Child’s Play 3’ – Let’s Give Some Love to the Franchise’s Most Unloved Movie

January 18, 2023 Tyler Eschberger Child's Play, Child's Play 3, Chucky, Don Mancini, Editorials, Jack Bender, Movies

The newest member in the killer doll pantheon, M3GAN is currently slaying at the box office, with a sequel already in early development at this time. Of course, killer dolls and toys are a subgenre in and of themselves in horror, and no face shines brighter than that of Chucky. With M3GAN now providing Chucky […]

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