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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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‘Child’s Play’, ‘Scream VI’, ‘Evil Dead Rise’, and What We’re Carving Up in 2023 [Halloweenies Podcast]

January 9, 2023 Michael Roffman Child's Play, Chucky, Evil Dead Rise, Horror, Indiana Jones, Podcasts, Scream, Scream VI, The Evil Dead

Happy Belated New Year! To kick things off, the Halloweenies assemble and offer a preview of what’s to come: a full season devoted to Child’s Play, a spinoff series on Indiana Jones, a trip to New York City for Scream VI, and the return of the deadites with Evil Dead Rise. Beyond that, they also […]

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“Living With Chucky” – SCREAMBOX Acquires ‘Child’s Play’ Doc That Celebrates the Entire Franchise!

November 8, 2022 Brad Miska Child's Play, Chucky, Kyra Elise Gardner, Living With Chucky, Movies, Screambox

SCREAMBOX has acquired the festival hit Living With Chucky, a full-blown Child’s Play documentary that celebrates the entire franchise, and was directed by Kyra Elise Gardner. The film, which had its world premiere at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival in August and recently screened at Fantastic Fest in Austin, is set to premiere on Cinedigm’s […]

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Unlikely Survivors: Six of the Best “Final Kids” in Horror

October 26, 2022 Luiz H. C. Andy Barclay, Child Actors, Child's Play, Chucky, Danielle Harris, Danny Torrance, Editorials, Final Kids, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, halloween 4, Let the Right One In, Longform, Movies, Pan's Labyrinth, The Shining, tommy jarvis

Horror has always been a matter of perspective. The maniac with a knife just isn’t as intimidating when he’s facing off against a SWAT team, and the only thing keeping Predator from turning into an all-out slasher flick is the size of the protagonists’ biceps. It’s a lot easier to fear for a helpless victim, […]

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‘Rocket League’ Brings Horror Icons to its Haunted Hallows Event

October 20, 2022 Mike Wilson Child's Play, Epic Games Store, Haunted Hallows 2022, Nintendo Switch, PC, playstation 4, Rocket League, Saw, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Trick r Treat, Video Games, xbox one

Psyonix are once again getting into the Halloween season with Rocket League‘s Haunted Hallows Event. While the game has seen Halloween crossovers before with Ghostbusters and Stranger Things, this time around, Psyonix is enlisting the services this year of Saw, Child’s Play, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Trick ‘r Treat. Available now, horror icons Billy […]

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‘Reign of Chucky’ – Brand New Book Slices Deep into the Entire ‘Chucky’ Franchise! [Exclusive]

October 7, 2022 John Squires Books, Child's Play, Chucky, Exclusives, Harker Press, Reign of Chucky

From the authors behind the Halloween franchise book Taking Shape comes Reign of Chucky: The True Hollywood Story of a Not So Good Guy, NOW AVAILABLE from Harker Press! The book is presently available in Hardcover, Paperback, and Kindle eBook formats. An audio adaptation by Encyclopocalypse Publications for Audible is forthcoming. Written by Dustin McNeill and […]

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“Chucky” Season 2 Premiere Pays Tribute to Slashers and Lays Story Groundwork [Review]

October 4, 2022 Meagan Navarro Child's Play, Chucky, Don Mancini, Reviews, TV

“Chucky” is back and just in time for Halloween! Season two picks up a year after the inaugural season’s events, ensuring that peace was short-lived for its young protagonists. The season premiere, “Halloween II,” evokes the Halloween spirit with its holiday setting and infectious callbacks to other slashers. That energy helps in getting reacquainted with the […]

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“Chucky” Creator Don Mancini Joins the Horror Queers for a Chucky Extravaganza!

October 3, 2022 Trace Thurman Bride of Chucky, Child's Play, Chucky, Cult of Chucky, Curse of Chucky, Don Mancini, Horror Queers, Horror Queers Podcast, Jennifer Tilly, Podcasts, Seed of Chucky, Syfy, TV

Bitch, it’s Don Mancini! September has been a very busy month for us Horror Queers! First, we took a trip to Poland to analyze the trans allegory in the mermaid horror musical The Lure before heading back into the twisted mind of Clive Barker to discuss his infamous directorial debut, Hellraiser. Last week, we’re doing a […]

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SYFY Airing a Massive ‘Child’s Play’ Franchise and “Chucky” TV Series Marathon All This Weekend!

September 30, 2022 John Squires Child's Play, Chucky, Don Mancini, Syfy, TV

To get us ready for the premiere of “Chucky” Season 2 on October 5, SYFY will be hosting a Child’s Play / “Chucky” marathon beginning this Saturday and running ALL WEEKEND LONG! SYFY’s “Chucky Marathon” includes not only the first season of the “Chucky” series from last year, but also several of the Child’s Play […]

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‘Living With Chucky’ Review – Documentary Celebrates ‘Chucky’ Franchise as a Family Affair

August 15, 2022 Meagan Navarro Alex Vincent, billy boyd, Brad Dourif, Child's Play, Christine Elise, Chucky, Don Mancini, Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Living With Chucky, Movies, Popcorn Frights, Reviews

Living With Chucky begins as a familiar horror documentary that assembles a variety of notable genre veterans to examine a prominent horror franchise. This one celebrates the iconic killer doll and the Child’s Play franchise. But Living With Chucky quickly diverges from the pack as a unique angle emerges. It’s not just a documentary that reflects upon the franchise’s legacy; it […]

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‘Child’s Play’ Documentary ‘Living With Chucky’ Inching Closer to Release

August 15, 2022 John Squires Child's Play, Living With Chucky, Movies

Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired world sales rights to the upcoming documentary Living With Chucky, ScreenDaily reports this morning, the doc directed by Kyra Elise Gardner. Living With Chucky just made its world premiere at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival, and Bloody Disgusting’s review will be going live later this afternoon. So stay tuned for […]

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