I don’t need to inform anyone that mainstream Hollywood entertainment is still in the grips of a franchise and IP based fervor. Mega franchises, sequels, reboots, requels, remakes – all of these have been the lion’s share of high profile releases for well over a decade now. Everything from the most recognizable franchises in film […]
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Four years after Curse of Chucky reunited horror hounds with their favorite Good Guy, writer-director Don Mancini continued to pile on the decades-long story with its seventh entry, Cult of Chucky. Like Curse, the straight-to-VOD sequel revolves around one location — in this case, a mental hospital — and follows the exploits of Nica Pierce […]
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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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Each week Joe Lipsett will highlight a key scene or interaction in S02 of Don Mancini’s Chucky series to consider how the show is engaging with and contributing to queer horror. Leave it to “Chucky” to not only pivot at the mid-way point of its second season to become a one-off campy murder mystery in […]
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Each week Joe Lipsett will highlight a key scene or interaction in S02 of Don Mancini’s “Chucky” series to consider how the show is engaging with and contributing to queer horror. “The Sinners Are Much More Fun” continues to lay the foundation for the season to come as Jake (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Björgvin Arnarson) and […]
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The second season of Don Mancini’s “Chucky” kicked off with a transitional episode that reintroduced Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur), Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind), and Devon (Bjorgvin Arnarson), then shipped them off to Catholic school. The second episode, “The Sinners Are Much More Fun,” continues their attempts to assimilate into their new surroundings while planting the […]
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Fiona Dourif is back in “Chucky” Season 2 this Halloween, and Dourif will also be starring in the indie horror movie Don’t Look at the Demon. We’ve got the trailer for ya today. We’ve learned that Don’t Look at the Demon will be released in 100+ theaters in the United States and Canada on the […]
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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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The second season of Don Mancini‘s “Chucky” series is headed to USA and SYFY this coming Fall, and with filming underway, more casting news has been revealed this week. Don Mancini has taken to Twitter to confirm that Fiona Dourif will be back as Nica in “Chucky” Season 2, who needless to say has been quite changed by […]
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The back half of “Chucky” season one kicked off with the return of major franchise players Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) and Nica (Fiona Dourif). Or rather, Chucky inhabiting Nica’s body, thanks to the events of Cult of Chucky. In just two episodes, Dourif established herself to have one of the most complicated roles yet; the actress plays […]
The last episode marked a dramatic turning point in “Chucky” with major strides in multiple plot threads. Paths started to converge with the arrival of Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) and Nica (Fiona Dourif), and smaller loose ends sought closure in Jake Wheeler’s world. Flashbacks into Tiffany’s first meet-cute with Charles Lee Ray ran parallel with the […]
We had been promised that this week’s episode of “Chucky” would bring Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky character Nica Pierce back into the mix, the character of course played by Brad Dourif‘s real-life daughter Fiona Dourif in the previous two feature films. But what we didn’t realize is that Fiona would be pulling […]
Each week Joe Lipsett will highlight a key scene or interaction in Don Mancini’s Chucky series to consider how the show is engaging with and contributing to queer horror. It’s time to talk about young love! Without a doubt, one of the best components of Don Mancini’s new Chucky series is its unflinching commitment to […]
So far, “Chucky” has toggled between Jake Wheeler’s life thrown in chaotic disarray, thanks to the murderous doll, and flashbacks that fill in the gaps of Charles Lee Ray’s ascension to serial killer. Episode five, “Little Little Lies,” pushes both elements forward in pivotal ways but finally brings the arrival of two legacy players. How […]
Don Mancini’s “Chucky” is back with a brand new episode on both USA and SYFY on Tuesday, November 9, and it’s set to be an episode you damn sure won’t want to miss. Why’s that, you ask? For starters, next week’s episode brings the film franchise’s original characters back into the mix, including Tiffany Valentine […]