Oct 12, 20235 min readThe Queer Horror of ‘Chucky’: Episode 3.02 – “Let the Right One In”Each week Joe Lipsett will highlight a key scene or interaction in S03 of Don Mancini’s Chucky series to consider how the show is engaging with and contributing to queer horror. Gather around children because the time has come for “the talk.” Last week’s “Chucky” Season 3 premiere basically confirmed that Don Mancini and company […] The post The Queer Horror of ‘Chucky’: Episode 3.02 – “Let the Right One In” appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Nov 24, 20224 min readThe Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.08 – “Chucky Actually”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. Happy holigays, Chucky viewers! Leave it to show runner Don Mancini to wrap the second season with a full-blown Christmas horror episode, complete with […] The post The Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.08 – “Chucky Actually” appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Nov 17, 20224 min readThe Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.07 – ‘Goin’ to the Chapel’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 time has come to finally tackle queerness in the Church. When it was revealed that Chucky S02 would take place at a Catholic […] The post The Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.07 – ‘Goin’ to the Chapel’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Nov 11, 20224 min readThe Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.06 – “He Is Risen Indeed”Each week Joe Lipsett will highlight a key scene or interaction in Season 2 of Don Mancini’s Chucky series to consider how the show is engaging with and contributing to queer horror. RIP Nadine (Bella Higginbotham). I’ve spent a lot of time reminiscing on the character this week and thinking about what a fascinating contribution […] The post The Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.06 – “He Is Risen Indeed” appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Nov 3, 20224 min readThe Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.05 – “Doll on Doll”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. With episode 2.05 “Doll on Doll,” “Chucky” transitions into the back half of its second season; from a queer perspective, this is a relatively […] The post The Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.05 – “Doll on Doll” appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Oct 6, 20225 min readThe Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.01 – “Halloween 2”Each week, Joe Lipsett will highlight a key scene or interaction in Season 2 of Don Mancini’s “Chucky” series to consider how the show is engaging with and contributing to queer horror. Welcome back to another year of Chucky coverage through a queer lens. Last year, I spent eight weeks exploring the various visual and […] The post The Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.01 – “Halloween 2” appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Dec 1, 20214 min readThe Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 8 – “An Affair To Dismember” and Horror’s Newest Final BoyEach 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 been a long, weird road to the season finale of Chucky and we’ve had plenty of great conversations about various queer facets of the show. […]
Nov 24, 20214 min readThe Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 7 – “Twice The Grieving, Double The Loss”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. We’re into the homestretch now. This penultimate episode of Chucky’s first season* really kicks the plot into overdrive as everyone descends upon Hackensack and the show […]
Nov 10, 20215 min readThe Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 5 – “Little Little Lies’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 […]
Nov 3, 20214 min readThe Queer Horror of ‘Chucky’: Episode 4 – “Just Let Go”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. This is the first week of my Chucky coverage that I’ve been jealous of Meagan’s reviews because the hospital horror scenes in “Just Let Go” are pretty […]
Oct 27, 20214 min readThe Queer Horror of “Chucky” – Episode 3, “I Like To Be Hugged’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. Last week the discussion of episode two focused on how Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) used his non-binary, gender fluid child as a bridge to connect […]
Oct 20, 20214 min readThe Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2 – “Give Me Something Good To Eat”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. After last week’s premiere tackled concerns about coming out to unsupportive parents, it’s fascinating to see parents back at the center of attention – albeit in […]