“What’s your favorite scary movie?” It’s been 25 years since this oh-so-simple yet blood-chilling line was posed over the phone to the blonde-bobbed Casey Becker (Drew Barrymore: Firestarter 1984) in the original Scream, which was released to the world on December 20, 1996. Casey, who just wanted to enjoy some …

**SPOILERS FOR CHUCKY** When 16-year-old Teo Briones first auditioned for SYFY’s new Chucky series, the role of Junior Wheeler wasn’t the initial one he went for. But after learning about the character’s drastic shift from dating the most popular girl in school to committing patricide, he was hooked. The series, created …

Slashers like Michael Myers in Halloween and demonic entities found in films like The Conjuring certainly instill fear in audiences. But there’s something about the horror subgenre of home invasion—the idea of a dangerous intruder entering what’s supposed to be our safe space—that can truly be bone-chilling. Inspired by classics of …

It’s been over 30 years since Christine Elise made her horror film debut as tough-as-nails foster sister Kyle in Child’s Play 2, but the fandom never stopped calling for her return to the franchise. There was something about her character’s bond with Andy Barclay, played by Alex Vincent, and their …

Alex Vincent may have earned household name status at the age of 6 when he starred as Andy Barclay in the 1988 Child’s Play film, which saw his character terrorized by Chucky, the murderous Good Guys doll. But he didn’t let early fame get to his head. In fact, at 40, …

I can’t pinpoint when exactly a 2-foot-tall, red-haired psycho killer doll became one of my all-time favorite icons. But at 29-years-old, the Child’s Play franchise, which follows the slaying adventures of a children’s toy possessed by the soul of Lakeshore Stranger Charles Lee Ray, brings me joy like no other film series. …