The Elf on the Shelf is a fun-filled Christmas tradition that’s captured the hearts of children everywhere. Families welcome home one of Santa’s Scout Elves each holiday season. The magical Scout Elves help Santa manage his naughty and nice lists by reporting back to him at the North Pole nightly. It’s …
Read More »Interview With Don Mancini & Cast of ‘CHUCKY’ Ahead Of Season 2 Premiere
As the old saying goes, you just can’t keep a good guy down. After a year-long break from his slashings and slayings, everyone’s favorite pint-sized, supernaturally-possessed doll is returning on Oct. 5 with the premiere of Chucky season 2. Created by Don Mancini, the mastermind behind the Child’s Play franchise, the TV …
Read More »Interview With Joe Pantoliano On Joining ‘Chucky’ Season 2 Cast
For any fellow aficionados of both Child’s Play and The Sopranos, our favorite Jersey worlds are about to collide. Joe Pantoliano, who portrays the iconically sociopathic mobster Ralph Cifaretto on the latter, is set to appear on Chucky season 2, coming to SYFY and USA on October 5, 2022. As Chucky (Brad Dourif) wrecks …
Read More »{Exclusive} Friend ‘Til The End: Interview With Kyra Gardner About Her ‘Living With Chucky’ Documentary
Kyra Gardner fondly remembers scaring the living daylights out of her childhood friends. Rather than princess-themed birthday parties, this October baby opted for Halloween-inspired gatherings that always featured her red-haired, overall-clad “little older brother.” As the daughter of puppeteer and special effects master Tony Gardner, who joined Don Mancini’s Child’s Play franchise in …
Read More »8 Horror Franchise Crossovers That Almost Happened
Horror is no stranger to crossovers or expanded universes. The Universal Monsters did it back in the 1930s-1940s, and there is of course, Freddy Vs Jason (our retro review). But there were almost a lot more of them that were all scrapped for one reason or another. Below, we’ll look at …
Read More »Stuart Gordon’s ‘Dolls’ (1987) – A Lesson In Embracing Your Inner Child – Retro Review
There’s something so enjoyably haunting about murderous dolls that, no matter how many times it’s done in film or television, it never gets old. Typically, the plotlines of these toy-focused projects keep to the status quo — kid gets doll, doll is possessed by an evil entity, evil entity wrecks …
Read More »Jennifer Tilly Reveals ‘Chucky’ Season 2 To Start Filming In April
It’s been about four months since Child’s Play creator Don Mancini’s hit SYFY series, Chucky, which brought everyone’s favorite supernaturally possessed Good Guys doll into homes every Tuesday night, wrapped up its premiere season with a slew of cliffhangers. From Nica Pierce (Fiona Dourif) having her limbs unwillingly amputated by Tiffany Valentine …
Read More »‘Child’s Play’ Stars Announce Forthcoming ‘Chucky Talks’ Podcast
The diehard fanbase of Child’s Play may have to wait some months for the return of SYFY’s Chucky series, which wrapped up its premiere season in November 2021, but in the meantime, two franchise stars are gracing the world with extra content surrounding everyone’s favorite supernaturally-possessed Good Guys doll. Alex Vincent …
Read More »Interview With ‘Chucky’ Star Teo Briones, Who Talks Junior’s Shift From Good To Evil
**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 …
Read More »CHUCKY (2021) Season 1 Now Streaming On Peacock
Chucky is back, and he’s streaming on Peacock! Season 1 of the all-new SyFy TV series based on the iconic Child’s Play films and characters (read our interviews with Alex Vincent and Christine Elise) is available now for your viewing enjoyment. Read on for the details! CHUCKY Synopsis In the …
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