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Franchise Detours

Oct 21, 2021

As the end of our Child's Play/Chucky mega-series draws near, we gear up to talk Evil Dead. But how do you segue into a movie series about a dark supernatural force that maims, kills, and destroys everything it touches? With a stage musical, of course!

In this bonus episode, I'll briefly discuss my experience checking...


Oct 13, 2021

It's not uncommon for a horror film franchise to eventually find its way into direct-to-DVD or on-demand territory. But what makes 2013's Curse of Chucky is how it not only endures but thrives from that point on. Nearly a decade after Seed of Chucky fell short of most fans' expectations, writer-director Don Mancini...


Oct 8, 2021

Bride of Chucky introduced the first major detour in the Child's Play franchise. Adding Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany Valentine injected more comedy and self-awareness to series writer Don Mancini's macabre tale. But as audiences discovered in 2004, Chucky's world would get a lot wilder. In Mancini's directorial debut, Seed...