Child's Play

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National Chucky Day is celebrated throughout the country on October 25. This annual holiday celebrates the iconic character of Chucky from the “Child’s Play” media franchise, a beloved cult classic.

The franchise began with the titular film “Child’s Play,” a supernatural film with elements of both slasher and psychological, pure horror in it. The film was the first in the series and the first to feature Chucky. The film later came to be known as “Chucky” because of how popular this main character was.

Chucky is a doll possessed by the soul of a serial killer called Charles Lee Ray, nicknamed Chucky. As a human, Chucky is shot, and when he realizes that he’s bleeding out, he transfers his soul into a doll. Throughout the various movies in the franchise, Chucky is always trying to possess a human body again to continue his murderous spree.

The first film was a box office success and established a cult following, which led to the creation of the “Child’s Play” media franchise that included several feature films, shorts, and T.V. shows. Chucky is one of the most recognizable horror movie icons today.

Chucky fits in the killer toys subgenre of horror films, and while the first film was pure horror, the sequels have evolved and changed. The franchise would now be described as slasher films as much as horror films. Additionally, a lot of the pure horror elements of the first movie have given way to a more self-aware look at the cult following of the movies thus incorporating dark humor, satire, and camp elements.