Child's Play / Pumpkinhead

The Child’s Play movies are like exposure therapy for people scared of dolls

Even Dr. Freud would have his hands full with little Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent), a 6-year-old Chicago boy who sees his beloved, life-sized ”Chucky” doll...

Read the Empire Movie review of Child’s Play. It's nothing wildly original, but it is pacey and entertaining when it gets...

On Nov. 9, 1988, the horror character Chucky hit theaters.

Tom Holland's "Child's Play" (selected theaters) is like an exceptionally jolting roller-coaster ride through an especially scary tunnel of love.

Clipping found in USA Today published in McLean, Virginia on 11/15/1988. Child's Play*

Clipping found in St. Louis Post-Dispatch published in St. Louis, Missouri on 11/10/1988. Child's Play*

Clipping found in The Boston Globe published in Boston, Massachusetts on 11/9/1988. Child's Play*

Clipping found in Detroit Free Press published in Detroit, Michigan on 11/10/1988. Child's Play*

Clipping found in Fort Worth Star-Telegram published in Fort Worth, Texas on 11/9/1988. Child's Play (1/2)

Clipping found in The Guardian published in London, Greater London, England on 6/1/1989. Child's Play

Clipping found in The Independent published in London, Greater London, England on 6/1/1989. Child's Play

Clipping found in Evening Standard published in London, Greater London, England on 6/1/1989. Child's Play*

Clipping found in Daily News published in New York, New York on 11/16/1988. Child's Play

Clipping found in Newsday published in New York, New York on 11/9/1988. Child's Play

Clipping found in The Age published in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 1/26/1989. Child's Play/ A Man in Love

Clipping found in Anchorage Times published in Anchorage, Alaska on 11/17/1988. Child's Play*

Clipping found in West Central Tribune published in Willmar, Minnesota on 11/22/1988. Child's Play*

Clipping found in The Atlanta Constitution published in Atlanta, Georgia on 11/9/1988. Child's Play

What is it about dolls that makes them seem so sinister? Why is it that kids in the movies always seem to share some evil secret with their dolls? And why is

Child's Play is a near-miss at providing horrific thrills in a tale [by Don Mancini] of a doll come to murderous life, told with a knowing tongue-in-cheek at...