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‘Psychonaut’ Journeys to the Darkest Recesses of the Mind But Gets Lost On the Way Out [Review]

October 28, 2024 Daniel Kurland BHFF, BHFF 24, Brooklyn Horror, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Fiona Dourif, Julia Batelaan, Movies, Psychonaut, Reviews, Thijs Meuwese

Psychonaut begins with a concise definition of its titular concept — a person who explores altered states of consciousness within the human mindscape — only to infinitely double-down on the idea’s most terrifying consequences. Yes, a psychonaut explores altered consciousness, but they’re also subjected to the many dangerous and destructive impulses that flood the human […]

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“Chucky” – Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif and More Cast Members React to the Show’s Cancellation

September 30, 2024 Alex DiVincenzo Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Child's Play, Christine Elise, Chucky, Don Mancini, Fiona Dourif, Interviews, Movies

Less than 24 hours after Syfy and USA announced the cancellation of Chucky, cast members Brad Dourif (Chucky), Fiona Dourif (Nica), Alex Vincent (Andy), Christine Elise (Kyle), and Billy Boyd (Gigi) appeared on a panel at Terror Con in Marlborough, MA. When the subject of the cancellation came up, the elder Dourif deferred to his […]

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“Chucky”: Brad Dourif & Fiona Dourif Talk White House Ghosts, Sharing Scenes, and What’s Next [Exclusive]

April 25, 2024 Meagan Navarro Brad Dourif, Chucky, Fiona Dourif, Interviews

Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Chucky” Season 3: Episode 6 & Episode 7. Chucky’s greatest fear, dating all the way back to his introduction in 1988’s Child’s Play, has been death. The serial killer transferred his soul, via voodoo, to a Good Guy doll to avoid it. This week’s brand new seventh episode of “Chucky” Season 3, “There […]

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‘Curse of Chucky’ – Celebrating the Unlikely Franchise Revival Ten Years Later

October 5, 2023 Tyler Eschberger Brad Dourif, Chucky, Curse of Chucky, Don Mancini, Editorials, Fiona Dourif, Movies

I don’t need to inform anyone that mainstream Hollywood entertainment is still in the grips of a franchise and IP based fervor. Mega franchises, sequels, reboots, requels, remakes – all of these have been the lion’s share of high profile releases for well over a decade now. Everything from the most recognizable franchises in film […]

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‘Cult of Chucky’ Sets the Stage for the TV Series [Halloweenies Podcast]

September 18, 2023 Michael Roffman Brad Dourif, Chucky, Cult of Chucky, Don Mancini, Fiona Dourif, news

Four years after Curse of Chucky reunited horror hounds with their favorite Good Guy, writer-director Don Mancini continued to pile on the decades-long story with its seventh entry, Cult of Chucky. Like Curse, the straight-to-VOD sequel revolves around one location — in this case, a mental hospital — and follows the exploits of Nica Pierce […]

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‘Curse of Chucky’ Is the Best Direct-to-Video Horror Sequel to Date [Halloweenies Podcast]

August 14, 2023 Michael Roffman Child's Play, Chucky, Curse of Chucky, Don Mancini, Fiona Dourif, Podcasts

In 2013, nearly 10 years after Seed of Chucky hit theaters, Charles Lee Ray came home. Sort of. He arrived on the doorsteps of not only the Pierce family, but all the fans who had been waiting for years to see their favorite Good Guy in another misadventure. Needless to say, Don Mancini delivered with […]

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The Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.04 – “Death on Denial”

October 27, 2022 Joe Lipsett Bjorgvin Arnarson, Brad Dourif, Don Mancini, Editorials, Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Lachlan Watson, Tony Nappo, Zackary Arthur

Each week Joe Lipsett will highlight a key scene or interaction in S02 of Don Mancini’s Chucky series to consider how the show is engaging with and contributing to queer horror. Leave it to “Chucky” to not only pivot at the mid-way point of its second season to become a one-off campy murder mystery in […]

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The Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 2.02 – “The Sinners Are Much More Fun”

October 13, 2022 Joe Lipsett Brad Dourif, Chucky, Chucky Season 2, Don Mancini, Editorials, Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, LGBT, LGBT Horror, lgbtq, LGBTQ Horror, Syfy

Each week Joe Lipsett will highlight a key scene or interaction in S02 of Don Mancini’s “Chucky” series to consider how the show is engaging with and contributing to queer horror. “The Sinners Are Much More Fun” continues to lay the foundation for the season to come as Jake (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Björgvin Arnarson) and […]

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“Chucky” Season 2 Review – Episode 2 Plants the Seeds of Revenge [Review]

October 12, 2022 Meagan Navarro Chucky, Don Mancini, Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Reviews

The second season of Don Mancini’s “Chucky” kicked off with a transitional episode that reintroduced Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur), Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind), and Devon (Bjorgvin Arnarson), then shipped them off to Catholic school. The second episode, “The Sinners Are Much More Fun,” continues their attempts to assimilate into their new surroundings while planting the […]

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‘Don’t Look at the Demon’ Trailer – Fiona Dourif Stars in Supernatural Horror Movie [Exclusive]

August 31, 2022 John Squires Don't Look at the Demon, Exclusives, Fiona Dourif, Movies, Videos

Fiona Dourif is back in “Chucky” Season 2 this Halloween, and Dourif will also be starring in the indie horror movie Don’t Look at the Demon. We’ve got the trailer for ya today. We’ve learned that Don’t Look at the Demon will be released in 100+ theaters in the United States and Canada on the […]

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‘Living With Chucky’ Review – Documentary Celebrates ‘Chucky’ Franchise as a Family Affair

August 15, 2022 Meagan Navarro Alex Vincent, billy boyd, Brad Dourif, Child's Play, Christine Elise, Chucky, Don Mancini, Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Living With Chucky, Movies, Popcorn Frights, Reviews

Living With Chucky begins as a familiar horror documentary that assembles a variety of notable genre veterans to examine a prominent horror franchise. This one celebrates the iconic killer doll and the Child’s Play franchise. But Living With Chucky quickly diverges from the pack as a unique angle emerges. It’s not just a documentary that reflects upon the franchise’s legacy; it […]

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Fiona Dourif Will Be Back in “Chucky” Season 2 This Fall

May 21, 2022 John Squires Chucky, Don Mancini, Fiona Dourif, TV

The second season of Don Mancini‘s “Chucky” series is headed to USA and SYFY this coming Fall, and with filming underway, more casting news has been revealed this week. Don Mancini has taken to Twitter to confirm that Fiona Dourif will be back as Nica in “Chucky” Season 2, who needless to say has been quite changed by […]

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“Chucky” Actress Fiona Dourif Teases That We’re Not Ready for the Show’s Bonkers Finale [Exclusive]

November 17, 2021 Meagan Navarro Chucky, Don Mancini, Fiona Dourif, Interviews, TV

The back half of “Chucky” season one kicked off with the return of major franchise players Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) and Nica (Fiona Dourif). Or rather, Chucky inhabiting Nica’s body, thanks to the events of Cult of Chucky. In just two episodes, Dourif established herself to have one of the most complicated roles yet; the actress plays […]

[Review] “Chucky” Packs Episode Six Full of Shocking Moments and Vital Reveals

November 16, 2021 Meagan Navarro Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Chucky, featured, Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Reviews, topnews, TV

The last episode marked a dramatic turning point in “Chucky” with major strides in multiple plot threads. Paths started to converge with the arrival of Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) and Nica (Fiona Dourif), and smaller loose ends sought closure in Jake Wheeler’s world. Flashbacks into Tiffany’s first meet-cute with Charles Lee Ray ran parallel with the […]

How “Chucky” Turned Fiona Dourif into Brad Dourif’s Charles Lee Ray for Flashbacks to the 1980s

November 10, 2021 John Squires Brad Dourif, Child's Play, Chucky, Cult of Chucky, Don Mancini, featured, Fiona Dourif, topnews, TV

We had been promised that this week’s episode of “Chucky” would bring Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky character Nica Pierce back into the mix, the character of course played by Brad Dourif‘s real-life daughter Fiona Dourif in the previous two feature films. But what we didn’t realize is that Fiona would be pulling […]