ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, AUG. 21, 2003 I think I’ve seen every Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street movie ever made. I’m not proud of that; in fact, I’m kind of ashamed. As the Straight’s on-call horror reviewer, I’ve had to view some of these films as part of the job, … Continue reading Horror review: Freddy vs. Jason
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The sick and twisted Bride of Chucky brings loads of laughs to the Child’s Play franchise
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON OCT. 29, 1998 By Steve Newton While still a student at UCLA Film School, screenwriter Don Mancini wrote the original Child’s Play script as a reaction both to child-oriented advertising and to the Cabbage Patch Kids craze of the mid-’80s. His tale of a psycho killer’s soul transferred into the body of … Continue reading The sick and twisted Bride of Chucky brings loads of laughs to the Child’s Play franchise
Low-rent shocks abound in Seed of Chucky, but chills, thrills, and chuckles are hard to find
This ultracampy entry in the Child's Play franchise fails to produce much in the way of chills, thrills, or chuckles.