When it comes to the modern slasher landscape, no one has had a better glow up in recent years thanChucky. The killer doll franchise that started with the beloved 1988 filmChild’s Playis currently silencing up streaming. The third season ofChuckyjust finished its blood-soaked run on Syfy and horror fans are waiting with bated breath to see if it’ll get renewed. However, while the fate ofChuckyhangs in the balance,Home Depot is showing some love to this possessed Good Guy Doll with a new animatronic.
The popular hardware store previewed this deadly animatronic saying, “Standing 3.5 feet tall, this freckled relic of the 1980s is everyone’s best friend… and worst enemy. He may look innocent enough in his striped shirt and overalls, but play at your own risk. The 3.5-foot animated Chucky is motion sensor activated; his head and body start to move, blink and speak. But he isn’t toying around.” This Chucky will be $199.99 USD when it hits Home Depot’s sleeves. That’s quite the steal when you consider that many of theselicensed Halloween decorationsare usually in the $500 to $1000 price range. This isn’t the first time Home Depot has celebrated a horror icon either. Just last year they addedJack Skellingtonfrom Disney’sThe Nightmare Before Christmasto their impressive lineup of original characters.
The State of ‘Chucky’
Horror fans last left Chucky at TheWhite House. Season 3 was a gothic ghost story that took American democracy by the throat with creative carnage and a storyline that was literally to die for.Charles Lee Ray aka Chucky was at death’s door after angering Damballa at the end of Season 2. This ment fans got to see “Old Man Chucky” play out with an aging Chucky doll that wasn’t easy on the eyes. It was also a clever way to get the voice of Chucky,Brad Dourif, back in the flesh for the first time in over a decade. Season 3 left us on a cliffhanger with our three heroes, Devon, Jake and Lexy being trapped in dolls at the hands of the Good Guy creator, played byJohn Waters.
The status of Season 4 remains a mystery, but it would be a shame for the show to get canceled given how it revitalized the franchise after a divisiveChild’s Playremakein 2019. The ending also saw Chucky andTiffany Valentineback together as a couple, which was a long time coming. However, regardless ifChuckygets renewed or not, creatorDon Mancinihas confirmed recently that he’s in early development of anewChuckyfilm. There hasn’t been a film in the original series’ timeline since 2017’sCult of Chucky.
All three seasons ofChuckyare currently streaming onPeacockwith the first two seasons also available on Blu-ray (the third season isreleasing on the format soon). You can also preview Home Depot’s newChuckyanimatronic above.
After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets.
