10 Best Slasher Horror Movie Remakes Of All Time

3. Child's Play (2019)

Child's Play (1988) introduced us to the murderous children’s toy Chucky, the infamous doll possessed by the evil spirit of a serial killer by way of voodoo. Child’s Play would of course go on to become one of the best-loved franchises in horror, perfectly blending a dark humour into its narrative. Quality-wise, the series has, for the most part, remained relatively consistent throughout the majority of its sequels.

In what is the most recent remake from the key franchises of modern horror, Child's Play (2019) is also one of the best, looking carefully at what worked well in the early films and blending into a new story. This redo modernised the original premise for a current market, with Chucky being able to log into the cloud of its owners home and connect to all of their online devices.

Directed by Lars Klevberg (Polaroid), the humour runs deep again throughout this movie, and the story provides intrigue as we watch Chucky slowly evolve from a playful 'butter wouldn’t melt' doll, into the murderous killer we know he’s going to become.

The film dispenses with the lengthy backstory of how Chucky is the way he is; there is no voodoo possession, just the removal of a few safety protocols and the violence inhibitor from his computer chip by a scorned factory worker. The kills are highly inventive and morbidly enjoyable, and the way in which Chucky torments his victims is both amusing and disturbing in equal measures.