10 Horror Movies To Scare The Crap Out Of New Parents

2. Child's Play

The closest you’ll probably come to being attacked by your child’s toys is stepping on a piece of Lego which, while it may feel like it, won’t see you die grotesquely.

However, I still don’t turn my back on my kid’s dolls just in case one runs up behind me a-la Child’s Play. Child’s Play, the warped brainchild of Don Mancini, begins with a single mother giving her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday. What could possibly be horrific about that? The doll being possessed by the spirit of a serial killer, of course!

Despite supposedly being the hottest toy for kids in the eighties, the flame-haired, dungareed Chucky doll is an eerie sight even before you realise he’s a knife-wielding maniac in disguise. The film has spawned six equally-bloody sequels as well as plenty of replica dolls - though this may be something you want to avoid giving your own spawn, just in case.