The same year saw a similarly-named but very different movie arrive, in the fiendish form of Demonic Toys. Produced by legendary practitioner of the cheap and cheerful Charles Band, it also boasts an early scriptwriting foray for comic book scribe David S.Goyer. Set within the confines of a toy warehouse, the story trapped a group of cops and criminals in a deadly game involving homicidal dolls, evil spirits and fully-poseable corpses. Poking just a modicum of fun at the kiddie-baiting industry, the film introduced us to the spring-loaded Jack Attack (above), Baby Oopsie Daisy (you'll never see In The Night Garden the same way again) and Grizzly Teddy... very grisly. Band's Full Moon Entertainment made a legacy out of their play-based adventures. Demonic Toys yielded multiple sequels, including run-ins with their counterparts from the Puppet Master and Dollman ranges. The company teamed up characters long before the box office-bludgeoning behemoths of Marvel and DC threw their hats in the sandpit.
I am a journalist and comedian who enjoys American movies of the 70s, Amicus horror compendiums, Doctor Who, Twin Peaks, Naomi Watts and sitting down. My short fiction has been published as part of the Iris Wildthyme range from Obverse Books.
