10 Slasher Horror Movies That Had No Right To Be This Good

While there are occasional exceptions to this rule, horror remakes tend to have a poor track record when it comes to their quality. A Nightmare On Elm Street, Poltergeist, and The Mummy are just some of the atrocities responsible for this reputation. Therefore, when a remake of Child's Play was announcement for 2019, hopes weren't exactly high.

What was especially worrying about this remake was that Don Mancini's original franchise was still going strong at the time. Two recent sequels were met by adoration from fans and a TV series (released in 2021) was also in the works. This remake consequently felt entirely unnecessary.

Despite being detached from the original series, this Child's Play turned out to be more fun than anyone expected.

Switching the possession angle of the original, this Chucky - voiced by a charismatic Mark Hamill, who's a commendable stand-in for Brad Dourif - is a malfunctioning high-tech toy that gets an appetite for violence. More than a modernisation of the classic slasher, the 2019 Child's Play became a razor-sharp satire on consumerism and our over-reliance on technology.

This slasher knew exactly what it was. It never took itself too seriously and delivered on the gruesome gore.