The EVIL Doll
As the kings of scary possessed objects, dolls have held their ground in horror films since the first unsettling cutaway to a seemingly innocent porcelain face. Theyve been exploited on numerous occasions to elicit fear in the part of us that never wanted to grow up. When youre talking about killer dolls, which is always a popular conversation piece, youre mind inevitably goes to Chucky and his crowning moment when he first bursts into life as Karen Barclay threatens to throw him into the fire. His friendly facade is stripped away and he assaults her with an explosion of obscenities, followed by bites and scratches like a wild animal. Here is the epitome of sacred object perversion; a childs play thing turned foul mouthed psycho killer. Obviously Childs Play isnt the only film where pesky presents run amuck. Who could forget the scary clown doll from Poltergeist or the energetic Zuni Fetish Doll from Trilogy of Terror? Or Charles Bands persistent obsession with small killer things that permeate his Full Moon Pictures including The Puppet Master series, Demonic Toys and Dolls, to name a few. But if you think those are scraping the bottom of the barrel, please see the Childs Play rip-offs Dolly Dearest and Pinocchios Revenge. Theyll have you begging for your dolly back.