Child's Play (1988) - SSP179 - Scary Spirits Podcast

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Chucky’s 73rd: A “Child’s Play” Retrospective

Mark Hamill’s iconic voice in the “Child’s Play” remake and his 73rd birthday on September 25th inspired us to revisit the original 1988 horror classic. Join our hosts for a deep dive into the film that introduced the murderous doll, Chucky.

To make the episode even more terrifying, we’ll be sipping on a special “Chucky’s Massacre” themed cocktail. Tune in to hear our in-depth analysis and enjoy a frightfully good time! Don’t miss this chilling episode!

Chucky’s Massacre Cocktail

• sparkling wine
• 20mls of gin
• 25mls coconut milk
• 20mls ginger syrup
• squirty cream
• cinnamon
• gingernut biscuits

Instructions:

Combine gin, coconut milk and ginger syrup in a glass.
Top off with sparkling wine.
Add squirty cream to top and finish by sprinkling cinnamon and adding a gingernut biscuit.

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A Brief Synopsis: Gunned down by Detective Mike Norris, dying murderer Charles Lee Ray uses black magic to put his soul inside a doll named Chucky — which Karen Barclay then buys for her young son, Andy. When Chucky kills Andy’s baby sitter, the boy realizes the doll is alive and tries to warn people, but he’s institutionalized. Now Karen must convince the detective of the murderous doll’s intentions, before Andy becomes Chucky’s next victim.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

The origination of the Chucky doll is discussed.
References are made to Cabbage Patch Kids.
The film “Donovan’s Brain” is featured.
Karen gives us a brief history of killer doll movies.
Voodoo, the Damballa Chant and greegree charms are discussed.

Our rating of the film:

This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it.

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