The series opens with a serial killer, Charles Lee Ray, mortally wounded and running from the police. He collapses in a toy store, but before he dies, he grabs a Good Guys doll named Chucky off the shelf and recites a voodoo incantation to transfer his soul to it. After transferring his soul, he has to find a new human body to inhabit or else be stuck in the doll forever.
The original trilogy is pure horror, with a murderous doll coming to life and killing everyone he comes in contact with. Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky turned the series more campy and satirical of the horror genre. Chucky stopped being a creepy doll in the shadows and became the main character, The story focused on his relationship with his girlfriend and their new child.
Curse of Chucky brought back the classic horror genre, as Chucky is mailed to a family's home and starts picking them off one-by-one. Cult of Chucky picks up right where Curse left off, with Chucky terrorizing the survivors.
This franchise is absolutely amazing. Dolls are pretty creepy in general and they do a good job milking that for pure adrenaline-induced horror. The cheesy 4th and 5th films still entertain, even if they're more comedy than horror. If you're afraid of dolls, Chucky is a good series for you. Not only because you're guaranteed to be frightened, but you also get to see some sweet justice enacted on a creepy doll.
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