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This week we’re resurrecting Bride of Chucky (1998). We celebrate Jennifer Tilly’s Tiffany, dissect the film’s Bride of Frankenstein parallels, and marvel at its practical doll effects. In this episode's b-side, we debate horror’s most toxic relationships and where mutual dysfunction gives way to manipulation. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 25:09.
Mentioned in the Episode
Watch the Film
Bride of Chucky (1998) (https://letterboxd.com/film/bride-of-chucky/)
Main Episode
Chucky Creator Don Mancini on Why It Was Time to Bring Everyone’s Favorite Killer Doll to TV, Exclusive Interview (https://www.looper.com/630810/chucky-creator-don-mancini-on-why-it-was-time-to-bring-everyones-favorite-killer-doll-to-tv-exclusive-interview/)
NECA’s Life-Size Chucky and Tiffany Replica Dolls (https://store.necaonline.com/products/bride-of-chucky-1-1-replica-life-size-chucky-and-tiffany-bundle)
394: Bride of Frankenstein (1935) (https://www.hackorslash.live/394-bride-of-frankenstein-1935/)
Child’s Play (1988) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child%27s_Play_(1988_film))
Hellraiser (1987) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellraiser)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street)
Hocus Pocus (1993) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hocus_Pocus_(1993_film))
Return of the Jedi (1983) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi)
Annabelle (2014) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle_(film))
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_the_Mask:_The_Rise_of_Leslie_Vernon)
Halloween (1978) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(1978_film))
Puppet Master (1989) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet_Master_(film))
The Exorcist (1973) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist)
Seed of Chucky (2004) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_of_Chucky)
Cult of Chucky (2017) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_Chucky)
Chucky, TV Series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chucky_(TV_series))
Tales from the Crypt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(TV_series))
Sense and Sensibility (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_and_Sensibility)
Wuthering Heights (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights)
The Sims (https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims)
B-side
Halloween (2007) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(2007_film))
Dracula (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula)
Possession (1981) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_(1981_film))
The Invisible Man (2020) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man_(2020_film))
Friday the 13th (2009) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th_(2009_film))
Psycho (1960) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film))
Hellraiser (1987) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellraiser)
Obsession (2025) (https://www.hackorslash.live/obsession-2025/)
Keeper (2025) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeper_(2025_film))
The Conjuring Universe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring_Universe)
217: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) (https://www.hackorslash.live/217-rosemarys-baby-1968/)
232: Pearl (2022) (https://www.hackorslash.live/232-pearl-2022/)
206: X (2022) (https://www.hackorslash.live/206-x-2022/)
102: Midsommar (2019) (https://www.hackorslash.live/102-midsommar-2019/)
Men (2022) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_(2022_film))
320: Paranormal Activity (2007) (https://www.hackorslash.live/320-paranormal-activity-2007/)
Buddy (2026) (https://www.hackorslash.live/buddy-2026/)
Shaun of the Dead (2004) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_of_the_Dead)
251: The Mummy (1932) (https://www.hackorslash.live/251-the-mummy-1932/)
The Shining (1980) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(film))
Get Out (2017) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Out)
You’re Next (2011) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_Next)
Together (2025) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Together_(2025_film))
Interview with the Vampire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire)
Carrie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_(novel))
265: Smile (2022) (https://www.hackorslash.live/265/)
The Descent (2005) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent)
Scream (1996) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_(1996_film))
Bones and All (2022) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bones_and_All)
What Keeps You Alive (2018) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Keeps_You_Alive)
It’s What’s Inside (2024) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_What%27s_Inside)
The Lighthouse (2019) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lighthouse_(2019_film))
333: Orphan (2009) (https://www.hackorslash.live/333-orphan-2009/)
194: The Lodge (2019) (https://www.hackorslash.live/194-the-lodge-2019/)
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