Are we having fun now? Leading up to the release of Orion Pictures’ Child’s Play re-imagining (our review), the production company held a “Chucky Only” advance screening of the film on Wednesday, which brought out tons of Chucky superfans (myself and Bloody Disgusting’s own Meagan Navarro included) to check it out. It was…..an experience.
The screening took place at the South Lamar Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, which is known for its fun and elaborate screenings (see this year’s “Pregnant Moms” screening of The Prodigy for an example). Prior to the screening, the cosplayers proceeded to freak out theatergoers who were not there to watch Child’s Play, giving everyone quite a scare. A fun night at the movies turned sinister for the theater-goers who opted to go to the movies on a random Wednesday night.
Attendees wore striped shirts and nu Chucky’s signature “Buddi” overalls. Those who opted out of the hair and makeup (done with expertise by Hilary Whitworth) were given some seriously creepy Chucky masks to go with their striped shirt and overalls. Try not to get too creeped out by the empty dead eyes of those masks, which are the stuff of nightmares.
At this screening, we were all friends to the end.
In Klevberg’s modern take on the horror classic, a mother (Aubrey Plaza) gives her son (Gabriel Bateman, Lights Out) a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.
