Everyone loves Chucky. Who wouldn’t adore a diminutive, homicidal plastic maniac?

For 33 years Chucky has been scaring the bejesus out of generations of children, teens and adults. And it looks like his reign of terror will continue for years to come (thank you Don Mancini!).

But have you heard about the real life (well, as alive as a doll can be) Chucky that lives in Florida? His name is Robert… and he’s a little devil. Literally.

In this episode we explore the Child’s Play universe – the 1988 horror classic, the films it’s spawned, the possessed doll that is rumoured to have inspired the original film, and the two horrific true crime murders that may have been influenced by Chucky’s antics.

Grab some sage, lock all your cuddly toys and dolls in the closet, and listen to episode 5 of The Witchery Podcast.

On our Learn from the Best segment, check out:

Watch: The Making of Child’s Play 

Watch: The Dollhouse 

Read: Robert the Doll by David Sloan

And in this week’s Obscure Film Club:

Dolls (1987)

Puppet Masters (1989)

May (2002)

Robert (2015)