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entertainment4 hours ago•36 min saved

From Magic to Chucky: The 1978 Psychological Thriller That Spawned a Franchise

Magic (1978) is a psychological thriller starring Anthony Hopkins as Corky Withers, a troubled ventriloquist whose dummy Fats may be possessed, a film whose unsettling dynamic directly inspired Don Mancini to create the Child’s Play franchise in 1988.

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horror6 hours ago•14 min saved

How a 1978 Psychological Thriller Gave Birth to the Chucky Saga

The 1978 horror-thriller Magic, headlined by Anthony Hopkins as a ventriloquist whose murderous puppet blurs the line between possession and a fractured psyche, is credited with inspiring Don Mancini to create the Child’s Play franchise; the piece praises its psychological tension and isolation, and notes Magic is streaming on Tubi.

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#anthony-hopkins #chucky-franchise #don-mancini