Episode 201: "Halloween II" | CHUCKY SERIES AFTERSHOW

Published 2022-10-06
James A. Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca sit down with Child's Play creator Don Mancini to discuss the first episode of Chucky Season 2!

Edited by Bryanna Paperno and Joshua Lyon

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All Comments (21)
  • I think that the fact that Alex Vincent left acting for so long but came back to the Chucky franchise and continues to stay an active, integral part of it is a real tribute to Mancini as a director and his great relationship with his actors - they return again and again to work with him, and Vincent even came out of acting retirement just to keep going with this series.
  • Seriously wasn't expecting Jake's foster brother to straight up been blown to pieces by Chucky, like, my god.
  • @Aflay1
    Mancini's motto is "If it's cool, funny, or awesome, why the hell not?" And I'm all for it.
  • @compatriot852
    I can't believe they managed to get him onto their podcast. What a horror legend
  • @Jackie-McCann
    27:37 “Don… Don, what you did to Nica. How could you?”
    “Part of me will never forgive you. It’s so mean!”
    I’m with them. Don, you did Nica DIRTY. 😫
  • @notjebbush
    My mom is also not a fan of horror at all, but we watched season 1 together and she also loved it so much. We're now watching season 2 together
  • When you mentioned Tony Gardner, I remembered that he is canonically dead in the Chucky franchise due to decapitation.
  • @twist58
    THE Don Mancini on Dead Meat?

    What a way to start the Fall season with James and co!
  • I was so bewildered when they said Bride of Chucky was a movie in their universe. That surprised me more than the kid death. XD
  • This winter is going to be stacked with Kill Counts. James wants to do the Scream Recounts plus the new one, and there's Terrifier, Pearl, Halloween and Hellraiser in the meantime.
  • I have a feeling that Gary’s death was a reference to the second Robin, Jason Todd, who also died to a bomb (now what would be crazy if Gary came back, but I doubt he will)
  • @WordUnheard
    I have a feeling that Nica will either be placed into a doll against her will, or by her own doing. Maybe the Tiffanyish doll, or even more apt, a Good Guy doll. They can't just leave Fiona Dourif like that.
  • God, I love Jennifer Tilly. And I love how much this franchise loves her. She should be in everything. 🖤🖤
  • @ceilinh6004
    I love that different iterations of the Chucky doll have their own character/plot arcs. I really can't express how much joy it brings me.
  • Love the shoutout to Hannibal! Bryan Fuller has been hyping up Chucky season 2 over on twitter for like a month now, sweet to see the admiration going both ways.
  • @devino.4117
    I really love how Dead Meat is a champion for the Chucky series/legacy! Friends 'til the end.
  • How amazing is it to be talking to Don Mancini and hear him genuinely care about what you thought of his work. I understand creators rely on fans to love their projects, but to see a horror icon so humble and excited about his work is really special. It’s one of the great things about the internet, growing up we’d never have interviews like this.
  • @rosecannon14
    Season 2 is off to a great start, the cast has more chemistry than ever and the setting is set properly with a dark/comedic tone. Looking forward to see where this goes, and hopefully it inspires other legendary franchises to follow suit.
  • Putting them inside the catholic school was perfect place for this show to go. As curse being my favorite of the series for the Gothic horrors, and how chucky was able to terrorise the family. It just feels like he'll be able to do that again with it being a more closed in space.