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Poltergeist II: When Braces Attack

I'll be straight with you. Poltergeist II stinks. Obviously it pains me to say that as the one of the worlds biggest Poltergeist fanatics but what can one do? Lie? Should I tell you that actually, Poltergeist II contains some of the best writing and acting that I've ever seen in my whole life? That it contains some of the greatest and most convincing special effects known to mankind? That there are no plot holes? That everything makes clear and perfect sense? Of course I can't lie to you! Poltergeist II is horrible. So horrible, that I played Family Feud on my Iphone while watching it.

The Poltergeist II disk I received from Netflix did not play in my laptop (surprise, surprise) so I was forced to watch it on the big electronic box in the living room. I admit, using a DVD player was strange at first but then I remembered how to use it after only a few minutes. It's just like riding a bike! The one major downside of this was that I could not take screenshots, which means that this post will not be as nearly as funny as it should be. And that makes me sad.

Picking up a year from where the first film ended, Poltergeist II again follows the Freeling family as they try to move on with their lives. Apparently, having a near death experience with some spirits, and almost crossing over, yields some very unexpected side effects. For example, people's latent psychic powers suddenly come to be realized. People also age rather quickly over the course of a year. Also in only a years time, every one somehow managed to receive the worst haircut of their life.

Shit is crazy! Anyways, guess what? The spirits are baaack. And so is the human form of the beast himself, Reverend Kane. So yeah, blah blah blah bad spirits, blah blah braces attack, blah tequila worm, blah blah saved by the Grandma?

There's really no way of getting around the fact that the only reason you should be watching Poltergeist II is to experience the obscenely grotesque Reverend Kane.

This guy is terrifying. So terrifying, that he will make you literally pull your face away from the screen. I swear, if you get close enough, you can even smell his denture/old person breath. It also doesn't help things that he talks like some fancy old lady, and looks like a skeleton. He's always creeping around and singing gross Jesus songs and wearing that horribly creepy outfit that reminds me of Colonel Sanders. He peers at you through the screen door and shouts at you when you won't let him in. He is the stuff that nightmares are made of.

Other than Reverend Kane, Poltergeist II is not scary in the slightest. Sure, a few skeletons pop out here and there, and a doll does a creepy thing where she turns her head slowly but that's about it. Everything else? Laughable. Also, none of this movie makes any sense. Things just come flying at you without any warning or logic. Like for example, why are Carol Anne and Robbie still sleeping in the same bedroom? How is it that Robbie manages to himself into the most ridiculous situations ever?

Isn't Carol Anne a little old looking for intimate bathtub time? And P.S., what happened at the end there? No seriously, what WAS that? I think I passed out briefly during it but from what I remember, people were floating and Carol Anne floated slowly away.....then she came back. Is that really all the 'otherside' looks like? If it is, I want my money and my hopes and dreams back.

Anyways, it's really hot outside and the more I think about Poltergeist II the more upset I get. I need an ice bath.

5 comments:

Mikey Sarago said...: Poltergeist II is pretty poopy indeed, although I agree about Reverend Kane — even the part about him being smelly!!!

I still don't quite understand how that braces part makes any sense. I remember an old friend of mine had to get braces when she was in high school and she was seriously terrified that her braces were gonna attack her while she slept. So I guess the movie worked for some people, lol.; July 17, 2011 at 4:15 PM
lrobhubbard said...: Fred Phelps is a dead ringer for Reverand Kane.; July 17, 2011 at 9:53 PM
Thomas Duke said...: NOOOO! I'd figure you of all people would find stuff to like about POLTERGEIST II. Oh well. I like it despite it's faults, and I think the biggest problem is how much it was cut down. It was cut by 40 minutes (!), and the ending suffers, and also it comes across as "one thing after another" instead of properly building.

Yeah, the braces stuff is pretty WTF, but it did creep me out as a kid for some reason. To me, the biggest crime is indeed the hair of Craig T and JoBeth. Inexcusable.; July 24, 2011 at 2:07 PM
Gary said...: I enjoyed it then and enjoy it now. I agree about the brace thing but Reverend Kane is certainly as creepy as it gets. The humor added was done well as it gave the viewer a remembrance this is all for fun. The tragedy is part III.; January 18, 2012 at 9:05 PM
Edward Fraraccio said...: The original Poltergeist is my favorite movie of all time and I find Poltergeist II to be a lot of fun for what it is.
Poltergeist: 5/5
Poltergeist II: 4/5; January 25, 2014 at 8:18 PM

They’re Here!

Oct 29th, 2008 | By Lindsay | Category: Movie Locations

A few weeks ago I sent Mike from MovieShotsLA out to do a little Haunted Hollywood stalking for me. I had read online that the house from the original Poltergeist movie (another horror flick I have yet to see!) is located in Simi Valley, and since Mike was in the area, I asked him to run by and snap some pics for me. As you can see from the above screen capture, the home looks exactly the same today as it did 26 years ago when the movie was filmed. The house actually looks like an average, everyday home that could be located on any street in America, and I think that is exactly why producers chose to use it. In fact, the voiceover in the trailer for the movie says this: “The house looks just like the one next to it, and the one next to that, and the one next to that. A couple lives in it with their three children . . . and something more.” The normalcy of the house makes the movie all the more scary.

Even though I have never actually seen Poltergeist, the movie has always intrigued me due to the rumored curse that has long been attached to it. Four actors from the Poltergeist trilogy passed away at fairly young ages causing many to believe the movies are cursed. The most tragic of the Poltergeist deaths were, of course, the deaths of the two young girls who played the Freeling family daughters. Dominique Dunne, who played Dana Freeling in the movie and who was the real life daughter of author Dominick Dunne, was strangled to death by her former boyfriend in the driveway of her West Hollywood home on November 4, 1982, just a few months after Poltergeist premiered. She was 22. Child star Heather O’Rourke, who played younger daughter Carol Anne, passed away on February 1, 1988 due to complications from cardiopulmonary arrest and intestinal stenosis. She was 12. Ironically both girls are buried at the Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood. The other two Poltergeist actors who passed away at fairly young ages both starred in the second movie in the trilogy. Julian Beck, who played Kane, passed away from cancer at the age of 60, and Will Sampson, who played Taylor, passed away at 53 due to complications from surgery. Curse or no curse the untimely passing of so many of the trilogy’s stars definitely adds an amount of grim allure to the movie.
Big THANK YOU to Mike for taking the pics and stalking this location for me!

Until next time, Happy Stalking!

Stalk It: The Poltergeist house is located at 4267 Roxbury Street in Simi Valley.

Gramma-Jess’ House from “Poltergeist II: The Other Side”

Oct 12th, 2015 | By Lindsay | Category: Movie Locations

Gramma-Jess' House Poltergeist II (11 of 11)

I have never seen Poltergeist, which, considering my love of the ‘80s and all things spooky, is rather shocking. I tried to remedy the situation this past weekend, but the Grim Cheaper was having none of it, unfortunately. I did recently stalk a location from the sequel, Poltergeist II: The Other Side, though. I had come across a post on the Then & Now Movie Locations blog about the residence used as Gramma-Jess’ (Geraldine Fitzgerald) house in the flick and became quite intrigued. Not only is the dwelling gorgeous, but it is located in Altadena, in close proximity to my old home. So I ran right out to see it in person.

Their house having imploded in Poltergeist, the Freeling family – Steve (Craig T. Nelson), Diane (JoBeth Williams), Robbie (Oliver Robins), and Carol Anne (Heather O’Rourke) – moves in with Diane’s mom, Gramma-Jess (Geraldine Fitzgerald), in Poltergeist II: The Other Side. Virtually all of the movie takes place at the large Craftsman-style residence, which is said to be located in Phoenix, Arizona.

Gramma-Jess' House Poltergeist II (3 of 11)

Amazingly, the house looks very much the same today as it did onscreen in 1986.

Gramma-Jess' House Poltergeist II (8 of 11)

Love the images below!

And LOVE that the driveway is exactly the same as it appeared onscreen!

Gramma-Jess' House Poltergeist II (1 of 11)

A few areas of the home were used in the filming, including the front exterior . . .

Gramma-Jess' House Poltergeist II (2 of 11)

. . . the backyard . . .

. . .and the front porch.

Interiors were filmed on a soundstage at MGM Studios in Culver City (which is now Sony Pictures Studios). According to the Poltergeist II production notes, “Preceded by months of intensive preparatory work, the production fully occupied two of the largest soundstages at MGM’s famed Culver City studio lot. On Stage 30, [production designer Ted] Haworth and his crew constructed a full-scale house, duplicating in exacting detail the real-life house selected to represent Gramma Jess’ home in the film –– inside and out.”

Because it is obvious that most of the exteriors were shot at the actual home in Altadena, I am guessing that the replica exteriors mentioned in the notes were only used for more close-up, tight shots of the outside of the residence, such as in the scene below. UPDATE – I recently spoke to David, who runs the amazing Poltergeist Fan Website, and it turns out that my hunch was correct. David informed me that the residence’s backyard and garage were re-created on a soundstage for use in a few night scenes, including the scene in which the Freelings ran out the back door of the house, through the backyard and into the garage, where they found Carol Anne hiding in the station wagon.

In real life, Gramma-Jess’ house, which was built in 1913, boasts three bedrooms, two baths, 2,766 square feet of living space, and a 0.53-acre plot of land. The property was last sold in 1973 for $18,500, which cracks me up being that Zillow now estimates its worth at around $1.5 million.

Gramma-Jess' House Poltergeist II (6 of 11)

The home is absolutely gorgeous in person and I am quite surprised that it is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Gramma-Jess' House Poltergeist II (7 of 11)

Gramma-Jess' House Poltergeist II (10 of 11)

While researching this post, I was floored to discover that the Poltergeist franchise is laced with behind-the-scenes mystery and intrigue. According the the television special Real Fear: The Truth Behind the Movies, the original 1982 film is said to be loosely based on supposed real life events that took place at a one-story ranch-style house belonging to the Hermann family in the Long Island suburb of Seaford. In early 1958, the Hermanns began experiencing many odd occurrences at the home. James and Lucille and their two children witnessed random objects flying across the room and furniture toppling over for no apparent reason. The disturbances only lasted about five weeks and the family attributed them to an Indian burial ground located nearby. You can read a more in-depth article about the Hermann hauntings here, though there is some contention about their connection to Poltergeist. There is also quite a bit of contention over who actually directed the first installment. While Tobe Hooper is listed on the credits, many believe that Steven Spielberg was actually at the helm. Mystery also shrouds the re-shot ending of the third movie, which no one involved in the production seems to want to discuss. And, of course, there is the so-called “Poltergeist curse,” which I talked about in my post about the house from the original film. For those who want to delve deeper into the intrigue surrounding the movies, I highly recommend checking out the Poltergeist Fan Website.

Gramma-Jess' House Poltergeist II (4 of 11)

Gramma-Jess' House Poltergeist II (5 of 11)

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Big THANK YOU to the Then & Now Movie Locations blog for finding this location! Smile

Gramma-Jess' House Poltergeist II (9 of 11)

Until next time, Happy Stalking! Smile

Stalk It: Gramma- Jess’ house from Poltergeist II: The Other Side is located 1589 Homewood Drive in Altadena.

Franchise Flashback – Poltergeist 2: The Other Side (1986)

Released in 1982, Poltergeist was the eighth highest-grossing film of that year, which means only one thing in the world of Hollywood: a sequel was inevitable, whether one was warranted or not. Surprisingly, it took MGM four years to put out Poltergeist 2, haunting theaters in 1986. And the wait, as is all-too-often the case with movie sequels, wasn’t exactly worth it.
Set one year after the events of 1982’s classic, Poltergeist 2: The Other Side once again centered on the Freeling family, who packed up their bags and moved to grandma’s house. Paranormal events resume shortly after the death of grandma, and the arrival of a mysterious stranger indicates that the original film’s demonic spirit wasn’t attached to the family’s home, but rather to young Carol Anne herself.
Poltergeist 2 has been somewhat woven into the fabric of pop culture history in recent years, and the reason for that is largely due to a particularly chilling performance by the late Julian Beck. The actor, who passed away prior to the film’s completion, portrayed the sinister Reverend Henry Kane, who the sequel explains as being the evil entity that terrorized Carol Anne in the first Poltergeist.
Diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1983, Beck’s health was already failing by the time cameras started rolling on Poltergeist 2, a fact that unfortunately contributed to the character being etched into the nightmares of so many horror fans. But it’s not just Beck’s gaunt appearance that turned Reverend Kane into such an iconic villain, as his manner of speaking and overall performance are downright bone-chilling.
If there’s a best thing about Poltergeist 2 it’s unquestionably the character of Reverend Kane, who we learn was a mad cult leader that encouraged his followers to hide out underground – warning them that the end of the world was near. After the doomsday date that he predicted came and went, without a single sign of the apocalypse, Kane kept them trapped underground, where they all perished.
The group’s hideout was, as fate would have it, underneath the burial ground that was underneath the Freeling family’s original home. Okay, so it’s all pretty silly stuff, but at least an attempt was made to explain some of the things that went down in Poltergeist. And Kane is genuinely a character whose story quite frankly could’ve been turned into a movie of its own – outside of the franchise.

The death of Julian Beck is most definitely reflected in the finished product that is Poltergeist 2, as any horror film is naturally going to suffer when the actor playing its lead villain doesn’t survive the production. At some point in the film, Kane completely disappears and is jarringly replaced by a series of inhuman monsters, which I suppose were supposed to represent his true form.
Perhaps the coolest thing about Poltergeist 2 is that Alien‘s creature designer H.R. Giger briefly worked on the project, brought on board after Beck passed away. Giger created both the legless ‘vomit creature’ and the second iteration of Kane’s demonic shape, and it’s the former that is the visual highlight of the film. The creature is seen for only a few seconds, but it’s cool enough to make a lasting impression.
As for the other effects in Poltergeist 2, they all pale in comparison to even the most unremarkable ones on display in the first film. The sequel was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Visual Effects category, though there’s hardly anything special to see here. A scene where young Robbie’s braces come to life and wrap him up like a mummy is particularly silly, for example, and it feels like it belongs in a different movie.
Like Giger’s effects work, another aspect of the film that doesn’t nearly get enough screen time is the possession of Steve Freeling, which takes place after he consumes a demonic tequila worm – yes, a demonic tequila worm. Channeling his inner Henry Kane, actor Craig T. Nelson is fantastic as the evil version of himself, but he snaps back to normal just as it’s starting to get fun.
Like all of the surviving cast members, Zelda Rubinstein returned to play psychic Tangina in Poltergeist 2, but her role from the original was mostly replaced by Will Sampson’s Taylor – a Native American shaman who helps the Freelings overcome their situation. His scenes mostly fall flat and feel out of place, while Tangina randomly pops up every once in a while – and Rubinstein is not nearly as on point as she was in 1982.
Pretty much everything about Poltergeist 2 is underdeveloped and executed with a general carelessness, up to and including briefly touched upon themes like sticking together as a family, a young boy coming into his own as a man, and a father who worries that he can’t protect the ones he loves. All of these ideas are brought up, but they vanish almost as suddenly as they’re presented – it’s as if the writers couldn’t be bothered to follow through on, well, anything.
On the whole, Poltergeist 2 feels like a very rushed film from start to finish, and there’s a serious sense of creative bankruptcy on display throughout. Quite frankly, what we got with this one was the sort of sequel you’d expect from a fourth or fifth installment in a franchise, rather than a second. There’s very little meat on the bones of the story, and the pacing and overall structure is just plain terrible.
It’s a shame, really, because it’s not like the film was rushed into production. According to my calculations, MGM had at least three years to come up with a good story and make a halfway decent sequel, but it unfortunately feels like they just didn’t care very much. By the time the laughable ending forces you to roll your eyes, Poltergeist 2 cements itself as the very definition of a ‘cash-grab sequel.’
Up next we revisit Poltergeist 3, so come on back to HL tomorrow for that retro review!

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'Poltergeist' remake OK, but won't stay with you

Linda Cook
May 23,2015

“Poltergeist” is yet another decent remake that’s a re-imagining of a 1980s classic.

Let’s face it: While many of us (myself included) may ask, “Why make it again?” the studios are smart enough to know that people who love originals are going to give the remakes a chance. Remakes generate interest and make money.

And the new “Poltergeist” is certainly not a bad movie. It just isn’t as scary or as much fun as the original.

The movie opens with a family of five moving into a new home. Dad Eric Bowen (Sam Rockwell) has been laid off from Deere & Co. in Moline. (Yes, this got quite a rise out of the rest of the audience with which I saw the film.)

Rosemarie DeWitt (“Men, Women & Children”) is the stay-at-home mom who would love to have time to pursue her writing career. She wants to get a job outside the home, but Eric won’t have it: The deal was that he would go to work and she would stay home. Period.

The two are invited to have dinner with neighbors, who tell them a few things about their new home that the real estate agent didn’t share. (There’s a great line I won’t spoil for you that’s uttered by one of the neighbors.)

Meanwhile, the kids are home by themselves. And all kinds of things begin to go wickedly wrong.

Saxon Sharbino is Kendra, the older daughter. She Skypes with her friends and continues to watch a paranormal reality show on television whose host ends with “This house is clean!” (This, like several other instances, is a nice nod to the first movie.)

Kyle Catlett is Griffin, the middle sibling. He’s an anxious boy who doesn’t at all like his new attic room. Griffin almost instinctively knows that something is wrong with the house and begins to experience bizarre occurrences nearly right off the bat.

Kennedi Clements is terrific as little sister Madison. Right away, we notice her talking to something or someone that we can’t see.

I like the way the script uses new technology — a drone toy, a cellphone, and, of course, a flat-screen TV (you knew that was coming, right?) to create a sense of fear in common objects. And I really enjoyed Jared Harris’ turn as Carrigan Burke, the “ghost hunter”-type TV host who comes to help the beleaguered family.

Because of the performers, the movie is above-average, but not memorable. You may enjoy the creepiness of it during the show, but don’t expect it to haunt you afterward

Killer toy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see Toy safety.

This article is in a list format that may be better presented using prose. You can help by converting this article to prose, if appropriate. Editing help is available. (November 2015)

Killer toys are fictional characters based on toys, dolls or puppets that commit violent acts. Reasons for these actions have included possession by demons, monsters, ghosts, supernatural creatures, dark magic, and malevolent or malfunctioning technology.

Concept

Toys coming to life is a common and historical concept in children's literature,^[1] and the idea has been adapted into numerous horror films and other horror fiction. The 1978 film Magic represents a key inspiration for subsequent films, while the subgenre's best-known films are the Child's Play film series.^[2]^[3]
Several works have used ventriloquist's dummies as antagonists, with the dummies either being outlets for their operator's psychosis or acting malevolently on their own.^[4]

List of films

The films that feature killer toys are listed as follows:

Film	Year	Rating (Rotten Tomatoes)	Ref.
The Great Gabbo	1929	80% (5 reviews)^[5]	^[6]^[7]
The Devil-Doll	1936	100% (6 reviews)^[8]	^[9]
Dead of Night	1945	96% (28 reviews)^[10]	^[6]^[11]
Attack of the Puppet People	1958	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[12]	^[13]
The Curse of the Doll People (aka Devil Doll Men)	1961	No critic reviews yet...^[14]	^[15]
Devil Doll	1964	20% (5 reviews)^[16]	^[17]
House of Evil (aka Dance of Death)	1968	No critic reviews yet...^[18]	^[19]^[20]
A Reflection of Fear	1972	No critic reviews yet...^[21]	^[22]
Asylum	1972	60% (10 reviews)^[23]	^[6]^[24]
From Beyond the Grave	1974	No Tomatometer score yet... (4 reviews)^[25]	^[6]^[26]
Craze	1974	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[27]	^[28]
Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara	1974		^[6]^[29]
Trilogy of Terror	1975	90% (10 reviews)^[30]	^[31]
Cauchemares (aka Cathy's Curse)	1977	No critic reviews yet...^[32]	^[33]
Magic	1978	83% (18 reviews)^[34]	^[6]^[35]
Tourist Trap	1979	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[36]	^[37]
Living Dolls	1980		^[38]
The Pit	1981	No Tomatometer score yet... (2 reviews)^[39]	^[40]
Poltergeist	1982	88% (56 reviews)^[41]	^[42]
Curtains	1983	No Tomatometer score yet... (4 reviews)^[43]	^[44]
Black Devil Doll from Hell	1984	No critic reviews yet...^[45]	^[46]
The Devil's Gift	1984	No critic reviews yet...^[47]	^[48]
Joey (aka Making Contact)	1985	No critic reviews yet...^[49]	^[50]
Dolls	1987	64% (11 reviews)^[51]	^[52]^[53]
GhostHouse (aka La Casa 3)	1988	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[54]	^[55]
Child's Play	1988	67% (33 reviews)^[56]	^[52]^[57]
Pin	1988	No critic reviews yet...^[58]	^[59]
Vacaciones de terror	1989		^[60]
Death Doll	1989		^[61]
Puppet Master	1989	33% (6 reviews)^[62]	^[6]^[63]
Child's Play 2	1990	40% (15 reviews)^[64]	^[52]^[65]
Puppet Master II	1991	33% (6 reviews)^[66]	^[67]
Vacaciones de terror 2	1991		^[68]
Child's Play 3	1991	23% (13 reviews)^[69]	^[52]^[70]
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge	1991	No Tomatometer score yet... (3 reviews)^[71]	^[72]
Dolly Dearest	1991	No Tomatometer score yet... (3 reviews)^[73]	^[74]^[75]
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker	1991	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[76]	^[77]
Dollman	1991	No Tomatometer score yet... (3 reviews)^[78]	^[79]
Demonic Toys	1992	No Tomatometer score yet... (3 reviews)^[80]	^[81]^[82]
Curse, Death & Spirit (aka Honto ni atta kowai hanashi: Jushiryou)	1992	No critic reviews yet...^[83]	^[84]^[85]
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys	1993	No Tomatometer score yet... (2 reviews)^[86]	^[74]^[87]
Puppet Master 4	1993	0% (5 reviews)^[88]	^[89]
Demon Dolls	1993		^[90]
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter	1994	No Tomatometer score yet... (3 reviews)^[91]	^[92]
The Fear	1995	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[93]	^[94]
Tales from the Hood	1995	38% (16 reviews)^[95]	^[96]
The Dummy	1995		^[97]
Patayin sa Sindak Si Barbara	1995		^[98]
The Bitch Is Back	1995		^[99]
Doll from Hell (aka Ikenie)	1996	No critic reviews yet...^[100]	^[101]
Amityville Dollhouse	1996	No Tomatometer score yet... (2 reviews)^[102]	^[103]
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders	1996	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[104]	^[105]
Pinocchio's Revenge	1996	No Tomatometer score yet... (4 reviews)^[106]	^[107]
Trilogy of Terror II	1996	No critic reviews yet...^[108]	^[109]
Quicksilver Highway	1997	No Tomatometer score yet... (3 reviews)^[110]	^[111]
Curse of the Puppet Master	1998	No Tomatometer score yet... (2 reviews)^[112]	^[113]
Small Soldiers	1998	48% (44 reviews)^[114]	^[115]^[116]
Bride of Chucky	1998	44% (34 reviews)^[117]	^[52]^[118]
The Fear: Resurrection	1999	No critic reviews yet...^[119]	^[120]
Das Clown	1999		^[121]
Blood Dolls	1999	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[122]	^[123]
Totem	1999	No critic reviews yet...^[124]	^[125]
Retro Puppet Master	1999	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[126]	^[127]
Ragdoll	1999	No critic reviews yet...^[128]	^[129]
The Dummy	2000	No critic reviews yet...^[130]	^[131]
May	2002	69% (64 reviews)^[132]	^[133]
Demon Island	2002	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[134]	^[135]
Dead Plastic Hands	2002		^[136]
Terror Toons	2002	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[137]	^[138]
Love Object	2003	42% (24 reviews)^[139]	^[140]
Puppet Master: The Legacy	2003	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[141]	^[142]
Doll Master (aka Inhyeongsa)	2004	No critic reviews yet...^[143]	^[144]
Seed of Chucky	2004	32% (75 reviews)^[145]	^[52]^[146]
Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys	2004	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[147]	^[148]
Marronnier	2004	No Tomatometer score yet... (2 reviews)^[149]	^[150]
When Puppets and Dolls Attack!	2004	No critic reviews yet...^[151]	^[152]
Doll Graveyard	2005	No Tomatometer score yet... (2 reviews)^[153]	^[154]
Tiki	2006	No critic reviews yet...^[155]	^[156]
Dead Silence	2007	21% (76 reviews)^[114]	^[6]^[157]
Terror Toons 2: The Sick and Silly Show	2007	No critic reviews yet...^[158]	^[159]
Black Devil Doll	2007	No Tomatometer score yet... (3 reviews)^[160]	^[161]
Trick 'r Treat	2007
Dangerous Worry Dolls	2008	No critic reviews yet...^[162]	^[163]
Triloquist	2008	No Tomatometer score yet... (2 reviews)^[164]	^[165]
Puppet Show	2008	No critic reviews yet...^[166]	^[167]
Skull Heads	2009	No Tomatometer score yet... (2 reviews)^[168]	^[169]
Demonic Toys 2 (aka Demonic Toys: Personal Demons)	2010	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[170]	^[171]
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil	2010	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[172]	^[173]
Shake, Rattle & Roll 12	2010	No critic reviews yet...^[174]	^[175]
Coin	2012		^[176]
Devil Dolls	2012		^[177]
Puppet Master X: Axis Rising	2012	No Tomatometer score yet... (1 review)^[178]	^[179]
Ooga Booga	2013	No Tomatometer score yet... (2 reviews)^[180]	^[181]
The Conjuring	2013	86% (199 reviews)^[182]	^[183]
Curse of Chucky	2013	80% (15 reviews)^[184]	^[52]^[185]
Maria Leonora Teresa	2014	No critic reviews yet...^[186]	^[187]
Annabelle	2014	29% (117 reviews)^[188]	^[189]
Poltergeist	2015	31% (102 reviews)^[190]	^[191]
Robert the Doll	2015		^[192]
The Boy	2016	29% (41 reviews)^[193]	^[194]
Puppet Master: Axis Termination	2016		^[195]
The Curse of Robert the Doll	2016		^[196]
Chucky 7	2017		^[197]

In television

The theme of evil toys has also been used in Doctor Who in the episodes "The Celestial Toymaker".^[198]^[199]^[200] and "Night Terrors (Doctor Who)".
An evil doll was used in several episodes of both the 1959 and 2002 versions of The Twilight Zone
- "Living Doll" from the 1959 Twilight Zone which featured Talky Tina (voiced by June Foray), a doll belonging to the stepdaughter of Erich Streator (played by Telly Savalas).
- "The Dummy," also from the 1959 Twilight Zone features a ventriloquist dummy that attempts to exact revenge when he is replaced.
- "Caesar and Me," also from 1959 Twilight Zone features another ventriloquist dummy that goads his owner into committing robberies and deserts him when the police come for him.
- An episode of the 2002 series titled "The Collection" features a young girl's strange collection of dolls which were made from her past babysitters.
The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror III" segment, "Clown Without Pity", features a Krusty doll that tries to kill Homer. The segment borrows elements from the Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll", the Child's Play films, Gremlins, the 1975 TV film Trilogy of Terror segment "Amelia" about a killer Zuni fetish doll as well as its 1996 cinematic sequel Trilogy of Terror II segment "He Who Kills", which are both in turn adaptations of Richard Matheson's 1969 short story, "Prey". The segment also borrows elements from Cape Fear. In a different episode, "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner", a possessed killer doll named "Baby Button Eyes" appears in a horror film, The Re-Deadening (a parody of Dolly Dearest). The doll is most likely based on the real-life appearance of "Annabelle", a possessed Raggedy Ann doll.
In the Mega Man episode "Crime of the Century," Dr. Wily reprograms a bunch of dolls and other toys to perform robberies all over the city. However, it's all just a diversion so Wily can get his hands on something much more valuable: a giant black pearl.
Ventriloquist dummies and dolls are also portrayed as evil in the works of R.L. Stine.
- The Goosebumps books and TV series had the "Night of the Living Dummy" stories which featured a sentient ventriloquist dummy named Slappy.
- R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour featured Lilly D. in the episodes "Really You" Pt. 1 and 2 and "The Return of Lilly D."
In the What's New, Scooby Doo? episode "Toy Scary Boo," the gang investigate a store with living toys who are taking it over.
In the Duel Masters franchise, the concept of the killer toys are featured in the Death Puppets of the Darkness Civilization.
In Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters (a re-imaging version of the Duel Masters franchise), the Evil Toys were renamed from the Death Puppets.
In Grojband episode "No Strings Attached," Trina Riffin suffers from pupaphobia after she had wicked visions of puppets when she was a child.

List of TV series episodes

The episodes that feature killer toys are listed as follows:

Series	Episode	Year	Ref.
The Twilight Zone	The Dummy	1962	^[201]
The Twilight Zone	Living Doll	1963	^[202]
The Twilight Zone	Caesar and Me	1964	^[203]
Night Gallery	Pamela's Voice/Lone Survivor/The Doll	1971	^[204]
Tales from the Crypt	Strung Along	1992	^[205]
The Simpsons	Treehouse of Horror III	1992	^[206]
Mega Man	Crime of the Century	1995	^[207]
Goosebumps	Night of the Living Dummy II	1996	^[208]
Goosebumps	Night of the Living Dummy III: Part 1	1997	^[209]
Goosebumps	Night of the Living Dummy III: Part 2	1997	^[210]
The X-Files	Chinga	1998	^[211]
Goosebumps	Bride of the Living Dummy	1998	^[212]
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Battered Doll/Poker Justice	2002	^[213]
What's New, Scooby-Doo?	Toy Scary Boo	2003	^[214]
The Twilight Zone	The Collection	2003	^[215]
The Simpsons	The Ziff Who Came to Dinner	2004	^[216]
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King	Battleground	2006	^[217]
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series	Really You: Part 1	2010	^[218]
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series	Really You: Part 2	2010	^[219]
Doctor Who	Night Terrors	2011	^[220]
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series	The Return of Lily D	2012	^[221]

References

Media Myths, Children's Nightmares, Stories of toys that come to life can of course be found throughout the history of children's literature...

Buckingham, David (1996). Moving Images: Understanding Children's Emotional Responses to Television. Manchester University Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7190-4595-0.

Lennard, Dominic W. All fun and games…: children's culture in the horror film, from Deep Red (1975) to Child's Play (1988), Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 133-142 (2012)

Trendacosta, Katherine (25 March 2013). "The 10 Creepiest Ventriloquist Dummies of All Time". io9. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

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Landis, John (2011). "Killer Dolls". Monsters in the Movies. DK Adults. pp. 236–237. ISBN 978-0-7566-8370-2.

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