Curse of Chucky sees a return to the franchise's source material, bringing back the straightforward horror elements found in the first Child's Play film.

The film was also turned into a scare zone for 2013's annual Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.

She finds news reports online of previous murders linked to him, along with a picture of Charles Lee Ray, Chucky's human form.

Barb leaves to look for Alice and awakens Ian, who reveals that he placed a hidden camera in Chucky and knows of her affair.

In the attic, Barb finds Chucky and discovers he has been concealing stitches and wounds on his face beneath a layer of plastic.

[7] At a reunion panel at the Mad Monster Party horror and sci-fi convention, the cast and crew from the original film confirmed that both a remake and a spin-off are in development.

Writer Don Mancini and producer David Kirschner worked on a sequel then titled Revenge of Chucky.

[citation needed] Curse of Chucky had its world premiere on August 2, 2013, at the Fantasia Festival,[10] in Montreal, and its European premiere at the London FrightFest Film Festival on August 22, accompanied by screenings of the original trilogy of Child's Play films.

The site's critics consensus states: "The franchise hex of disappointing sequels is broken by going back to basics in this chilling entry, restoring a sense of playfulness to the Chucky saga.

"[15] Ryan Larson of Shock Till You Drop also wrote a mostly positive review, saying, "the movie does so much right that it's easy to overlook the very few flaws it has.

He goes on to praise the director, pointing out that "Mancini (pulling double duty as writer as well as director) does a great job at introducing and ushering off characters in a fashion that doesn't bog the film down with a bunch of characters who get three minutes of film time before getting the axe, or butcher knife in this case.

"[2] In Brazil, Chucky inspired two episodes of the "Hidden Camera" (Câmeras Escondidas) show broadcast by the local SBT channel.

[16][17] At the film's world premiere at the Montreal Fantasia Festival, it received a Gold Award for Best International Feature.