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Vote Now for Halloween Horror Nights' Short Film Competition!

Hand selected by Don Mancini, Bill Moseley, and Corey Feldman, ten filmmakers have a chance at four tickets to Universal's Halloween Horror Nights 2008, an exclusive invitation to the opening night Eyegore Awards ceremony and a $1,000 cash prize. The final decision on who wins, however, is all up to you!

Clip From Child's Play: 20th Birthday Edition!

Child’s Play: 20th Birthday Edition (review) hits DVD today, and if you’re still on the fence about getting it, maybe this clip from one of the DVD's special features will help? It better, sucker; we went through a lot to get this for you!

Kirschner Talks Child's Play Redux

Recently we caught up with Don Mancini and David Kirschner regarding the upcoming Child's Play remake so it was time to do a little diggin'! We all know that Dourif is coming back and that the duo want to bring the remake back to the film's scarier roots, but was there anything else to learn at this point?

Child's Play: 20th Birthday Edition (DVD)

Reviewed by Uncle Creepy Starring Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Dinah Manoff Directed by Tom Holland

Behind the Scenes of Halloween Horror Nights!

Nothing beats a hot girl in a Freddy Krueger outfit (maybe it's some Freudian thing), and we at Dread Central saw plenty of 'em when Universal Studios Hollywood held the casting call for "Freddy's Fly Girl Dancers" to kick off the festivities at this year's Halloween Horror Nights.

Mancini Talks Child's Play Reboot

Despite what they say, I just don’t get why the Child’s Play franchise needs a reboot. A new film that picks up where Seed ended could be pretty damn cool if they kept it dark, but at least series creator Don Mancini’s doing it himself.

Child's Play Penner Finds the Kill-Switch

My wife and I always joke about having weird mutant powers, like the power to tell when milk has gone bad without opening the carton, but this one just seems downright annoying.

Mancini, Don & Kirschner, David (Child's Play)

Interview by: Uncle Creepy Ah yes! It's always good to delve a bit into the minds that deliver the films we love so very much! David Kirschner and Don Mancini are the creative force behind everyone's favorite killer doll, Chucky, and recently I sat down with the two of them to talk about Fox's latest DVD release of Child's Play (review here) as well as the upcoming remake. Check it out below, and don't forget to VOTE FOR US ON PODCAST ALLEY! Click here to download our interview with David Kirschner and Don Mancini as an MP3! Click here to listen to the interview on your computer! Click here to subscribe to the Dread Central Interviews podcast! (iTunes) Click here to subscribe to the Dread Central Interviews podcast! (non-iTunes)