Don Mancini
Don Mancini (born January 25, 1963) is an American writer, producer and director known for being the creator of the Child’s Play/Chucky franchise.
Works
Child's Play 2
Chucky is reconstructed by a toy factory to dispel the negative publicity surrounding the doll, and tracks young Andy Barclay to a foster home where the chase begins again.
Release Date1990-11-09
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Charactersd Play Pals Corporation Employee (uncredited)
Vote Count1957
Eli Roth's History of Horror
An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.
Release Date2018-10-14
Charactersd Self
Episode Count2
Vote Count45
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
Hosted by The Boulet Brothers, this reality competition show features monster drag artists from around the world competing for a chance to win $100,000 and the title of "Dragula, The World's Next Drag Supermonster". Each week, the competitors are tasked with horror-based makeup, design, and performance challenges meant to test their skills and prove they have what it takes to remain in the competition. For the monsters that fail, grueling mental and physical "Extermination Challenges" await with horrifying and deadly consequences, until only the strongest finalists remain.
Release Date2016-10-31
Charactersd Self - Guest Judge
Episode Count1
Vote Count25
The Dollhouse
Kyra Gardner's loving tribute to growing up in the world of the psycho killer doll, Chucky.
Release Date2017-10-13
Charactersd Self
Vote Count1
Living with Chucky
A filmmaker who grew up alongside Chucky the killer doll seeks out the other families surrounding the Child's Play films as they recount their experiences working on the ongoing franchise and what it means to be a part of the, "Chucky" family.
Release Date2022-08-13
Charactersd Self
Vote Count46
Halloween Wars
Cake decorators, sugar artists and pumpkin carving experts battle it out as they create Halloween-themed edible displays. The last team to scare off the competition will take home a $50,000 grand prize.
Release Date2011-10-02
Charactersd Self - Judge
Episode Count5
Vote Count13
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
This spin-off series of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula stars monster drag artists from the show's previous seasons returning to the competition for a chance to win a $100,000 grand prize and the title of Queen of the Underworld. Each week the returning drag monsters must compete in makeup, costume creation, and performance based challenges to prove that they are the best of the best, while the weakest among them must face terrifying physical feats or risk elimination until only the true Titan of Dragula remains.
Release Date2022-10-25
Charactersd Self - Guest Judge
Episode Count1
Vote Count8
Doc of Chucky
The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, John Waters, Fiona Dourif, Perrey Reeves, Gerrit Graham, David Kirschner, and dozens more.
Release Date2024-11-01
Charactersd Self
Vote Count1
The Legacy of Chucky
A celebration of the 30+ year legacy of the Child’s Play franchise and iconic character, Chucky, with never-before-seen interviews with franchise creator and actors.
Release Date2021-07-25
Charactersd Self
Vote Count18
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
Film icons and genre experts share observations, experiences, and analysis to help reframe, deconstruct, and re-contextualize the "lost" decade of horror: the '90s.
Release Date2024-11-24
Charactersd Self
Vote Count5
In Search of Darkness: Part II
The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Search of Darkness, adding 15 new interviewees and 40+ returning favorites for the biggest and most comprehensive ‘80s Horror documentary cast ever assembled.
Release Date2020-10-06
Charactersd Self
Vote Count45
In Search of Darkness
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
Release Date2019-05-01
Charactersd Self
Vote Count94
Hannibal
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
Release Date2013-04-04
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count2733
Chucky
After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies — and allies — from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll’s untold origins.
Release Date2021-10-12
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count24
Vote Count4129
Tales from the Crypt
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Release Date1989-06-10
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Episode Count1
Vote Count937
Child's Play
An innocent-looking doll is inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refuses to die.
Release Date1988-11-09
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count3203
Bride of Chucky
Chucky is reborn when his old flame, Tiffany, rescues his battered doll parts from a police impound.
Release Date1998-10-15
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count2050
Child's Play 3
Eight years after seemingly destroying the killer doll, teen Andy Barclay is placed in a military school, and the spirit of Chucky returns to renew his quest and seek vengeance after being recreated from a mass of melted plastic.
Release Date1991-08-30
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count1690
Child's Play
Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic.
Release Date2019-06-19
DepartmentWriting
JobCharacters
Vote Count1990
Seed of Chucky
This time around, Chucky and his homicidal honey, Tiffany, are brought back to life by their orphan offspring, Glen. Then the horror goes Hollywood as Chucky unleashes his own brand of murderous mayhem!
Release Date2004-11-12
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1712
Cult of Chucky
Confined to an asylum for the criminally insane for the past four years, Nica is wrongly convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family... until a string of grisly deaths occur after her psychiatrist introduces a new group therapy tool -- a "Good Guy" doll.
Release Date2017-10-12
DepartmentWriting
JobCharacters
Vote Count1372
Channel Zero
A horror anthology series inspired by “Creepypasta” online tales.
Release Date2016-10-11
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count3
Vote Count291
Curse of Chucky
After her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to the mounting bloodshed and chaos.
Release Date2013-10-08
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1657
Cellar Dweller
A comic book artist Whitney Taylor is doomed to repeat history in a most grotesque way when she unleashes a demon after drawing it.
Release Date1988-09-20
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count87
Untitled Chucky Project
The 8th film of the 'Chucky' franchise and the first since 2017 and the now-canceled television series, which ran for 3 seasons from 2021-2024. Plot TBA.
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Chucky's Family Vacation
Chucky, Tiffany and Glen spend some family time together and watch a slide show of their family vacation while waiting for a pizza delivery.
Release Date2005-06-07
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count3
Minister Chucky
As the specter of rising fascism looms, a queer couple celebrates their love with an unconventional Vegas wedding—officiated by Chucky, the killer doll—before making their escape to Canada.
Release Date2025-08-01
DepartmentCrew
JobThanks