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
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 Date: 2024-11-01
Character: Self
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 Date: 2022-08-13
Character: Self
Vote Count: 42
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 Date: 2021-10-12
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 8
Vote Count: 4070
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 Date: 2021-07-25
Character: Self
Vote Count: 17
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 Date: 2020-10-06
Character: Self
Vote Count: 39
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 Date: 2019-06-19
Department: Writing
Job: Characters
Vote Count: 1924
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 Date: 2019-05-01
Character: Self
Vote Count: 89
Eli Roth's History of Horror
An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.
Release Date: 2018-10-14
Character: Self
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 42
The Dollhouse
Kyra Gardner's loving tribute to growing up in the world of the psycho killer doll, Chucky.
Release Date: 2017-10-13
Character: Self
Vote Count: 1
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 Date: 2017-10-12
Department: Writing
Job: Characters
Vote Count: 1299
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 Date: 2016-10-31
Character: Self - Guest Judge
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 21
Channel Zero
A horror anthology series inspired by “Creepypasta” online tales.
Release Date: 2016-10-11
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 3
Vote Count: 276
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 Date: 2013-10-08
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 1577
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 Date: 2013-04-04
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 2541
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 Date: 2011-10-02
Character: Self - Judge
Episode Count: 5
Vote Count: 12
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 Date: 2004-11-12
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 1624
Bride of Chucky
Chucky is reborn when his old flame, Tiffany, rescues his battered doll parts from a police impound.
Release Date: 1998-10-15
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 1946
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 Date: 1991-08-30
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 1604
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 Date: 1990-11-09
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 1855
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 Date: 1989-06-10
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 900
Child's Play
An innocent-looking doll is inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refuses to die.
Release Date: 1988-11-09
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 3027
Cellar Dweller
In the 1950s, a horror-comic artist's creations come alive and kill him. Years later a new cartoonist revives the creatures in his house, now part of an artist's colony.
Release Date: 1988-09-20
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 76
Untitled Child's Play/Chucky Film
The 8th installment of the 'Chucky' franchise. Plot TBA.
Department: Writing
Job: Writer