He performs a voodoo ritual to transfer his soul into the now-familiar Good Guy doll. The result is Chucky, the foul-mouthed, murderous pest with the soul of a monster that refuses to die.

Chucky does a great job of translating the Child’s Play formula to television. Franchise creator Don Mancini spends the series’ first hour establishing a sympathetic new hero in Jake and ...

As the first Child's Play film turns 35 Thursday, the longtime voice of Chucky tells PEOPLE about the legacy of his killer-doll character, including how he was surprised the slasher film became ...