The (not so) Hidden LGBT History of Chucky and the Child’s Play Series

Welcome to the first of three entries on social and leftist analyses of the Child’s Play series - be sure to subscribe to be notified when the next entry is released or follow me on twitter, assuming you like memes, cute animals, and bad takes, of course. Chucky, the Child’s Play, and Queer Theory - strange bedfellows but there’s something to be acknowledged. Over the past forty years of Chucky’s cinematic legacy, the series has embodied themes which firmly position it as queer, or at least more available to queer analysis. Join me as we find out on The Witching Hour. LINKS: Want to financially support my work? - Want to follow me and see some hot takes and wholesome memes? - Want to join a horror community from a left(ish) perspective? - REFERENCES: Duggan, L. (2002). The New Homonormativity: The Sexual Politics of Neoliberalism. In Materializing Democracy toward a Revitalized C
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