Child's Play (also called Chucky ) is an American horror franchise centered on a series of seven films created by Don Mancini . The films mainly focus on Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif ), a notorious serial killer who escapes death by performing a voodoo ritual to transfer his soul into a "Good Guys" doll. The original film, Child's Play , was released on November 9, 1988. The film has spawned six sequels and has gone into other media, such as comic books, a video game, tie-in merchandise, and an upcoming television show. The first, second, and fourth films were box office successes with all of the films earning over $182 million worldwide. Including revenues from sales of videos, DVDs, VOD and merchandise, the franchise has generated over $250 million. It also won a Saturn Award for Best Horror Franchise.

Wild Things is a 1998 American erotic thriller film directed by John McNaughton and starring Matt Dillon , Neve Campbell , Kevin Bacon , Denise Richards and Theresa Russell .

Cleaner is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Renny Harlin , and starring Samuel L. Jackson , Ed Harris , Keke Palmer and Eva Mendes .

Child's Play is a 1988 American slasher film directed and co-written by Tom Holland , and produced by David Kirschner from a story by Don Mancini . It is the first film in the Child's Play series and the first installment to feature the character Chucky . It stars Catherine Hicks , Dinah Manoff , Chris Sarandon , Alex Vincent , and Brad Dourif . Hicks plays a widowed mother who gives her son a doll for his birthday, unaware that the doll is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.

The Stepfather is a 1987 American psychological slasher film directed by Joseph Ruben and starring Terry O'Quinn , Jill Schoelen , and Shelley Hack . O'Quinn stars as an identity-assuming serial killer who marries a widow with a teenage daughter. Having killed his previous family and changed his identity, his murderous tendencies continue after his stepdaughter becomes suspicious about him. The film is loosely based on the life of mass murderer John List , although the plot is more commonly associated with slasher films of the era than a true story. The film was written by Donald E. Westlake , from a story by Westlake, Carolyn Lefcourt, and Brian Garfield . It received an uncredited rewrite by David Loughery .

The Stepfather is a 2009 American slasher film and a remake of the 1987 horror film of the same title . The film was directed by Nelson McCormick and stars Penn Badgley , Dylan Walsh and Sela Ward . The original was directed by Joseph Ruben and shot from a script by Donald Westlake . The films are loosely based on the crimes of mass murderer John List .