Sad Chucky

In the original 1998 film, Chucky is a malicious serial killer who, when bleeding out from a gunshot wound, transfers his soul into a nearby ‘Good Guy’ doll and attempts to transfer it back into a human body throughout the films. Chucky is one of horror’s most notorious icons, having been referenced in several works outside of the franchise. Discussing Chucky’s design, his creator Don Mancini said, “In my original script, he was originally called Buddy, and we couldn’t use it because of the ‘My Buddy’ doll. The director went out and got a ‘My Buddy’ doll, a Raggedy Ann, a Raggedy Andy and one of those life-size baby infants.” “What I told [designer] Kevin Yagher was, I wanted something similar to a My Buddy doll,” Mancini added, “I described ‘Buddy’ in my original script, now ‘Chucky’, as wearing red-buttoned overalls, red sneakers, striped sweater, with red hair, blue eyes, and freckles. Kevin went off and sketched many designs of Chucky, until the final was picked. Yagher then built the first doll from those sketches and my details”. Fascinatingly, Chucky also is a homage to a real-life story concerning an equally creepy doll from 1906. The doll is named Robert, and he had been gifted to a young boy from Key West, Florida, by the name of Robert Eugene Otto.

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Nick Garber

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In the original 1998 film, Chucky is a malicious serial killer who, when bleeding out from a gunshot wound, transfers his soul into a nearby ‘Good...

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A man was killed early Tuesday morning when he apparently jumped from the 22nd floor of the Palace Hotel, police and fire officials said.The FDNY said responded to a call of someone who jumped from the building at 2:09 a.m. on Tuesday. A police spokeswoman would only confirm the person either jumped or fell.The 36-year-old man was staying on the 22nd floor, police said. He was pronounced dead on the scene, officials said. He has not been identified.The Lotte New York Palace Hotel at 455 Madison Ave. is a five-star hotel with 909 rooms. It is located right across the street from St. Patrick's Cathedral. Photo Credit: Google Maps Street View circa September 2015

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A man was killed early Tuesday morning when he apparently jumped from the 22nd floor of the Palace Hotel, police and fire officials said.

The FDNY said responded to a call of someone who jumped from the building at 2:09 a.m. on Tuesday. A police spokeswoman would only confirm the person either jumped or fell.The 36-year-old man was staying on the 22nd floor, police said. He was pronounced dead on the scene, officials said. He has not been identified.

The Lotte New York Palace Hotel at 455 Madison Ave. is a five-star hotel with 909 rooms. It is located right across the street from St. Patrick's Cathedral. Photo Credit: Google Maps Street View circa September 2015

The FDNY responded to reports of a person who committed suicide at the swanky Midtown hotel early Tuesday.