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Mancini is excited about Chucky -- not just because it's continuing his line of the franchise, but because this latest iteration allows him to help evolve the horror genre one character, story, and decapitation at a time. Check out the new Chucky Season 1 Episode 2 Clip starring Brad Dourif!

His protagonist, Jake Wheeler Zackary Arthuris a year- old gay boy and doll collector who finds Chucky voiced by Brad Dourif at a yard sale.

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Today, Mancini has nothing but praise for young actor Arthur, also years-old, and best known for his roles on The 5th Wave and Transparent. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. I remember asking my mother, 'What is a shadow?

Mancini is as excited about the storyline of young Jake discovering and exploring his sexuality as he is about the affirmation that type of representation on the screen can bring. Learn more about this show on Rotte. This article is part of Out 's Design issue, which is now out on newsstands.

They would rush home from school to catch the campy serial in its late afternoon time slot up against the likes of NBC's Match Game. Email Newsletter Subscribe Subscriber Services. Christine is another one So I think it's good to give kids who are horror fans someone to identify with," he says.

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The movie didn't push the boundaries for stories and characters in the mind of the young Mancini as much as it destroyed them. And Arthur's understanding of the part shone through -- even via a virtual audition. His protagonist, Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur), is a year- old gay boy and doll collector who finds Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) at a yard sale.

Mancini knew Arthur was the right actor for the role. He describes his protagonist as "very vulnerable to the seductive patter of a charming bully like Chucky," who very soon turns from the guise of a protective guardian angel and reemerges as the sadistic brutal killer audiences have come to expect.

As expected, there's plenty of gore as the bodies of bullies and other townsfolk start piling up. The Omen scared him so deeply in part due to his Catholic upbringing. All Rights reserved. I'd just never seen that kind of gore before.

And, of course, there was the visual buffet of graphic gore. The supernatural film inspired Mancini to reexamine traditional narratives of the genre while also focusing the creative and professional direction of his life.

The ABC daytime soap opera with a supernatural twist, which ran from towas a hit with young folks of the time. As for his film career, Mancini, 58, found the horror genre to be "a hospitable place" for him as a young gay man starting out in his 20s -- although he admits he was "relatively discreet" around studio executives about his identity.

To get your own copy directly, support queer media and subscribe -- or download yours for Amazon, Kindle, Nook, or Apple News. Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) was in jail, Chucky was dealing with the ravages of aging (relatable), and Jake and Devon, our sweet little gay heroes, lost their virginities.

Let us know what you think in the comments below. And it's like, OK, I'm gonna make this my life," Mancini explains. Like in his earlier movies, Mancini is pushing new narratives and identities for his characters in Chucky.