There’s a reason that the “killer toy” trope is so popular in horror movies like Child’s Play, Annabelle and M3GAN (the sequel, M3GAN 2.0, is set to hit the 2025 movie calendar on June 27). It doesn’t take much to alter how one feels about the seemingly innocent toys of their childhood and turn them from trusted playthings to vessels for the embodiment of pure evil. I was reminded of this recently when I watched M3GAN for the first time and recalled the terrifying experience I had as a child.
It wasn’t on purpose that I waited this long to indulge in one of the best horror movies of 2023. I actually only realized that I hadn’t seen the Allison Williams and Violet McGraw flick when I was adding the sequel to my list of movies to see in theaters. In the end, it reinforced my long-held belief that you’ve got to keep an eye on those supposedly non-living creatures.
Teddy Ruxpin Was No M3GAN, But He Was Fine For An ‘80s Toy
the bear wouldn’t try to breach my blanketed fortress? I’m not sure, but if you remember the scene in M3GAN where water spills on her, and she starts to glitch as she jerkily continues to pursue her victim, that’s pretty much what I thought I’d see if I dared to peek out into the orbs that had previously served as eyes.
I did eventually work up the courage to call out to my parents, and I’m sure they nonchalantly explained that the batteries had gone out as they took the shell of my former friend away. To corroborate this story, I texted my mother this morning to ask if she remembered this life-altering event, and she responded with a compassionate: