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An Easter egg in the 1998 slasher sequelBride of Chuckyteases Freddy Krueger , Jason Voorhees , and Michael Myers all living in the same macrocosm . While they are n’t the dominant strength now that they once were , slasher franchises undoubtedly rein the 1980s , and still had some life left in the nineties . The unholy trine of slasher scoundrel were of courseA Nightmare on Elm Street ’s Freddy Krueger , Friday the 13th ’s Jason Voorhees , andHalloween ’s Michael Myers . Outside of those three existed a petty but still pop tier , which included graphic symbol likeHellraiser ’s Pinhead , The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ’s Leatherface , andChild ’s Play ’s Chucky .
amazingly enough , Chucky ended up having more longevity than his counterparts , at least when it come to maintaining his original persistence . discount the unrelated ( and unsanctioned by serial publication creator Don Mancini ) 2019 remaking , small fry ’s Playhas told its story over seven film and three decades , and plans to add to that with anupcoming TV show . By demarcation , Freddy , Jason , Michael , Pinhead , and Leatherface have all been retconned , rebooted , and/or remade , in some cases multiple times .
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InBride of Chucky ’s hatchway succession , the base is laid for Chucky ’s Resurrection of Christ after seven old age on the toy shelf . However , the possible action also contains an Easter egg trusted to make any slasher sports fan smile .
Bride of Chucky Easter Egg Teases Shared Slasher Movie Universe
Sporting a more externally comedic bent than the priorChild ’s Playfilms , Bride of Chuckyset out to revive the serial ' popularity in the post - Screamera . Bride of Chuckycontains a lot ofScream - vogue pop civilization references and meta wittiness , such as when John Ritter ’s character gets nail fired into his face , and Chucky cut down a Pinhead reference . The biggest such moment comes early on , whenChucky ’s ex-wife - girlfriend and future St. Bride Tiffany(Jennifer Tilly ) rifle to pick up the theatrical role of Chucky ’s destroy dolly from a police evidence locker .
Tiffany collects Chucky , then kills the safety she bribed to recover him for her . Before she does though , Tiffany walk past other cases bear various evidence collected by the constabulary . Seen in these suit are Freddy Krueger ’s tongue glove , Jason ’s Hockey Mask , Michael Myers’iconic blank mask , and Leatherface ’s chainsaw . The succession is brief , but its implication is evident : A Nightmare on Elm Street , Friday the 13th , Halloween , andThe Texas Chainsaw Massacreall really happened within theChild ’s Playuniverse , meaning that all five cinematic slashers could conceivably one Clarence Shepard Day Jr. work into each other . It ’s not too wild a stretchiness , as Freddy and Jason have already shared a flick , while Jason and Leatherface have battled in the comical realm . With Marvel Studios ' MCU dominating the box office , one wonders how much money is being left on the board by not creating a slasher shared universe as well .
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