While some might consider the idea of a giant, talking cat in a hat terrifying on its own, someone has turned “Dr. Seuss ‘ Cat in the Hat” into a horror as terrifying as Jennifer Kent’s critically acclaimed directorial debut “The Babadook.”
A new parody trailer mashes up the 2003 family film starring Mike Myers with the 2014 monster movie about a mother and son fighting off an evil force that begins haunting them after a twisted pop-up book mysteriously shows up in their home.
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As a result, Myers’ take on the classic children’s book character is no longer just bad in a critical sense — it’s scary.
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10 of Hollywood's Creepiest Demon Dolls (Photos)
When you look up creepy and murderous movie dolls in the dictionary, you get Chucky from 1988's "Child Play."
United Artists
Jigsaw didn't actually do any killing in "Saw" (2004), but he sure was creepy.
Lionsgate
Annabelle made her first appearance in 2013's "The Conjuring."
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Universal Pictures
An American family moves to Mexico and horror-filled hilarity ensues in "Dolls" (1987).
Empire Pictures
The award for the most evil dolls in one movie probably goes to one of the "Puppetmaster" films, which kicked off in 1989.
Paramount
The creepy doll wasn't the scariest part of Tobe Hooper's "Poltergeist," but it was still grade-A nightmare fuel.
MGM
Anthony Hopkins stars with Burgess Meredith in the 1987 ventrioquist horror flick, "Magic."
Fox
"Dolly Dearest" (1991) was a straight-to-video release starring Rip Torn and Denise Crosby.
Trimark
Karen Black starred alongside this Zuni fetish doll in a vignette called "Amelia" in "Trilogy of Terror" (1975).
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The horror sub-genre takes on new life with “The Conjuring” spin-off “Annabelle”
When you look up creepy and murderous movie dolls in the dictionary, you get Chucky from 1988's "Child Play."