Directed by Don Mancini (creator of the Chucky franchise) in his directorial debut, Seed of Chucky is the fifth film following Child’s Play (1988), Child’s Play 2 (1990), Child’s Play 3 (1991), and Bride of Chucky (1998). Unlike its predecessors, which leaned more into slasher horror, Seed of Chucky is an outright horror-comedy—some would say a satire—that breaks the fourth wall and embraces absurdity.