Everyone is afraid of something, whether it be spiders, clowns, or even plastic dolls. Those who fear dolls have every reason to get scared again, as the latest Chucky film “Curse of Chucky,” has just had it’s direct-to-video release on Oct. 8.

In the sixth installment of the “Child’s Play” franchise, the series goes back to formula with a horror execution, as the first film had back in 1988. In the film, a woman named Nica (Fiona Dourif) gets a special box delivered to her home one day. It ends up being a good guy doll, the same kind of doll as Chucky. But when some close family and friends visit her, things really start to crack down and certain things are revealed as to why the Chucky doll got delivered there.

This sequel makes the wise decision of going back to the horror formula of the original “Child’s Play”, and avoiding the bad, dark comedy route. Also the bride and son of Chucky do not appear in this film.  So for those who hated those two characters, you’ll be relieved to see that it’s just the Chucky doll this time. However, the movie does have some fun connections to earlier installments, as well as having some clever cameos and homages along the way.

Though better than “Seed of Chucky,” this sequel has some problems of it’s own. The first being the film’s poor sense of structure. The film also loses its main focus and direction as it reaches its conclusion. There are also some cliche`, corny, predictable, and sometimes even confusing moments as well.

This new Chucky film really offers nothing new. Though it’s more of a horror film over a dark comedy this time, there really isn’t anything here that the fans need to see immediately. Skip this one.