Twisted Horror Comedy on Broadcast Breathes New Life into a Tired Trope

Written by Robert Scucci | Published 30 seconds ago

No doubt any horror fan is familiar with (or tired of) the “oh my god, my toy has come to life and is trying to kill me” trope. I personally felt like this once-inanimate act was done to death until I watched Karl Holt’s 2019 film, Benny Loves You. It plays like a mix in between Shaun of the Dead again Child’s Play, Benny Loves You he is curious, charming, extremely violent, and, on top of that, he has a wicked sense of humor that will make Chucky take the bright toy, Benny, aside.

Inexplicable Reanimation

After a brutal opening sequence involving a little girl named Ashley (Bella Munday) being killed by her old teddy bear, it suggests that Benny isn’t the only sensitive and cruel toy out there. But we quickly forget about Ashley – who was annoyingly designed so we wouldn’t miss her – when the story shifts to our hero, Jack (portrayed by writer/director/producer Karl Holt).

Jack is a 35-year-old kid in every stereotype imaginable Benny Loves You. Living with his parents, sleeping in his childhood room with his Benny huddled next to him, and working as an unsuccessful toy designer, Jack has nothing much about him other than unconditional love from his parents, those in my mind that. at least somewhat responsible for the current state of their adult child’s development. After the birthday cake mishap, both of Jack’s parents pass away, meaning the mortgage is gone, and he has to sell the house.

It’s Benny’s time!

Meanwhile, Jack is fired by his boss, Ron (James Parsons) for not coming up with any profitable toy ideas, but is later rehired on a trial basis until he can prove himself as a suitable designer with the help of Dawn (Clair Cartwright), a technical consultant working for a toy company. Realizing that he needs to grow up or shut up, Jack strips his soon-to-be-sold house of all his childhood friends, including Benny. Jack quickly discovers that he has made a huge mistake that puts everything else in jeopardy Benny Loves You reeling when his favorite childhood toy comes to life with murderous intent.

Each and every person who enters Jack’s house is brutally murdered when he visits Benny Loves You. As a result, cleaning up after Benny and avoiding incompetent police more than once inspires Jack to design a toy based on Benny’s likeness and new personality, which benefits his career. As Jack grows closer to Dawn, his feelings are captured by Benny, who is determined to kill anyone Jack pays attention to except him.

It’s Not As Cliché As It Sounds

I know you’re probably thinking that Benny Loves You is just another underutilized and underutilized version of the Child’s Play franchise, like The Gingerdead Man or Oga Booga. Shamelessly borrowing many pages from the murder doll’s playbook, Benny Loves You it holds its own because it plays more like a comedy of errors than anything else. Jack is a talented designer, sure, but his discomfort is fueled by the fact that he needs to cover up a brutal murder whenever someone approaches him, and usually when his guests are minding their own business in the next room.

In fact, most of the jokes in the Benny Loves You involves Jack casually bleeding profusely while peeking into another room to make sure everything is okay.

And Benny, as likable as he may seem at first glance, is one of the most brutal killers I’ve seen in the sub-genre by a long shot. Using anything around the house he can get his hands on, Benny nails, rubs, and, at one point, uses a cleaner to suck his victims’ private parts, all while giggling to himself and saying his signature catchphrase, “Benny loves you!”

It is not reinventing the wheel

At the end of the day, Benny Loves You it’s another way to get into the killer doll subgenre. However, there’s nothing wrong with a derivative machine as long as it’s done right, which is why I prefer antagonists like Benny to the Annabelle doll found in the Conjuring universe. Benny Loves You it takes a tired trope, and uses its self-awareness to drive its humor home. If you look closely enough, you might even spot a few subtle nods to Stephen King’s “The Monkey” in a few scenes.

While some of the violence may make you cringe, you’ll find yourself laughing at the most inappropriate times because the stop-motion animation is so deliberately over-the-top that you can’t help but fall in love with Benny.

If you want to stay on Benny’s good side by showing him your undying love, you can broadcast Benny Loves You free on Tubi.