This subgenre of horror video games utilizes the juxtaposition of childhood comfort and terror by featuring plush toys, specifically teddy bears, as menacing antagonists or within unsettling atmospheres. Games in this category... Read more »
This character, portrayed by actor Evan Peters, appears in the “Apocalypse” season of the anthology series. He is a charismatic but ultimately sinister figure, a hairdresser who becomes a key player in... Read more »
This subgenre of horror utilizes childhood’s quintessential comfort object, the plush toy bear, as a source of fear and dread. Instead of representing safety and innocence, these toys are often depicted as... Read more »
Within the cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the motorcycle-riding, saxophone-playing character Eddie uses a well-loved teddy bear as a sort of comfort object. This prop is a significant detail,... Read more »
A macabre twist on the classic children’s toy, a plush bear designed to evoke fear and unease rather than comfort, can be categorized as a type of “grotesque cute.” Examples include bears... Read more »