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Photos of 'Real Life Chucky' Go Viral After Residents Spot Him Roaming An Alabama Neighborhood
By Lawrence Richard | Fox News
He’s back — The possessed, mur- derous doll that terrorized movie- goers in the 1988 hit "Child’s Play," is now roaming the streets of an Alabama neigh- borhood as pho- tos of a "real-life Chucky" have gone viral.
The human Chucky seen in photos standing on the side of the
road of a residen- tial neighborhood in Pinson, Alabama, waiting for cars to pass, was actually a 5- year-old boy named Jackson, who brought fear and laughter to people in his community.
"Dear parents of the little boy
in the Chucky costume in Pinson," Kendra Walden, a resi- dent who wit- nessed the boy, wrote on
Facebook, "Get your kid. I almost had a heart attack."
"We took some pictures of him," she added. "We thought it was so funny."
And, she wasn't the only one who enjoyed the faux horror as the pho- tos she posted received more than 15K com- ments and 103K shares.
"Could you imag- ine seeing this in person?" one user responded.
"This is terrifying while at the same time brilliant," another said.
Jackson’s mom, Britnee Reed, told WDHN that Jackson was Chucky for Halloween and that he often wears his cos- tume around the house and around the community.
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"That’s just kind of how his per- sonality is," Reed said. "He dresses up in different costumes throughout the week. He loves to make people laugh."
Reed said she was first notified about the viral photos when she was at work and a co-worker showed them to her, saying dress- ing up as Chucky in the neighbor- hood was some- thing her
son would do.
Then she noticed it was her son in the photos.
"I zoomed in and said, ‘Oh my goodness,’ that’s my kid," she told the outlet. Reed then contacted her mother, who was watching Jackson. Her mother admitted to helping him in the costume, so
he could conduct his neighborhood watch.
The reaction has been overwhelm- ing, Reed said, with mostly posi- tive comments, some negative backlash and a few birthday and event invites.
Jackson, who the family says
is "Facebook Famous," has politely declined the invites but said he will con- tinue scaring those in his com- munity.
Chucky, the char- acter, made his cinematic debut in 1988 before star- ring in several featured films. He also has made cameo appear- ances and his tel- evision show, from 2021, is scheduled to have its second season this fall.
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