Universal Home Entertainment has set a Oct. 8 DVD release date for Curse of Chucky, the fifth installment in its Child’s Play franchise. The film picks up after the events of Child’s Play 3, skipping over the comedic sequels Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky in favor of a darker story.

Directed by franchise creator and writer Don Mancini, Curse of Chucky once again features Brad Dourif as the voice of Chucky and introduces his sister Fiona Dourif (”True Blood”) as Nica, a woman grieving the suicide of her mother while playing host to her domineering older sister’s family.

Things get gruesome when her niece discovers an old Chucky doll in the house. Soon a string of murders take place and Nica is convinced that the Good Guy Doll may not be so good after all. Co-stars include Danielle Bisutti (Insidious: Chapter 2), A Martinez (”Santa Barbara”) and Brennan Elliott (Double Jeopardy).