With chaperones like these, it’s a wonder the prom in Prime Video‘s Carrie didn’t end in a higher body count.
Now available to stream, the penultimate episode “Romantic Literature” of Mike Flanagan‘s series adaptation of the Stephen King book ends with the iconic pig’s blood splattering of Carrie White (Summer H. Howell).
As the camera cuts to the crowd, we see a gymnasium full of stunned faces, including those of Flanagan’s fellow horror maestros Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Dust Bunny) and Don Mancini (Chucky, Child’s Play).
Last week, Mancini congratulated Flanagan on his series adaptation of King’s 1974 debut novel. “CONGRATULATIONS TO @flanaganfilm AND TO CHUCKY’S OLD PAL @summerhhowell ON YOUR BRILLIANT, HEARTRENDING NEW VERSION OF #carrie,” he wrote on Instagram. “Fans of De Palma’s film (it’s my official Favorite Horror Movie) will love it; the TV series is rewardingly, and thrillingly, different. Summer, Chucky is very proud of you!”
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Howell, who takes over the title role in Flanagan’s Carrie, previously made her onscreen debut as Alice Pierce in 2013’s Curse of Chucky, reprising the role in Cult of Chucky (2017), both from writer/director Mancini.
Bryan Fuller and Don Mancini in ‘Carrie’
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Fuller, whose cameo comes after he penned the 2002 NBC TV movie Carrie, shared a behind-the-scenes photo with Mancini from the series. “A COUPLE OF KILLER QUEENS CHAPERONING CARRIE’S PROM,” he captioned the post.
Flanagan previously shared praise for Fuller’s “terrific” version of the Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake, which has since been taken over by showrunner and EP Brad Caleb Kane, premiering Oct. 15 on Peacock.
