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The horror genre has had a great evolution over the years, subgenres have been born from it that have been liked by locals and strangers, we have talked about several of them, their stories, their protagonists, and what they have done and contributed to pop culture today. Without a doubt, a subgenre that has attracted a lot of attention is children's horror, which ranges from possessed infants, and sects, to toys and dolls. Chucky is the clearest example we have of this and its popularity since it was created and has also been a source of inspiration for several others including the popular Anabelle from the saga and universe of films based on the Warren marriage cases. All of this would not be possible if there were no real basis to tell these stories. One of the cases that has discreetly caused the most interest is that of Robert, a doll dressed as a sailor who since the beginning of the last century has been considered the ultimate toy. most haunted in the world. Movies, books, comics, and even podcasts have talked about this peculiar children's object, now a documentary has emerged that narrates its origins and helps us understand a little more about what it is and the curse of which people who do not have been victims. They have followed the rules when they have visited.

What is the Documentary movie about?

Considered the most haunted doll in the world, Robert the Doll lives behind glass in a museum in Key West, Florida, where every year thousands of visitors who do not follow his rules fall victim to a curse and suffer from serious illnesses, injuries, accidents, and even death, but what do they do to make Robert curse his victims? What evil entity lives inside this doll? This film is an exploration of what is presumed to be its true origin and its history since the first owners in 1905 and seeks to discover why this doll has caused horror to this day. The idea of making documentaries of this type sounds attractive, but the problem is the execution they have on the data that is supposedly true, the management of information tends to be in favor of one of the parties involved, and very few of them are the who risk telling something new, something that we do not know and that is in the popular domain. The documentary genre is as vast as horror but it is right here where the similarities between one and the other become more marked, there are some very good ones and others that are just a waste of time and resources that lead to nothing, that is why the latter whose veracity is called into question and as viewers we ask ourselves the question: What if everything we saw is true and what is not? The dolls and toys used for something that derives from the supernatural are nothing new but they have gained great popularity and interest with stories such as Annabelle and the Chucky film saga and television series, the stories and subplots that they have The substance varies according to its time and the audience it was aimed at, some reliably claim to be true and there is even evidence in psychophonies and videos. While Annabelle is a real doll who has been blamed for being the protagonist in some scary cases, the movies tend to take things to another level, first by exaggerating things and making them scarier than they really are and then by Becoming part of a more completely fictional saga and even change the order of its base events, Chucky is probably the most famous doll, possessed by a fictional serial killer who seeks a human host through a voodoo ritual gone wrong and which supposedly will give him eternal life. Throughout several very bad sequels, a reboot, and a television series, he has been included in much broader mythology and thus creating his universe, one that involves new characters such as his partner and love interest Tiffany with whom he even had a son, like this there are many examples of dolls or puppets that inhabit our world and that are supernatural, but there is one that is not so well known and it is the Robert doll that is on par with any of the aforementioned. Shock Docs is a television series that airs on Travel Channel and Discovery+ and within its documentary programs they have released a documentary titled "The Curse of Robert the Doll", its story is very similar to others that we already know, and what is described here. It aims to tell, in the form of testimonies and flashback recreations, its origin and how the supposed accidents, cases of bad luck, and deaths occurred that give rise to the legend of a curse that lasts to this day. The narrative sequence of the documentary is divided into 2 parts that alternate, one that is the most interesting is the one that recreates and talks about the history of the Otto family, residents of Key West in Florida, United States, and especially Robert the son. who was the first owner and friend of the doll, after bringing it from Germany as a birthday gift this toy not only became his playmate but little by little it took over the child's personality to the point of taking away his name and disturbing things, hence small subplots emerge based on the testimonies of those who have seen it, in general, it is about knowing the origin and what evil entities possess it. This narrative includes many generations of people, both those who have visited it and been victims as well as those who have had it and what they have faced, it is recognized that its director Brian Knappmiller and producers Allison Berkley, Joseph Freed, Brian Henson, Brian Knappmiller and Vince Raisa did everything blind, they know the legend but were never present in the museum making recordings simply because it is prohibited to do so, the recreation of the interiors is an exact copy of how it is today, the house that the Ottos occupied and that it has changed owners over the years is real.

When we see the jumps from the recreations to the testimonies it seems that we are seeing 2 completely different things, it is also necessary to recognize that the family history is its most interesting part which could well have been a feature film leaving out the weakest part, Each person who participates and who narrates what has happened to them is not so interesting and more so because they are telling us an origin that is constantly interrupted. What takes away much of the credibility of the documentary is the fact that it goes more towards the paranormal side that borders on the fantasy, while some think that everything is a setup charlatanry others believe that this is true, while in his story of recreation, we go from one or another unexpected shock to scandalous events that are very little credible, on the part of the people interviewed and who refer to them as potential victims of a curse do not provide any evidence to support their theory. This is where things transform and this goes from pretending to be a serious documentary to mere entertainment that borders on the morbid. As such, it is undeniable that it keeps us interested in each of the things that happen and we want to know the conclusion of everything. and that in reality there is not, we never know if the people who apologized were accepted and their lives returned to a new normal, nor are we told that no one for 118 years occurred to the idea of destroying it, burning it, cutting it, bury it, the only thing they do is lock it in closets or suitcases. Come on, you have to be very stupid to think and then act believing that if we lock this doll up nothing will happen to us, as a documentary they play a lot with the credibility of the story and the credibility that we as viewers have, the events that They should be more terrifying, they are only left with the assumption that something unintelligible is happening, the Robert doll is an exact recreation made by Jim Henson Creature Shop and we see how it has been worn down over the years until it has its current appearance. Tyler Bachman is in charge of the few but effective special effects that we see during 110 minutes that range from a child wearing a suit that simulates that the doll can move and walk around the house to the gestures he has on an expressionless face, Robert's personality is very particular and they emphasize it at every moment, something that is completely unnecessary if since we decided to watch the documentary we already know as an audience what we are getting into. As expected, this documentary is very soft for the topic it addresses, it is so risk-free that it falls into the comfort zone of just scaring for the sake of scaring, the part of the medium that talks about what has happened to the doll also has no verifiable basis, she deduces that it is not a possession but a portal to another dimension where there are souls trapped in it. As an origin, they say that an African-American nanny had an extramarital affair with Mr. Otto, from whom a girl was born who died under mysterious circumstances. This mother's sadness and anger is what triggers a curse in a voodoo rite she performs. The above is one of the most talked-about theories but also one of the most absurd and soap opera-like because let's see, a nanny has affairs with her employer, a daughter is born and no one notices if they live under the same roof? The fact that everything comes from a ritual that invokes demonic spirits falls into the typical Hollywood cliché to attract attention. There is more belief in the second theory that involves more that this doll, being brought from Germany without knowing how it was made, has a past. even more mysterious. What we know not from this documentary but from other previous media is that the protagonist is the boy Robert Eugene Otto, known by his nickname Gene, a member of a respectable and wealthy family, on his birthday Robert/Jean received a special gift from his grandfather, a sailor doll that he bought from the German company Steiff during a trip he made through the country, a large figure, approximately one meter, an expressionless face with a minimalist appearance, shiny black eyes, reddish hair and a grimace in the form of a smile that at first glance is disturbing.

Com o anúncio do novo serviço de streaming que unirá HBO Max e Discovery+, o Max, também foi revelado que o Tiny Toons vai ganhar novos episódios.

Confira a sinopse oficial revelada pela Amblin:

“Lilica, Perninha e o resto da turma seguem suas ambições cômicas até a Acme Looniversity, uma prestigiosa instituição de ensino de travessuras superiores, onde jovens sonhadores se transformam em desenhos profissionais. Aqui, eles formarão amizades para toda a vida e aperfeiçoarão seus talentos cartunísticos enquanto aprendem dos maiores personagens de desenho animado da história, os Looney Tunes.”

Após muita expectativa, a Warner finalmente oficializou o Max, novo serviço de streaming que unirá a HBO Max e Discovery+.

O novo streaming será lançado nos Estados Unidos no dia 23 de maio, e apesar de ainda não ter uma data exata para chegar no Brasil, espera-se que ele chegue na América Latina no segundo semestre deste ano, entre os meses de setembro e dezembro.

“Temos a maior biblioteca de títulos do mundo”, disse o CEO, David Zaslav, citando as propriedades mais importantes da companhia, como A Casa do Dragão, Irmãos à Obra, O Senhor dos Anéis e Harry Potter.

O CEO ainda revelou o novo slogan da plataforma: “The one to watch”.

A remoção da HBO da marca tem o objetivo de atingir um público mais amplo, para o qual as produções do canal não possuem tanto apelo, ou mesmo que são afastados pela reputação da marca.

“Dos maiores super-heróis aos campeões da vida real; dos dramas que moldam a cultura ao entretenimento que molda gostos; dos mundos fantásticos aos mais reais, Max vai oferecer uma quantidade de conteúdo inigualável”, disse JB Perrette, presidente e CEO de streaming e games da WBD.

Nos EUA, o Max custará o mesmo que a HBO Max atualmente, entre US$ 9,99 e US$ 15,99. Mas também foi apresentado um plano ainda mais caro, de US$ 19,99, chamado Ultimate. Ele terá exibição em 4K e permitirá 4 telas simultâneas. Os valores oficiais do Brasil ainda não foram revelados.

Uma grande dúvida dos usuários, é como seria o processo de transição. David explicou que esse processo será facilitado para quem já assina a HBO Max, não sendo necessário criar outra conta. Os perfis, histórico de produções assistidas e dados pessoais serão mantidos e transferidos para a nova plataforma.

Já às produções que já estão planejadas pelo serviço, como séries que estavam sendo idealizadas pela HBO Max, agora serão lançadas sob o selo "Max originals". Entre as produções, estão as séries da DC já anunciadas por James Gunn e a série solo do Pinguim, idealizada por Matt Reeves.

Os executivos também aproveitaram a ocasião para anunciar novidades, como uma nova série derivada de The Big Bang Theory, nova série da franquia Invocação do Mal e um novo spin-off de Game of Thrones, baseado na obra O Cavaleiro dos Sete Reinos, de George R.R Martin.

A Warner Bros. Discovery ainda aproveitou a oportunidade para oficializar a série que adaptará os sete livros originais da saga Harry Potter, com um novo elenco. "Por 10 anos consecutivos, as pessoas vão ver Harry Potter na HBO", disse David, sem especificar se esses dez anos se traduzirão em dez temporadas. A autora JK Rowling servirá como produtora executiva da série.

Outro ponto citado, é a melhoria técnica na plataforma, já que é uma críticas frequente de muitos usuários da HBO Max. A empresa prometeu que a nova plataforma facilitará a busca por títulos, terá uma navegação de 20% a 30% mais rápida, e ainda otimizará os downloads.