Killer toys are fictional characters based on toys, dolls or puppets that commit violent acts. Reasons for these actions have included possession by demons, monsters, ghosts, supernatural creatures, dark magic, and malevolent or malfunctioning technology.
Toys coming to life is a common and historical concept in children's literature, and the idea has been adapted into numerous horror films and other horror fiction. The 1978 film Magic represents a key inspiration for subsequent films, while the subgenre's best-known films are the Chucky franchise.
Several works have used ventriloquist's dummies as antagonists, with the dummies either being outlets for their operator's psychosis or acting malevolently on their own.
The films that feature killer toys are listed as follows:
The episodes that feature killer toys are listed as follows: