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Blumhouse’s creepy bear horror movieImaginarywasreleased on March 8th, 2024, and tells a scary story of Chauncey, a child’s worst nightmare. While many people remember having an imaginary friend or even thinking that a stuffed animal could come to life, few would say that imaginary figure was actually evil. When Jessica (DeWanda Wise)’s stepdaughter Alice (Pyper Braun) gets a stuffed bear named Chauncey, Jessica realizes there is something seriously wrong.
Like the endings of other Blumhouse horror movies,Imaginaryhas a mysterious final scene that suggests the terror is not over. While there is no announcement of anImaginarysequel, the unnerving ending does set up a second scary tale about this seemingly innocent bear.
What Happens At The End Of Blumhouse’s Imaginary?
At the end of the Blumhouse horror movieImaginary,Jessica, Taylor (Taegen Burns), and Gloria (Betty Buckley) go to the Never Ever Realm. After they learn that Jessica forgot an important part of her history and that Chauncey the evil bear forced her to visit this place and that is why she moved in with her grandparents, Chauncey attacks Gloria.
While Jessica fights back against Chauncey by stabbing the bear with scissors, this is still ascary ending just likeM3GAN’sbecause it’s unclear if the bear’s evil can ever be stopped. Unfortunately for Jessica, when she sees her husband Max (Tom Payne) again, she thinks that she is free but it turns out that Chauncey is keeping her in the Never Ever realm because she left him as a child.
Jeff Wadlow, Greg Erb, Jason Oremland
Starring
DeWanda Wise, Pyper Braun, Taegan Burns, Tom Payne, Betty Buckley, Matthew Soto
March 8th, 2024
104 minutes
Rotten Tomatoes Score
25%
Next, Chauncey becomes a terrifying spider who stares at the other characters and does his best to control them by looking into their eyes. Unlikescary dolls in horror movies, this bear can change shape, which makes it uniquely dangerous. The ending of Blumhouse’sImaginaryexplains that Chauncey is a demon from this other realm.
After Taylor and Alice help Jessica escape, with Alice lighting Chauncey on fire, they check into a hotel since their house has been destroyed. In a chilling final scene, they see achild playing with a bear that looks just like Chauncey. While they check into a new hotel,Imaginarymakes it clear that Chauncey is amemorable Blumhouse horror villainwho they might never be able to truly run away from.
What Is Blumhouse’s Imaginary About?
Imaginarytells the story of Jessica, a woman whobecomes a stepmother to Alice and Taylorafter marrying Max. While Jessica tries to help Alice, who loves a stuffed bear named Chauncey and who has bad dreams about a spider named Simon, Jessica has difficulty recalling moments from her own childhood. It turns out that to save Alice, Taylor, and herself from Chauncey, Jessica will have to tap into her childhood fears and her history with the eerie bear.
AlthoughImaginarymight not be considered one ofthe best Blumhouse horror moviessince it’s fairly corny, it does have some strong character development. It’s also moving watching the dynamic between Jessica and her two stepdaughters.
Jessica’s former babysitter, Gloria, sadlydies despite doing the right thingand helping Jessica understand her past. Gloria explains thatChauncey is both Alice and Jessica’s imaginary friendand that these spirits can turn evil if the children ignore them. This creepy foreshadowing proves that Chauncey will never let either of the characters go.
In an interview withio9, DeWanda Wise talked about what Jessica experiences. She said:
“In our movie, you have my character who has experienced something very difficult, very young, and you’re literally watching her in real time come through on the other side.”
DeWise continued:
“And the function of horror movies, especially for young viewers, for younger moviegoers, is to practice fear—to experience, ‘Oh, I was really scared, but I’m okay.’ And that’s what I hope—that is ultimately what I hope.”
What Was The Critical Response To Blumhouse’s Imaginary?
As is often the case with entertaining horror movies that can be a little corny, some ofthereviews forImaginaryaren’t great. While some critics embraced the campy fun of the movie, others thought that the movie needed a little something more.
Several film critics quoted onImaginary’s Rotten Tomatoes page felt thatImaginaryshould be more compelling. Horror critics and fans might agree that whileM3GAN and Chucky are iconic killer dolls, Chauncey the bear leaves a little more to be desired.
However,Imaginaryis a guilty pleasure kind of movie, and fans might see more of Chauncey in the future. According to Comicbook.com, Jason Blum said he wanted anImaginaryandM3GANcrossover. Blum said:
“Well I’d love to see Chauncey and M3GAN have a fight. Maybe one day we’ll do that.”
