Gumby Cometh

8/20/2026

# Movie Review: A Haunted Gumby Doll Turns Childhood Nostalgia Into Nightmare Fuel There is something inherently ridiculous about the idea of a haunted Gumby doll, which is exactly why this movie works as well as it does. What could have easily been a one-joke horror comedy instead becomes a surprisingly creepy little supernatural film that understands one of horror’s oldest rules: almost anything can become terrifying if you stare at it long enough in the dark. The movie centers around an old Gumby doll that comes into the possession of a group of unsuspecting characters who initially treat it as nothing more than a strange piece of childhood nostalgia. Gumby’s familiar green face, frozen smile, and bendable body are played for laughs at first. Then things start changing. The doll a