Huggy Wuggy is a video game character that some schools are concerned could be used to scare children. ... broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2025 FOX News Network, LLC.

SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 5 DC ON YOUTUBE. What is Huggy Wuggy? The character is an evil villain in a 2021 horror PC game called Poppy Playtime. It's a survival horror game set in an abandoned toy factory ...

The name "Huggy Wuggy" sounds innocent enough, but one mom says it gave her son nightmares. She wants to tell others about it. Shon Irving says seeing a video of this character, called Huggy Wuggy ...

WASHINGTON - Huggy Wuggy, a popular character from an online video game, is raising concerns among some parents of elementary school aged children. According to Parents.com – the name sounds ...

A scary character that may be inappropriate for children is making its way into some kid's content on websites like YouTube, police are warning.

A scary character that may be inappropriate for children is making its way into some kid's content on websites like YouTube, police are warning.

According to the sheriff’s office, several videos created about Huggy Wuggy start off innocently but quickly turn “nightmarish.” Other concerns stem from the game’s themes, which include: ...

The Huggy Wuggy trend “ha s all the characteristics of other kid moral panics,” says Benjamin Radford, a folklorist and research fellow for the Committee for Skeptic Inquiry.

When Huggy Wuggy turns into Huggy Wuggy.exe, Player must find out how to stop him and protect the detective trying to get to the bottom of the Playtime Co mysteries. Learn how Xavier becomes the ...

A scary character that may be inappropriate for children is making its way into some kid's content on websites like YouTube, police are warning.