Horror Movie Podcast Ep. 155: Puppet Master Franchise Mini-Review Part 1 of 2

Happy Halloween! Every year your hosts here at HORROR MOVIE PODCAST attempt to bring you something special for the Halloween season. This year our annual franchise review may seem a little smaller than usual … not only are we discussing the notion of “tiny terror” within the Puppet Master Franchise and the films of Full Moon Features, but we’re also jamming all 12(+) Puppet Master films into 2 episodes this time, so that we can bring you more varied coverage this October than we ever have before!

Just as we’ve done with our Halloween Franchise Review, our Friday the 13th Franchise Review, our Scream Franchise Review, our Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise Review, our Child’s Play Franchise Review, our Pumpkinhead Crossover Review and our Phantasm Crossover Review, we’ll be covering every single entry in the Puppet Master franchise, but leaning on our guests a little more heavily than we have in the past, so that we can make it through all of these films in a timely manner.

This is episode we’re joined by a writer, podcaster, and horror cocktail mixologist, Matthew Fishgold aka Cake Wolf, for reviews of Puppetmaster (1989), Puppet Master II (1990), Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge (1991), Puppet Master 4 (1993), and Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1995).

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SHOW NOTES:

I. Introduction

— Dr. Shock has got strings to hold him down tonight…

— Welcome Cake Wolf from cakewolf.com

— Puppet Master Nostalgia

[ 0:17:08 ] II. Discussion: Charles Band and the Horror Concept of Killer Dolls

— Listener Voicemail: The Knight of 1985

[ 1:03:37 ] III. Review: PUPPET MASTER (1989)

Jay of the Dead = 6.5 ( Rental )

Wolfman Josh = 5.5 ( Must-See Rental )

Cake Wolf = 8.5 ( Buy it! )

— Listener Voicemail: This Is Tom

[ 1:50:54 ] IV. Review: PUPPET MASTER II (1990)

Jay of the Dead = 7 ( Rental )

Wolfman Josh = 7.5 ( High-priority Rental )

Cake Wolf = 8 ( Buy it! )

— Listener Voicemail: Lesser of Two Equals

[ 2:25:31 ] V. Review: PUPPET MASTER III: TOULON’S REVENGE (1991)

Jay of the Dead = 8.5 ( Buy it! )

Wolfman Josh = 7 ( Must-see Rental )

Cake Wolf = 10 ( Buy it! )

— Listener Voicemail: Barely Ashley

[ 2:46:53 ] VI. Review: PUPPET MASTER 4 (1993)

Jay of the Dead = 4 ( Avoid )

Cake Wolf = 6 ( Rental )

[ 3:06:03 ] VII. Review: PUPPET MASTER 5 (1994)

Jay of the Dead = 4.5 ( Avoid )

Cake Wolf = 6 ( Rental )

VIII. Wrap-Up / Plugs / Ending

JOIN US THE WEEK AFTER NEXT ON HMP: Episode 156 when we continue our Halloween 2018 coverage with Part 2 of our Puppet Master Franchise Mini-Rev...