Curse of the Puppet Master
A young sculptor's romance with his employer's daughter collides with a mad experiment to create a superior race of living puppets.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- lurid
- grimly playful
- cult horror night
- late night horror marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot centers on supernatural puppets created through Andre Toulon's work and their violent actions.
Dr. Magrew pursues a perfect race of puppet humans through grotesque experimentation.
Robert is placed into the puppet he carved, making bodily violation central to the climax.
The film turns sculpted puppets and toy-like figures into disturbing supernatural antagonists.
Films like Curse of the Puppet Master, and why
Puppet Master
supernatural horror centered on murderous living dolls and practical creature effects
Dolls
cult horror featuring animated toy-like killers, grotesque violence, and darkly playful creature design
Demonic Toys
horror about seemingly harmless toys becoming lethal supernatural threats
Movie Details
- Director
- David DeCoteau
- Release Date
- 1998-05-26
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Rating
- 4.6 / 10 (127)
Cast
- George Peck
- Emily Harrison
- Josh Green
- Michael Guerin
- Michael Sollenberger
- Marc Newburger
- Scott Boyer
- Jason Dean Booher
- Robert Donavan
- Jason-Shane Scott
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Curse of the Puppet Master about?
- A young sculptor's romance with his employer's daughter collides with a mad experiment to create a superior race of living puppets.
- What is Curse of the Puppet Master like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Curse of the Puppet Master as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Curse of the Puppet Master violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Curse of the Puppet Master as graphic.
- Which films are like Curse of the Puppet Master?
- Films with a similar feel include Puppet Master, Dolls, and Demonic Toys.
- How long is Curse of the Puppet Master?
- Curse of the Puppet Master runs 78 minutes.
- Where can I watch Curse of the Puppet Master?
- In United States, Curse of the Puppet Master streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
