Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- macabre
- halloween night
- christmas horror marathon
What sets it apart
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The killer is explicitly obsessed with horror movie icons, making genre mythology central to the stalking premise.
The students gather for Christmas at an isolated cabin in the woods before being hunted.
The title and plot identify a puppet as the defining image of the psychotic murderer.
The targets are high school students celebrating together, placing the film within the teen slasher tradition.
Films like Puppet Killer, and why
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
shares a self-aware slasher premise, teenage ensemble, horror-movie references, and comedic gore
Black Christmas
shares Christmas cabin isolation, masked-killer suspense, and seasonal slasher conventions
The Final Girls
shares campy horror humor, youthful victims, and a playful approach to genre archetypes
Puppet Master
shares puppet-centered horror imagery, killer stalking, and low-budget cult slasher energy
Movie Details
- Director
- Lisa Ovies
- Release Date
- 2019-10-27
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 4.7 / 10 (7)
Cast
- Aleks Paunovic
- Lee Majdoub
- Lisa Durupt
- Richard Harmon
- Gigi Saul Guerrero
- Kyle Cassie
- Geoff Gustafson
- Beverley Elliott
- Johannah Newmarch
- Jett Klyne
Common questions
- What is Puppet Killer about?
- A Christmas cabin getaway becomes a gleefully gruesome nightmare when high school students are hunted by a puppet-wielding killer steeped in horror mythology.
- What is Puppet Killer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Puppet Killer as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Puppet Killer violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Puppet Killer as graphic.
- Which films are like Puppet Killer?
- Films with a similar feel include Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Black Christmas, The Final Girls, and Puppet Master.
- How long is Puppet Killer?
- Puppet Killer runs 83 minutes.
