Puppet Master (1989)
In 1939, the titular Puppet Master, Andre Toulon, is hiding out in the high-end Bogada Bay Inn. Using some sort of ancient Egyptian secret, Toulon has somehow managed to bring the marionettes he creates to life. Two of his creations inform him that some sort of German assassins are coming for him. But Toulon is unconcerned and seems resigned to his fate.
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Suffer, Little Children (1983)
A young, mute girl named Elizabeth appears one day at the doorstep of a children’s home with little more than the clothes on her back and a note asking the facility to take care of her. The caretakers at the home take her in, intent on searching for her family, but soon after her arrival […]
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Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
Mike goes off on his own to try to find a way to defeat The Tall Man, forcing Reggie to go (on yet another long car trip) after him. Along the way Reggie encounters zombies and a stranded motorist, while Mike tries to learn about the The Tall Man and come up with a plan […]
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Madman (1981)
The look of utter disgust on that guy’s face is pure gold. On the last night of summer camp, a group of camp counselors and the camps head counselor sit around a campfire and tell the small group of campers about the legend of Madman Marz, a disfigured farmer that inexplicably went mad one night […]
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Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
You know, I think I’ve seen this before. It certainly seems familiar, but I couldn’t give you a time frame of when I actually viewed it. If I did it was probably on Sci-Fi before SyFy came along and started to suck. Phantasm III picks up immediately after the end of the last installment. Reggie […]
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The Redeemer: Son of Satan (1978)
AKA: Class Reunion Massacre A murderous preacher with a flair for the dramatic traps a group of six former classmates in an isolated, abandoned school after luring them there on the pretext of a class reunion. Deeming the old friends ‘sinners’ and wishing to ‘redeem’ them, the preacher locks them all in their old, run-down […]
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Phantasm II (1988)
Phantasm II picks up directly where the first Phantasm leaves off. It then goes through a great big time skip that finds Mike and Reggie hunting down their old nemesis. The Tall Man is up to his old tricks, stealing the dead and raising an undead army with the help of some very swift metal […]
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The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962)
AKA: The Terror of Dr. Hichcock AKA: Raptus: The Secret of Dr. Hichcock AKA: THe Terrible Secret of Dr. Hichcock In 1885 London, Bernard Hichcock is a respected and renowned doctor who is making strides in the world of medicine. But Dr. Hichcock is hiding a terrible (horrible, no good, very bad) secret: he’s a […]
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Phantasm (1979)
It’s been a long, Long, LONG time since I’ve seen Phantasm. So long, in fact, that other than a few still images and basic concepts I couldn’t remember a damn thing about the movie. However, I did remember enjoying it, so I decided to give Phantasm its due. Musician Jody returns home after his parents’ […]
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Maniac (1980)
Frank Zito is a man with many problems. He was horribly abused as a child, he suffers hallucinations, but most importantly he’s a psychotic serial killer who kills and mutilates women, scalps them, then nails their hair to mannequins and dresses them in his victims clothes. I probably should have opened with that… Anyway, Frank […]
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