Puppet Master (1989)

★★★★★

Director: David Schmoeller
Studio: Empire Pictures/Full Moon Entertainment

Synopsis:
1939, Bodega Bay, California. A marionette craftsman named Andre Toulon (William Hickey) takes a gun to his own head as members of the Nazi SS converge upon his home, but not before hiding his treasured puppets in a chest along with the Indian puppet, named Gengie, in a panel in the wall.
The scene shifts to 1989. Four psychics meet for a stay at an Inn in Bodega Bay, all which claim to have been lured there, through visions of a colleague named Neil Gallagher. The group soon finds out that Neil has since committed suicide via a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Strange visions begin to plague the group of psychics and The Puppets begin their systematic extermination of the unsuspecting guests. Soon it is realized that the recently departed Neil, although now deceased, happened across Toulon's formula that would grant him everlasting life following his own demise, as well as Andre's secret to bringing inanimate objects, such as puppets, to life.
The newly resurrected Neil, newly appointed Master of the puppets, has commanded them to kill his former colleagues and they obediently begin to do so, until he hurts one of their own. Their subsequent revolt, leaving him in quite the unhappy and eliminated state.

Mike's Thoughts:
I LOVE this movie! It has remained a favorite of mine from the time I first laid
eyes on it. You cannot get anymore innovative than the imaginative storyline and fresh and well-designed characters that this film introduced. Watch it repeatedly!

Look For:
Creepy ballroom scene (I had nightmares for weeks!) and the seductive Leech Woman.