The Bear Essentials - Puppet Monster Massacre

Food Equivalent: Cheese 

The Best Part: It's got puppets!

The Worst Part: Way too short

Genre: Black Comedy/Horror/Thriller

Rating: N/A (Adult Only)

Running Time: 70 min   

Bonus Points: Godzilla attack, mad scientist

The Puppet Monster Massacre is a homage to the great shlock horror films of the 80's and early 90's. It's a combination of humor and bad horror. The plot takes several queues from different films which causes it to become (oddly enough) an original film. The general synopsis is a group of strangers are invited to stay at a purportedly haunted mansion and if they can last the night they will win one million dollars. The Puppet Monster Massacre then takes a couple of genre twists and turns until it finally ends up becoming a giant monster crushing the city movie.

In the 80's Peter Jackson put out a film called Meet The Feebles. The Puppet Monster Massacre is the twenty-first centurys Meet The Feebles which means that it is definitely not for children. Don't let the fact that there are puppets in it fool you, this is an adult only feature. There are scenes depicting a lot of gore, scenes of sexuality and nudity, plus there is fluffy rabbit mutilation. On the plus side there is plenty of fun to be had here. Check out the official trailer if you are still not convinced.

The film can be purchased here and as a bonus it is a signed copy of the film. The DVD itself may be bare bones only having two commentary tracks, and not that great ones at that, but the quality of the film makes up for the lack of extras and this is a must see. If you enjoy comedies in the vain of Team America or horror movies with that 80's flare and panache then you owe it to yourself to check this film out. The Puppet Monster Massacre will only disappoint you by ending far too early.

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