The Puppet Monster Massacre

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Peter Jackson’s Meet The Feebles meets Christopher Mihm’s It Came From Beneath The Earth in this demented parody of bad science fiction films. All the essential ingredients are there – mad Nazi scientist, innocent shy young lad and his would-be girlfriend, the pervert horror film buff, a penguin and lots of bunnies.

The use of sock puppets is not unique but in this film it is done with the obvious fakery that appeals. There is also a fair amount of paper cut-out work in the style of South Park. It is all a hilarious blend of fakey-looking puppets, bad effects and dodgy script.

Four local teenagers are invited to spend a night in a haunted house owned by an evil scientist, Dr Wolfgang Wagner. If any survive a million dollars in prize money will be divided between them. One young lad brings his girlfriend with him and they proceed to have sex in the cemetery at the back of the house. The scientist has an ulterior motive. In the dying days of Nazi Germany his research facility was attacked by a special group of American commandos. They burnt the labs and destroyed the vicious monsters being developed there. The scientist escaped with the last example of his monster. Now it has hatched, it is hungry and the slaughter begins.

Fortunately the kids have an unexpected ally. Until the final showdown we get lots of fart jokes, huge quantities of blood and gore, and sexual references (no surprise there). There are jokes and scenes pinched from early “serious” films.

The film looks like it was made using someone’s lunch money. This would normally be a big drawback but I feel the film was deliberately made this way – aim low to start with. The resulting film doesn’t hide its flaws. It positively glories in them, quite unashamed. It’s great entertainment.

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