Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

Witchouse (with Ricky J. Duarte)

David DeCoteau is back, this time taking us to a haunted house in Massachusetts; a WITCHOUSE, you might even say! Does this 1999 Full Moon feature bring some spooky ambiance or is it better burned at the stake? We're joined by Rick Or Treat host Ricky J. Duarte to discuss it! 
Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli 
Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck 
Logo by Doug McCambridge 
Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com
Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks 
YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks 
Next week's episode: Arena 

Demonic Toys 2 (with Movie Dumpster)

We were a little lukewarm on the classic-era Full Moon favorite DEMONIC TOYS, but does the second entry turn us around? Find out this week as we discuss the long-delayed sequel DEMONIC TOYS 2 with Joe and Sean from the amazing Movie Dumpster podcast! 
Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli 
Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck 
Logo by Doug McCambridge 
Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com
Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks 
YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks 
Next week's episode: Witchouse 

RawHead Rex (with Ivotres Littles)

A hulking ogre rises from its ancient tomb to wreak havoc on the Irish countryside in RAWHEAD REX, an early script from horror master Clive Barker! Podcaster, YouTuber, and all-around cool person Ivotres Littles joins us this week to talk through all the head-ripping, priest-peeing chaos.
Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli 
Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck 
Logo by Doug McCambridge 
Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com
Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks 
YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks 
Next week's episode: Demonic Toys 2 

Blood Dolls (with the Dolls of Horror)

BLOOD DOLLS has everything: an all-girl rock band trapped in a cage, murderous dolls, misshapen heads, killer chairs... and that's just in the opening five minutes! Charles Band's spiritual follow-up to HEAD OF THE FAMILY is an absolutely wild ride, and we're fortunate to be joined by Summer and Jamie from the Dolls of Horror podcast to work through it. 
Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli 
Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck 
Logo by Doug McCambridge 
Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com
Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks 
YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks 
Next week's episode: Rawhead Rex 

Dollman (with Eric Walkuski)

He's thirteen inches... with an attitude. He's DOLLMAN, Tim Thomerson's wacky return to the Full Moon universe, a badass space cop who travels to Earth, where he learns he's six times smaller than everything around him. This silly, gory action-comedy boasts some oddball laughs and a fun villain turn from future Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley, and we're excited to be joined by Eric Walkuski from JoBlo.com to talk through all the pint-sized action. 
Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli 
Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck 
Logo by Doug McCambridge 
Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com
Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks 
YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks 
Next week's episode: Blood Dolls 
 

Castle Freak (with Stuart Wellington)

Perhaps the gnarliest film in the entire catalog, Stuart Gordon's CASTLE FREAK was a notorious low-budget shocker that completed his Combs/Crampton/Lovecraft trilogy that began back with RE-ANIMATOR. Of course, when talking about CASTLE FREAK, there's only one guest we could have had, a man who's worked himself into the lore of the series and helped perpetuate it's reputation: Stuart Wellington! The co-host of the legendary FLOP HOUSE podcast joins us this week to talk about his enduring love of this oddball little chiller. 
Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck 
Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com 
Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks
YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks 
Next week's episode: Dollman 

Killjoy (with Stevie Webb)

Full Moon's most prominent killer clown makes his PM/CF debut this week. KILLJOY, the tiny-budgeted shocker from 2000, helped usher in a new era of Full Moon features, for better and for worse. We're excited to welcome the amazing Stevie Webb, host of BRAIN ROT, the UK's best horror podcast, to talk all about the cheap thrills of this ice cream-peddling demon clown!
Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck 
Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com 
Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks
YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks 
Next week's episode: Castle Freak 

Shrunken Heads (with Grady Hendrix)

SHRUNKEN HEADS tells the classic tale of three murdered children who are decapitated, resurrected by voodoo, and become crime fighters who turn criminals into farting zombies. You know, that tired old trope. 
Richard Elfman's gonzo dark comedy is one of the wildest discoveries we've had on this show so far; luckily we've got an amazing special guest on hand to help us make sense of it. Grady Hendrix, the New York Times bestselling author of HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE, MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM, THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES, and many more, joins us to talk about all the switchblade-wielding, gender-bending, absolutely bizarre shenanigans for an episode you don't want to miss. 
Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck 
Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com 
Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks
YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks 
Next week's episode: Killjoy 

The Pit and the Pendulum (with Scott Weinberg)

Stuart Gordon takes on Edgar Allen Poe this week, with a stacked cast of craggy character actors and a prominent role for Charles Band's castle! This week, we're talking THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM with the great film critic and podcaster Scott Weinberg! 
Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck 
Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com 
Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks
YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks 
Next week's episode: Shrunken Heads 

PreHysteria!

The single most successful film in the entire Full Moon canon isn't PUPPET MASTER or DEMONIC TOYS or even FEMALIEN; it's a kid-friendly adventure that tried to cash in on the popularity of JURASSIC PARK. This week, we're watching PREHYSTERIA!, the first film from the wildly successful, family-friendly Moonbeam Entertainment sublabel. Join us as we meet Elvis, Madonna, and the rest of the tiny dinos. 
Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli 
Logo by Douglas McCambridge 
Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck 
Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com 
Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks
YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks 
Next week's episode: The Pit and the Pendulum