The Puppet Monster Massacre is a little bit like Meet the Feebles as the cast is nothing more than hand puppets who speak in a variety of four-letter words. Most of this is crude, both in terms of the lowbrow humor and the ramshackle design of the puppets. It might be good for a snicker or two, but ultimately, it’s a bit of a chore to get through.
A mad doctor (voiced by Steve Rimpici, the voice of Duke the Unicorn in the CarousHELL movies) with the aid of his penguin assistant incubates a monster inside an unsuspecting victim. Meanwhile, a guy receives a letter telling him he can win a million bucks if he can spend one night inside the doctor’s haunted mansion. At the mansion, he’s met by other contestants, including the girl he’s had a crush on for years. Little do the contestants know, the doctor is scheming to get revenge on them by unleashing his ever-growing monster.
This was probably better off as a short. Scenes run on way too long without much of a comic payoff. Unless, that is, you count lots of unfunny fart jokes as a “comedic payoff”. It also doesn’t help that many of the jokes run on way past their expiration date. (Like the unending geyser of blood.) The monster itself is pretty neat looking, but it doesn’t have much of a presence and lacks personality. There’s also an odd, animated WWII flashback that’s kind of lame and seems like it’s only there to bulk up the running time.
In addition to Meet the Feebles, The Puppet Monster Massacre seems to take inspiration from Let My Puppets Come during the scenes of puppet sex. Unfortunately, the instances of puppet nudity and gore aren’t particularly engaging enough to make it all worthwhile. Even with the puppet nudity, bloodshed, and foul language, it all still somehow manages to feel lightweight and tame.
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