Puppetmaster

Puppetmaster (1989) is an American horror film from Full Moon Features that you can watch online on iFILM. Director David Schmoeller. Four psychics converge on a secluded coastal hotel after a mysterious summons from a former colleague — who turns out to already be dead when they arrive.

What he left behind are the puppets. Blade has a hook for one hand and a knife for the other. Pinhead's oversized fists can crush through a wall. Leech Woman does exactly what the name suggests. Tunneler drills. These weren't decorations — they were built by the puppet master André Toulon, who cracked an ancient Egyptian method for animating lifeless objects and spent the rest of his life regretting the company it made him keep. Paul Le Mat and Barbara Crampton are among the few cast members who figure out what's happening before it's too late.

The film launched a franchise that eventually stretched past a dozen entries, but none of the sequels matched the original's low-budget unease. The puppets are genuinely creepy in a way that CGI rarely is. Stream Puppetmaster (1989) online on iFILM.