Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (with Ailish Collins)

Evil Bong: This week we're looking at one of the most prominent of the latter-day Full Moon Features, the lowbrow stoner comedy EVIL BONG. This film sees four roommates battling the titular paraphernalia, who transports them to a sinister strip club populated b... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

51 min listen

Piranha Women: This week, we're looking at our most recent Full Moon release to date, the 2022 serial PIRANHA WOMEN! Directed by legendary schlockmeister Fred Olen Ray, this film features genetically-modified bombshells with some killer fish DNA that manifests in s... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

42 min listen

Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (with JR Ralls): It's Linnea Quigley vs. an evil wish-granting imp in David DeCoteau's goofy 1988 schlockfest SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA! JR Ralls from "Thirty-Twenty-Ten" joins us as we talk bowling in the 80s, USA's "Up All Night," and the long-del... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

70 min listen

Robot Jox (with John Torrani): This week, we're suiting up to pilot our first Stuart Gordon film, ROBOT JOX! Gordon is one of the most beloved directors in the Empire / Full Moon stable, and this underrated mech-fighting action/sci-fi romp puts his abilities on full display. Joini... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

81 min listen

Puppet Master: Welcome to Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks! On this show, we're going to dig into every movie made by Full Moon Features and it's subsidiary studios, and we could think of no better place to begin than the one that started it all: 1989's PUPPET MASTER... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

58 min listen

Subspecies: This week, Full Moon relocates to Romania for the first of their hugely popular vampire series, SUPSPECIES! We're going to meet the long-fingered villain Radu and his weird little blood goblin friends as we dig into Ted Nicolao's fun gothic horror fl... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

56 min listen

Test Tube Teens From the Year 2000: This week, we're looking at the seamy underbelly of the Full Moon Empire, the short-lived softcore porn label Torchlight! One of the first efforts (certainly one of the most provocatively named) was TEST TUBE TEENS FROM THE YEAR 2000, aka VIRGIN HUNT... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

57 min listen

Demonic Toys (with Dan Bookbinder): It's time for a Jack-Attack! This week, we're watching another seminal entry in Charlie Band's Tiny Terrors with DEMONIC TOYS! Special guest Dan Bookbinder locks himself in an abandoned toy factory with us to discuss Baby Oopsie-Daisy, Mr. Static, Gr... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

66 min listen

BONUS: Sam Irvin Interview!: We're very excited to be joined this week by director/writer/producer/actor Sam Irvin! Sam has directed three movies for Full Moon, including the two OBLIVION films and MAGIC ISLAND for Moonbeam, and he shares his memories from the set while also wal... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

88 min listen

From Beyond (with Nathan Rabin): The second in Stuart Gordon's trilogy of HP Lovecraft adaptations, FROM BEYOND is a wild, kinky, gleefully disturbing thrill ride of a movie. We're joined this week by none other than Nathan Rabin, author, culture writer, former editor of the Onion A... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

57 min listen

Bad Channels (with Becky Darke): An alien lifeform infects the airways of a local radio station, and only one shock jock can stop them from sucking unsuspecting victims into full-length music videos! That's right, it's BAD CHANNELS, the wacky sci-fi/comedy/musical from Ted Nicolaou!... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

60 min listen

Trancers: In this episode, we're looking back at the pre-Full Moon days, going back to Charles Band's earlier studio, Empire International Pictures! Empire produced some of the most beloved movies from the entire Band canon, and TRANCERS is definitely among th... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

46 min listen

Oblivion (with Dylan James Quarles): Howdy, y'all! This week, we're joined by author and podcaster Dylan James Quarles to watch OBLIVION, a wild blend of sci-fi and western tropes that features one of Full Moon's most star-studded casts to date (George Takei! Julie Newmar!). It's a root... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

81 min listen

Lurking Fear: Another of Full Moon's HP Lovecraft adaptations, LURKING FEAR tends to get forgotten in the shadow of the Stuart Gordon trilogy, but this fun genre mash-up has a lot to like. With plenty of genre stars (including Vincent Schiavelli, Jon Finch, Ashley... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

50 min listen

Tourist Trap (with Danny Torkel): A group of teens stumbles upon a roadside attraction full of sentient mannequins in the slow-brewing cult favorite TOURIST TRAP! The earliest film we've discussed so far, TOURIST TRAP was an instrumental early hit for young Charles Band and his futur... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

69 min listen

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... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

65 min listen

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... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

54 min listen

Puppet Master II / Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge (with Nat Brehmer): The first two PUPPET MASTER sequels are both major fan-favorites, so we knew we had to bring in an expert to weigh in! This week, we're joined by Nat Brehmer, the author of PUPPET MASTER COMPLETE: A FRANCHISE HISTORY, to talk through two early Full M... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

70 min listen

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (with Ailish Collins): One of the only true comedies we're going to cover on this show, CANNIBAL WOMEN IN THE AVOCADO OF DEATH is a feminist parody of APOCALYPSE NOW, featuring direct-to-video bombshell Shannon Tweed and a pre-talk show Bill Maher, with a screenplay by the... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

58 min listen

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'... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

68 min listen

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 o... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

68 min listen

Ghoulies / Ghoulies II (with Kevin Lane): Just when you thought it was safe to go to the bathroom... it's a double dose of the GHOULIES! More than just a GREMLINS knock-off, the original GHOULIES was the breakout hit that allowed Empire Films to thrive, and the sequel let Charlie's father Al... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

92 min listen

An Interview with Denice Duff and Kevin Sirtas: We're very excited to welcome SUBSPECIES franchise stars Denice Duff and Kevin Sirtas to the show! Denice and Kevin met on their first film together, SUBSPECIES II, and forged a friendship that's lasted to this day. The two share their experiences sh... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

88 min listen

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... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

77 min listen

Meridian: Kiss of the Beast (with Charles Williamson): BEAUTY AND THE BEAST meets DEAD RINGERS this week for the sexy-yet-problematic gothic romance MERIDIAN: KISS OF THE BEAST! Starring a young Sherilyn Fenn and Full Moon favorite Charlie Spradling, the movie delivers on lascivious thrills. but does it ... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

59 min listen

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, ... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

76 min listen

Bloodstone: Subspecies II (with Michael Varrati): SUBSPECIES is back with a vengeance as the series finds it's footing, and a great new star! Michael Varrati of "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula" joins us to talk about what may be the crowning achievement in the SUBSPECIES franchise... and maybe all of ... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

63 min listen

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 Rick... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

54 min listen

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 fi... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

51 min listen

TerrorVision (with Patrick Hamilton): Strap in for a wild and goopy good time with Ted Nicolaou's TERRORVISION, a weird and funny satire of suburban 80s excess with one of Empire's strangest monsters! We're joined this week by Patrick Hamilton, one half of the absolutely essential Kill B... by Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

63 min listen

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Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (with Ailish Collins)

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