THEME EXPLORATION

killer puppets

12 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
School Girl Killer
School Girl Killer
1968 · Antonio Margheriti
Cry_Wolf
Cry_Wolf
2005 · Jeff Wadlow
Night of the Reaper
Night of the Reaper
2025 · Brandon Christensen
Funny Games
Funny Games
1997 · Michael Haneke
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Batman
The Batman
2022 · Matt Reeves
In Bloom
In Bloom
2013 · Nana Ekvtimishvili
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight
1983 · J. Lee Thompson
Dah
Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
Le Samouraï
Le Samouraï
1967 · Jean-Pierre Melville
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Seth Gordon USA

Directed 'Puppet Master' (1989), the foundational film series that established killer puppets as a horror subgenre with visceral practical effects and darkly imaginative murder sequences.