TMR 007 – Puppet Master & Children of the Corn - Special Halloween double-feature
Episode description
Puppet Master (1989)/Children of the Corn (1984)
d. David Schmoeller (Puppet Master)
d. Fritz Kiersch (Children of the Corn)
Starring:
A bunch of assholes & the beautiful Linda Hamilton
On TMR's dual episode Halloween Special, we watched 1989's mountain of shit that is "Puppet Master" and everyone's favorite kid-punching fall-favorite "Children of the Corn." We talk about a specific kind of asshole that would bring puppets to life and shove them in a hole in the wall in a hotel and wonder just who would adopt two kids who have seen their entire town murdered by a bunch of poofy-haired preteens.
Things discussed in the show:
Ancient Chinese Secrets, Egyption Rites & Nazis
Agatha Christie (Ten Little Indians)
The Puppets: Blade, Jester, Pinhead, Leech Woman, Tunneler, Shedder Khan
Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers
William Hickey (Major Payne, The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, From Beyond)
Bad southern accents
Child's Play, Dolls, Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
Stephen King (Night Shift, Pet Cemetery 1 & 2, The Mist, Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, It)
Tim Curry (Home Alone 2, Muppet Treasure Island, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Legend)
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (John Franklin, Courtney Gains)
H.P. Lovecraft - Elder Gods (He Who Walks Behind the Rows)
Del Shannon - "Runaway"
"Cross my heart and hope to die. Stick a needle in my eye."
The Cold War
The Blob, Pacific Rim, The Matrix
Next Week: Phantom of the Opera (1925) - Starring Lon Chaney