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Curse of the Puppet Master

Curse of the Puppet Master

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Curse of the Puppet Master

"...The human experiment."

1998

1h 18m

4.6(124 votes)

Horror

Overview

Andre Toulon's diminutive assassins take up residence at The House of Marvels, a traveling doll circus run by Dr. Magrew, who has been trying to create a living doll of his own with little success.

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Production Companies

Full Moon Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

George Peck

Dr. Magrew / Puppet Master

Emily Harrison

Emily Harrison

Jane Magrew

Josh Green

Robert 'Tank' Winsley

Michael Guerin

Joey Carp

Michael Sollenberger

Michael Sollenberger

Station Owner

Marc Newburger

Art Cooney

Scott Boyer

Larry

Jason Dean Booher

Pogo

Robert Donavan

Robert Donavan

Sherrif Garvey

Jason-Shane Scott

Jason-Shane Scott

Deputy Wayburn

Creative team

Directed by: David DeCoteau
Written by: Neal Marshall Stevens
Produced by: Kirk Edward Hansen

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