Triskaidekafiles is a love letter to cheesy cinema from the 80s and 90s, with the occasional dip into other eras. if you're a fan of MST3K, Elvira, Joe Bob Briggs, or just bad horror movies in general, Trisk is the place for you.
PUPPET MASTER: AXIS RISING
WRITERS: Story by Charles Band Written by Shane Bitterling
DIRECTOR: Charles Band
STARRING: Kip Canuon as Danny
Jean Louise O'Sullivan as Beth
Oto Brezina as Freuhoffer
Scott Anthony King as Moebius
Stephanie Sanditz as Uschi
QUICK CUT: Danny tries to get his toys back from the people who stole them.
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PUPPET MASTER: AXIS OF EVIL
WRITER: August White
DIRECTOR: David DeCoteau
STARRING: Levi Fiehler as Danny Coogan
Jenna Gallaher as Beth
Taylor M. Graham as Don
Tom Sandoval as Ben/Max
Jerry Hoffman as Uncle Len
Erica Shaffer as Elma Coogan
Ada Zhou Fang as Ozu
QUICK CUT: Amidst the rise of Word War II, a young man struggles to find his place in the world, and contribute to the war effort. With the help of some new friends, he just might find his purpose.
Read MorePUPPET MASTER VS. DEMONIC TOYS
WRITER: Courtney Joyner
DIRECTOR: Ted Nicolaou
STARRING: Corey Feldman as Robert Toulon
Vanessa Angel as Erica Sharpe
Danielle Keaton as Alex Toulon
Silvia Suvadova as Jessica Russell
QUICK CUT: A toy company seeks to stop a small time rival before their power grows too strong.
Read MoreWhat is the 200th movie being reviewed for Triskaidekafiles? It is part a series that has Cursed my very existence since this website began. It got so bad that it felt like it was personally seeking Revenge upon me. I stepped away from the series for awhile, but now it is time to go Retro with Trisk #200. This, this shall be my Legacy.
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RETRO PUPPET MASTER
WRITER: Original story by Charles Band
Screenplay by Benjamin Carr
DIRECTOR: Joseph Tennent
STARRING: Greg Sestero as Young Toulon
Brigitta Dau as Ilsa/Elsa
Jack Donner as Afzel
Stephan Blackehart as First Servant
Guy Rolfe as Elder Toulon
QUICK CUT: As we near our 100th review, and on this Friday the 13th, journey back with us to a time beyond time, puppets before puppets, and witness the creation of the Puppet Master, in this final review from the boxed set, and one of the main influences behind Trisk.
CURSE OF THE PUPPET MASTER
WRITER: Benjamin Carr
DIRECTOR: David Decoteau, by way of Victoria Sloan
STARRING: George Peck as Dr. Magrew
Emily Harrison as Jane
Josh Green as Robert
QUICK CUT: Those puppets you just can't keep down are back again, and this time they're hanging out in cages while their new puppet master with no connection to any previous movie tries to get a dimwitted fella with a gift for carving to make a new puppet.
PUPPET MASTER 5
WRITERS: Screenplay by Steven E. Carr, Jo Duffy, Todd Henschell, and Doug Aarniokoski & Keith Payson
DIRECTOR: Jeff Burr
STARRING: Gordon Currie as Rick Meyers
Chandra West as Susie
Ian Ogilvy as Jennings
Teresa Hill as Lauren
Nicholas Guest as Hendy
Willard Pugh as Jason
Duane Whitaker as Scott
Guy Rolfe as Andre Toulon
QUICK CUT: More puppets, more demon puppets, more stabby action. You get the drill by now, right? This picks up shortly after Puppet Master 4, and finishes up the half baked, half finished plot of that movie. Just like Harry Potter!
PUPPET MASTER 4
WRITERS: Screenplay by Todd Henschell, Steven E. Carr, Jo Duffy, and Doug Aarniokoski & Keith Payson.
DIRECTOR: Jeff Burr
STARRING: Gordon Currie as Rick Myers
Chandra West as Susie
Jason Adams as Cameron
Teresa Hill as Lauren
Felton Perry as Dr. Carl Baker
Stacie Randall as Dr. Leslie Piper
Guy Rolfe as Andre Toulon
QUICK CUT: Toulon's puppets are back AGAIN, and this time their history is arguably delved into as the source of their magic life-giving elixir shows up to stop the secrets of it from being discovered. Meanwhile, a tech geek is trying to create artificial life while playing with robots.
PUPPET MASTER 3
WRITER: C. Courtney Joyner
DIRECTOR: David DeCoteau
STARRING: Guy Rolfe as Andre Toulon
Sarah Douglas as Elsa Toulon
Walter Gotell as General Mueller
Ian Abercrombie as Dr. Hess
Kristofer Logan as Lt. Eric Stein
Aron Eisenberg as Peter Hertz
Matthew Faison as Papa Hertz
Richard Lynch as Major Kraus
QUICK CUT: Before Toulon's puppets were bloodthirsty killers, they lived simple lives as living puppet performers in his show. But World War II changed all that, and changed Toulon, and things would never be the same again.
PUPPET MASTER 2
WRITERS: Story by Charles Band
Screenplay by David Pablan
DIRECTOR: David Allen
STARRING:
Elizabeth Maclellean as Carolyn Bramwell/Elsa
Collin Bernsen as Michael Kenney
Gregory Webb as Patrick Bramwell
Charlie Spradlin as Wanda
Steve Welles as Andre Toulon
Jeff Weston as Lance
Nita Talbot as Camille Kenney
SYNOPSIS: The puppety ones are back to wreak vengance upon a group of paranormal investigators looking into the death of Alex Whitaker from the original movie. And this time, they've brought their creator.
PUPPET MASTER (1989)
WRITER:
Story by Charles Band and Kenneth J. Hall
Screenplay by Joseph G. Collodi
DIRECTOR: David Schmoeller
STARRING:
Paul Le Mat as Alex Whitaker
Irene Miracle as Dana Hadley
Matt Roe as Frank Forrester
Kathryn O'Reilly as Carissa Stamford
Jimmie F. Skaggs as Neil Gallagher
Introducing Robin Frates as Megan Gallagher
William Hickey as Andre Toulon
SYNOPSIS: A group of psychic researchers are drawn to a hotel in California where you can check out any time you like, but the killer puppets on the loose may have something different to say about that.