Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
Nov 30, 2009Idiots Enact a Fairytale
The Three Stooges are transplanted into a retelling of the fairytale, although their slapstick inanity feels drowned out amid the maudlin banality and Cinemascope spectacle
Guy Rolfe
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
Jan 11, 2012Man With a Frozen Grin
Another of the films from gimmick master William Castle - a classic work of Grand Guignol in its story of a man with a permanently frozen Joker-like grin, which Castle fills with memorable shock effects
… And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
Jan 6, 2005Haunted House/Supernatural Retribution
Amicus Films venture into the haunted house genre with a newlywed Stephanie Beacham haunted by a disembodied hand but atmosphere is weakened by the constant reaching for crude shock effect
Dolls (1987)
Apr 4, 2001Malevolent Dolls
Following his success with Re-Animator, Stuart Gordon went on to make this film about a dollmaker and his malevolent dolls. The doll effects are eniably effective but the film's appeal to a child-like fairytale morality is uneven
Puppetmaster III: Toulon’s Revenge (1991)
Jan 26, 2003Puppetmaster & Toys vs Nazis
The third of Full Moon's Puppet Master films, this is a prequel that explores Andre Toulon's origins in Nazi Germany
Puppet Master 4 (1993)
Jan 15, 2026Malevolent Dolls
The fourth in Charles Band’s most popular series about a group of malevolent dolls. This turns the dolls into good guys and adds an Ancient Egyptian deity who despatches a Terminator robot against them
Retro Puppetmaster (1999)
Nov 17, 2000Toymaker Creates Living Dolls
This was the seventh of Full Moon's most popular series, the Puppet Master films. This goes back to tell how young Andre Toulon (Greg Sestero) originally created the puppets