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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🚨New Ep!🚨 No. 195: Daughters of Darkness (1971) w/ Jenn Wexler This week we check out an underground classic: the 1971 queer erotic arthouse vampire flick DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS! This sapphic gem is light on plot but heavy on mood, and features some incredible lighting and camera work. Check it out!

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Ep. 194: Vengeance of the Dead (2001) w/ Dan McCoy We finish out our @flophousepodcast.com collaboration month w/ an odd regional, rural curio. It’s kind of an interesting little film; lots of leering grandpas and lots of immolation. Check it out! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 No. 193: Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair (2025) w/ Steven Kostanski This is a big one! A true tiny terrors aficionado joins us to discuss a very full-sized Tim Thomerson as we cover this super-cut of Trancers 4 and 5! Steven Kostanksi’s here! Check it out! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 No. 191: The Changeling (1980) w/ Robert Ottone Late again on this app as usual, BUT our newly expanded format has enabled us to bring on our pal, author Robert P. Ottone to discuss Peter Medak’s 1980 haunted house masterpiece, The Changeling! Check it out! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

No. 190/ Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College Our Flop-tember continues as Stuart Wellington of @flophousepodcast.com enrolls at PMCFU and majors in mischief. Yanks abound and panties are raided. Check this highly anticipated episode out wherever you get your podcasts! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🚨 New Episode!🚨 No. 189: The Day Time Ended w/ Elliott Kalan ( @flophousepodcast.com ) I’ve been really bad at remembering to promo on this app. We’re still here, and, in fact, better than ever. Lots of MST3K talk in this one. Check it out, as well as the dozens of other eps I forgot to plug here!

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Ep 170: BONUS: An interview w/ Anita Rosenberg As a special treat this week on Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks, Jarrod sits down with writer/director Anita Rosenberg, the woman who helmed the cult favorite ASSAULT OF THE KILLER BIMBOS! Check it out! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 161: Femalien (1996) w/ Asta Paredes Actor, filmmaker, and writer Asta Paredes joins us this week to discuss this seminal soft-core! This is an EPISODE. Don’t sleep on this one! Check it out, wherever you get your podcasts! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Ep 159: The Killer Eye (1999) and Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt (2011) Thank goodness we had the wonderful critic and writer Katie Rife joining us for this twosome bc it really felt like scraping the bottom of the barrel! Fun was had nonetheless! Check it out linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Teen Sorcery (1999) w/ Becky Darke @bunnydarke.bsky.social returns to the program for the 3rd time, officially dubbing her a “Freaky!” She joins only John Torrani, @natbrehmer.bsky.social and @weinbergs.bsky.social in achieving this honor! Check it out! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Ep 157: Dark Walker (2003) w/ Brian Smith As always, a day or two late on this app, here we are! An ancient evil wreaks havoc on a smalltown amusement park! Made for just about $15,000, the movie has the scrappy mentality of a fun side project with friends, but how does it hold up?

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

We’ve got a 🚨BONUS🚨 episode for you! Episode 156 is OUT NOW! The boys at @moviedumpster.bsky.social were kind enough to let us release our guest appearance on their show 2 years ago as a special bonus treat. Check out our discussion on “Ragdoll” from 1999! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 155: Final Stab (2001) w/ Richard Newby A Dave DeCoteau Scream clone? A Dimension-esque throwback? What’s not to love? @richardlnewby.bsky.social is back to talk mockbusters, Goosebumps, slashers, and all kinds of fun stuff. Check it out! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Ep 154: The Vault (2001) w/ Xero Gravity NYC horror icon and FANGORIA cover model Xero Gravity is back to help us crack open THE VAULT, a 2001 haunted house thriller from Big City Pictures! This is a fun one! Check it out wherever you get your podcasts! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Ep 153: Teenage Space Vampires (1998) w/ Avery Coffey As always I’m late to this app to promo our new episode, but it’s a good one! We kick off February with the wonderful Avery Coffey joining us to discuss a forgotten Multicom Pulse-Pounders effort! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 152: Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003) / Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (2004) w/ Nat Brehmer Today we hit the nadir of the PM universe but at least we have the man who literally wrote the book to help us navigate through it all! Nat Brehmer returns! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 @weinbergs.bsky.social helped us coin our term for a 3-time guest on the pod. It’s a “Freaky.” This time it’s Erin Dawn from and he Manic Movie Monday podcast who’s back to discuss this delightful 80s sex comedy for episode 151 - Valet Girls! Check it out! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Holy Shit! Episode 150! Wow! It’s Gingerdead Man Vs Evil Bong! Lazy stoner humor, breakfast cereal, racial stereotypes, misogyny in the film industry…you know, the usual when you talk about a killer cookie vs sentient bong movie. But hey, the awesome Mary Beth McAndrews joined us!

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Nat Brehmer @natbrehmer.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I am never joking when I call PUPPET MASTER III one of my favorite antifascist movies ever made. It's not just puppets mowing down Nazis. It handles every aspect so well. It's one of the best movies at showing us that while these villains are scary they are also deeply pathetic.

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Ep 149: Ghost Warrior (AKA Swordkill) (1984) w/ Alex Ayling One of the Mates of Hell, Alex Ayling, returns to discuss this movie which is an unfrozen Samurai from the 1500s roaming the streets of 1980s LA. I don’t think I need to say more. linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 148: The Alchemist (1983) w/ @weinbergs.bsky.social This long-shelved supernatural thriller had a troubled production and struggles from a decided lack of energy, but it gives us the opportunity to talk about a few weird pockets of early 80s B-cinema! Check it out!

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 147: Walking the Edge (1985) Robert Forster, revenge, horror wine pairings. This episode has it all including our wonderful guest, Brooklyn’s Spooky Sommelier, Caroline Johnson (Terror Terroir). Check it out, wherever you get your podcasts! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 145: Petticoat Planet w/ Kolleen Carney-Hoepfner Saddle up, because we're heading off to the distant and sexy world of PETTICOAT PLANET, one of the last true Torchlight films. Kolleen Carney-Hoepfner is back to talk about this erotic journey into the old west of outer space

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 144: Filmgore (1983) w/ John Collins This episode (I think) will be a warm hug to everyone who misses video stores, clip show movies, syndicated horror hosts, and nearly lost films. Author John Collins joined us it’s a doozy. Check it out! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 142: Doll Graveyard/Dangerous Worry Dolls (w/ Martin Monster) We put an end to Noirvember with this doll-ble feature! BK horror host The Martin Monster joins us for this tiny terror talk. Check it out, wherever you get podcasts! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 140: Dr Moreau’s House of Pain (2004) w/ Brennan Patrick Austin-based actor Brennan Patrick joins us for a discussion of this odd little movie which served as sort of last gasp of the classic era of Full Moon before the Evil Bongs and Gingerdead Men starting running the joint.

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

We hope you’ve enjoyed our Head of the Family episode, as well as our most recent ep- “Quadrant.” Here’s a sneak peek of how our Noirvember is shaking out! 4 more movies, 3 great guests…all in glorious b&w (or at least a filter).

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

We hope you enjoyed or Halloween epsiode on “Head of the Family!” Now begins Noirvember: a month long look at the @fullmoonfeatures.bsky.social movies that have been getting the B&W treatment! First up: 2024’s “Quadrant,” featuring writer/filmmaker Sean Redlitz! Check it! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I know we don’t update much on here but this is something we wanna plug, because it was awesome!

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Check out our latest episode! Episode 132: Pulse Pounders (1988) Rachel Reeves of the Halloweenies podcast (any lots of other rad stuff) joins us to discuss this unfinished Empire curiosity. Combs! Crampton! Thomerson! Hunt! Gale! Warner! Moll! They’re (almost) all here! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 131: Talisman (1998) w/ Meredith Borders of @fangoria.bsky.social ! Check it out, wherever you get your podcasts! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 130: The Resonator: Miskatonic U (complete series) w/ @fullmoonfeatures.bsky.social stalwart Topher Hansson! Check it out wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t forget to rate & review! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 129: Evil Bong 2: King Bong/ Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong 3D (2009/2011) Welp. Here we are. We weren’t looking forward to heading back to the Bong-iverse but at least we have the wonderful Corinne Halbert (ACID NUN) with us for the journey! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Episode 128 is OUT NOW! The wonderful Gena Radcliffe of the terrific Kill By Kill podcast joins us to discuss Metalstorm 3D: The Destruction of Jared-Syn! Check it out wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to rate and review! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 126: Denice Duff Vampire Extravaganza! Denice joins Jarrod and Steve to talk about the oft-maligned 1998 entry SUBSPECIES 4: BLOODSTORM, 2023's SUPSPECIES V: BLOOD RISE, and 2003's VAMPIRE RESURRECTION! Check us out, wherever you get your pods! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

🚨New Episodes! 🚨 (Sort of) Episode 124: Jigsaw (2002) Episode 125: Crash! (1976) w/ Edward Douglas I am two weeks behind promoting on here. Check these out! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 123: Prison of the Dead (2000) This week on the show, author Nathan Tolle joins us to discuss this oft-overlooked Dave DeCoteau joint that is very, very much rooted in the year 2000. Check it out, wherever you get your podcasts! Rate and review! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

🚨Bonus Episode!🚨 Episode 122: Robot Jox 2.0 (an interview with Joe Haldeman and Mary Gay Haldeman) John Torrani returns to help moderate an interview with Joe Haldeman, the legendary sci-fi author of THE FOREVER WAR and the screenwriter of Stuart Gordon's ROBOT JOX! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 121: Transformations (1988) Author Clay McLeod Chapman joins Jarrod and Steve this week for an absolutely bizarre sci-fi thriller, TRANSFORMATIONS! Check it out, wherever you get your podcasts! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 120: Josh Kirby…Time Warrior (Planet of the Dino Knights/ The Human Pets) (1995) Jarrod and Steve go guestless to discuss the first two chapters in Full Moon Features’ pre-teen adventure series “Josh Kirby…Time Warrior!” Check it out, rate, review! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🚨 New Episode!🚨 Episode 119: Demon in the Bottle A group of curious kids accidentally unleash an ancient demon from Middle Eastern mythology in the fun effects-driven Moonbeam film DEMON IN THE BOTTLE! Cameron Chaney (Library Macabre) joins us for a great chat! Check it! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

1/2 of PM/CF will be here and it will be a star-studded event as usual!

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Final Exam Horror Trivia @finalexamtrivia.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

There's an all-new edition of Final Exam Horror Trivia happening at 2PM this Sunday, July 13th, at Rockbar! Join us for five rounds of expert level trivia, celebrity surprises, drink specials, tons of killer prizes, and the best community the horror scene has to offer! Mark your calendars now, NYC!

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

🚨Bonus Episode!🚨 Episode 118: A Conversation with Richard Band Just like it sounds, and it’s a good one! Check it out! Don’t forget to rate and review! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 117: Cutter’s Club (2005) Tony Todd was the man, and it’s very cool that we get see him in another deliciously over-the-top performance, as well as another Mac Ahlberg shot, JCB creature effect Full Moon joint. Check it out! Also rate and review! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 116: Hell Asylum (2002) We're committing ourselves to discussing HELL ASYLUM, a 2002 reality TV ghost flick! A surprisingly gory, effectively shot micro budget gem, HELL ASYLUM hearkens back to the brief craze of haunted reality shows like MTV’s “FEAR.” With Jerry J. Sampson.

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 115: Voodoo Academy/ 2: Voodoo Academy Enroll this semester in the VOODOO ACADEMY, David DeCoteau's quietly groundbreaking queer softcore opus. We’re joined by filmmaker-urban mystic Sarah Lyons to talk about the film and its long-delayed sequel! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Before you get our new ep tomorrow, check out our most recent release on @puppetmasters_castlefreaks ! Episode 114: The Haunted Casino (2007) featuring Katie Hettenbach of @katieafraidy ! Check it out wherever you get your podcasts! linktr.ee/puppetmaster...

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Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks Podcast @castlefreaks888.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

🚨New Episode!🚨 Episode 113: Ravenwolf Towers (2016) We're checking in to the RAVENWOLF TOWERS from 2016! This bizarre flick was repurposed from a Full Moon streaming series, that unfortunately was cancelled in the middle of it's season, just as it was setting itself as Kushner-Locke era AVENGERS.

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