Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks

This week, we're looking at the seamy underbelly of the Full Moon Empire, the short-lived softcore porn label Torchlight! One of the first efforts (certainly one of the most provocatively named) was TEST TUBE TEENS FROM THE YEAR 2000, aka VIRGIN HUNTERS. Directed by David DeCoteau and starring Morgan Fairchild, this campy skin flick tries to add some sexiness to a goofy TERMINATOR parody.  Hosted...

This week, Full Moon relocates to Romania for the first of their hugely popular vampire series, SUPSPECIES! We're going to meet the long-fingered villain Radu and his weird little blood goblin friends as we dig into Ted Nicolao's fun gothic horror flick. We're also going to dig in to the history behind Full Moon's move to it's new Eastern European headquarters, and look back on what would be one o...

This week, we're suiting up to pilot our first Stuart Gordon film, ROBOT JOX! Gordon is one of the most beloved directors in the Empire / Full Moon stable, and this underrated mech-fighting action/sci-fi romp puts his abilities on full display. Joining us for this episode is film industry expert John Torrani, who boasts not only an impressive knowledge of the genre but one of the preeminent collec...

This week we're looking at one of the most prominent of the latter-day Full Moon Features, the lowbrow stoner comedy EVIL BONG. This film sees four roommates battling the titular paraphernalia, who transports them to a sinister strip club populated by other Full Moon characters. Would you believe, though, that this movie is kinda dumb?  Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli  Logo by Douglas M...

In this episode, we're looking back at the pre-Full Moon days, going back to Charles Band's earlier studio, Empire International Pictures! Empire produced some of the most beloved movies from the entire Band canon, and TRANCERS is definitely among the most loved. This wildly fun 1984 sci-fi thriller stars Tim Thomerson as future cop Jack Deth, who must travel back in time to stop a madman from tur...

Welcome to Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks! On this show, we're going to dig into every movie made by Full Moon Features and it's subsidiary studios, and we could think of no better place to begin than the one that started it all: 1989's PUPPET MASTER! Directed by David Schmoeller from an idea by Full Moon creator Charles Band, this movie introduced the world to Toulon and his cadre of killer puppe...