Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich(2018)
2018 · Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund · 90 min
A recently divorced young man discovers a mint condition Blade doll in his deceased brother's closet and plans to sell the toy at a convention in Oregon celebrating the 30th anniversary of the infamous Toulon Murders. All hell breaks loose during the auction when a strange force animates all of the puppets throughout the convention, setting them on a bloody killing spree.
Horror · Comedy
5.6171 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
5/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich scares
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich is basically a gore comedy wearing a horror costume, packed with over-the-top kill scenes played for shocked laughs instead of real dread. The pace is fast once it gets going, with tiny puppet killers picking off a crowd of people in inventive, extremely bloody ways. There's no real mind-bending fear here, just gross-out gags and practical effects gore aimed at people who like their horror silly and nasty at the same time. It's a fun watch for gore-hounds and puppet-horror fans, not something that will actually unsettle you afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich rates psychological 1/5, visceral 4/5, gore 5/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 5 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 25 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A slow gathering start gives way to an increasingly gory, chaotic back half that keeps escalating with only brief breathers.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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