Tag: puppets

Hashtag Collectibles’ New Puppets Let You Manipulate Birds And Axolotls With Ease

by Natalie Kipper

If you ever dreamed of training an owl or axolotl, now is your chance. Well, you can come close anyways. Hashtag Collectibles added two new plush puppets to their line-up, the Potoo (it’s a bird, in case you are having trouble with that one) and the Axolotl. I was cracking up over these guys and want to share my mirth with you, dear readers.

The Potoo is a true winner in my book. Look at its face and I dare you not to crack a smile. If you head over to its product listing , you can see the fluffy dude in action. I adore its big eyes. It just looks so incredibly goofy. Mother Nature (and Hashtag Collectibles) certainly has a sense of humor.

The Potoo puppet measures 9 inches tall and costs $19.99.

Like the Potoo puppet, you can see clips of the Axolotl puppet in-use on its product page. This one has to be seen in motion to be fully appreciated, I think. Don’t get me wrong; I adore this one as well. I just don’t think the photo does it justice. When the puppet opens its mouth, it looks a bit like its smiling. To my knowledge, axolotls don’t smile but I find it endearing all the same.

The Axolotl puppet measures 11 inches long and costs $19.99.

Oh and Hashtag Collectibles has also restocked their Sam and Max Max plush ($29.99). I know a ton of people were waiting for a while for the guy to come back so I wouldn’t sit on this one if you are considering buying him.

Horror Movie Night – Retroactive Bonus Episode 2 – Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge

by Saintmort

In our second Retroactive Bonus Episode, we take you back to the magical night that Matt and Scott hung out in person and called Adam to discuss leech vomit, puppet powers, Toulon’s terrible anniversary gifts, and sexy Nazis… That’s right, we discussed 1991’s Full Moon release Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge! Listen for the origin of most of our current in-jokes, details on Matt’s kill room, and what Scott’s wife sees every time he watches HMN picks.

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It’s Here! Magic the Gathering: The Musical

by S.J. Borger

After months of speculation–and a successful Kickstarter AND Indiegogo campaign–Zombie Cat Productions has released “Magic the Gathering: The Musical,” a 27-minute romp through the geekiest of geek hybrids: Magic, Puppets, and random singing for no real good reason.

It’s free, and embedded below. Watch it, you know you want to!

Geek On Set: Puppet Master X: Axis Rising

by Allisonnnnn

Following the 2010 Puppet Master: Axis of Evil, Full Moon Features’ Charles Band continues the famed saga with Puppet Master X: The Puppeting.  Two questions immediately spring to mind: 1. Holy crap, there’s already been nine Puppet Master movies?!  (Answer: yes.)  2.  “The Puppeting”, really?  (Answer: no.  I made that up.)

Having confessed that minor sin, I will reveal to you (because I am so very, very nice) the title of the tenth movie in the PM franchise… Puppet Master X: Axis Rising.

PMX takes off where the ninth installment left us, following secret-Japanese agent Ozu down China Town alleys as she flees the opera house with a puppet in a bag.

What, you didn’t see the ninth Puppet Master? What’s wrong with you?  To fill in this sad lack of knowledge…

In 1939, puppet master Toulon was gunned down at the Bodega Bay Inn, leaving behind his hidden puppet stash which the crippled woodworker, Danny Coogan, recovered and brought back to his hometown of Los Angeles to do some illegal puppet dealing.  Or, possibly, to find out what made the puppets tick.

While Coogan is mucking about in the puppets’ insides, World War II is launching and Los Angeles finds itself infiltrated with Nazis and Japanese agents.  Through a somewhat likely partnership, a Nazi and Japanese agent plot to destroy a Los Angeles arms factory, in order to cripple the war effort.  The wily…ish Danny Coogan finds out about the plot and, with puppets and sexy girlfriend in tow, puts an end to the Axis’ machinations, killing the Nazis as the Japanese agent (Ozu) escapes, having kidnapped one of the puppets.

Got it?  Great.  Continuing.

Ozu runs through China Town with her miniature hostage in tow, only to run into an entirely new Nazi foe, the sadistic Moebius.  After gunning Ozu down, Moebius snatches the puppet, Tunneler, and gives the pointy-headed puppet to his imprisoned scientist, Dr. Freuhoffer.   See, Moebius is obsessed with gaining the secret to eternal life, and he’s convinced that the good doctor can somehow grant his dream.

Dr. Freuhoffer, on the other hand, is obsessed with puppets.  Who knew puppets were so popular in the 1930s?  Seriously.

It is now up to Danny, his girlfriend, and their suddenly-found sidekick and comedy relief, Sergeant Stone, to save Tunneler from the evil German clutches and make sure America has a fighting chance against the Axis!

Full Moon Features’ Puppet Master X: Axis Rising releases later this Fall, but you can catch the premiere at Stan Lee’s Comikaze, the night of September 15th.