David Schmoeller directs Paul Le Mat, William Hickey and Irene Miracle in this horror where a bunch of magicians in a deserted hotel are killed off by murderous puppets who don’t need a master to come to life.

Charles Band cheapo. The horny, draggy middle act doesn’t make a lick of sense but after an hour we finally get some more puppet action. For the five minutes the puppets are on the rampage the movie fulfils the videoshop rental brief.

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Perfect Double Bill: Parasite (1982)

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