While the series may have eventually gone a little bleh, the original "Puppet Master" is still a classic horror film, and easily one of the jewels in the crown of Full Moon, introducing the world to the deadly creations of Andre Toulon in the forms of Blade, Pinhead, Tunneler, Leech Woman, and Jester (I think that is all of the puppet from the first film anyway, other series favourites like Six-Shooter and Torch would not appear until the sequels).
Produced in an era before everything was CGI, the original films feature all practical effects, some of which maybe do not hold up so well (Leech Woman is a good example of this, so it Pinhead being thrown through the air), and good puppeteering combined with beautiful character designs make the puppets much more important and likable characters than any of the human actors in the film.
Of course we are here to talk about the theme song, which is haunting, beautiful, and something you definitely could dance to, albeit ballroom dancing. I really do think this is a fantastic piece of music that I expect I would like even if it were not associated with one of my favourite childhood horror films (I actually had a Blockbuster former rental VHS of the original film, and it was in frequent rotation).
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