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Jun 15
HAPPENING NOW! How did I not know this was a thing? As a kid, I LOVED #fullmoonfeatures, #charlesband and #trancers. I even dreamed of writing for @fullmoonhorror @RealCharlesBand .... here, ready, and willing ...
#horror #horrorwriter #jackdeth
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Hey @CharlesBand — I built a complete Full Moon Features marathon event kit. Chronological timeline. Cookbook. Kill-tracker. Advanced trivia. Tiebreaker. Survival guide. Social posts. It's yours. No strings.
#FullMoonFeatures #PuppetMaster #EvilBong #Subspecies #HorrorCommunity
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Last night I dimmed the lights and rewatched Full Moon Features 1989 classic Puppet Master with my bodacious wife. Man, that movie still hits different — those killer puppets are pure late-80s magic! Insanely creative practical effects, gnarly kills, and that wild Charles Band vibe that walks the perfect line between creepy and totally unhinged (yeah… the sex-kink scenes still caught us off guard).
Tonight I’m thinking about firing up Ghoulies 2 for round two. Nothing beats that pure ’80s straight-to-video horror goodness.
Who else grew up renting Empire Pictures and Full Moon titles from your local indie video store or Blockbuster back in the day? Those dusty VHS shelves with the crazy box art were basically a treasure chest of forbidden Saturday night fun. Drop your favorite Full Moon or Empire memory below — let’s get nostalgic! 🍿💀📼
#80sHorror #PuppetMaster #RetroHorror #FullMoonFeatures
#80sKidsRule
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Les marionnettes les plus meurtrières du cinéma bis reviennent en Blu-ray chez Vidéo Popcorn Éditions. Retour sur Puppet Master 1 & 2 dans Les Jeudis de l’Angoisse. #PuppetMaster #FullMoonFeatures #Horreur #SerieB #BluRay @video_popcorn
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Apr 30
Indie film fun from Full Moon Features & Charles Band #crashandburn #fullmoonfeatures #charlesband #scifi #horror
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Mar 12
34 years ago, on March 12, 1992, "Demonic Toys" arrived at the shelves of American rental video stores. The film was written by David S. Goyer and directed by Peter Manoogian.
#DemonicToys #Horror #16mmInferno #HorrorMovies #FullMoonFeatures #ThisDayInHorror #posterart
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Mar 8
Decadent Evil 2 (Remastered) (2007) Available March 10
#horror – #horrormovies – #DecadentEvil2 – #FullMoonFeatures – @fullmoonhorror – Vampire ‘Sugar’ and her human boyfriend Dex travel with Marvin a homunculus to Arkansas to revive Marvin’s son, the w… ift.tt/x2MvJph
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Decadent Evil 2 (Remastered) (2007) Available March 10
#horror – #horrormovies – #DecadentEvil2 – #FullMoonFeatures – @fullmoonhorror – Vampire ‘Sugar’ and her human boyfriend Dex travel with Marvin a homunculus to Arkansas to revive Marvin’s son, the w… ift.tt/x2MvJph
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Decadent Evil (Remastered) (2005) Available March 10
#horror – #horrormovies – #DecadentEvil – #FullMoonFeatures – @fullmoonhorror – A cursed homunculus is imprisoned by a queen vampire as he waits for his son to free him. Nasty, horny human/reptile hyb… ift.tt/m8tcApl
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Feb 23
#NowWatching Full Moon Entertainment's direct-to-video gem Subspecies (1991) — that pure '90s late-night VHS vampire fix dripping with gothic Transylvanian vibes, shadowy castles, blood rituals, and gloriously tactile practical effects that hit different before CGI stole the spotlight.
Directed by Ted Nicolaou (the Full Moon maestro behind the whole series), this kicks off the franchise with three American college girls — Michelle (Laura Mae Tate), Mara (Irina Movila), and Lillian (Michelle McBride) — who head to Romania for studies and stumble straight into an ancient vampire blood feud. The star is the grotesque, vampire Radu Vladislas, played with slimy, menacing charisma by Anders Hove — those elongated claws, greasy hair, and that haunting elongated face make him unforgettable nightmare material. He's locked in battle with his heroic brother Stefan (Michael Watson), both vying for the powerful bloodstone and the souls of the coeds (especially Michelle). Don't miss the brief but killer cameo from Angus Scrimm (the Tall Man from Phantasm) as their vampiric father, King Vladislav.
Peak '90s horror nostalgia comes from the practical makeup effects and creature design. Oscar-winning effects artist Greg Cannom (known for classics like The Lost Boys and later Bram Stoker's Dracula - 1992) handled Radu's prosthetic-heavy monster look — multi-piece facial appliances layered for that undead, pallid horror, complete with freakish claw extensions, and blood dripping mouth. It's all analog, fleshy, and gloriously hands-on — no pixel shortcuts. The crew included talents like Daniela Bușoiu for on-set makeup magic.
And let's not forget the titular stars: the little stop-motion demons(aka the Subspecies minions) — those creepy, red-skinned, horned imps born from Radu's blood (he snaps off bits of his fingers to spawn them!). Animated by visual effects director David Allen using a mix of stop-motion puppets and rod techniques, these scurrying, chaotic little hellspawn resurrect Radu, cause mischief, and swarm like tiny nightmares straight out of a Ray Harryhausen fever dream. They're campy, dated, and utterly charming in that pre-CGI way — love 'em or hate 'em, they give the film its unique mascot vibe and set the series apart.
Shot on location in Romania for authentic crypts and castles, it blends old-school vampire lore with Full Moon's low-budget ingenuity: shadow transit travel, gore-soaked rituals, imp antics, and that tactile gore. If you're in the mood for that latchkey-kid ritual — dim lights, worn VHS rental at 2 AM, leftover cold pizza, letting the practical FX and stop-motion chaos wash over you — Subspecies is total retro bliss.
Who's rewatched this lately? Favorite Radu moment, best imp chaos scene, or just shout out those little stop-motion demons below. 🧛♂️📼🍕 #Subspecies #FullMoonFeatures #90sHorror #PracticalEffects #StopMotion #VampireVibes #DirectToVideoClassics #90sKidsRule
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Feb 21
Haven't seen the remastered version yet, so knocking it out now. @fullmoonhorror will never die!
#Horror #HorrorFamily #HorrorFam #FullMoonFeatures #TedNicolaou #Vampire #MutantGang
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Wednesday, February 25, blogger Meredith Borders (Fangoria Magazine) joins to sum up various evil doctors & mad scientist characters (some who are heroes!) in fiction.
#lists #cultmovies #HorrorFam #podcastnetwork #zombies #fullmoonfeatures #moviecharacters #scifimovies #fiction
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Feb 10
***SALE***
@fullmoonhorror has launched their "Biggest #Sale of the year"!
Full Moon's Bloody Valentine Sale has begun and lasts until February 17th!
Get up to 60% off and check out their mystery boxes: $100 for a $250 value.
Sadly, still no #Subspecies Coffin set available.
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#BluRay #Ad #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #FullMoonFeatures #FullMoon #Horror
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