Curse of the Puppetmaster

Curse of the Puppet Master is a 1998 direct-to-video horror film written by Benjamin Carr and David Schmoeller, and directed by David DeCoteau. The sixth film in the Puppet Master franchise, it stars George Peck as scientist Dr. Magrew, who experiments with transforming humans into puppets.

While Puppet Master 5 was intended to be the final installment four years earlier, financial success and fan demand spawned Curse (which borrows quite heavily from the 1973 eco-horror film Sssssss), serving as a standalone sequel that promptly revived the series, which has been ongoing since.