“The Puppetman” (*1/2 out of four) was a toothless horror story about a convicted killer (Zachary Le Vey) on death row for multiple murders who always claims he was possessed by the deadly spirit of The Puppetman when committing his murders; when his daughter (Alyson Gorske) is grown up, she begins to believe him and teams up with a seasoned detective (Michael Pare) to uncover the truth of this before it is too late. Routine and unpleasant story soon goes nowhere. Director Brandon Christensen said this was inspired by the Tom Jones song of the same name but “Release Me” and “Funny Familiar Forgotten” were more apt song titles to describe this.