Pinocchio: Puppeteer of the Monsters

Pinocchio: Puppeteer of the Monsters is a 2024 British independent slasher film directed by Louisa Warren and written by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Amy Jump. Produced by Jagged Edge Productions in association with ITN Studios and distributed by Altitude Film Distribution, it is a horror reimagining of Carlos Collodi's children's fantasy novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, although it also features murderous versions of other fairytale and nursery rhyme icons including Snow White and the Pied Piper among others, and is a parody of the 2019 MonsterVerse film Godzilla: King of the Monsters and the 2003 supernatural slasher film Freddy vs. Jason, as well as succeeding Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) as the second installment of The Twisted Childhood Universe (TCU). In the film, a satanic cult release Monstro, who awakens other murderous, sadistic reinterpretations of classic public domain children's characters, collectively referred to in the film as "Abominations", from across the globe, forcing Pinocchio and Snow White to surface and take part against Monstro and the March Hare in a decisive massacre.