for promotional artwork) and expressed interest in seeing a video game adaptation of the franchise developed. In June 2008, Band announced that a ninth installment of the series is planned, tentatively subtitled Axis of Evil. In March 2009, it was reported that Band is also interested in remaking 1989's Puppet Master in 3-D. Similarly, the original film was reissued by Razor Digital in 2007 in DualDisc format, featuring both standard and stereoscopic versions. In June 2009, the Full Moon website posted updates about the latest installment, revealing the roster of puppets to be included, as well as principal cast members Levi Fiehler and Jerry Hoffman. Puppet Master: Axis of Evil was released on DVD, Blu-ray and streaming in 2010. In 2012, Full Moon released the tenth installment, entitled Puppet Master X: Axis Rising, which continued the story and events from the previous film. In 2017, Full Moon announced that Puppet Master: Axis Termination would debut exclusively on Full Moon Streaming in three parts starting in September 2017. In 2018, a reboot was produced under the title Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich. In 2020, a spin-off film revolving around the puppet Blade was released under the title Blade: The Iron Cross. In 2022, a second spin-off film about Doktor Death (from Retro) was released under the same name. Films Storyline chronology As the series expanded, it created many continuity errors. One major discrepancy is the year of Toulon's demise; the original film states that Toulon committed suicide in 1939 at the Bodega Bay Inn in Bodega Bay, California, while he is alive in 1941 (Toulon's Revenge). There was an attempt to fix the errors with the release of The Legacy in 2003. However, Axis of Evil, released in 2010, continues to reuse the footage of Toulon committing suicide at the Bodega Bay Inn (as illustrated in the first) without altering the year of the setting. Below is a table of all films in chronological order. The series also bridges the narrative gap between two or more of the films by using a prologue and epilogue from Retro, as well as a flashback scene from II. Retro Puppet Master In 1902, an unconventionally immortal Egyptian named Afzel steals the secret of life from the god Sutekh. Sutekh sends several followers after Afzel, but none are successful in killing him and returning the spell. In Paris, Afzel is severely wounded and is sheltered