As any cat will tell you, there’s something inherently magical about an object dangling on a string. This is the operating principle of the bat puppet. If a film is dragging, a bat puppet is a sure way to perk things up, in a strong film, a bat puppet will add to the fun. It’s hard to go wrong with a bat on a string.

i do enjoy seeing a bat puppet so this was fun little niche listicle to find, with a couple movies i hadn’t seen, and also a few of the movies are up for free in full on youtube (they all look to be available on archive.org as well if you prefer, i checked for each) 🦇