The Fuzzies is gearing up to hit Digital on May 1, and it’s coming in hot with felt, foam, and a mean streak a mile wide. Terror Films Releasing is backing the chaos, with Josh Funk and Dustin Vaught steering this thing straight into the fires of childhood Hell.

A group of friends reunite at the estate of a recently deceased childhood companion. Bit of grief, bit of nostalgia, probably a drink or two, and then the puppets show up. Not cute. Not friendly. Very much alive, and very much done pretending they’re part of a children’s TV show.

What follows looks like a full-blown meltdown of Saturday morning innocence; bright colours, stitched smiles, and dead-eyed mascots turning the place into their own personal playground. Only now the games come with consequences, and nobody’s getting a participation trophy, just a front-row seat to whatever these things decide to do next.

The film leans hard into practical puppetry and stop-motion weirdness, giving it that handmade, slightly off-kilter texture where everything feels just a little too real. Starring Rocío de la Grana, Baylee Toney, Dustin Vaught, and Gordy Cassell, The Fuzzies leave the cast trapped in a nightmare held together by thread, spite, and Satan’s own arts-and-crafts.

Funk describes the film as a love letter to old-school children’s television, the kind with cheerful sets and big personalities. Only here, that warmth has completely curdled. The comfort’s gone. What’s left is something twitchy, unpredictable, and not interested in playing nice.

The Fuzzies lands May 1 across platforms including Vudu, Amazon, Tubi, and Chilling.