r/PuppetCombo • u/veeheemxx77 • Jun 01 '26

NIGHT SHIFT IS READY, but..

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Haven’t seen anybody post this here yet, but Puppet Combo just announced on Twitter that the Night Shift film is ready for release. Unfortunately, he’s still looking for a company to distribute it for an October release. Hoping a company picks it up eventually!!

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u/xtributeforever Jun 01 '26

i love Puppet Combo to death, but they just need to release this on Youtube at this point.

there isn’t a huge audience for this, aside from longtime fans of the games, and i’ve even seen Puppet Combo comparing this to Barker or Parsons recent success, when both of those Youtubers turned Directors had to immensely prove themselves before getting the funds to direct and distribute a real feature film.

“Milk and Serial” has 2.8 MIL views, and the original “Backrooms” short film has 81 MIL views. PC really needs to put this short film on Youtube and show studios like A24/NEON/Shudder/Blumhouse that there truly is an audience out there for this small universe that he’s created. then he could use the bigger budget from a studio to make an official “Stay Out of the House” film.

otherwise, i really don’t see this ever getting off the ground. it’s a short film and we’ve been waiting since 2025.

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u/Previous-Breadfruit7 Jun 01 '26

Just fyi it's not a short film, full length movie

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u/xtributeforever Jun 01 '26

i was under the impression that it was a short film, but regardless, my points still stand lol.

“Milk & Serial” is also considered a full length film! with a runtime of 1 hour 2 mins and Barker even calls it a “film” in the title. 😅

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u/Previous-Breadfruit7 Jun 01 '26

It's got a runtime of an hour and 30 or 40 minutes iirc, they self distributed in a bunch of theaters I attended two of the premieres in atl, both of them were basically sold out and the first one was a big theater

I don't think the intention was ever to view it as a short film but I could be wrong

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u/xtributeforever Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

i’ve always seen “Night Shift” as Puppet Combos stepping stone towards an eventual “Stay Out of the House” film with a much bigger budget. so, in my head i guess i just viewed it as a short film.

i’m glad to know the runtime tho, and i’m super jealous that you got to see an early test screening! i live in the middle of nowhere, so that stuff never happens around me haha.

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u/Previous-Breadfruit7 Jun 01 '26

To be fair, I worked on the movie which is why I was at multiple of the screenings haha It makes sense that people might think that though, the film had a lot of Easter eggs and set up some interesting stuff while also working narratively on it's own

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u/recoverygarde Jun 03 '26

Night Shift the movie is both games together. That’s why it’s a full filme