Muppet Treasure Island’s creepiest puppet has eerie link to horror villain
Muppet Treasure Island is a beloved children’s film adored by many Jim Henson fans, but one of the characters is widely regarded as the creepiest Muppet to ever exist16:00, 16 Feb 2025Muppet Treasure Island stars the most unsettling puppet ever made.Blind Pew is described as “a threatening pirate,” who hunts down Billy Bones throughout the film. His character design features blue-grey skin with a long snout, spiky teeth and long, unruly hair.The villain wears a long brown coat, a brown scarf and a large pirate’s hat with a feather hanging down one side. Pew’s eyes are permanently closed because he is blind, as his name suggests.Taking inspiration from the original story, Pew hopes to get his hands on the treasure map. However, while in the novel his blindness is used to make him appear even more terrifying, the Muppets version uses this trait for comic relief.Blind Pew has been compared to the Skeksis from The Dark Crystal, another Jim Henson film(Image: More