A comic book artist's demonic drawings start to come to life, causing all sorts of terrors. I'm a sucker for Charles Band-produced films, such as TRANCERS, PUPPER MASTER, ZONE TROOPER, etc. But it was his films during the Empire Pictures days that are his best. During that time he'd bought the decrepit De Laurentiis's Studio in Italy and was able to get some great production values with his bargain basement budgets. At Empire, he made RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, ELIMINATORS, TROLL, and a number of classics. CELLAR DWELLER is not in that category, but director John Carl Buechler (TROLL, FRIDAY THE 13TH: PART VII) and writer Don Mancini, who'd later go on to create the Chucky/Child's Play franchise, made an entertaining film nonetheless. With some familiar faces in the cast, including Jeffrey Combs, Yvonne De Carlo, and Vince Edwards, and some fun old-school practical special effects, I was entertained and charmed by this rather ridiculous horror flick.
Review of Cellar Dweller
