#Cellar dweller movie#
Making it the last movie made by Charles Band's company, the stylishly made and effective creep-fest by David Schmoeller (' Puppet Master,' 'Netherworld') was lost in the transaction and forgotten before finally reemerging five years later as the fourth entry in the direct-to-video 'Curse' franchise. At the time of its completion, Empire Pictures was in a financial bind and forced to sell, with MGM purchasing a majority of the library and Columbia TriStar taking a smaller portion. Refraining from the usual splatter of gross-out gore and cheap jump scares, 'Catacombs' is a true horror gem that still goes without appreciation, except for the most ardent and dedicated of genre enthusiasts. Best of all is seeing the awesomely beautiful Yvonne De Carlo, aka Lily Munster, as the snide, scheming headmistress of the school. In either case, the story by Don Mancini, best known as creator of the ' Child's Play' franchise, sees the stunningly beautiful graphic artist Whitney (Debrah Farentino) - right now, comic book nerds are rushing to buy this movie - accidentally awakens the demon from a 30-year slumber and draws it to violently kill her rivals in a prestigious school for the arts, a plot in the vein of the Dario Argento's ' Suspiria.' The movie is cheesy, ridiculous fun proudly displaying its love for other Empire flicks in the background and features a short cameo appearance from Jeffrey Combs. or is it that comic book artists suffer from troubled imaginations and more likely to let out homicidal tendencies in their art. Hilariously, the brutal, murderous creature can be controlled by comic book artists. That'll teach ya for thoughtlessly opening random creepy-looking books.
The beast is a hairy ten-foot tall monster summoned by a careless glance reading from a mysterious, leather-bound book with a large pentagram carved in the front. Needless to say, the foul, slobbering dweller in the cellar has many friends in high places, enough to warrant an entire movie revolving around it. The director of this little horror ditty is John Carl Buechler ('Troll,' ' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'), the mastermind behind MMI and creature designer of those little demonic critters along with many others in the Empire catalog. They also used the same special effects company that worked on ' Ghoulies' for this forgotten direct-to-video gem, Mechanical & Makeup Imageries, who, by the way, are responsible for several low-budget horror fare of the late 80s.
#Cellar dweller full#
This shouldn't come as much of a surprise since the same company, Empire Pictures, produced both, along with several other cult favorites before going bust and rising once again from the ashes as Full Moon Entertainment. Tracklisting: Impalers – Cellar Dwellerġ0. Cellar Dweller 3 More Releases From Static Shock Have A Listen……….Partly playing on childhood fears of the scary creatures residing in one's basement, 'Cellar Dweller' features what looks like the long-lost brother of Cat and Rat Ghoulie - for those familiar with the horror-comedy franchise. Featuring members of Power Trip, Glue, Mammoth Grinder and Strutter. When the Nukes Come Down I keep it underground. Full colour, hellish and hilarious poster insert by MASON TUCKER, and sterile, alienating, squint to focus on the horror cover by the steamroller talent J.S. In this case, Cellar Dweller can only be described as a party that you’ve been invited to but that you might not make it out of alive. There are other words to describe this blessed mess, but they become insufficient by the time the last track rolls around. 10 songs to destruction, 10 songs to live, 10 songs that wrap up all the velocity and disturbance beneath planet earth.Austin’s Impalers have Sweden in their back pocket, the US and A dripping down the back of their legs, and use the designs that Anti Cimex and Totalitar laid out to mop up the mess. Gasp, choke, puke, roll, die, live again.
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