Underplayed Gems

Cellar Dweller (1988)

Cellar Dweller poster
Directed by
John Carl Buechler
Genre
horror film, monster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
R
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 91 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A comic book artist draws a demon that comes to life and starts killing people in the house. The film follows the artist and her friends as they try to survive the monster.

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What happens

Cellar Dweller is a 1988 American-Italian monster horror film about a comic book artist who unleashes a demon after drawing it. It was directed by John Carl Buechler, written by Don Mancini (credited as Kit Du Bois), and stars Debrah Farentino and Brian Robbins. As of 2026, this is the only film not in the Child's Play series that was written by Mancini. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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