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Michael Deak - Cellar Dweller (Retrospective Interview)

In 1988’s Cellar Dweller, Whitney Taylor (Deborah Farentino) arrives at the Throckmorton Institute for the Arts to pursue her love of horror comics, and create new work influenced by her favorite comic book artist Colin Childress (Jeffrey Combs). Childress’ legacy for creating “Cellar Dweller” was marred by a horrifying incident, when Childress summoned a demon from an ancient book and it manifested itself through Childress’s comic art - killing a local girl. Now, Whitney is set to carry on where Childress left off, creating more “Cellar Dweller” comics. But she soon comes up against snooty head of the institute Mrs Briggs (Yvonne DeCarlo), and unwittingly summons the demonic beast who proceeds to wreak havoc and devour her classmates as the mystery surrounding their disappearances unfolds.

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