Charles D Shell

Obscure Indie Film: The Deadly Spawn

(Originally posted on August 16, 2017) The Deadly Spawn is an oddball sci-fi/horror movie from 1983.  I hadn’t seen it myself until just recently.  I’d seen the poster and a few stills, but that’s all.  Fortunately, we live in the age of the internet and YouTube, hence my ability to watch it. First, I’d like […]

Dragonslayer: A Forgotten Fantasy Movie

(Originally posted on February 15, 2017) Disney released Dragonslayer in the year 1981.  The movie came out only a couple of years after the less-than-stellar The Black Hole in 1979.  It is Disney’s next attempt at a more adult-themed movie.  For the most part, it succeeded. Coming out of the dismal decade of the 70s, […]