Evil Spawn

Evil Spawn

Credits
Title:	Evil Spawn
Director:	Kenneth J. Hall; Ted Newsom
Writers:	Kenneth J. Hall; Ted Newsom
Producers:	Anthony Brewster; Frank Bresee; Fred Olen Ray; Christopher Condon
Composer:	Paul Natzke
Cinematography:	Christopher Condon
Editors:	William Shaffer
Production
Distributed by:	American Independent Productions
Released:	September, 1987
Rating:	Unrated
Running time:	70 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Evil Spawn is an independent American "creature feature" of the science fiction and horror genres. It was written and directed by Kenneth J. Hall and Ted Newsom. It was produced by American Independent Productions and was released direct-to-video in the United States in September, 1987. The film stars Bobbie Bresee as aging Hollywood actress Lynn Roman, with Drew Godderis as Ross Anderson, Donna Shock as Evelyn Avery, Fox Harris as Harry, and Melissa Moore as Monica Roarke.

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There is an alternate version of this film, released under the title Alien Within, which features actor Richard Harrison. Harrison does not appear in the standard version.

Other alternative titles for this film is Alive by Night and Deadly Sting. In Spain, the film was released under the title Satanic Spawn. In Australia, it was released under the title Metamorphosis.

This movie was first released on DVD by Retromedia Entertainment in 2002. It was also distributed through Ventura Distribution.

A trailer for Evil Spawn was presented at the beginning of the VHS version of Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers.

Producer Fred Olen Ray had a hand in the directing aspects of this film, but is uncredited in the movie in this capacity.

Footage of John Carradine is actually stock footage that Fred Olen Ray had filmed. It was his intent to use it in future projects, similar to Carradine's appearance in the 1995 film Jack-O, which was released seven years after Carradine had passed away.

The tagline for this movie is "Tonight... she will love again - and kill again".

Actress Dawn Wildsmith was the wife of producer Fred Olen Ray at the time this film was shot.

Another movie that deals with the subject of reversed aging is the 1992 comedy Death Becomes Her, directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film stars Bruce Willis, Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Isabella Rossellini.

Another movie that deals with the subject of a woman transforming into a bug monster is the 1959 film The Wasp Woman by Roger Corman. The film was remade as a television movie in 1995 by Jim Wynorski.

A poster for The Tomb is shown in Harry's office. The Tomb was directed by Fred Olen Ray and written by Kenneth J. Hall, and also features an appearance by John Carradine.

This is Bobbie Bresee's sixth film role as an actress. It is her fourth film in the horror genre.