The Deadly Spawn

A meteorite crashes near a wooded area of New Jersey, and the creature that emerges from it soon finds its way into the basement of a nearby house. The alien begins reproducing, and its growing brood poses a threat to everything around it. Two families share the home, and its members gradually realize that something dangerous is living beneath them. A group of teenagers, including a young boy fascinated by monsters, becomes central to the fight against the invaders.

The Deadly Spawn was released in 1983 and runs 81 minutes. It was directed by Douglas McKeown from a screenplay by Ted A. Bohus, who also produced it for Filmline. The cast is led by Charles George Hildebrandt as Charles, Tom DeFranco as Pete, Richard Lee Porter as Frankie, Jean Tafler as Ellen, Karen Tighe as Kathy and James L. Brewster as Sam, with 41 credited performers in all. The film belongs to the horror and science fiction genres and was made in the United States.

On TMDB, the film holds a rating of 5.6 out of 10 from 111 votes, indicating a modest level of audience appreciation for a low-budget creature feature from that period.