The Deadly Spawn story
The film follows the story of a crash-landed alien that finds refuge in the basement of a house and grows to monstrous proportions, eating those unlucky enough to venture down. A handful of teenagers try to survive the onslaught of the creature and its young.
11 total · 3 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| extraterrestrial being | major | Creatures of extraterrestrial origin was going around devouring people. |
| human vs. monster | major | A family was being terrorized by hungry creatures of extraterrestrial origin. |
| monster | major | Creatures of extraterrestrial origin was going around devouring people. |
| aunt and nephew | minor | Aunt Millie conversed with Pete and Charles over breakfast. |
| brother and brother | minor | Pete and Charles. |
| classic films | minor | The boy Charles was a classic monster/alien creature movie aficionado. |
| husband and wife | minor | We saw Pete and Charles' parents planning their day over breakfast before they got eaten by the creatures. |
| mother and daughter | minor | Aunt Millie went out in a rainstorm to visit her mother for a vegetarian lunch. |
| romantic love | minor | Pete and Ellen kissed not long before one of the creatures bit off Ellen's head. |
| uncle and nephew | minor | Charles' psychologist uncle questioned him about his interest in monsters. |