Danny Draven Movies

A lovable talking cat (voice of Eric Roberts) helps to unite two families by showing both the remarkable gifts they can share with one another. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A puppy named Russ tries to convince his family to let him play the Easter Bunny despite their belief that dogs shouldn't pretend to be bunnies. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Two ambitious realtors purchase a mansion once owned by a tragic silent film starlet, and discover too late that it comes with a deadly secret in this supernatural shocker from director Charles Band. Reese (Jessica Morris) and Danni (Ariana Madix) are looking for a house to restore and sell when they happen across a Hollywood chateau once owned by Rose Pettigrew (Jean Louise O'Sullivan), a silent-era icon who was dumped by the studios following the transition to sound, and embarked on a suicidal murder rampage that claimed the lives of comic Tubby Fitzgerald (Nihilist Gelo), horror legend Erik Burke (Robert Zachar), and cowboy legend Sonny Barnes (Eric Roberts). Decades later, that dark history still looms heavy in those cavernous hallways. At first Reese and Danni think they've stumbled into the deal of a lifetime. And they couldn't be more right, because this house is haunted, and odds are they'll never live to find anything better. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

The Puppet Master saga continues in this tale set during the most intense days World War II, and following a young man who uses Mr. Toulan's puppets to strike at the heart of the Nazi regime. Danny Coogan (Levi FIehler) longs to fight for his country, but thanks to Polio he's stuck working at the Bodega Bay Inn as his older brother Don (Taylor M. Graham) fights for the Allies overseas. During a visit with hotel guest Andre Toulan (William Hickey), Danny notices that the elderly puppeteer's creations seem to have a mind of their own. Intrigued, he later returns to Andre's room for another visit, and is nearly trampled by a pair of SS henchmen Max (Tom Sandoval) and Klaus (Aaron Riber) making a hasty escape. Andre is dead, and now the puppets have selected Danny as their new master. Later, Danny begins to suspect that his girlfriend Beth (Jenna Gallaher)'s co-worker may have been one of the assassins responsible for Andre's death, and uncovers a plot between the Nazis and Japanese agent Ozu (Ada Chao) to destroy the manufacturing plant where Beth is employed. Perhaps with a little help from the puppets, Andre may be able to help prevent Axis forces from gaining the upper hand at a crucial turning point in the war. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

The cast of the hit primetime drama Melrose Place reunite for his Sci-Fi Channel original film concerning a remote ski lodge that is overrun by enormous mutant spiders. Ski season is upon us, and as an ambitious team of Olympic hopefuls arrives at the Lost Mountain Ski Resort to train under a retired Olympic skier (Patrick Muldoon), it begins to look as if they may have a shot at the gold after all. The fun quickly turns to fright, however, when a scientist (Vanessa Williams) from a local government lab arrives with an ominous warning about a top-secret experiment gone horribly awry. It seems that government scientists have succeeded in creating a breed of giant spiders capable of surviving in even the most extreme climates, and somehow the aggressive arachnids have managed to escape from the lab. Now, as the snow begins to fall, the flesh-eating spiders scurry out onto the slopes for a hearty winter snack. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Initially conceived as a sequel to David DeCoteau's amusing Prison of the Dead (2000), this straight-to-video horror film was written by minor cult actor Trent Haaga. The story line posits a new reality-based television series along the lines of Fear Factor in which five attractive models must spend the night in a haunted asylum for a million-dollar prize. There's a greedy producer who sets booby-traps for the girls along the way, not knowing that there is a real presence in the hospital -- the ghost of an evil millionaire who had kidnapped several young women years before, hoping to force them to marry him. The contestants make confessions to the cameras strategically placed within, only to have their deepest fears used against them by the malevolent ghost. Joe Estevez shows up as well, adding a small bit of name value to a cast including Debra Mayer, Tanya Dempsey, and Stacey Scowley. This was one of several collaborations between B-movie moguls J.R. Bookwalter and Charles Band, concluding with Dead & Rotting the same year. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

In this cyber-savvy horror opus, several people surfing the internet stumble upon a site called "horrorvision.com". However, this proves to be no average bit of web design -- folks who click into the site don't survive to browse elsewhere, and it takes a internet expert named Dez and a mysterious stranger named Bradbury to uncover the secret of Manifesto, the villain responsible for the killer web page. Horror Vision stars James Black, Maggie Rose Fleck, Josh Covitt, and scream queen Brinke Stevens. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

In this fantasy tale for the whole family, three children discover the home of an elderly clock builder holds an amazing secret -- he possesses a collection of clocks that control the past, present, and future of the entire world. When one of the children is mistakenly transported into the past, it's up to the other two to rescue him and prevent the future from going astray. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi