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As some of our more loyal readers may have noticed, the plan for writer/director Christopher R. Mihm's next film has been in flux since the release of "Cave Women on Mars."

Originally, it was announced that the next film would be "Attack of the Killer Robot." But, after spending many nights working on the script, Mr. Mihm realized that his vision as written would have cost far too much to produce. Not wanting to compromise on his aforementioned vision, he decided instead to delve into "plan B," the previously announced sci-fi epic, "Escape From Planet X." The film was on track until it came to light that actor Josh Craig, who was to play the main character in the film, was unavailable to film until, at the earliest, next summer. As such, it put Mr. Mihm into a quandary. Not wanting to let an entire year slip without making another film (wouldn't want to disappoint the fans), he thought long and hard about what to do. Finally, he had an epiphany; it was time to return to the tried-and-true fun and excitement of the "creature feature." Thus, "Terror from Beneath the Earth" (previously titled "Beware the Cave Beast") was born.

The script for the new film was completed on July 23, 2008 with filming set to begin in the coming months. So far, the cast includes returning favorites Mike Cook (Gustav), Dan Sjerven (Lt. Elliott), Stephanie Mihm (The High Priestess), Elizabeth Kaiser (Acolyte) and Shannon McDonough (Julie Ann Saint Marie). Also, returning to his costumed roots, Michael Kaiser will star as the title creature.

As promised on the official website, here's the official synopsis for the film:

After years of underground atomic testing, one of the animals living within the Wisawa caves (a system that stretches from Phantom Lake to the Deadlands) has undergone a radical and unimaginably horrible transformation! While exploring the caves, Dr. Vincent Edwards (Mike Cook) and colleague Rosemary Bennett (Stephanie Mihm) stumble across evidence in the disappearance of local children. After reporting the find to the local sheriff, Dr. Edwards and Rosemary are tapped to lead a rescue attempt. Along with the sheriff and small-town farmer Stan Johnson (the children's father), the rescue party quickly comes to the realization that if the caves don't get them, whatever unseen terror lurking in the shadows just might!

"Terror from Beneath the Earth" is currently slated for a target release "time horizon" of summer 2009.


EDITORIAL NOTE: Third time seems to have been the charm because, as every true Mihmivite knows, "Terror from Beneath the Earth" was released in May of 2009. The film turned out to be quite consequential to the future of the Mihmiverse because it introduced many characters (like Danny Johnson, Dr. Edwards, and Deputy Hayes) and locations (the most important being the Wisawa caves) which have, in varying degree, popped up in the numerous films which followed. "Terror from Beneath the Earth" was the first Mihmiverse movie which did not include actor Josh Craig in a major role in front or behind the camera, although he did design and build the "Sonic Amplitude Oscillate-o-tron" (the piece of technology Dr. Edwards uses to lure the bat monster out of its lair). Several elements of the "Attack of the Killer Robot" script ended up, with slight alterations, in the 2011 film, "Attack of the Moon Zombies."