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==="Den"===
Based on the [[Den (comics)|character of the same name]] created by [[Richard Corben]].

A nerdy teenager finds a "green meteorite" near his house and adds it to his rock collection. During a lightning experiment, the orb hurls the young man into the world of Neverwhere, where he transforms into a naked, muscular man called [[Den (comics)|Den]], an acronym for his earth name, David Ellis Norman. There, Den witnesses a strange ritual, rescuing a beautiful young woman who is about to be sacrificed to [[Cthulhu|Uhluhtc]]. Reaching safety, she introduces herself as Katherine Wells from the British colony of [[Gibraltar]]. The two start having sex, but are interrupted by the minions of Ard, an immortal man who wants to obtain the Loc-Nar for himself. After being taken to see Ard, Den demands to see Katherine. His request is ignored and Ard orders his men to castrate Den. Den fights off the soldiers and shoots Ard, who heals immediately. The girl turns out to be sleeping, encased in glass under a spell where only Ard can awaken her. Ard offers Den a deal: if he gets the Loc-Nar from the Queen and brings it to him, the girl will be released. Den agrees and infiltrates the palace along with Ard's best soldier, Norl. They are promptly caught by the Queen's guards, but she offers leniency if Den has sex with her. He complies, thereby distracting the Queen while the raiding party steals the Loc-Nar. Den escapes and races back to rescue Katherine from Ard. Recreating the lightning incident that drew him to Neverwhere, he is able to banish Ard and the Queen. Den suspects that they were teleported to Earth. Refusing the opportunity to take the Loc-Nar for himself, Den rides with Katherine into the sunset, content to remain in Neverwhere. As for the Loc-Nar, it rises into the sky and lands on a space station where it is picked up by someone else.

'''Cast'''
* John Candy as [[Den (comics)|Den]]
* [[Jackie Burroughs]] as Katherine Wells
* [[Martin Lavut]] as Ard
* [[Marilyn Lightstone]] as Queen
* [[August Schellenberg]] as Norl

'''Crew'''
* [[Jack Stokes (director)|Jack Stokes]] – director
* Jerry Hibbert – producer
* [[Richard Corben]] – writer

'''Studio'''
* Votetone