A long time before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was even a speck on anyone’s horizon, the B-movie veteran Charles Band of the Full Moon Features took interest in the most psychedelic of Marvel’s superheroes, Doctor Strange. However, plans for a direct adaptation fell through because the studio’s rights expired during pre-production. Enter Doctor Mordrid, the unlicensed version from the parallel dimension of trash. Anton Mordrid is a powerful wizard sent to Earth to stop the evil sorcerer Kabal from opening the gate to Hell. Mordrid has been waiting for signs of Kabal’s presence for 150 years, but don‘t worry, the time of their epic battle approaches… and with Kabal come magical duels, supernatural tricks and astral travel, all within the confines of the relatively limited budget. You see, in the early 90‘s Full Moon had their best years already behind them, but they were still churning out decent and entertaining B-movies like Puppet Master or Demonic Toys. And this enchantingly naive urban fantasy adventure, starring Jeffrey Combs of the Re-Animator fame, is definitely one of them.
