Director John Carpenter creates a film that is genuinely scary with PRINCE OF DARKNESS. Graduate students are confronted with pure evil when they go to study a container of strange ooze discovered in the basement of an abandoned church. The ooze is released and all hell, quite literally, breaks loose within the church. Some of .. Read more
| Starring | Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker |
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| Director | John Carpenter |
| Genres | Horror |
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Director John Carpenter creates a film that is genuinely scary with PRINCE OF DARKNESS. Graduate students are confronted with pure evil when they go to study a container of strange ooze discovered in the basement of an abandoned church. The ooze is released and all hell, quite literally, breaks loose within the church. Some of the students are turned into skinless zombies while others receive warnings from the future sent in the form of hazy dreams. The warnings tell of the rise of Satan and the ensuing destruction of humanity. The students must stop the evil from being released, even at the cost of their lives and souls. Carpenter pulls together a solid ensemble cast and builds a heavy mood of impending doom around them. There are many truly terrifying moments, with the climax of the film being one of the most visually brilliant and disturbing in the horror genre. Rock star Alice Cooper provides a fun cameo appearance as a minion of Satan. PRINCE OF DARKNESS was the first production in a three-film deal Carpenter signed with a small Hollywood studio in the 1980s and is one of the great films of the director's canon. The other two films in that deal were THEY LIVE and MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN.
| Starring | Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker, Anne Howard, Susan Blanchard |
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| Director | John Carpenter |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 41 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1987 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Carpenter's first low-budget horror pic for some time. Summoned to an abandoned church by a frightened priest... read more on Time Out
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I wouldn't reccomend late-night viewing - especially if you're alone!!
Had the hairs on the back of my neck standing up! In my opinion one of... read more »
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Another unpleasant Pleasence mess
Donald Pleasence was rightly much maligned in his lifetime for taking on *any* role; this horrid film is yet another unfortunate example showcasing the actor&#... read more »
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Prince of Darkness
Slow, brooding and creepy, and ultimately enjoyable 'Horror' film, with appearance by Alice Cooper no less. Worth a viewing
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Oldie but goodie
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. An 'Old friend' wanted to see it so I rented it. It's an old movie so the effects are pretty rubbish but ... read more »
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