Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness

  • Director: John Carpenter
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Latin
  • Release date: October 23, 1987
  • Sound mix: Ultra Stereo, Dolby Atmos
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
  • "The Demon Resurrection" is a science fiction film directed by John Carpenter and starring Donald Pleasens.
    The film mainly tells the story of a pastor in an abandoned church in Los Angeles after a group of students and scientists were gathered to study a glass tube filled with green liquid.
    The film was released in 1987.

    Details

    • Release date October 23, 1987
    • Filming locations LA Artcore, 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions, Haunted Machine Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $3,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $14,182,492

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $4,657,401

    Gross worldwide

    $14,182,492

    Movie reviews

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    • By Benny 2022-10-10 17:15:29

      positive and negative

      What got me thinking about this movie the most was that the director believed that the other side was the opposite of the world we live in right now—chaotic, dark, and evil. Doesn't this mean that the world we live in now is orderly, bright, and just? But the truth is: the world we live in is chaotic, and as entropy increases, our world will only become more chaotic and more fragmented. What is the definition of light? Humans are nocturnal, so it is light during the day and...

    • By Clemens 2022-10-02 19:28:07

      Master Card is Lovecraft's reincarnation

      I used to think that by watching John Carpenter's films, it was easy to see that Master Carpenter was actually quite similar to HP Lovecraft's approach in atmosphere creation.
      Summarizing from previous readings, the atmosphere creation in Cthulhu’s story is like this-every chapter and every paragraph constantly emphasizes how terrifying the plot will happen next, so terrible that the narrator is indescribable. What a terrible thing the existence of the old ruler is... This is especially...

    • By Stan 2022-08-06 22:18:13

      "The Demons Return to Soul"-scientifically proven that physical blows are the deadliest

      The atmosphere is better than the horror film of the plot. The underground secret room for more than two thousand years is hidden, the pale crowd wandering outside the ancient church, the strange dream signal from the future, the repeated strange electronic music throughout the film, and the open ending is even more Add a lot of color to the end. But as far as the overall plot is concerned, the...

    • By Samson 2022-08-06 21:48:33

      Probably the hardest Cthulhu movie: talk about John Carpenter's "Apocalyptic Trilogy"

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        The famous Cult film/horror film director John Carpenter is a master familiar to many fans, but perhaps unknown is that Carpenter is a loyal fan of Lovecraft, and his "Three Apocalypse" "Song", "Strange Forms", "The Return of the Demon", and "The Frightening Black Hole" are undoubtedly hardcore Cthulhu horror movies. Here, I hope to use this article to make a...

    • By Payton 2022-08-06 20:17:27

      Easier said than done

      I always feel that there is a sense of innocence, just give me an example: like Wen Ziren who can’t wait to frighten you with a precision instrument, it’s really "horrified", and then I will immediately be annoyed that this guy must be hiding in a small dark corner. Li snickered and said, "I'm scaring people again!" If the agency is too smart, the problem lies in "too smart".

      This is not the case in "Return to the Soul", perhaps it is a natural projection of the temperament of the...

    User comments

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    • By Sigrid 2023-09-30 05:43:50

      [2.5/5.0] The Asian guy who kept telling bad jokes didn't die (the first...

    • By Elta 2023-09-09 13:14:49

      Shatter the mirror between science and religion, a hymn of quantum...

    • By Jalyn 2023-08-29 12:48:59

      Great ending. The setting of another time and space on the other end of the mirror/water is actually quite cool, and the atmosphere is also well done. But the mode of this kind of horror movie is always alone - in distress - looking for the next unfortunate... (the music is compact and no nonsense, not...

    • By Shanon 2023-08-18 13:59:10

      2014-05-01 Want to see

    • By Hollie 2023-08-02 13:23:51

      6/10. Spitting saliva like venom, black beetles that eat up the human body, bruises of demons and spreading zombie disease, the host's face melted into blood and flesh, and water jets from eyes and mouth converge on the ceiling, sealing the devil's mirror water world, which will be emitted in the future. The radio image appeared in the dark shadow at the door of the church.... The concept of persuading people to do good and get rid of evil is just a product of human creation. God's will...

    Movie quotes

    • [talking about the Anti-God]

      Father Loomis: It's your disbelief that powers him. Your stubborn faith in, in...

      [grasping for words]

      Father Loomis: *common sense*. It allows his deception. He lives in the smallest parts of it. In the atoms... smaller... invisible... he lives in all of it. In the sum of its parts. We must translate this book. You must prove it scientifically... to convince the outside world.

      Professor Edward Birack: The outside world doesn't want to hear this kind of bullshit. Just keep it locked away. You've already managed that for two thousand years.

      Father Loomis: No prison can hold him now.

    • Voice: This is not a dream... not a dream. We are using your brain's electrical system as a receiver. We are unable to transmit through conscious neural interference. You are receiving this broadcast as a dream. We are transmitting from the year one, nine, nine, nine. You are receiving this broadcast in order to alter the events you are seeing. Our technology has not developed a transmitter strong enough to reach your conscious state of awareness, but this is not a dream. You are seeing what is actually occurring for the purpose of causality violation.

    • Catherine: [after learning what they're up against] What are we supposed to do? Just go back to work?

      Kelly: What would you rather have? A wreath of garlic? A benediction? A crucifix?

      Catherine: Then it really is Old Scratch knocking at the door.