Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness

Before man walked the earth...It slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening.

Sinopse

A priest discovers an ancient canister containing a strange liquid in an abandoned church. When a group of graduate students and scientists are tasked with studying it, they unknowingly unleash an evil force waiting to destroy all of humanity.

  • 6.8
  • 1987
  • Released
  • 1h 42m
Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$3,000,000.00

Revenue

$14,182,492.00

Keywords
  • #research
  • #dreams
  • #obsession
  • #secret society
  • #time travel
  • #satan
  • #anti-christ
  • #artifact
  • #priest
  • #los angeles, california
  • #church
  • #demon
  • #satanic cult
  • #hopeless
  • #lovecraftian
  • #sinister
  • #distressing
  • #sincere

Reviews

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@patient1about 2 months ago

Such an interesting film, grew up minutes from the church this was filmed at. It’s where the Pope used to stay when he came to Los Angeles, California. This was really quite unnerving when it came out, as we saw it in the movie theater, and it had people gasping and leaving the theater. I knew I was in for a good time when that started happening. I’ve loved this film ever since, raised my 3 kids

Geronimo1967
@Geronimo1967about 3 years ago

When an elderly priest passes away, one of his colleague discovers a mysterious green liquid hidden in a cylinder deep beneath a long-abandoned church. Rather misguidedly, as it turns out, he invites a group of enthusiastic students to come and investigate it's properties. Big mistake! It was hidden deep in the bowels of this crypt for a very good reason, and once they release it they discover tha

John Chard
@John Chardabout 10 years ago

Then it really is Old Scratch knocking at the door. Something of the forgotten John Carpenter movie, Prince of Darkness shows both the good and bad side of the supremely talented director. The story is a beaut, a bit skew-whiff, but unmistakably Carpenter territory as Satan exists in some sort of parallel universe. How he manifests himself is narratively a bit tricky, but still it makes for

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