Prince of Darkness
(1987)
Overview
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.
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John Chard
⭐ 7/10October 15, 2015
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 good horror, especially as the old religious angle…
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CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10November 9, 2022
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 that the Satanic horror they face might just be the t… read the rest.
patient1
⭐ 8/10October 17, 2025
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 on John Carpenter films, and am hoping to do the …
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Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$14,182,492