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Prince of Darkness

Film / 1987

Prince of Darkness

Directed by John Carpenter

Horror

★ 6.8/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Donald PleasencePriest Lisa BlountCatherine Danforth Victor WongProf. Howard Birack Jameson ParkerBrian Marsh Dennis DunWalter Susan BlanchardKelly Anne Marie HowardSusan Cabot Ann YenLisa Ken WrightLomax Dirk BlockerMullins Jessie Lawrence FergusonCalder Peter JasonDr. Paul Leahy

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Robert GrasmereFrank Wyndham Thom BrayEtchinson Joanna MerlinBag Lady Alice CooperStreet Schizo Betty RameyNun

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