Prince of Darkness1987
“Before man walked the earth...It slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening.”
Directed by John Carpenter
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🏆 1 win & 2 nominations total
The premise
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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Deep beneath a decaying Los Angeles church, a long-hidden canister holds something that defies every boundary between theology and physics. When a priest enlists a team of scientists and graduate students to study the relic, their rational frameworks begin to crumble in the face of something impossibly, fundamentally wrong. John Carpenter crafts a slow-burn nightmare where academic curiosity becomes an invitation to catastrophe. What the team uncovers isn't just dangerous — it may be the source of evil itself.
Content: Disturbing Imagery, Body Horror, Violence, Scenes Of Possession
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