43-569: (Redirected from Princeps Tenebrarum ) [REDACTED] Look up The Prince of Darkness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prince of Darkness may refer to: Religion and mythology [ edit ] Prince of Darkness (Manichaeism) , the term used by Mani for the principle of evil Prince of Darkness (Satan) , a term used in John Milton's poem Paradise Lost referring to Satan as
86-418: A communicable disease , via fluid passed between people. Muir goes on to note a number of references to homosexuality in the film, namely regarding the character of Walter, who makes several statements implying that he is gay (although he briefly flirted with Lisa, one of the female characters). In particular, Muir notes a sequence in which Walter, attacked by a number of possessed women while trapped inside
129-620: A 1975 novel by Sam J. Lundwall The Prince of Darkness , a 1978 novel by Jean Plaidy , the fourth volume in The Plantagenet Saga The Prince of Darkness , a 1992 novel by Paul C. Doherty , the fifth volume in the Hugh Corbett series Prince of Darkness , a 2005 novel by Sharon Kay Penman , the fourth volume in the Justin de Quincy series Subjects [ edit ] The Prince of Darkness ,
172-422: A 1975 novel by Sam J. Lundwall The Prince of Darkness , a 1978 novel by Jean Plaidy , the fourth volume in The Plantagenet Saga The Prince of Darkness , a 1992 novel by Paul C. Doherty , the fifth volume in the Hugh Corbett series Prince of Darkness , a 2005 novel by Sharon Kay Penman , the fourth volume in the Justin de Quincy series Subjects [ edit ] The Prince of Darkness ,
215-431: A 1998 anime film directed by Tatsuo Satō Prince of Darkness (film) , a 1987 horror film by John Carpenter Television [ edit ] "Prince of Darkness", an episode of American television series Law & Order Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Prince of Darkness (Alice Cooper album) or the 1987 title song (see below), 1989 Prince of Darkness (Big Daddy Kane album) or
258-431: A 1998 anime film directed by Tatsuo Satō Prince of Darkness (film) , a 1987 horror film by John Carpenter Television [ edit ] "Prince of Darkness", an episode of American television series Law & Order Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Prince of Darkness (Alice Cooper album) or the 1987 title song (see below), 1989 Prince of Darkness (Big Daddy Kane album) or
301-470: A canister for 7 million years". Liam Lacey, in his review for The Globe and Mail , wrote, “There is no character really worth caring about, no sympathy to any of these characters. The principal romantic couple, Jameson Parker and Lisa Blount , are unpleasant enough to create an unfortunate ambivalence about their eternal destinies”. In his review for the New York Times , Vincent Canby called
344-509: A closet , emerges and flees. In addition to this, Muir writes that the film "pointedly asks some rather big questions about human nature, our existence, and the universe at large." Prince of Darkness was shot in Los Angeles , California in 30 days. Carpenter became inspired while researching theoretical physics and atomic theory . He recalled, "I thought it would be interesting to create some sort of ultimate evil and combine it with
387-516: A confrontation with ancient evil ( Quatermass and the Pit and The Quatermass Conclusion ), messages from the future ( The Road ), and the scientific investigation of the paranormal ( The Stone Tape ). The poster for Prince of Darkness was created and designed by Henry Rosenthal, who worked for print production vendor Rod Dyer . According to Carpenter in the DVD audio commentary, the post-production
430-589: A handful of chillingly clever ideas, but they aren't enough to put John Carpenter's return to horror at the same level as his classic earlier outings." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In his review for the Washington Post , Richard Harrington wrote, “At one point Pleasence vows that 'it's a secret that can no longer be kept.' Here's another: ' The Prince of Darkness stinks.' It too deserves to be shut up in
473-621: A large cylinder of swirling green liquid. Kept secret from even the Vatican , the cylinder was eventually moved to Los Angeles, where it has since been guarded by the Brotherhood. In the present day, the orders' last member dies before he can warn the cardinal that "the sleeper awakens." A Catholic priest recovers a key from his possessions, which leads him to the cylinder’s hiding place beneath Saint Goddard monastery. The priest invites quantum physicist , Professor Howard Birack, to analyse
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#1732775456029516-436: A television set" in order to give the image a peculiar, dislocated feeling that also appeared as if it was being filmed live. Doyle also reminded Carpenter that the director himself provided the disembodied voice that narrates each dream. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , Prince of Darkness holds an approval rating of 63%, based on 40 reviews, and an average rating of 6.2/10. Its consensus reads, " Prince of Darkness has
559-717: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts since January 1, 1995 General Sir Mike Jackson (British Army officer) (born 1944), Chief of British General Staff, commander of KFOR military administration of Kosovo Warren Kinsella (born 1960), Canadian political consultant and former PMO staffer to Prime Minister Jean Chretien Lord Mandelson (born 1953), former British Cabinet Minister and First Secretary of State Robert Novak (1931–2009), American journalist and conservative commentator Ozzy Osbourne (born 1948), British rock singer and television personality Richard Perle (born 1941), American assistant Secretary of Defense during
602-608: The Indigo Girls from Indigo Girls , 1989 "Prince of Darkness", by Lucifer's Friend from ...Where the Groupies Killed the Blues , 1972 "Prince of Darkness", by Megadeth from Risk , 1999 "Prince of Darkness", by Miles Davis from Sorcerer , 1967 See also [ edit ] Dark Lord (disambiguation) Demon King Prince of Light (disambiguation) Prince of Hell (disambiguation) Phil,
645-430: The Indigo Girls from Indigo Girls , 1989 "Prince of Darkness", by Lucifer's Friend from ...Where the Groupies Killed the Blues , 1972 "Prince of Darkness", by Megadeth from Risk , 1999 "Prince of Darkness", by Miles Davis from Sorcerer , 1967 See also [ edit ] Dark Lord (disambiguation) Demon King Prince of Light (disambiguation) Prince of Hell (disambiguation) Phil,
688-578: The Mouth of Madness (1994) —the film follows a group of quantum physics students in Los Angeles who are asked to assist a Catholic priest in investigating an ancient cylinder of liquid discovered in a monastery , which they come to find is a sentient, liquid embodiment of the son of Satan . Centuries ago, in the Middle East, The Brotherhood of Sleep—a secret order of the Catholic church—recover
731-527: The Prince of Insufficient Light , a supernatural being in Scott Adams' comic strip Dilbert The Undertaker (born 1965), professional wrestler, called "Lord of Darkness" Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Prince of Darkness . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
774-414: The Prince of Insufficient Light , a supernatural being in Scott Adams' comic strip Dilbert The Undertaker (born 1965), professional wrestler, called "Lord of Darkness" Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Prince of Darkness . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
817-470: The Reagan administration Gordon Willis (1931–2014), cinematographer famous for his work on The Godfather films Literature [ edit ] Books [ edit ] A Prince of Darkness , an 1884 novel by Florence Warden Prince of Darkness , a 1969 novel by Barbara Mertz , writing as Barbara Michaels Mörkrets furste, eller Djävulstornets hemlighet , a. k. a. The Prince of Darkness ,
860-417: The Reagan administration Gordon Willis (1931–2014), cinematographer famous for his work on The Godfather films Literature [ edit ] Books [ edit ] A Prince of Darkness , an 1884 novel by Florence Warden Prince of Darkness , a 1969 novel by Barbara Mertz , writing as Barbara Michaels Mörkrets furste, eller Djävulstornets hemlighet , a. k. a. The Prince of Darkness ,
903-469: The cylinder contains Satan , who was buried by his father, an ancient god who was banished to the dark side. Jesus Christ was an extraterrestrial humanoid who warned humanity about the cylinder. Though he was killed by those who deemed him insane and too powerful, his disciples passed on his warning. Birack hypothesizes that Satan's father may be the Anti-God, an even more powerful force of evil bound to
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#1732775456029946-415: The cylinder. Birack invites his best students to assist—wise-cracking Walter Fong, demure Kelly, the highly-strung Susan Cabot, laid-back Mullins, and lovers Brian Marsh and Catherine Danforth—and fellow scientists Calder, Lisa, Etchinson, Lomax, Wyndham, and Dr. Paul Leahy. The priest tells Birack that he can sense the growing influence of the liquid, and needs him to scientifically evidence its true nature to
989-435: The dreams are a warning sent from the future using tachyons . The possessed bring the cylinder to a sleeping Kelly, where the remaining liquid forces itself into her body, transforming her into the physical vessel of Satan: a gruesomely disfigured being, with powers of telekinesis and regeneration. Satan attempts to summon the Anti-God by reaching through a mirror, but it is too small and the effort fails. The possessed attack
1032-1029: The embodiment of evil People [ edit ] Jeremiah G. Hamilton (1806–1875), broker & first Black millionaire in New York. Miles Davis (1926–1991), jazz musician Bill Demchak (born 1962), American banker and CEO of PNC Financial Services William F. Galvin (born 1950), Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since January 1, 1995 General Sir Mike Jackson (British Army officer) (born 1944), Chief of British General Staff, commander of KFOR military administration of Kosovo Warren Kinsella (born 1960), Canadian political consultant and former PMO staffer to Prime Minister Jean Chretien Lord Mandelson (born 1953), former British Cabinet Minister and First Secretary of State Robert Novak (1931–2009), American journalist and conservative commentator Ozzy Osbourne (born 1948), British rock singer and television personality Richard Perle (born 1941), American assistant Secretary of Defense during
1075-479: The film a "surprisingly cheesy horror film to come from Mr. Carpenter, a director whose work is usually far more efficient and inventive." Nigel Floyd in Time Out gave a positive review of the film, calling Prince of Darkness "engrossing" and adding "the claustrophobic terror generated by fluid camerawork and striking angles" leads "to a heart-racing climax". In 2004, Jim Emerson wrote that Prince of Darkness
1118-616: The free dictionary. Prince of Darkness may refer to: Religion and mythology [ edit ] Prince of Darkness (Manichaeism) , the term used by Mani for the principle of evil Prince of Darkness (Satan) , a term used in John Milton's poem Paradise Lost referring to Satan as the embodiment of evil People [ edit ] Jeremiah G. Hamilton (1806–1875), broker & first Black millionaire in New York. Miles Davis (1926–1991), jazz musician Bill Demchak (born 1962), American banker and CEO of PNC Financial Services William F. Galvin (born 1950), Secretary of
1161-425: The homeless zombies. Cooper allowed the "impaling device" from his stage show to be used in the film in the scene where Cooper's character kills Etchinson. The song Cooper wrote for the film, also titled "Prince of Darkness", can be heard briefly in the same scene playing through Etchinson's headphones. Carpenter cast people that he had worked with previously, including Victor Wong, Dennis Dun and Donald Pleasence. It
1204-505: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prince_of_Darkness&oldid=1251000904 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Prince of Darkness (Redirected from The Prince of Darkness ) [REDACTED] Look up The Prince of Darkness in Wiktionary,
1247-695: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prince_of_Darkness&oldid=1251000904 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Prince of Darkness (film) Prince of Darkness is a 1987 American supernatural horror film , written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter , and starring Donald Pleasence , Victor Wong , Jameson Parker , and Lisa Blount . The second installment in what Carpenter calls his "Apocalypse Trilogy"—which began with The Thing (1982) and concludes with In
1290-441: The notion of matter and anti-matter." This idea, which would eventually develop into the screenplay for Prince of Darkness , was to be the first of a multi-picture deal with Alive Pictures, where Carpenter was allocated $ 3 million per picture and complete creative control. Executive producer Shep Gordon was also manager to singer Alice Cooper , and suggested Cooper record a song for the film. Carpenter also cast Cooper as one of
1333-446: The other realm. The possessed immediately die as the liquid evaporates from their bodies, while the homeless people wander away. The survivors, Brian, Walter, Birack, and the priest, are rescued as emergency services arrive to investigate. Sometime later, Brian experiences the dream again, now seeing a seemingly possessed Catherine as the figure emerging from the church. He awakens and finds Catherine lying next to him, disfigured as Kelly
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1376-430: The realm of anti-matter . The liquid begins to exert its influence beyond its container, possessing Susan, who spreads the possession to or kills several other team members. Those who leave the building are brutally murdered by the increasingly enthralled homeless people. The survivors realize that, since their arrival, they have experienced a shared dream of a dark figure emerging from the monastery. Brian surmises that
1419-403: The subtitle of Monsieur , the first book of Lawrence Durrell's 1974 The Avignon Quintet Count Dracula , the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula Film and television [ edit ] Films [ edit ] Dracula: Prince of Darkness , a 1966 horror film by Terence Fisher Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness ,
1462-403: The subtitle of Monsieur , the first book of Lawrence Durrell's 1974 The Avignon Quintet Count Dracula , the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula Film and television [ edit ] Films [ edit ] Dracula: Prince of Darkness , a 1966 horror film by Terence Fisher Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness ,
1505-412: The survivors, while Satan locates a larger mirror and reaches through, grasping the Anti-God's large, clawed hand. The priest cuts off Satan's arm and head with an axe, but it instantly regenerates and again reaches for the Anti-God. Seeing this, Catherine charges at Satan and they both fall through the portal. The priest shatters the mirror, trapping Satan, the Anti-God, and, to Brian's horror, Catherine in
1548-536: The title song, 1991 Prince of Darkness (Nosferatu album) , 1996 Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne album) , 2005 Prince of Darkness (soundtrack) , by John Carpenter from the 1987 film Songs [ edit ] "Prince of Darkness", by Alice Cooper from Raise Your Fist and Yell , 1987 "Prince of Darkness", by Bow Wow Wow from See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! , 1981 "Prince of Darkness", by
1591-472: The title song, 1991 Prince of Darkness (Nosferatu album) , 1996 Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne album) , 2005 Prince of Darkness (soundtrack) , by John Carpenter from the 1987 film Songs [ edit ] "Prince of Darkness", by Alice Cooper from Raise Your Fist and Yell , 1987 "Prince of Darkness", by Bow Wow Wow from See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! , 1981 "Prince of Darkness", by
1634-553: The wider populace as he fears it will soon escape. After the team arrives at the monastery, the local homeless population begins surrounding the building. The team analyses the cylinder, discovering that it can only be opened from inside, and is at least seven million years old. Brian realizes that the liquid is prebiotic , but is evolving with purpose instead of decaying. Translating the Brotherhood's ancient textbooks, Catherine identifies differential equations from before their known invention. Lisa's translations, meanwhile, claim that
1677-609: The years, including DJ Shadow on his debut Endtroducing..... LP and Marilyn Manson on the track " Down in the Park " from his "Lunchbox" CD single . In 1988, the film was nominated for a Saturn Award for best music, and won the Critics Award at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival. On September 24, 2013, the film was released by Scream Factory on Blu-ray and DVD . On February 18, 2019
1720-607: Was Peter Jason's first film for Carpenter, and he would afterward become a Carpenter regular. The film was shot with wide-angle lenses , which combined with anamorphic format to create a lot of distortion. Carpenter wrote the screenplay but was credited as "Martin Quatermass", which, along with the name of Professor Birack's institution (Kneale University), was an homage to British film and television writer Nigel Kneale and his best-known character, Bernard Quatermass . The story features elements associated with Kneale, including
1763-437: Was an undervalued horror film: "What makes me goose-pimply about Prince of Darkness is its goofy-but-ingenious central conceit and its truly surrealistic imagery, some of which could have sprouted out of Buñuel and Dali 's Un Chien Andalou ." Like most of Carpenter's films, Prince of Darkness went on to have a cult following . The dream sequence narrations have been sampled by a variety of musicians and producers over
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1806-454: Was by Satan's possession. Startled awake, he realizes it was a nightmare. He approaches his bedroom mirror, reaching his hand out towards it. Film critic John Kenneth Muir suggests that Prince of Darkness serves as a parable for the AIDS epidemic that was at its peak during the time the film was made. Throughout the film, demonic possession is depicted as something that is transmitted like
1849-663: Was done at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California . In an interview with Michael Doyle in the November 2012 issue of Rue Morgue , John Carpenter revealed how he created the eerie dream sequences in Prince of Darkness that feature a shadowy figure emerging from a church doorway. Carpenter first shot the action of the figure (played by actor Jessie Ferguson) with a video camera and then "re-photographed it on
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