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==Summary==


Poking around in a church cellar, a priest finds an otherworldly vial filled with slime. Frightened, he brings his discovery to a circle of top scholars and scientists, who eventually learn that the strange liquid is the essence of Satan. The slime then begins to seep out, turning some of the academics into zombified killers. As the possessed battle the survivors, student Kelly (Susan Blanchard) is infected by a large quantity of the liquid and becomes Satan personified.

==Details==

* Release Date: 1987
* Country/Language: USA, English
* Genres/Technical: Horror, Science Fiction
* Runtime: 1 hr 42 min
* Starring: Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Jameson Parker
* Director: [[John Carpenter]] (as "Martin Quatermass")
* Writer: [[H.P. Lovecraft]] (original story)
* Producer/Production Co: Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions
* View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5I3Lt8PwyQ link])

==Ratings==
===[http://www.mpaa.org/film-ratings/ MPAA Ratings]===

* Rated: R (Violence, gore, etc.)

===Tentacle Ratings===
A rough [[Tentacle Ratings|measure]] of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
* SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)

Prince of Darkness has everything from extra-terrestrial deities, metaphysics, and Tachyon particles to major Mythos name-dropping, including characters named Marsh and Danforth and references to the film's spiritual predecessor The Stone Tape by Nigel Kneale.

''Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.''

===Reviews===

Review Links:
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==Synopsis==

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Poking around in a church cellar, a priest finds an otherworldly vial filled with slime. Frightened, he brings his discovery to a circle of top scholars and scientists, who eventually learn that the strange liquid is the essence of Satan. The slime then begins to seep out, turning some of the academics into zombified killers. As the possessed battle the survivors, student Kelly (Susan Blanchard) is infected by a large quantity of the liquid and becomes Satan personified.
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==Notes==

===Comments, Trivia, Dedication===


===Associated Mythos Elements===
* family: [[Marsh]]
* family: [[Danforth]]

===Keeper Notes===



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 * The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review ([http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/prince-of-darkness-1987.htm link]) - 3 Stars. "Prince of Darkness may not make much sense, but it is nice to be able to sit down and see something written by someone who speaks the same language that you do. It is an ingenious twist on classical occultism – one where The Devil is an anti-universe that exists at the level of quantum uncertainty waiting to occlude this one."
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+* The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review ([https://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/prince-of-darkness-1987.htm link]) - 3 Stars. "Prince of Darkness may not make much sense, but it is nice to be able to sit down and see something written by someone who speaks the same language that you do. It is an ingenious twist on classical occultism – one where The Devil is an anti-universe that exists at the level of quantum uncertainty waiting to occlude this one."
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+Poking around in a church cellar, a priest finds an otherworldly vial filled with slime. Frightened, he brings his discovery to a circle of top scholars and scientists, who eventually learn that the strange liquid is the essence of Satan. The slime then begins to seep out, turning some of the academics into zombified killers. As the possessed battle the survivors, student Kelly is infected by a large quantity of the liquid and becomes Satan personified.
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 ===Associated Mythos Elements===
 * family: [[Marsh]]
 * family: [[Danforth]]

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 * Runtime:  1 hr 42 min
 * Starring:  Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Jameson Parker
-* Director:  [[John Carpenter]] (as "Martin Quatermass")
+* Director:  [[John Carpenter]]
-* Writer:  [[John Carpenter]]
+* Writer:  [[John Carpenter]] (as "Martin Quatermass")
 * Producer/Production Co:  Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions
 * View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5I3Lt8PwyQ link])