Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983 film)

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Summary

"What would you give a man who could make your deepest dreams come true?" Mr. Dark brings his traveling carnival to a small Midwestern town and grants wishes, for a price.

Details

• Release Date: 1983
• Country/Language: US, English
• Genres/Technical: Fantasy, Horror
• Runtime: 1 hr 35 min
• Starring: Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd
• Director: Jack Clayton
• Writer: Ray Bradbury
• Producer/Production Co: Walt Disney Productions, Bryna Productions
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Ratings

MPAA Ratings

• PG (mild Violence and Adult Content)

Tentacle Ratings

A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:

• S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)

Parts of the film have a vaguely Dreamlands feel to it, and the "Mr. Dark" character is virtually interchangeable with Nyarlathotep. The novel had a chilling scene with one of the characters leaving snail-like trails of slime over the roof of a house. Some Lovecraft fans may also appreciate the period setting.

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

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Synopsis

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Mr. Dark brings his traveling carnival to a small Midwestern town and grants wishes, for a price.

Notes

Associated Mythos Elements

• Fiction: Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes
• deity: Mr. Dark
• cult: Mr. Dark's Pandemonium Carnival