The Darkling (2000 film)
Summary
When a down-on-his-luck mechanic meets a mysterious benefactor, he discovers the source of his benefactor's wealth and power: a caged creature called a "Darkling", whose generous gifts come with a terrible price.
Details
- Release Date: 2000
- Country/Language: US, English
- Genres/Technical: Fantasy, Horror, made-for-TV
- Runtime: 2 hr
- Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Aidan Gillen, Lisa Linde
- Director: Po-Chih Leong
- Writer: Preston Sturges Jr.
- Producer/Production Co: USA Network
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: (not rated) (perhaps TV-PG for mild made-for-TV 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)
Really, not very "Lovecraftian", though the bizarre "Darkling" creature (a sort of Djinn) might not be far out of place in a Dreamlands story, for example.
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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When a down-on-his-luck mechanic meets a mysterious benefactor, he discovers the source of his benefactor's wealth and power: a caged creature called a "Darkling", whose generous gifts come with a terrible price, in this variation on the basic "deal with a devil" story.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- TO DO
Keeper Notes
- Perhaps the investigators are hired by an unwitting "companion" of a Darkling to travel into the Dreamlands to free their client of the Darkling's bargain....
