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Proving that you can never guess what you'll find when you clean out the basement, a man of the cloth discovers that ultimate evil has made a hiding place in his cellar in this tale of terror. Father Loomis (Donald Pleasance) is a priest who discovers a strange object in a church basement -- a canister filled with a swirling and volatile green substance. With the help of Professor Birack (Victor Wong), Loomis discovers the startling truth about his find -- it seems that Satan, who is actually an
Oct 23, 1987 Wide
Oct 10, 2000
MCA Universal Home Video
All Critics (24) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (10) | DVD (9)
Carpenter's vision of collective spiritual unrest
Crossing the boundary at the outer reaches of the physical world where science meets superstition and reason collides with the irrational, it tells a tale as miraculous as the Bible and as dry as any technical text.
Reasonably chilling.
The setup is great; the payoff leaves you more than a little bit disappointed.
One of John Carpenter's most underrated films, gory, grim and good.
it's NEW and IMPROVED LIQUID SATAN!!!
The last superlative Carpenter film. Moment of silence, please.
Among Carpenter's worst and that's saying something.
An okay rental. Didn't even come close to living up to its potential.
To say that this is John Carpenter's worse film is, in reality, something of a mouthful. The reason is because John Carpenter is one of the finest directors we have in cinema right now and for him to make a film as bad as Prince Of Darkness is just ridiculous. But to this films credit, it does have some merits. The
January 17, 2012Super Reviewer
This overlooked gem from Carpenter isn't amazing, but it's pretty good. Great music to boot.
May 5, 2007Super Reviewer
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