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Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (2018)

cult deep-divepractical effects love letterCarpenter worship

Overview

Documentary

A brand new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with Cinematographer Gary Kibbe, actor Peter Jason, actor Alice Cooper, composer Alan Howarth, script supervisor Sandy King, visual effects supervisor Robert Grasmere, stunt coordinator Jeff Imada, Carpenter biographer John Muir, film historian C. Courtney Joyner, music historian Daniel Schweiger and Producer Larry Carpenters.

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Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Grasmere's liquid mirror effects still outshine modern CGI.

Cinematography

Kibbe explains how to make Los Angeles feel ancient and cursed.

Score

Howarth breaks down synths that crawl under your skin.

Best for:Streaming: Perfect lunch break length for Carpenter completists.·Rewatch: Watch AFTER Prince of Darkness for maximum payoff.·Solo: Absorb every effects anecdote in peaceful nerd solitude.
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Director

Daniel Griffith

ReleasedOct 25, 2018
Runtime34m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
StudioCanal UK
Ballyhoo Motion Pictures

Top Cast

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

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Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

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Alan Howarth

Alan Howarth

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Sandy King

Sandy King

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Robert Grasmere

Robert Grasmere

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Jeff Imada

Jeff Imada

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Carpenter wrote Prince of Darkness under the pseudonym 'Martin Quatermass' as tribute to Nigel Kneale's Quatermass series, which heavily inspired the film's science-meets-supernatural approach.

Insight

Sandy King reveals Carpenter shot key sequences at USC's real particle physics lab, giving the film its unsettling documentary-realism that no soundstage could replicate.

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