Prince of Darkness
Following a series of high-budget studio assignments, writer-director John Carpenter retreated to his indie roots with this scaled-down tribute to British sci-fi legend Nigel Kneale — Carpenter’s screenplay is even credited to “Martin Quatermass.” Priest Donald Pleasence discovers an ancient canister full of liquid Evil which “broadcasts” warnings from the future. Or something. Given total creative freedom due to the low budget, this is probably Carpenter’s most off the wall picture, the middle entry in his “Apocalypse Trilogy” which includes his The Thing and In the Mouth of Madness.
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Ti West is the writer and director of The Roost, Trigger Man, The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers, V/H/S/ (Second Honeymoon) & The Sacrament. In general, he is a big fan of movies and the trailers that come before them.
I had been listening to a lot of Doors songs right before watching it, and the songs’ haunting melodies – especially Strange Days – seemed to match it perfectly (even though it didn’t use any).