Film1993122 min

The Dark Half

Name: The Dark Half
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 1993
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris, Robert Joy

Taste attributes: horrormysterythrillerdetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalsuperherofastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryenclosedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"There are very good reasons to be afraid of the dark."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and unsavoury: a horror film that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 272 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written under the pseudonym of ‘George Stark’, but when he decides to ‘kill-off’ his alter-ego in a mock ceremony, it precipitates a string of sadistic murders matching those in his pulp novels, which are soon discovered to be the work of Stark himself. Looking like a maniacal version of his counterpart, Stark is not so willing to quit the writing game – even if it means coming after Thad's wife and their baby.

Synopsis: TMDB