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The Dark Half
Supernatural & Occult, Human Monsters, Psychological

The Dark Half

1993

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

Directed by George A. Romero

User Rating

12

Intensity

In 2 lists

Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.

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Details

Produced by
Declan Baldwin
Cinematographer
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Origin country
United States
Runtime
2h 2m
Language
English
Rating
R
Also known as
The Dark Half - Stephen King
TMDB
6.0/10 (483 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
56% Rotten
Metacritic
53/100
IMDb
6.0/10 (20,667 votes)
Released April 23, 1993·$15,000,000 budget·$10,611,160 revenue

Awards

  • NominatedFangoria Chainsaw AwardBest Wide Release Film(1994)
  • NominatedSaturn AwardBest Horror Film(1994)

Cast

Crew

Score

Christopher Young

The Dark Half (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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