The Dark

The Dark (1979)

  • 26% of users liked it
    (1,533 ratings)

This well-acted but wildly disjointed sci-fi/horror film stars William Devane as a writer who takes a personal interest in a series of baffling decapitation murders in the L.A. area, all of which seem to indicate some kind of supernatural force at work. He is joined in his investigation by a TV… More

R, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Biff Elliot, Casey Kasem
Genres
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Apr 27, 1979 Wide
On DVD
Oct 11, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

    Garners one of the dumbest monsters ever brought to the big screen, with a plot device that's frustratingly ambiguous and unexplained to the very end...

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    The synopsis says that this movie is well acted, but I disagree, the actors were boring. In fact the whole movie wasn't exciting enough to hold my attention. The monster was even boring. There are murders, there's a monster, there's cops trying to stop the monster,… More

  • Steve K


    Fun little crime/horror flick from the late 70's. William Devane is having way more fun than the audience, however.

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