Tag: Prince of Darkness

  • For the Love of John Carpenter by Crash

    John Carpenter: Horror Master I love John Carpenter because he brings grit to his horror films – and keeps the dark, well, dark. He also makes certain to mix in the suspense along with a sense of mystery, and he doesn’t spoon feed fans with information. That’s because he wants you to watch, listen, and…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Second Chance Horror

    Second Chance Horror: Another Go  Whenever we watch a film, we bring our life experiences to the story on screen. Depending upon our age and state of mind, what we’re watching might not resonate with our psyche. This is reason enough that some horror films may deserve a second chance. For all we know, that…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Cults

    Cults R Us Horror cinema is no stranger to cults in horror, and we’ve seen them from early films to the present. Even if a cult isn’t the center of a horror film, it does exist and should leave us feeling uncomfortable. After all, cults are usually strange and different, and may support something that…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Satan

    The Devil Didn’t Make Us Do It After talking about horror television, and John Glover’s role of Satan in the short-lived Brimstone series, we decided to dedicate a show to the devil. Whatever you want to call Satan (nemesis), whether it be Old Scratch, Old Nick, Little Horn, and on and on, he’s the symbol…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Macabre Milestone: Prince of Darkness

    Macabre Milestone: Prince of Darkness Thirty years ago, horror master, John Carpenter unleashed a new tale of terror. Prince of Darkness presented a unique premise for a narrative about the world’s end, where science and religion meet to make sense out of the nightmare to come. A group of doctoral candidates from a nearby university…