There are very good reasons to be afraid of the dark.
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.
Director
George A. Romero
Writers
Stephen King -George A. Romero
Stars
Timothy Hutton -Amy Madigan -Michael Rooker -Julie Harris -Robert Joy
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.
Director
George A. Romero
Writers
Stephen King -George A. Romero
Stars
Timothy Hutton -Amy Madigan -Michael Rooker -Julie Harris -Robert Joy
Category
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Short filmTranscript
00:00I know all about it.
00:10A piece of himself he keeps hidden.
00:12You just don't want to give up George and become attached to him.
00:16Locked away until he needs it.
00:18These behaviors could be interpreted as schizophrenia.
00:22Away from the light, safe in the shadows.
00:27I wrote those words and I have no recollection of doing it.
00:30But sometimes, secrets take on a life of their own.
00:35Thad Beaumont thought he didn't need George Stark anymore.
00:39The American way of death.
00:40That's it.
00:41He served his purpose.
00:43Time to lay him to rest.
00:46But George is not about to go quietly.
00:50You really don't realize what you're like when you write those books, do you?
00:53It's like watching Jackal turning the high.
00:58We're here to question you in connection with a capital crime.
01:01Evidence says you did it.
01:02George Stark has somehow come to life.
01:04Hello, George.
01:05I can come closer to believing a ghost story than this.
01:08You're talking about a man who never was.
01:10No!
01:11He wants to take over your life. Can't you see that?
01:14Based upon a book by Stephen King,
01:17comes George A. Romero's masterful vision of a nightmare come true.
01:21I read it.
01:22Just waiting on you.
01:27The Dark Half.