The Dark Half
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.
- Genre: Mystery, Horror
- Studio: George A. Romero Productions, Orion Pictures
- Keyword: new york city, sheriff, based on novel or book, brain tumor, blackmail, razor, pseudonym, alter ego, murder, maine, author, sparrow, family, super power, graveyard, high toned
- Cast: Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris, Robert Joy, Kent Broadhurst