Her bruise forms into the shape of the astrologer's staff, an occult symbol (rock fan Carpenter got the idea for using it from the sleeve of Blue Г–yster Cult's classic 1976 LP Agents of Fortune). Another member of the group, Kelly (Susan Blanchard), is bruised. One student is murdered by a 'Street Schizo' (played by Alice Cooper). The Prince of Darkness's essence invades those in the vicinity, so that they can work as his minions. After his death the Church kept this quiet, preferring to portray evil as a metaphor rather than a corporeal presence. She discovers that the liquid in the cylinder is in fact the Son of Satan: 'And the Prince of Darkness was Himself sealed, that old life, called the Devil and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world.' The tome also says that Jesus was of extraterrestrial origin and came to Earth to warn humanity. One of the academics, Lisa (Ann Yen), is an expert on ancient languages and begins to translate the book. There is a palimpsest in the crypt, its parchments having had their text erased to make room for other writing, with the original entry remaining faintly visible. This is a seemingly trivial event in the face of the earth-shaking revelations to come, yet in typical Carpenter fashion it will prove to be the most important. While order does exist in the universe, it is not at all what we had in mind.' Among his diverse group of students are Brian Marsh (Jameson Parker) and Catherine Danforth (Lisa Blout), who have fallen in love. When the last guardian dies, Father Loomis (Donald Pleasence, whose character in 1978's Halloween was of course also named Loomis) calls Professor Howard Birack (Victor Wong) to investigate the mysterious entity.Д«irack is seen delivering a lecture that undermines what we believe to real: 'Say goodbye to classical reality because our logic collapses on the subatomic level into ghosts and shadows. This sect have been watching over a cylinder containing an ancient secret that's been hidden in a church crypt for centuries. Prince of Darkness involves a covert Roman Catholic order called the Brotherhood of Sleep. Though the three films are different stories and not directly connected, they all deal with a threat that could destroy humanity if allowed to go unchecked. Released in 1987, Prince of Darkness is the second part of what director John Carpenter has dubbed his 'Apocalypse Trilogy', which begins with The Thing (1982) and ends with In the Mouth of Madness (1995).

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