The Dark Power

The Dark Power
Blu-ray cover artwork
Directed byPhil Smoot
Screenplay byPhil Smoot
Produced by
  • Phil Smoot
  • George B. Walker
StarringLash LaRue
CinematographyPaul Hughen
Edited bySherwood Jones
Music by
  • Christopher Deane
  • Matt Kendrick
Production
company
Triad Motion Pictures
Release date
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$330,000

The Dark Power is a 1987 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Phil Smoot and starring Lash LaRue. It follows a group of young people who summon an exorcist to a rural house haunted by the spirits of Native Americans.

Cast

Production

The film marked actor Lash LaRue's first major role in several decades. The film was shot in late 1984 in Kernersville and Belews Creek, North Carolina, and produced by writer-director Phil Smoot's independent studio, Triad Motion Pictures. Principal photography began November 26, 1984, and was completed December 22, 1984. The budget was estimated to be $330,000. The film was shot on 16 mm film. The film's special effects were designed by Tony Elwood and Dean Jones.

Release

The Dark Power had its world premiere at the Carolina Theatre in Greensboro, North Carolina on February 13, 1987.

Home media

The film was released on VHS in late October 1987. Kino Lorber released The Dark Power on Blu-ray featuring a new restoration from the original film elements on October 24, 2023.

References

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  2. 1 2 "The Dark Power (Blu-ray)". Kino Lorber.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  7. ↑ Bledsoe, Jerry (January 13, 1985). "Monster movie fulfills pair's fantasies". News & Record. p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 Stoneman, Donnell (February 15, 1987). "Horror spoof piles on gore and sex". News & Record. p. D10 – via Newspapers.com.
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  10. ↑ Stoneman, Donnell (August 7, 1988). "Rolling against the odds". News & Record. pp. H1, H7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "The Dark Power - Kino Cult". High-Def Digest. 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)