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The Dark Half is a horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1989. Publishers Weekly listed The Dark Half as the second-best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy's Clear and Present Danger. The novel was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1993.
- Stephen King
- 1989
Apr 23, 1993 · The Dark Half: Directed by George A. Romero. With Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris. A writer's fictional alter ego wants to take over his life...at any price.
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- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- George A. Romero
- 1993-04-23
The Dark Half is a 1993 American horror film adaptation of Stephen King's 1989 novel of the same name. It was written and directed by George A. Romero and features Timothy Hutton as Thad Beaumont and George Stark, Amy Madigan as Liz Beaumont, Michael Rooker as Sheriff Alan Pangborn and Royal Dano as Digger Holt (his final film).
Jan 1, 2001 · The Dark half is a wicked version of Frankenstein and his monster: When Thad kills off Stark finally, Stark comes back from the dead like Frankenstein's monster. Hyde is no longer imprisoned in Jekyll's body, but he has his own form and control!
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The Dark Half. 1992 · 2 hr 2 min. R. Horror. A precocious writer undergoes a grotesque operation which reveals a twin in his brain. He begins a double writing life, using his real name on "art" novels and using a pseudonym for his disreputable best-sellers.
- George A. Romero
- 122 min
Apr 23, 1993 · A movie adaptation of Stephen King's novel about a writer with a twin who becomes a serial killer. Roger Ebert praises the opening scene of the eye in the brain, but criticizes the lack of development of the evil twin concept.
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Thad Beaumont, a writer who published violent novels under the name of George Stark, decides to retire his pseudonym and face the consequences. But Stark refuses to die and becomes a real threat to Beaumont and his family.
