In 1986, deflated by the critical failure of Big Trouble In Little China and burnt out by the Hollywood system Director John Carpenter set out to have the independence he once had in his early work. The result was a two picture experiment that allowed the horror master to venture deeper into the malignant chasms of his psyche. On October 23rd, 1987 John Carpenter’s PRINCE OF DARKNESS was released. Giving audiences a message they weren’t going to like