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Empire of the Dark (1991)

Empire of the Dark poster
Directed by
Steve Barkett
Genre
action, adventure, fantasy, horror
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ex-police officer seeks revenge on a Satan worshipper who killed his girlfriend 20 years ago. He follows the killer through a portal to Hell.

dramaticvengefuldarkintensefantasticalgrittyretrob-movie

What happens

Empire of the Dark is a 1991 American fantasy action horror film written, co-produced, directed and edited by Steve Barkett, who also stars in the film. Barkett plays Richard, an ex-police officer who seeks to avenge the apparent death of his former lover (Tera Hendrickson), whom he witnessed be ritually sacrificed two decades prior by Satan worshipper Arkham (Richard Harrison) after entering a portal to Hell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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