The Dark Half (1993)

General Film, Horror, Mystery

Director: George A. Romero

Writer(s): Stephen King (novel), George A. Romero (screenplay)

Starring: Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris, Robert Joy, Kent Broadhurst, Beth Grant, Rutanya Alda, Tom Mardirosian, Larry John Meyers, Patrick Brannan, Royal Dano, Glenn Colerider, Sarah Parker, Elizabeth Parker, John Ponzio, Chelsea Field, William Cameron, Rohn Thomas, Molly Renfroe, Judy Grafe, John Machione, Erik Jensen, Christine Forrest, Nardi Novak, Zachary Mott, David W. Butler, Curt DeBor, Drinda Lalumia, Lamont Arnold, Lee Hayes, Jack Skelly, Marc Field, Rik Billock, Bruce Kirkpatrick, David Early, Jeff Monahan, Jeff Howell, Melissa Papp, J. Michael Hunter, Therese Courtney, Marty Roppelt, Donna Lynne Champlin, George Cameron Romero

Synopsis: When Thad Beaumont was a child, he had an operation to remove a tumor from his brain. during the operation, it was discovered that far from being a tumor, the growth was a twin brother of Thad’s that never developed. Years later, Thad is a successful author, writing his serious books under his own name, and his pulp money-makers under the pseudonym “George Stark”. When blackmailed by someone who has discovered his secret, Thad publicly “buries” George Stark. From that point on, Thad increasingly becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders.

Release Date: April 23, 1993 (USA) | Length: 122 min | Genre: Horror, Mystery | Rating: R