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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
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- 1989
- October 20, 1989
Apr 23, 1993 · A writer's fictional alter ego wants to take over his life...at any price. The Dark Half is a 1993 horror mystery thriller directed by George A. Romero and starring Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan and Michael Rooker.
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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. The film was written and directed by George A. Romero and stars Timothy Hutton as Thad Beaumont and George Stark, Amy Madigan as Liz Beaumont, Michael Rooker as Sheriff Alan Pangborn, and Royal Dano in his final film.
- $15 million
- April 23, 1993
- Declan Baldwin
- Christopher Young
Jan 1, 2001 · The Dark Half is an underrated book. Thad Beaumont had a parasitic twin removed from inside his skull when he was 12. Since then, he's become a critically acclaimed literary writer and a blockbuster crime writer under the pseudonym George Stark, who goes on a murderous rampage when Thad kills him off.
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The Dark Half is a highly serious psychological study that can be faulted for being more curious than actually scary. Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton) has had success writing novels under both his ...
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- George A. Romero
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- Timothy Hutton
Apr 23, 1993 · A movie adaptation of Stephen King's novel about a writer with a murderous twin. Roger Ebert praises the opening scene of the eye in the brain, but criticizes the lack of development of the evil twin and the routine ending.
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A writer's fictional alter ego wants to take over his life...at any price. Thad Beaumont, a successful author, has a hidden secret: he used to write violent novels under the pseudonym of George Stark. He is blackmailed by a punk who reveals his secret and becomes the prime suspect of a series of gruesome murders. He tries to stop his violent alter ego from taking over his life.
