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Empire of the Dark

Empire of the Dark

19905.41h 33m

Overview

A private detective searching for a killer comes across a satanic cult from another dimension, monsters called up from hell and murderous ninja assassins.

Directed by Steve Barkett
Written by Steve Barkett
Produced by Steve Barkett, Isam Jamjoom
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Top Cast

Steve Barkett

Steve Barkett

Richard Flynn

C

Christopher Barkett

Terry Nash

T

Tera Hendrickson

Angela Nash

Richard Harrison

Richard Harrison

Arkham

Dawn Wildsmith

Dawn Wildsmith

Madame Oleska

John Henry Richardson

John Henry Richardson

Eddie Green

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Patricia Schiotis

Stacey Brent

Joseph Pilato

Joseph Pilato

Guy Zupan

Jan Bryant

Jan Bryant

Sword Trainer

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Wayne Blasingame

Soldier

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Themes & Keywords

bounty hunterdreamsswordplayparent child relationshipundergroundinvestigationsatanismculthuman sacrificevisioncaverncultists

About Empire of the Dark

Empire of the Dark is a action, adventure, fantasy, horror film released in 1990 exploring themes of bounty hunter, dreams, swordplay, parent child relationship, underground, investigation. Directed by Steve Barkett, it stars Steve Barkett, Christopher Barkett, Tera Hendrickson. A private detective searching for a killer comes across a satanic cult from another dimension, monsters called up from hell and murderous ninja assassins.

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